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What They Say Amazon and MGM announced that a deal for the tech giant to buy the studio for $8.5 billion had closed. MGM has a library of 4,000 films and 17,000 TV show episodes. What We Think On the face of it, this deal is mainly about content for Amazon Prime, I think, to … Read more
What They Say The optics.org site has reported R&D work at Soochow University in China that is aimed at designing a nanostructured flat lens with an improved depth of focus. The work was published in the Optica journal. “Most light field 3D displays have a limited viewing range, which causes the 3D virtual image to … Read more
What They Say Wednesday saw a substantial earthquake off the Northeast Coast of Japan. The quake registered as magnitude 7.3, down below the level 9.0 of the disastrous one that caused the tsunami that devastated Fukushima 11 years ago. It caused disruption for a number of component suppliers including: Renesas – a key chip supplier … Read more
As movies, streaming, and gaming continue to advance, consumers are craving a more immersive 4K HDR viewing experience. Delivering more immersive entertainment to DIY home theater customers, today Epson introduces its most advanced DIY home theater and gaming projector – Epson Home Cinema LS11000 4K PRO-UHD®1 Laser Projector. Transforming virtually any room into the ultimate … Read more
What They Say Foxconn had a good 2021, with revenues up 12% year on year to $210 billion with profits of $4.9 billion. Smart consumer products logged the highest revenue contribution ratio at 54%, followed by 21% for cloud network devices, 19% for computer products, and 6% for components and other solutions. It is also … Read more
What They Say ‘Man about the industry’ Sri Peruvemba has written an article on the StrategyDriven blog that highlights developments in ‘disappearing displays’. As well as covering ‘disappearing displays’, ‘shrinking displays’ , ‘quiet displays’ and ‘metaphoric displays’ that have been seen in recent years, he looks ahead at new concepts that are still to be … Read more
You may not realize it, but the entertainment food chain has changed dramatically over the past few years. In fact, according to MPA’s (Motion Picture Association’s) head, Charles Rinkin, it’s on the cusp of some fantastic growth. They reported in their recent Theatrical and Home Entertainment Market Environment (THEME) report that the industry grew a … Read more
What They Say Google has bought Raxium, a five year start-up that has been developing monolithic microLEDs for headset use. The company said on its website that it is developing microLEDs with 3.5 micron pixel pitch. The Silicon Valley firm includes staff including Rick Schneider, previously the CTO at Gl? and Michael Klug that had … Read more
What They Say We reported the other day that Samsung had been caught up in a bit of a scandal over performance throttling. (Samsung Caught in Scandal over S22 Performance). At the company’s AGM, the Vice Chairman and co-CEO Han Jong-hee is reported by the Korea Herald to have bowed in apology to shareholders over … Read more
What They Say 9to5Mac reported that it has heard rumours that the next Apple iPhone, the iPhone 14, will not have a ‘mini’ version and will only be available in 6.1″ and 6.7″ versions, which may be slightly taller than the iPhone 13. That would be to accommodate a ‘notch + pill’ design. The 5.4″ … Read more
What They Say Daktronics in the US said that it was looking to boost its production capacity will double the firm’s Brookings, South Dakota, US plant, increasing the area by 90,000 sq ft (8350 m²) to add more SMD LED production. It is also using facilities in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Redwood Falls, Minnesota … Read more
The Pacific Northwest Chapter of SID held a webinar last month that featured a talk by Noctiluca, a company that is developing OLED emitter materials and one that I have been intending to write about for a while. That was handy! I contacted Sam Phenix from the Chapter who gave me access to a recording … Read more
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