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Parks Associates Announces Top 10 US Subscription OTT Video Services for 2021

Parks Associates, at the close of the fourth annual Future of Video conference, released its updated list of the top 10 US paid subscription over-the-top (OTT) video services, based on estimated numbers of subscribers through September 2021 from the firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker. The research firm reports that based on quarterly surveys of 10,000 … Read more

LG’s Award-Winning Premium Monitors Designed With Modern Home-Office Workers in Mind

Designed to meet the needs of professional users world-over, LG’s newest premium monitors for 2022 will make their debut at CES 2022 at LG’s virtual press conference on January 4. Both the LG UltraFine™ Display (model 32UQ85R) and LG DualUp Monitor (model 28MQ780) offer sleek and practical designs, enhanced connectivity and superior user experience for … Read more

LG’s First-Ever UltraGear Gaming Laptop Delivers Maximum Power and Convenience

LG Electronics (LG) unveiled its first gaming laptop (model 17G90Q), expanding its premium UltraGearTM lineup and bringing exciting news to gamers worldwide. A powerful performer with a seriously sleek design, the CES 2022 Innovation Award-winning laptop delivers sublime gaming experiences and the freedom to enjoy them anywhere, at any time. LG’s take-anywhere gaming rig features … Read more

TCL Resumes Google TV Sales in the US

What They Say We reported that TCL’s Google-based TVs were no longer on sale in Best Buy in the US after some problems, but the sets have now been updated with new firmware that have made “significant improvements on the stability and speed of the TCL televisions featuring Google TV”. What We Think Software development … Read more

LG Display aims to take transparent OLEDs to Europe and the U.S.

What They Say Nikkei reported that LG Display has been promoting sales of its transparent OLEDs to the architectural industry with executives also promoting the idea to the automotive segment. The firm sees Europe as a strong potential market after a good response to a demonstration in Munich in September (LG Display to Showcase Transparent … Read more

Toppan and 3dig Launch Collaboration Using High-Resolution Biometric Data for High-Definition Virtual Humans

Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, and 3dig, inc. (3dig) are launching a collaboration focused on high-definition virtual humans created using high-resolution real scanning data. The project will create photorealistic virtual humans by using data from high-precision biometric scanning performed on the Light Stage1 at the Toppan Virtual … Read more

Samsung Patent Depicts a Rollable, Camera-Equipped Smartwatch

What They Say LetsGoDigital in the Netherlands has reported on a patent awarded to Samsung for a rollable watch that extends a circular shape to an oval under motor control. A camera would be underneath the display. The blog site put a downloadable version of the patent on its site. What We Think Unfortunately, the … Read more

Strategy Analytics: Another Record Quarter for Smart Speakers in 3Q21, Though Supply Chain Woes are on the Horizon

The effects of the global component shortage have worked their way into the smart speaker supply chain, impacting Chinese vendors more acutely than others, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics’ Smart Speakers and Screens service. Strategy Analytics estimates total smart speaker and smart display shipments grew 10% year-over-year to 39.3 million units, a … Read more

PlayNitride showcasing microLED display with PM driver and Looking for IPO

What They Say Digitimes reported that PlayNitride has developed a 1.58″ microLED display with a passive matrix driver IC developed with Solomon Systech (International) that can support up to 256 x 256 resolution (up from 128 x 128 on previous drivers). PlayNitride hopes to commercialise the display in 2022 as the new driver is said … Read more