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E Ink Announces Itochu Corporation Joins the E Ink ePaper Ecosystem

E Ink, the originator, pioneer, and global commercial leader in digital paper technology, announces that ITOCHU Corporation, a leading global trading company, has joined the E Ink ePaper ecosystem for the expansion of applications using electronic paper in Japan and worldwide. With 400 million Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) and 130 million eReaders in the market, … Read more

Macroblock Talks Up Virtual Production and MiniLED

Macroblock is always an interesting company to engage with as the firm has a dominant position in the supply of driver chips for LED direct view displays around the world. It also supplies drivers for miniLED backlights. The company held an event online this week and we logged in to see what was new. The … Read more

First Samsung kiosk solution for Europe

What They Say Invidis reported that Samsung’s new kiosk solution, which we saw at the Peerless event in London, is being supported by a French software provider, Intuiface. The firm is enabling fully functional payment modules for the German market. There is a demonstration video here. Invidis points out that the kiosk market is dominated … Read more

Introducing Samsung’s New Galaxy Tab A8: More Screen, More Power and More Performance

Samsung Electronics announced the release of its new Galaxy Tab A8, the most streamlined and powerful Tab A Series device yet. The Galaxy Tab A8 packs impressive screen, power and performance into a slim and lightweight design that’s ready for learning, entertaining, connecting and more. It’s a captivating portable experience that matches users’ everyday lifestyles … Read more

Dreamia Selects Kaltura End-to-end Platform to Power Next-generation Kids’ Streaming Servi

Kaltura, the Video Experience Cloud, announced that it has been selected to deliver an end-to-end multiscreen streaming service platform for thematic channel producer Dreamia. Next-generation kids’ OTT service Panda+ went live this week and is powered by a complete, all-in Kaltura solution comprising the Kaltura TV Platform, complemented by front end and UI provided by … Read more

Tianma Micro-Electronics and Universal Display Corporation Extend Long-Term OLED Agreements

Tianma Micro-electronics and Universal Display Corporation (UDC) entered into long-term, multi-year OLED patent license and material purchase agreements in 2016. The extension of these agreements ensures the continued collaboration and fruitful partnership between two leading companies in the OLED ecosystem. Tianma is currently expanding its Gen 6 OLED facility in Wuhan and readying its new … Read more

HDMI 2.0 Is Being Relabeled as HDMI 2.1

What They Say TFTCentral published a story about a Chinese monitor that claimed to have HDMI 2.1 ports, although the interfaces seemed to be HDMI2.0. The story was picked up by Toms Hardware and others. What We Think This is just a kind of “reductio ad absurdum” development of the policy of HDMI naming. I … Read more

AA to Equip A321XLR, 787-9 Fleet with 4K IFE Displays

What They Say American Airlines is to use UltraHD Optiq in-flight-entertainment (IFE) displays from Thales that are based on Samsung QLED LCD technology in five new aircraft. The displays have support for dynamic HDR as well as being 30% lighter and more reliable than previous versions. Premium Class seats will enjoy 17″ displays accompanied with … Read more