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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
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
What They Say Sigmaintell Research sent us its data on panel price changes in November and its December forecast. The firm expects all ‘large area’ LCD applications – TV, monitors and TN notebook panels to continue to decline in price as shown in the table. The firm said that brands are being very conservative in … Read more
The world moves faster than I write, so good stories pile up. Here are three OLED stories that have been sitting in the “Forthcoming DD” folder that sits in the upper left hand corner of my monitor. Story #1 At the online OLEDs World Summit this fall, Kyulux CEO Nobuyuki Nakano said his company’s green … Read more
What They Say Vizio is in trouble with the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) over a decision not to release its Linux software. The firm uses Linux open-source software which is released under the GPL Version 2 and Lesser GPL (LGPL). The SFC said that Vizio has been taking legal action to try to stop access … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. It’s Awkward Being a Woman in the Metaverse SoftBank codevelops battery with twice the capacity of lithium-ion (but currently only recharges 10 times and commercialisation is 5-10 years) … Read more
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a review of strategic alternatives for its European business, including a possible sale. “We have been transparent about our continued evaluation of disposition opportunities that are both in line with our strategic goals and in the best interests of our shareholders,” said … Read more
What They Say The Daily Dooh quoted Futuresource data released by Boxlight about its increase in the Interactive Flat Panel Display (IFPD) market in Q3 2021 under the Clevertouch and Mimio brands (Boxlight Acquires Sahara Presentation Systems for GBP 74 Million (USD 94.9 Million). The blog said: Mark Starkey, President at Boxlight was quoted as … Read more
What They Say A week or so ago, I covered Ross Young’s recent overview of the OLED industry (Real Decisions Over OLED To Guide Industry to 2026), so I didn’t cover another blog article that he did looking ahead to 2022. However, there were some things in there that weren’t covered in his talk, especially … Read more
What They Say Google was widely reported to have been hiring new employees to develop software for the control of AR devices after hiring former Meta/Oculus VR manager Mark Lucovsky to lead an “Augmented Reality OS team”. The postings included a note that the firm is working on an “innovative AR device”, but without details. … Read more
What They Say Oppo has a new “limited release” product, called the Air Glass, which is a monocle AR device based on a ‘self-developed’ microLED-base projector called the Spark. The image is presented to the eye using a diffractive optical waveguide. The weight is approx 30g and it uses a CNC frame. The projection unit … Read more
Toray has already mass-fabricated microLED display materials. They include dielectric ma-terials for wiring LED chips, black materials for enhancing display blackness to achieve high contrast, and temporary bonding and de-bonding materials for thinning or peeling off LED chip substrates. It aims to augment its lineup with bank materials for more colors and exceptional brightness. Toray … Read more
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