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What They Say Ben Schwarz wrote an article for the 8K Association and looked at the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and whether the 4nm technology would enable 8K on smartphones. He said that the chip supports 18 bit image signal processing and supporting 18 bit RAW output as well as 18 stops of dynamic range. … Read more
What They Say Passenger Terminal Today reported that a new system for touchless check-in is being tested at the Nice Côte d’Azur Airport. The trial will last two months and will allow users to use the display on the their smartphones. The connection to the system uses a QR code on the terminal. What We … Read more
What They Say DSCC released data on the continued and dramatic drop in LCD TV panel prices which saw the fastest ever price declines in the history of the industry in September and October. The rate of decline dropped in November from around 15% to ‘only’ (DSCC’s quotation marks) 6.4% with an expected continued decline … Read more
What They Say Reuters (and other sources) reported that Samsung, in its annual year end management shake-up, has named two co-chief executives to run the business rather than three. One is Han Jong-hee, the head of visual display business, who will become a co-CEO, leading a newly merged division spanning mobile and consumer electronics as … Read more
What They Say Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said in his Power On newsletter that Apple will have a new iPad Pro with wireless charging, as well as updates to the iPad Air and entry-level iPad. It is also expected to launch: A major revision to the MacBook Air to include the M2 chip and a new … Read more
What They Say The Toshiba TV brand in the US has signed up with Amazon to use its Alexa app along with the FireTV. The voice operation can use a remote or not. Toshiba’s new M550 Series comes in 55-inch ($799.99), 65-inch ($999.99) and 75-inch ($1,199.99) iterations, with high-end 120HZ native panels and 480 motion … Read more
Global shipments for wearables grew 9.9% during the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) reaching 138.4 million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Hearables led the growth as the category grew 26.5% compared to last year and accounted for 64.7% of wearable device shipments. Following hearables … Read more
Lenovo and LG Electronics are working together to advance new medical imaging solutions for the radiology community. The offering bundles LG’s high-performance medical monitors with the Lenovo OEM Solutions commercial third-party portfolio of offerings. On the heels of RSNA 2021, the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, the Lenovo-LG bundle will provide … Read more
LG Business Solutions USA is introducing a new oxide-based thin-film-transistor Digital X-ray Detector (DXD) and 21-inch 3MP diagnostic monitor in Chicago at RSNA 2021, the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.* The wireless 14-x17-inch DXD (model 14HQ901G*) will utilize a new oxide-based TFT design to deliver high Detective Quantum Efficiency (DQE), while … Read more
ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, has launched two new set-top boxes (STBs), a 4K IP STB ZXV10 B870V2J supporting Reference Design Kit (RDK) and a DVB hybrid STB ZXV10 B836CTSI-A20 supporting Common Broadcast Stack (CBS), at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 2021) held … Read more
I’m following up Andy Marken’s article yesterday (Watching Sports Is Fun and Game/Industry Changing) on sport and its importance for Pay TV and for TV viewing in general and the development of streaming. Unlike Andy, I understand a bit more why people feel ‘wild about sports’. It’s an important part of the TV viewing landscape. … Read more
What They Say Nikkei reported that Canon has developed a new image sensor that is said to be 10 times better at detecting light than conventional devices. The sensor uses a technology called a single photon avalanche diode or SPAD. The device is said to amplify individual photons into ‘a large number’ of electrons. The … Read more
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