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Supply Constraints Will Continue to Challenge the PC and Tablet Markets but PCs Are Forecast to Deliver a Positive Five-Year Growth Rate, According to IDC

December 8, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

With 2021 nearing a close, global shipments of Traditional PCs are forecast to reach 344.7 million units, according to the latest forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. While annual shipments are expected to grow 13.5% during the year, shipments during the holiday quarter are expected to decline 3.4% … Read more

EIZO Monitors Among First to Obtain TCO Certified Generation 9 Sustainability Certification

December 8, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

EIZO Corporation (TSE: 6737) announced that eight of its FlexScan business monitors are among the first products to meet the new TCO Certified Generation 9 criteria. TCO Certified, organized by TCO Development Sweden, is the world’s comprehensive sustainability certification for IT products. It concerns socially responsible manufacturing and environmental awareness, including the handling of hazardous … Read more

Will Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 democratize 8K Smartphones?

December 7, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Contactless Check-in Kiosk Technology Trialed at Nice Cote d’Azur Airport

December 7, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

TV Panel Pricing Rate of Fall Eases in November

December 7, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Samsung names new CEOs, to merge mobile, consumer electronics units

December 7, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Apple Planning Five New Macs?

December 7, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Amazon Gives Up Alexa Hands-free Voice Tech to Toshiba for New High-end Fire TV Smart TV Line

December 21, 2022December 7, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Wearables Shipments Grew 9.9% in the Third Quarter of 2021 as Watches Start to Displace Wristbands in the Wrist-worn Device Category, Says IDC

December 7, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

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

Advanced New Medical Imaging OEM Offering Combines Lenovo Workstations And LG Monitors

December 7, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

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 Unveils First Oxide-based TFT Digital X-ray Detector, New 3mp Diagnostic Monitor at RSNA 2021

December 7, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

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 Launches Two New STBs, Supporting RDK and CBS Respectively

December 7, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

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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