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Creating color from blue miniLEDs. Investigating the inner workings of Apple’s new iPad and MacBook Pro

With miniLEDs now squarely in the passing lane as the next big display revolution, it’s important to consider how these miniLEDs are currently being implemented in LCD technology. More specifically, how they are creating color. In case you missed it, Apple has been promoting the mini-LED technology in their new ipad and Macbook Pro which … Read more

MediaTek Announces New Pentonic Smart TV Family with New Pentonic 2000 for Flagship 8K 120Hz TVs

MediaTek unveiled its new Pentonic smart TV family with the introduction of the Pentonic 2000, which will power next generation flagship 8K TVs. The MediaTek Pentonic smart TV series is built on MediaTek’s innovative technologies in display, audio, AI, broadcasting and connectivity. Today MediaTek powers more than two billion TVs in the global market. “MediaTek … Read more

Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics account for a half of global TV sales in Q3

What They Say ANI reported data from Omdia that Samsung and LG between them accounted for 47.1% of all global TV sales in Q3 of this year and for the year to date reached 49%. Samsung took 28.7% and LGE took 18.4% with unit sales of 30.84 million and 6.472 million respectively. The result means … Read more

Behind the Scenes Developing the World’s First Mass-produced Transformable OLED TV

Li Jian, CEO on Duty and General Manager of the Display Technology Division at Skyworth TV lifts the lid on the R&D challenges and innovations that brought the world’s first transformable TV screen to life. This guest article has been brought to you on World Television Day. For the last two years, the pandemic has … Read more

OLED Share Continued to Increase in Advanced TV Market in Q3’21 and Samsung’s Share Continued to Slip

What They Say DSCC released an extract of its Quarterly Advanced TV Shipment and Forecast Report on its blog. While Samsung remains #1 in the market in volume and revenue, its share has declined in Q3 2021, especially in Western Europe, because of its lack of OLED sets. OLED benefitted from stable panel pricing compared … Read more

Flat Panel Display Revenue Hit All-Time High in Q3’21 but Profits Slipped

What They Say On its blog, DSCC said that flat panel revenues hit a new peak in Q3 2021, but the drop in LCD panel pricing is reducing profits. The company released an interesting chart with the results from 14 publicly traded panel makers. Total revenue increased by 4% from Q2, and 27% from 2020 … Read more

XYZ Reality Announces Worldwide Commercial Launch

XYZ Reality, the transformational construction technology company behind Holosite, the world’s first Engineering-Grade Augmented Reality platform, announces its worldwide commercial launch and the reveal of its ground-breaking device: The Atom, the most accurate AR headset for construction. It is a landmark announcement for the disruptive technology company moving from an early access phase to global … Read more

CTA Study: Holiday Tech Spending to Reach $142.5 Billion

Consumer spending on tech products and services during the 2021 holiday season (October-December) is projected to reach $142.5 billion – a 0.5% increase from 2020, according to new research from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®. The 28th Annual Consumer Technology Holiday Purchase Patterns report found that 83% of U.S. adults are unaffected by or more … Read more

Dreamscape and AMC are teaming up once again to bring back location-based VR

What They Say CNet reported that Dreamscape, which specialises in location-based VR, has opened a new location at the Westfield Garden State Plaza AMC in New Jersey. The blog checked it out. The location has three unrelated experiences: Alien Zoo, a collaboration with the International Wildlife Fund Curse of the Lost Pearl Dreamworks Dragons: Flight … Read more

IBC Losing More Exhibitors

What They Say After the Netherlands moved to a tighter lockdown because of a surge of Covid-19 cases, a number of companies have pulled out of the IBC event next month. Among those pulling out are DVB, Synamedia, Black Magic Design and Grass Valley as well as Viaccess-Orca, Irdeto and Live-U. What We Think The … Read more

Links Week Commencing 22nd November 2021

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. SNA Displays Videowall Brings Aquarium to Life How ultracold, superdense atoms become invisible Karl Guttag Impressed by Tilt 5 at AWE 2021 BenQ EX3410R: UWQHD monitor with 144 … Read more