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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. Mobile phone museum celebrates ugly and iconic phones Molotov app added to Vestel TVs. French streaming app Molotov is now available on the majority of smart TVs in … Read more
What They Say Rtings.com published its ‘Best TVs 2021’ after testing more than 90 sets during the year. The winners were: LG C1 OLED Sony A90J Samsung QN90A QLED Hisense U8G (described as ‘hitting as sweet spot in price/performance Hisense U6G – best ‘value’ option What We Think There has been quite high consistentcy in … Read more
Samsung Electronics will showcase its premium diagnostic imaging solutions in ultrasound, digital radiography and mobile computed tomography at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2021 Annual Meeting from November 28 to December 2. “This has been a momentous year for Samsung. We have worked to advance our solutions by leveraging high computing power and … Read more
Within the project “Backplane”, funded by the Saxon State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport, scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP have succeeded in presenting a multicolor OLED microdisplay that consumes the least power compared to all available microdisplays. The new all-rounder can be seen for … Read more
What They Say Samsung’s TV business is expected to buy more LCD TV panels from Taiwanese makers and LGD next year, according to a report in The Elec. The firm will try to minimise its dependence on Chinese makers. The article qoutes Omdia data reported in the Taiwan Times for Industry and Commerce which forecast … Read more
What They Say Invidis reported that Data Modul of Munich has some new ‘J-Shaped’ curved displays that are expected to be used in slot machines in the gaming market. “The J-Curved displays are currently becoming more and more popular because their special shape makes them particularly conspicuous and thus offers new possibilities for applications such … Read more
What They Say MacRumors & 9to5Mac have seen a report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that suggests that the much rumoured Apple AR headset will be launched in a year’s time in Q4 2022 and will be a stand-alone device that will not need a phone or other CPU as it will be based on Apple’s … Read more
What They Say The DVB, which is the key technical body for European broadcasters and a significant player globally, has approved a new specification for 8K video delivered using the HEVC codec. Up to now, it has only set parameters for transmissions up to UltraHD. The specification covers broadcast and broadband delivery (via DVB-Dash). The … Read more
What They Say The Institute of Mechanical Engineers quoted a report from the PWC consultancy that forecasts that AR & VR could add $1.5 trillion to global GDP by 2030. The report can be downloaded at no cost here and there is also an interactive data tool that shows the detail online. The report includes … Read more
What They Say Broadband TV News reported that Turk Telecom has tested 16K TV signals using 25G PON technology from a single fibre with data transport speeds of 20 Gbps one-way and 29.1 Gbps bidirectional per second. The expectation is that this level of technology may be needed for 3D 360° video and other applications. … Read more
HbbTV held its 9th Symposium and Awards event in Paris – a mixture of the live and virtual. We picked up on the live stream and were interested to hear what Paul Gray, Director Research and Analysis, Home Devices of Omdia, had to say in his keynote about the Global TV market. It’s a little … Read more
Barco, a world leader in simulation projectors, announces the introduction of the F400-HR. This is the industry’s first single-chip native 4K resolution projector, creating a new chapter in high-resolution simulation systems. Add very high-speed processing, superb laser illumination and extreme reliability to the mix, and you get a projector that ticks all the boxes for … Read more
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