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ExpressPlay announces integration with Hisense Smart TVs

What They Say Vidaa and Intertrust ExpressPlay announced that Hisense SmartTVs based on Vidaa can be preloaded with Intertrust’s ExpressPlay XCATM content security for broadcast TV protection. This allows SmartTVs to protect content without the need for set-top boxes (STB) or conditional access modules (CAM). The system is based on the open-standard Marlin DRM technology … Read more

Omdia: “8K TV ownership slow, but OTT will boom”

What They Say Advanced Television reported comments by María Rua Aguete, Senior Research Director/Media & Entertainment at Omdia from the4 K/HDR Summit in Malaga that 8K television ownership will be extremely modest. “8K will grow very slowly, even slower than we thought last year. Even in Japan, the only country that has launched an 8K … Read more

Q321 AUO/Innolux Profit Greater than Cumulative Profit for the Past 3 Years, but Danger Lurks …

AUO announced Q321 revenue of $3.56b up 35% Y/Y with GP of $0.98b up 670% Y/Y. The firm’s guidance for Q421 calls for low single-digit decline in shipments (surface area) and mid-single digit declines in blended ASP. Figure 1: AUO Area Shipments and Blended ASP—Q1-13 to Q3-21 – Source: Company Data/Mizhuo The large area LCD … Read more

After $10 Million worth of Pre-Orders, Portabl (ex-Slidenjoy Startup) Started Shipping Their Revolutionary Triple Screens for Laptops.

Portabl, that developed the world’s first slide-out triple monitors extension on a single USB cable, started deliveries after remaining 18 months in silence to counter the attempted theft of their technology. While the company registered over $10 million dollars worth of pre-orders before the first product was even delivered, founders have spent the last 10 … Read more

Ultraleap Raises £60 Million in Series D Fundraise to be the Primary Interface for the Metaverse

Ultraleap, the world leader in interface technologies – hand tracking and mid-air haptics – announced it has completed a £60 million ($82 million) Series D round of investment. The raise will enable Ultraleap to further develop and commercialise its revolutionary technologies for existing and next generation computing platforms. Significant new investors including Tencent, British Patient … Read more

HDTVTest Shootout Looks for Best TV in 2021

What They Say Vincent Teoh of HDTVTest had a shootout among five TVs to decide on ‘the best TV in 2021’. He was one judge and two other professional calibrators joined him in the venture. The sets are: LG G1 (OLED) Panasonic JZ2000 (OLED) Philips 936 (OLED) Samsung QN95A (LCD) Sony A90J (OLED) There were … Read more

ActiveLook announced its new “NexT” technology platform.

What They Say The French component maker, Microoled, has announced new sports eyewear technology through its ‘NexT’ technology for AR. The technology is based on a 304 x 256 monochrome microOLED that consumes less than 1mW and weighs just 6gms. The system connects wirelessly to a smartphone via BLE and is said to have 12 … Read more

Apple Open to User Repairs

What They Say We have been following the Apple repair topic and now the firm has said that it will have a ‘Self Service Repair’ programme that will allow some repairs to devices at home. Users will be able to access the tools and instructions used at the Apple Store ‘Genius Bar’. The manuals will … Read more