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Although this article does report on the development of a new smartglasses product, it is more about the company that designed, manufactures and sells the product. The principle reason that Kifta Technologies caught my attention is that it is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Reporting an African-based high technology display company has been uncommon for Display … Read more
What They Say Chinese smartphone maker, Doogee, has a new rugged smartphone on its way. The V20 unit is unusual in that it is claimed to use an AMOLED display. It will be certified to IP68 for waterproofing, IP69K for high pressure water sprays, and drop tested to Mil-std 810G up to 1.5m. The smartphone … Read more
V-Nova, a leading provider of video compression solutions, announces the release of a movie in the Steam Store showcasing the future of immersive media and metaverse applications. The movie uses V-Nova’s ultra-efficient point-cloud compression technology combined with game-changing 6DoF volumetric movie format from PresenZ, leader in VR technology. PresenZ is a volumetric video format that … Read more
What They Say IEEE Spectrum had an interesting article on a new high end electric car from new maker Lucid Motors of Silicon Valley. The first car from the firm has a 520 mile (837 km) range (and a 0-60 time of a ridiculous 2.5 seconds and the article looks at elements of its power … Read more
What They Say V-Nova and Presenz said that the firms have worked to combine V-Nova’s point-cloud compression technology with a 6DoF volumetric movie format from Presenz. The Presenz volumetric video format uses 3D assets from CGI animated feature films to create 3D scenes that are uniquely related to the viewer’s viewpoint. What We Think This … Read more
What They Say Quoting data from Digital TV Research, RapidTVNews forecast that the top five US SVOD platforms will account for 53% of the global market in 2026. That will mean a combined total of 910 million subscribers (out of 1.7 billion) and up from 585 million this year. The research suggests that Netflix could … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. The Economist Looks at the Metaverse ($) Ultraleap’s CEO also on the Metaverse ViewSonic XG320Q: Key data on the WQHD monitor with QLED AOC: 4K VA monitor with … Read more
What They Say Shenzen Raythink Technology, founded in 2019, said that its AR HUD Pro for driving has been named as an Innovations Award Honoree. The AR HUD Pro projects information for the driver onto the windshield. There is a video on the firm’s website that is said to show how it looks. What We … Read more
What They Say The 8K Association published an article that followed up news through Gizmodochina that TCL’s CSOT operation has developed a 75″ 8K display that uses an amorphous backplane with a 1-gate/1-drain (1D1G) transistor design that is, nevertheless, capable of supporting 265Hz operation in 8K. Chris Chinnock of the 8K Association had posted a … Read more
IBC, the world’s most inspiring content and technology event, confirmed that IBC2021 will take place on December 3-6 at The RAI in Amsterdam. The announcement follows a decision at yesterday’s IBC Partnership Board meeting to continue with the planned event because it can be delivered safely and create the essential business momentum that the industry … Read more
What They Say Semiconductor Today reported on a development of a full colour stacked RGB microLED display from Sundiode Inc, based in Silicon Valley. The display is built on a Si CMOS backplan from Jasper Display. It is 15.4 x 8.6mm format device. The firm oriiginally said that it had developed a technology with KOPTI … Read more
What They Say The GfU in Germany published its overall Hemix Home Electronics Market Index for Q3 and said that it was up 6.9% on 2020. The cumulative value of the market was €33.4 billion for the year to the end of September. CE followed the trend and was up 5.8% (YTD) while ‘private IT’ … Read more
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