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What They Say Despite reports of a weak global tablet market, the GFU said that sales of tablets in Germany for the year to the end of September are positive with 3.8 million units valued at €1.5 billion and up by 34% in volume, and 43% in value. The ASP has risen to €405, up … Read more
What They Say The Protocol Next Up newsletter picked up on a comment by Mark Zuckerberg last week that “Lots of things that are physical today, like screens, will just be holograms in the future,” Zuckerberg said. “You won’t need a physical TV, it will just be a $1 hologram from some high school kid … Read more
What They Say Phone Arena spotted a patent (“Electronic devices with fiber composite friction hinges”). Most of the rest of the article is speculation and quotes from the the patent application. What We Think As we know, a patent application doesn’t mean that the idea will be implemented, but I have seen crazier ideas and … Read more
What They Say The New York Times looked at the barriers to a quick introduction of self-driving vehicles after the release of a book that pointed out that car makers have been promising to do things to solve the problems created by their products. The book author also believes that autonomous cars may never get … Read more
What They Say Microsoft, the most valuable company in the world when I last looked (and that’s not often!) has responded to Meta’s talk of the Facebookverse by talking up its plans to add mixed-reality functions to its Teams platform. CNET reports that it will integrate Microsoft’s Azure-powered Mesh for mixed-reality shared experiences into Teams … Read more
In my earlier article about six months ago, I summarised the six main categories of technical driver of higher performance IGZO and the rationales for higher performing (oxide) semiconductor materials in displays. Higher performance IGZO can be attained by different levers, in general with different mechanisms: (i) process optimisation, (ii) TFT structures, (iii) crystallisation methods, … Read more
What They Say Prad.de reported that MSI has talked about a new MEG Artymis 341 gaming monitor that is a 34″ unit with miniLED backlight, based on AUO AmLED technology. The dynamic optimisation of the panel/BLU combination is reported to modify refresh, contrast and colour in real time to match content. The site said that … Read more
What They Say Kantar has reported on the US SVOD market and Advanced Television had details. Entertainment on Demand, the solution measuring streaming service subscription levels, reveals the following subscriber behaviours in the US for the third quarter of 2021: The proportion of US households who have a video subscription has dropped to 85 per … Read more
Pathway Innovations, Inc., an innovative technology leader in the education and enterprise markets, announced that its revolutionary eGlass illuminated glass writing board will be making its long-awaited InfoComm debut. An all-in-one communications tool featuring a built-in camera and adjustable LED lighting, eGlass merges the presenter’s face and writing, along with presentation media, into a single … Read more
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced the new ROG Phone 5s and ROG Phone 5s Pro gaming smartphones, the latest and most powerful additions to the game-changing ROG Phone 5 family. The ROG Phone 5s series is fuelled for winning with the latest flagship Snapdragon® 888+ 5G Mobile Platform, featuring advanced 5G capabilities and premium … Read more
What They Say broadbandtvnews.com reports that a number of Sky Glass customers (When is a TV not a TV?) have complained about issues with the new TVs about ‘distracting flicker’. There are also complaints about requirements to sign in apps such a the BBC, ITV and Netflix. A Sky spokesperson told Broadband TV News: “We’ve … Read more
What They Say Following the news of cut backs in iPad production, the Nikkei reports that Nintendo has cut back its production plan for Switch consoles this quarter from 30 million to 24 million. There has been a sequence of reductions in year on year sales, by 37% in September compared to 2020. The cutback … Read more
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