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What They Say The Elec has reported that BOE has started production at its B12 flexible OLED display production line. The blog reports that there are three stages to the development and it is the first phase that has started. The second stage is expected to start in 2022 with phase 3 at the end … Read more
What They Say In its weekly blog release of data, DSCC published an interesting extract of its Advanced IT Display Report comparing the costs of miniLED and OLEDs. 12.9″ miniLED panels shown in the chart are estimated to cost $206 at the moment, ahead of the cost of tandem rigid OLEDs. At the other end … Read more
What They Say The Elec reports that Samsung Electronics has taken a planned 70″-80″ microLED out of its range of TVs for 2022, leaving an 89″, a 101″ and a 114″ set in the plans. The sets will be based on glass modules with LTPS drivers, the Elec said. What We Think It makes sense … Read more
What They Say Invidis reported a talk at the Best Medientechnik 2021 event that highlighted the issues of fireproofing of digital signage. The integration supplier, Ben Hur, collaborated with Lang AG and the Job Group to develop a solution for Frankfurt airport in 2020. Walter Jünkering of Ben Hur said that a lack of specific … Read more
What They Say SES has extended the provision of its German HD+ service to IP only subscribers. The service provides 50 HD channels for €6 per month. There is also an option for HD+ ToGo which extends access to smartphones and tablets for €5 per month. Owners of new Panasonic TVs from December will get … Read more
What They Say Apologies – yesterday our CMS decided that it should publish an article on the ‘Meh’ taverse by a journalist I know just after we had run our daily email test and before the email went out. It should not have gone out in the email. What We Think I was waiting for … Read more
What They Say AUO & Innolux released their results for October. Innolux was up in revenue by 7.4% on last year, but down by 9.0% from September in value. The firm was down 7.1% in volume on large panels to 12.04 million compared to last month, while small and medium panels were down 15.1% to … Read more
What They Say UploadVR reported that Sony has applied for a patent to cover ‘Eye Tracking To Adjust Region-Of-Interest (ROI) For Compressing Images For Transmission’. Foveated rendering is explicitly mentioned later in the document. The blog reported earlier this year that the gaze recognition feature would be included in the PS5 VR headset. What We … Read more
What They Say iFixit reports that the iPhone13 ‘completely disables’ its flagship Face ID functionality when you replace its screen. The tests have been duplicated by other repairers. The blog said “The iPhone 13 is paired to its screen using this small microcontroller, in a condition repair techs often call “serialization.” Apple has not provided … Read more
What They Say 9to5Google said that Google may have a foldable Pixel smartphone in 2022. The site suggests that the firm might have to downgrade the 2021 Pixel 6 smartphone which is bigger than previously used as there are challenges to get the thickness down. What We Think The report is based on traces in … Read more
What They Say The New York Times reported that Meta has discussed possibly opening retail stores (probably to be called Meta Store) globally to promote its VR and, later, AR hardware. Work on the idea is said to have started last year and the move is based on the idea that showing customers what the … Read more
What They Say In its quarterly results, satellite operator SES Astra said that the number of HD channels that it is supporting is now 3,150 (+8% YoY) which “reflected early signs of broadcasters considering completing their transition from SD to HD”. The firm also saw continued growth in its HD+ platform in Germany. 70% of … Read more
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