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Renesas’ Innovative Automotive Chips Drive Next-Generation Multimedia System for Toyota Lexus

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced that its R-Car H3 and R-Car M3 system-on-chips (SoCs) have been adopted by Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”) for their next-generation multimedia systems. The Renesas R-Car H3 and R-Car M3 SoCs are designed for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) applications that deliver images, audio, and … Read more

JVC Launches Premium VO9100 OLED TV Series for Europe 

JVC has announced the introduction of its premium VO9100 series of design-led OLED 4K HDR Smart TVs for Europe. Delivering a cinematic picture performance as well as multi-dimensional audio, the 55” and 65” OLED 4K HDR Smart TVs support ultra-immersive viewing and next-gen gaming, with advanced motion handling, and HDMI 2.1 features. Designed to bring … Read more

Samsung’s Smartphone Dilemma

Over the past 2 years, Samsung Mobile sold 340m more smartphones, generated $172.7 billion less in revenue and $87.2 billion less in operating profits than Apple’s iPhone. Apple generates 37% of all smartphone revenue and 74% of the industry’s operating profit with a 16% of the shipments. Recently, TechInsights disassembled the iPhone 13 Pro and … Read more

Samsung still lost a year after Lee Kun-hee’s death

What They Say The Korea Herald highlighted a lack of momentum from Samsung amid all the legal challenges that its top leaders have faced and after the death of Lee Kun-Hee. However, it pointed out that the smartphone and consumer electronics businesses have been trimming staff through voluntary retirement programmes. The paper reported that Samsung … Read more

Turkey Goes for Military AR

What They Say Two Turkish firms, Aselsan Bites and Aselsan Sivas, have signed deals with the country’s defence authorities to develop a “smart augmented reality glasses prototype” for the needs of the security forces on the battlefield. In the first phase of the project, glasses that can work with external sensors and cameras, have a … Read more

Tobii and Pimax Announce New Partnership to Bring Eye Tracking to Consumer Virtual Reality Headsets

Tobii, the world leader in eye tracking and pioneer in attention computing, announced its partnership with Pimax Innovation, a direct-to-consumer technology company specializing in advanced virtual reality (VR) hardware products. The partnership will make eye tracking a standard feature and implement dynamic foveated rendering in the upcoming generation of Pimax’s high-end headsets. With Tobii eye … Read more

Do You Need Higher Frame Rates with HDR for ‘the Cinematic Look’?

I have long thought that HDR and higher resolution images alone or together makes the effect of low frame rates more obviously, so I was pleased to see a paper in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal in August 20211. I am one of those that quite likes HFR content. I was lucky enough to see … Read more

ScioTeq Launches Next Generation Radar Displays

ScioTeq, the leading manufacturer of advanced visualization solutions in the Air Traffic Control, Defense & Security and Avionics market, launches its next generation ATC main radar displays at World ATM in Madrid at booth 333. ScioTeq started in the early 2000’s a true revolution in the ATC market with its square 2K2K radar display. Since … Read more

MMD Brings Designed for XBox to Smaller Sets

What They Say MMD has launched two new monitors under the Philips Momentum Designed for Xbox branding and designed for up to 120Hz operation with the Microsoft console. There are 31.5″ (329M1RV and 27″ (279M1RV) versions, both with UltraHD resolution. The 27″ uses a Nano IPS panel with support for DisplayHDR 600 and is Nvidia … Read more

New Philips Momentum Designed for Xbox: Optimal 120 Hz Next-Gen Console Gameplay Now in 32″ and 27″

The gaming scene changed dramatically last year with the implementation of HDMI 2.1, a new enhancement in connectivity supporting a range of higher video resolutions and refresh rates including 4K @ 120 Hz, a new level for console gamers. A few months ago, console enthusiasts welcomed the first model in the all-new range of Philips … Read more

Advances in MicroLED to be Presented at the AR/VR Display Forum

MicroLED is a disruptive display technology that promises high brightness and high contrast while keeping power consumption low. These features are particularly relevant for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications to deliver the best visual experience. Advances in MicroLED manufacturing and commercialization will be presented at the AR/VR Display Forum on November 3-4. … Read more