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Strategy Analytics: Global Smartwatch Shipments Leap 47 Percent to Pre-Pandemic Growth Levels in Q2 2021

August 31, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments soared 47 percent annually to reach 18 million units in the second quarter of 2021. Apple Watch maintained first position with 52 percent global smartwatch marketshare, Samsung held second, while Garmin maintained third place. Steven Waltzer, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global smartwatch … Read more

Global Smartphone Shipments Continue to Grow Led by Strong Recovery in Many Emerging Markets, According to IDC

August 31, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

While the supply chain situation hasn’t drastically improved, the smartphone market has shown positive results in recent quarters. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones are expected to grow 7.4% in 2021, reaching 1.37 billion units, followed by 3.4% growth in 2022 and 2023, respectively. The 7.4% … Read more

OLED Shipments Expected to Increase 12% Y/Y in 2H 2021

August 31, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say In its weekly data extract, DSCC published an interesting chart that shows the lesser (excluding smartphone main displays) applications for OLEDs on a volume basis (as TVs are included, it would be very different for value). Panels for gaming (in the new version of the Nintendo Switch) should reach 4.8 million this … Read more

DSCC Fills in Details on Samsung Foldable Production

August 31, 2021 by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say We reported on the positive pre-orders for Samsung’s new foldable smartphones last week and now DSCC has published a detailed forecast for Z Fold and Z Flip production plans, comparing 2020 and 2021. The Z Flip 3 is accounting for around 70% of the sales. The Korean market is very important and … Read more

Infocomm Requires Vaccinations or Tests

August 31, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Infocomm is still planning on taking place in Orlando from 23-29th of October (exhibition from 27th to 29th). However it has updated its anti-virus precautions and all visitors must be either fully vaccinated or have a negative test, There will also be a mask requirement at the fair. What We Think The … Read more

Prices for LCD TV panels to fall in September, says Sigmaintell

August 31, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sigmaintell reported its late August panel pricing forecasxt for September, and sees a significant drop in TV panel prices, although moniitors and notebooks are relatively flat. The firm sees smaller sizes of TVs dropping by up to 11.7% – with a $13 drop in 43″ Open Cell panels. Demand has fallen sharply … Read more

ISTE Live 2021 Conference Review

December 21, 2022August 30, 2021 by Len Scrogan

The annual ISTE conference, the largest ed-tech conference in the U.S., has certainly gone through its covidian contortions lately. Every year I provide a conference session analysis of this respected conference for our readers, but for two consecutive years now, the conference has been forced online due to the stresses of the Rona. Usually, conference … Read more

GamesCom Sees Huge Support Online

August 30, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Because of the virus, the Gamescom event in Germany went virtual and this year saw 5.8 million viewers on the opening night from 180 countries, with up to two million simultaneous viewers. 118,000 people followed the congress programme and 2,000 trade visitors attended. Content will be available online until the end of … Read more

Germany Sees Good CE growth in 1H 21

August 30, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The GfU put out its data (based on GfK & GfU sources) on the German CE market in the first half of 2021. The overall electronics market was up 7.4% to almost €22 billion with all segments positive. CE was €13.9 billion, up 5.7% with consumer IT up by 9.1% to €4.1 … Read more

Pixera Key to Belgium’s First Immersive AV Attraction

August 30, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Studio 100 and CityCubes have joined forces to launch an innovative new experience, Studio 100 Story Studio, which uses a combination of spectacular, life-size projections and an audio story told through headphones to immerse the audience in each adventure. The Studio, which is based on the Meir in Antwerp, will be the very first time … Read more

A 12K Camera for $6K? Yes, You Heard That Right

August 30, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The 8K Association reports that Blackmagic Design (BMD) has reduced the price of its 12K resolution camera from $10K to $6K. Further, the firm’s Davinci Resolve software has had a 3X speed improvement for 4K and 8K on Apple Mac models with the M1 chip. What We Think The article is worth … Read more

Apple Watch Series 7 is Set for a Screen Size Boost.

December 21, 2022August 30, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg’s subscriber only Power On newsletter has forecast that the next Apple Watch (Series 7) range will have slightly larger and flatter displays. The new design will be a major part of the upgrade. There will be 41mm and 45 mm versions (up from 40mm and 44mm) and there will be new … Read more