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What They Say System Plus (SP) in France, part of the Yole Développement group, released information about the miniLED backlight in the 12.9″ iPad Pro after a teardown with support from Yole analysts. The system includes: 10,384 miniLEDs in 2,596 zones. The miniLEDs are GaN-based dies on patterned sapphire substrate, have an engineered light-emission pattern … Read more
The annual ISTE conference, the largest ed-tech conference in the U.S., has been forced online (due to the stresses of the Rona) for two consecutive years now. Every year I provide a conference session analysis of this respected conference for our readers to identify trends and forecast what’s bubbling up. The Rona has definitely upended … Read more
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, is pleased to announce the publication of a new version of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite. The new version, developed by the HbbTV Testing … Read more
What They Say Samsung published a blog post that sets out many of the ways that the new Galaxy Z Series foldable features can be used by supported software. What We Think A lot of the features that Samsung highlights are very attractive. One of the features that I have grown to love with Windows … Read more
What They Say Lenovo said that it has done a deal with RealWear to supply the RealWear HMT-1 family of assisted reality wearable devices through its global sales network. It is also certifying the firm’s devices for the ThinkReality platform so that the software also supports Lenovo’s own headsets. What We Think Lenovo is really … Read more
Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, announced the release of Planar Lifestyle Displays, a combination of large-scale LED displays and superior installation services that enrich luxury environments. Supporting large indoor spaces, the Planar Lifestyle Displays premieres with two lines, Planar® Luxe MicroLED and Planar® Luxe. The premium Planar Luxe MicroLED includes professional-grade, ultra-fine pitch … Read more
What They Say Planar launched two ranges of LED-based displays for high end consumers, the Planar Luxe MicroLED and Planar Luxe LED displays in these sizes: MicroLED 108″, 136″, 163″ (all 4K) and 217″ (8K) sizes LED 109″, 137″ (both FullHD), 164″. 219″ (both 4K) and LED ‘Double Full HD Wide view 198″ The displays … Read more
What They Say There’s a minor ‘storm in a teacup’ over the news that Yamaha has offered to replace some circuit boards in its earlier HDMI 2.1 AV receivers, but has capped the bandwidth at 24Gbps, rather than the full 48Gbps that is allowable in the specification. The company seems to have been clear in … Read more
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
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
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
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
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