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Quantum Dots in Everyday Life

5 years ago everything started to change. When making small talk with a new acquaintance who asked “So what do you do?” I used to make a valiant attempt at describing quantum dots and how they could potentially benefit displays and other technologies like solar, biotech, etc. Usually, they would feign interest until we moved … Read more

Links Week Commencing 9th August 2021

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. sixteen-nine.net highlights projection mapping at the Olympics Glassmaker Earnings – NEG, AGC and Comparison PS5, Xbox Series X/S break sales records despite chip shortages Invidis has video on … Read more

Sigmaintell Updates on Monitors

What They Say Sigmaintell said that demand for monitors by consumers remains firm although supply has been hit by shortages of components and rising monitor panel prices. However, the firm thinks that demand will be the key factor as component supply did improve in Q2. Brands continued to re-stock actively. Volumes were down 3.3% from … Read more

Beamr Celebrates 50 Granted Patents

What They Say Image technology specialist, Beamr, posted a blog claiming that it has now got 50 granted patents. It’s first business was in optimising images for more efficient compression while maintaining the subjective quality. The company explained: “Our first patent applications covered the components of the quality measure itself, and its usage in a … Read more

TCL Electronics’ Revenue in the First Half of 2021 Increased by 103.7% YoY to HK$34.93 Billion

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TCL Electronics Holdings Limited announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021.In the first half of 2021, against the backdrop of the continued tight supply and demand for TV panels, the Company demonstrated strong resilience. With the world’s leading capabilities in brand and products, the Company’s smart screen sales volume … Read more

TCL Electronics Bullish on First Half of 2021

What They Say TCL reported profits up 122.9% for the first half of the year at $133 million. Revenues were up 103.7% for the year to $4.49 billion. TCL smartTV sales rose to 11.27 million sets, up 11.9% and the firm quoted data from Sigmaintell to give a market share of 11.6%, up 1%. According … Read more

Amazon and Best Buy’s latest Fire TVs have a sleeker design and better HDR

What They Say In the US, Amazon and Best Buy have released new Insignia and Toshiba TVs based on Amazon’s Fire TV software. Features include QD support for WCG and Dolby Vision operation as well as DTS Virtual-X audio. Alexa support is built into the remote and can be invoked with a button. There are … Read more

Auto Displays: Bigger, Brighter, More Numerous

What They Say Semiengineering took a look at the development of displays in automotive applications. Among the topics covered were the unique challenges of automotive, the lack of a single standard for connections with the interface choice dictated by the device type and resolution and the distance from the SOC. There are also regional differences … Read more

Global PC Shipments up 15% YoY in Q2 2021

What They Say Counterpoint Research released its global PC data for Q2 and saw growth of 15.1% year on year to 80.1 million. For the year, the firm expects double digit growth, but with continued component shortages and a slowdown in Chromebook sales. Lenovo stayed the top vendor with 25% share and is likely to … Read more