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Perhaps it’s not news to some of you, since our trusted editor Bob pointed out last week that Nanosys has been rumored to be exploring an option to go public via a SPAC. I want to be crystal clear that this piece is, in part, based on public rumors and speculation along with announcements from … Read more
What They Say Sigmaintell issued its data for TV panel pricing in early August and suggested a drop of $5 in the proce of open cells from 32″ to 55″, with larger sizes flat. Set makers have become more conservative on stock holding at the same time that supply has continued to expand, although there … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
The first points to know about the Rokid Air AR glasses are that they are intended to be tethered to a device (think smartphone) and that their function is to replicate the imagery presented on the device. Part of the thinking that led to the development of such a product was the desire to make … Read more
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
What They Say In a Korean language video (with English subtitles), Samsung gave some background about the the development of its Odyssey Neo G9 miniLED gaming monitor. The video highlighted: the small sized LEDs with WCG – although described as ‘Quantum LEDs’, the LEDs were not identified as using quantum dots for colour conversion The … Read more
What They Say Prad.de reported on a new monitor advertised by ViewSonic in China, the VX2716-2KC-PRO which is a 1000R curved quadHD VA monitor with DisplayHDR 600 certification and up to 240Hz refresh rate. Contrast is quoted at 2,500:1. No availability or pricing was given. What We Think DisplayHDR 600 sits in that middle market … Read more
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