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What They Say An executive, Kimio Maki, from Sony has said to the FT that the firm is automating its TV production facility in Malaysia to cut costs by up to 70% in 2023 compared to 2018. As well as robotics, the firm plans to use AI and digitalisation in sales and manufacturing to manage … Read more
What They Say PC Accessory maker Cooler Master has joined the monitor market by announcing its first products in the US market. There are four models in the first range, two flat (27″ and 32″ IPS) and two curved (27″ and 34″ VA) and details are in the graphic below. Panels are from CSOT, AUO … Read more
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 71.6 million units in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 4.6% from the second quarter of 2020, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. While PC demand remained above pre-pandemic levels, this was a marked deceleration in growth compared to the record year over year growth of 35.7% in … Read more
The use of 8K camera for film or movie capture is not new, but their use to create the three-screen content for a ScreenX or 4DX theater is new. According to CJ 4DPlex, the developers of these theatrical formats, the new film GUIMOON: The Lightness Door is the first one developed from the beginning with … Read more
Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe has launched latest models in its NEC ME Series of business projectors. The series is known for its outstanding visual experience, performance and reliability in small meeting rooms and classrooms. The new projectors are compact, yet powerful tools with integrated 16W speakers, HDMI compatibility, and future-proof 4K@30 Hz input processing. … Read more
LG Electronics USA announced that the unique Ergo design, originally featured on the critically-acclaimed LG UltraFine™ series (models 27UN880, 32UN880), is expanding to the LG UltraWide™ and LG UltraGear™ lineups. The 27-inch UltraGear (model 27GN880) and the 34-inch UltraWide monitors (model 34WN780) are available now at LG-authorized dealers and via LG.com. The innovative LG Ergo … Read more
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. Unreal:The VFX Revolution (If you are interested in the early years of computer-based effects, this BBC programme is very interesting) Asus Zenfone 8 Display review: Good motion and … Read more
A recent report in the Wall Street Journal and on the Fierce Video site details Comcast’s efforts to expand the reach of its video-over-IP X1 platform. Apparently, the company has been working with Hisense and Wal-Mart since last fall to develop smart televisions that would support a number of streaming apps, but feature the Xfinity … Read more
What They Say Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, a regular on this service, has reported that Apple is planning to expand its miniLED backlights to an 11″ version of its iPad Pro in 2022. It is also said to be looking to extend its use to the MacBook Air and also to 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pros. … Read more
What They Say Protocol reports Samsung has expanded its advertising-funded TV Plus streaming service to web systems rather than just the firm’s own smartphones and smartTVs. It will also support ‘Chromecasting’ so that content can be viewed on any compatible display. The service was ‘soft-launched’ without a public announcement and gives US viewers 140 channels. … Read more
What They Say Bloomberg posted an opinion article that pours cold water on the idea that the current boom in the PC market can be maintained. The article points to the flatness of the market before the pandemic. What We Think We’ve seen the re-discovery of technology before. Netbooks, with small displays, were a strong … Read more
What They Say IBC.org published an interesting article on the TV cameras and technology used to cover the Euro Soccer tournament over the last month. Each venue had at least eight native UltraHD cameras out of a minimum of 36 cameras including some running at 300 fps and two at 600fps. What We Think Unfortunately, … Read more
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