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Porotech Could be Disruptive

We published an article on Porotech’s technology, which could be important for microLED at the end of last year. Now the firm has some more investment and we caught up with CEO Tongtong Zhu to find out more. Here’s a (very) brief introduction to the technology. Most LEDs are based on GaN technology, but the … Read more

Boost Your Productivity Anytime – Anywhere

Display specialist AOC expands its portfolioof portable monitors with the new I1601P. Portable screens are an easysolution for extending a single monitor set-up to a multi-monitorsolution, whether on the go, at work or in the small home office. The 15.6” (39.5 cm) I1601P is compact and similar in size to laptopdisplays. The I1601P features Full … Read more

Biden Sets Up Tech Showdown With ‘Right-to-Repair’ Rules for FTC

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What They Say Bloomberg reported that President Biden in the US is intending to tell the Federal Trade Commission to come up with new rules to ensure that consumers and independent shops can conduct product repairs. As well as high technology, the move is intended to help farmers. Technology companies and manufacturers are lobbying against … Read more

Nintendo Announces Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) With a Vibrant 7-inch OLED Screen, Launching Oct. 8

The Nintendo Switch family of systems is about to gain a new member. On Oct. 8, Nintendo Switch (OLED model) will launch at a suggested retail price of $349.99, giving people another option for how they want to play the vast library of games on Nintendo Switch. Click here to view the video announcing the … Read more

HDTV Test Reviews Samsung WCG Laser Projector

What They Say Vincent Teoh of HDTV Test reviewed the Samsung ‘The Premiere’ LSP9T UST projector. The unit uses three laser diode sources for and a single chip (0.67″) DLP architecture and includes Samsung’s SmartTV environment. The projector has almost complete coverage of Rec 2020, but this causes some issues with colour accuracy. Very minor … Read more

Christie Captiva Projector Shines Brighter and Delivers

Christie® has launched the Captiva DWU500S 1DLP® ultra short throw laser projector, designed for classrooms, conference rooms, museums, retail stores and other small-midsize applications. The DWU500S is the third generation of the successful Captiva Series, and it delivers a host of improvements over its predecessors, including a larger maximum screen size, a significant brightness increase … Read more

More than $1.2 Trillion in CE Sales Worldwide in the Corona Year

What They Say The GFU in Germany published data that showed the impact of the Coronavirus on the global and regional home electrical/electronics markets in 2020. Overall, spending was up 3.2% to $1.26 trillion in 2020 after declining 2.4% in 2019. There were big sectoral and regional differences. Telecom products were down 6% and CE … Read more

Q2 OLED Supply/Demand Update – Oversupply to Persist

What They Say DSCC has published two new blog articles covering its revised Quarterly OLED Supply/Demand and Capital Spending Report. One of the triggers for the revision was the news that Apple will use OLEDs in some of its tablets next year. (Apple to launch 2 OLED iPads in 2023). Overall, the firm expects ‘modest … Read more

Digital experiences for Olympic visitors

What They Say A hat-tip to Invidis of Germany for pointing me to an interesting display application. The Tokyo Olympics will include yachting events and to enhance the experience, a 50M LED display with 12K horizontal resolution is being used to display sailing races to spectators. Images are being provided by 5G with support from … Read more

Keyboard with 12.6″ screen Meets Kickstarter Goal

What They Say A Kickstarter project by Shenzen Pengling Zhichuang Technology, a new company, has started to create a keyboard with an integrated 12.6″ touchscreen with 1920 x 515 resolution. The keyboard can connect to Windows, macOS or Android systems and can operate as a second display and input system. It has two USB ports … Read more

“Right to repair” Rules Introduced in the UK

What They Say Despite Brexit, the UK is introducing regulations to match EU requirements that mandate that spare parts should be available to professional repairers for up to ten years. It currently applies to lighting, washing machines, dishwashers and fridges. The UK has also adopted the latest EU requirements on energy labelling. What We Think … Read more