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Powersoft Mover Key to Illuminarium’s ‘VR, Without the Glasses’ Experience

July 13, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Illuminarium Experiences, a breakthrough global experiential entertainment company creating the next generation in immersive experiences, has opened its first Illuminarium in Atlanta, Georgia, with its debut spectacle, WILD: A Safari Experience. The immersive 8,000 square-foot entertainment complex on the Atlanta BeltLine will showcase the beauty and splendour of Africa’s most exotic animals in their natural … Read more

“Black Widow” Suggests that Streaming and Theaters Could Coexist

July 13, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say An article in the New York Times highlighted that a Marvel movie called ‘Black Widow’ has shown that it is possible for cinema and streaming releases to co-exist successfully. The title made $80 million from cinema-goers in the US and Canada along with $78 million overseas, which together represents 17 million people … Read more

Philips Gathering Momentum in Console Gaming Monitors

December 21, 2022July 13, 2021 by Bob Raikes

We reported the release of a new 55″ monitor from MMD, the firm behind Philips Monitors in Europe, that is optimised for use with the XBox console and certified by Microsoft. We also spotted some models from Asus and Acer that had been certified, but we were able to catch up with César Reyes Acosta, … Read more

DSS Europe 2021 Announces Full, In-Person Event at End of September

July 13, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Plans for this year’s Digital Signage Summit (DSS) Europe(29-30 September, Hilton Munich Airport) have been revealed and an exciting roster of speakers and new industry innovations awaits delegates attending the event. There is also a range of networking and social events to attend, making this an important event for the digital signage and connected industries. … Read more

97.5% of Smartphones Released in the First Half of 2021 Used 6.x-inch OLEDs

July 13, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

97.5% of OLED smartphones released in the first half of 2021 had 6.X-inch class displays according to a report by UBI Research of Korea, a specialist market research consultancy in OLED displays and applications. Of the 122 OLED smartphones released in the first half of 2021, 119 6.X-inch smartphones were released, occupying an overwhelming share … Read more

PC Demand Remained Strong in the Second Quarter Amid Early Signs That Market Conditions May Be Cooling, According to IDC

July 13, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

The surge in PC demand continued through the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) despite global component shortages and logistics issues. Worldwide shipments of Traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, reached 83.6 million units in 2Q21, up 13.2% from the second quarter of 2020, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Details Leaked

July 13, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Verge has collected together a number of tweets from ‘noted leaker’ Evan Blass that show gifs of the products that Samsung is expected to release in its next Galaxy Unpacked Event, forecast to be on August 11th. There are images of renders of the Galaxy Flip 3, Fold 3 and S21 … Read more

Rethink Forecasts STB Decline

July 13, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Rethink Research of the UK released extracts from its report on “Set Top Box, Smart TV, and Connected TV Device Operating System Forecast – 2020-2026”. The report forecast that the winning SmartTV operating systems will be Android TV and HarmonyOS, the OS from Huawei. The firm said that Android TV will reach … Read more

LCD TV Panel Prices Peaking

July 12, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC have confirmed that panel prices are now peaking and are likely to decline for the rest of the year as supply has improved and demand growth slowed. Still, the prices should remain well up compared to their earlier lows in 2019 and 2020. Smaller TV screen sizes (32” up to 43”) … Read more

Sony Employs Robots to cut TV Production Costs by 70%

July 12, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

CoolerMaster: New Gaming Monitors

July 12, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 4.6% in Second Quarter of 2021

July 12, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

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