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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

Ateme Titan Becomes the First Live Transcoder on the Market to Natively Support Both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos Technologies

ATEME, the leader in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable TV, DTH, IPTV and OTT, has announced it has integrated Dolby Vision® HDR and Dolby Atmos® immersive audio technologies into its TITAN Live solution, making it the first solution on the market to encode and deliver both experiences natively. This solution enables content providers and … Read more

Ateme Titan Becomes the First Live Transcoder on the Market to Natively Support Both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos Technologies

What They Say Broadcast equipment maker Ateme said that it has integrated Dolby Vision and Atmos technologies into its Titan Live system for live encoding of broadcast signals. It will also support Dolby AC-4 and Dolby Audio in formats such as Dolby Digital Plus. What We Think Initially, Dolby Vision was very targeted at pre-rendered … Read more

Samsung likely to unveil three foldable phones on Aug. 11

What They Say The Korea Herald forecast that Samsung will announce three new foldable phones in its event on August 11th which will be livestreamed from Seoul. There will be a Galaxy Z Fold 3 with a 7.55″ internal foldable display and a 6.23″ cover display. There will be five cameras – three with 12mp, … Read more

Smart POS Terminals in Service Globally to Grow by 156% by 2026, as Retailers Seek Analytics Capabilities  

A new study by Juniper Research has found that smart POS terminals globally in service, where analytics and loyalty can be integrated directly to the terminal, will increase from 13.7 million in 2021, to 35 million units in 2026. As digital payments accelerate and QR codes provide intense competition, particularly in North America, POS terminals … Read more

Hisense Acquires TÜV Rheinland Privacy-by-Design Certification

TÜV Rheinland Greater China (TÜV Rheinland) granted the ETSI EN 303 645 (IoT) product cybersecurity and privacy protection standard certification to VIDAA 72671 platform smart TV of Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd on June 25th, 2021. Hisense became the world’s first TV brand to receive the certificate. Dr Chen Weikang, Vice President of Business Stream … Read more