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Greatest Hits of the 70s

What They Say DSCC’s Bob O’Brien published the Editor’s Notes from the DSCC Weekly Review as a blog post. He considered the cost reduction pressures, particularly the development of the Chinese economy, on the world economy and especially on TV pricing. He points out that there is a US government statistic that tracks TV prices … Read more

Compressing Optical Space Again

What They Say We reported yesterday on new spaceplates which can compress optical paths by reducing the space needed between lenses. (Ottawa researchers develop ‘barrel-eliminating’ optical element) What We Think It was only after posting yesterday’s article that I had a ‘Doh!’ moment when I realised that the technology could be a real boost for … Read more

Leitners Selects Plastic Logic Display For New Hybrid Smartwatch

Plastic Logic, a leader in the design and manufacture of flexible, glass-free electrophoretic displays (EPDs), is providing innovative e-paper display technology for a new hybrid smartwatch from Czech Republic-based start-up, Leitners. Leitners’ Ad Maiora hybrid smartwatch combines the connected features of a smartwatch with the aesthetics and timekeeping mechanisms of a traditional analogue watch. Unlike … Read more

Royole Launches an Open-Platform Flexible Electronics Development Kit

Royole Corporation, a pioneer and the global leader in flexible electronics announced Royole RoKit, the world’s first open platform flexible electronics development kit, now available for purchase in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and China. RoKit combines Royole’s flexible display and sensor technologies with programmable hardware into a developer-friendly, all-in-one flexible electronics development … Read more

Optoma Launch Selection of Immersive Projection Solutions Promising to Warp your Reality

Optoma announced their ‘Warping Reality’ collection of immersive projection solutions. Suitable for an array of sophisticated environments, from art installations, floor projection, stage backgrounds to sensory rooms, simulators and training facilities. Handpicked by Optoma’s team of technical specialists, the series includes a line-up of DuraCore laser professional installation projectors and ingenious accessories, all designed with … Read more

Does WCG Make More People Colour Blind?

Last week, Barry wrote about the developments in wide colour gamut displays and the trend to move to narrow primaries to enable the showing of as much as possible of the Rec. 2020 gamut. (Getting to BT 2020 — OLEDs vs. LCDs) That’s a good thing. Or is it? Although like everybody in the technology … Read more

Links Week Commencing 21st June 2021

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. Nvidia Shield gets Google’s new Android TV user interface LG starts shipping the 83-inch OLED C1, for $5,999 in the US The 8k Association’s Chris Chinnock Looks at … Read more