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Samsung develops skin-wearable ‘stretchable OLED’ display

What They Say SAIST, the Samsung Research Institute, has developed a stretchable OLED that can be stuck to the skin to monitor vital signs according to PulseNews in Korea. The research was published in the journal Science Advances. The display can be stretched by up to 30% without degrading the performance, and a device was … Read more

GPU Shipments Soar in Q1 Year-over-Year

The PC GPU market shipments increased by 35% year-to-year and decreased slightly by -.3% from last quarter. According to a new research report from the analyst firm Jon Peddie Research, the growth of the PC-based Graphics Processor Units (GPU) market reached 119 million units in Q1’21 and 38.74% year-over-year. Overall, the installed base of GPUs … Read more

Some Quick Takes on 8K “Per-Title” Encoding

What They Say The 8K Association discussed ‘per-title’ encoding (“per-title encoding” is a Netflix term that refers to creating encoding parameters on a scene-by-scene basis) of 8K content with Jan Ozer. There were two sets of content: a stationary talking head scene along with a dance sequence, which showed a lot of motion blur due … Read more

Next Level Hospitality TV Control: PPDS Partner Otrum Develops Mirage SaaS Platform onto Philips MediaSuite Hotel TVs

PPDS, the industry’s leading provider of advanced professional displays and solutions, is delighted to announce that Otrum’s cloud-based hotel TV platform and interface, Mirage, is now fully compatible with Philips MediaSuite TVs. Founded in 1985, SaaS (software as a service) provider, Otrum, is a recognised leader in the hospitality world, specialising in creating innovative low … Read more

Sony Aiming for Excitement

What They Say Nikkei reported on Sony’s annual update to its direction and took the chance to highlight how the firm’s strategy has developed over recent decades. The event was typically used in the past to announce financial and other ‘hard’ targets, but this year Sony Chairman Kenichiro Yoshida highlighted an expansion of the firm’s … Read more

Samsung System LSI begins development of 3 T-Con for QD-OLED

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What They Say The Elec reports that Samsung System LSI is developing three TCons for QD-OLED displays that Samsung Display is planning to launch for: a 4K QD-OLED TV, a 8K QD-OLED TV and a QD-OLED monitor The paper reported that Samsung Display is sending final samples of QD-OLED panels to prospective customers this month. … Read more