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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Partners with Avery Dennison To Bring ActiveScene Complete Digital Display Solution to Market

June 3, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Sharp NEC Display Solutions, a global leader in the display market, announced its partnership with Avery Dennison, delivering an innovative, interactive AV solution, ActiveScene™. Combining Avery Dennison’s Vela™ Dynamic System and NEC projection technology, ActiveScene™ provides a comprehensive AV solution to transform existing windows into engaging, eye-catching displays. Utilizing Avery Dennison’s Vela™ smart window film, … Read more

Sharp NEC Display Partners with Avery Dennison For Switchable Privacy Film

June 3, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sharp NEC Displays said that it had done a deal with Avery Dennison to promote its projectors for use with Avery’s ActiveScene smart window film which can be controlled electronically to become opaque and used as a projection screen. The firms expect to see applications in retail, conference rooms and museums. There … Read more

New Planar DirectLight Ultra Series Features Finest MicroLED Pixel Pitches for Unmatched Visual Performance

June 3, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, announced the release of the Planar® DirectLight® Ultra™ Series, a premium line of fine pitch LED video wall displays delivering always-on, high resolution display experiences for unmatched visual performance. The Planar DirectLight Ultra Series presents several display technology advancements that, in combination, deliver big performance, including models with … Read more

New Planar DirectLight Ultra Series Features Finest MicroLED Pixel Pitches

June 3, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Planar launched a new DirectLight Ultra Series of small pixel pitch LEDs with pitches of 0.6, 0.7, 0.9 and 1.2mm. The company said that for three of the series, LEDs are smaller than ‘standard LEDs’ and with up to three times the brightness, while being more efficient. The smaller pitches are claimed … Read more

Huawei Brings HarmonyOS to is Smartphones

June 2, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Huawei has rolled out its HarmonyOS V2.0 on its smartphones after it was barred by the US government from using Google’s software and a range of semiconductors. AP reports that about 100 Huawei smartphone models will use its proprietary HarmonyOS system, and that the operating system will also be available on certain … Read more

HTC Publishes Repair Manuals on iFixit

June 2, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The WSJ reported that HTC Corp has started started publishing repair manuals for its consoles and selling some replacement parts through the community repair site iFixit. “If you can design to be more modular, accessible and repairable, overall, you will get a better experience for your end users….. That’s especially true when … Read more

Vizio Releases its ‘2022’ TVs

June 2, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vizio released its 2022 range of TVs. Features of the different series are: P Series – FALD (no miniLED) with up to 270 zones and up to 1,200cd/m². Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and AMD FreeSync Premium up to 120Hz. Quantum colour up to 85% of Rec. 2020. An 85″ P Series model, … Read more

Canalys: Western Europe’s PC Market Jumps 48% in Q1 2021 Despite Component Shortage

June 2, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

In Q1 2021, Western European PC shipments (desktops, notebooks and workstations) reached 16.1 million units, up 48% year on year. The COVID-19 demand momentum from 2020 has continued into 2021. Ongoing bottlenecks around key components are delaying some orders, but the supply chain is actually in much better shape than in Q1 2020, which saw … Read more

Skyworth W92, the World’s First 8K 120Hz OLED TV with Skyworth Audio Glass Sound is Unveiled

June 2, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Skyworth W92 is the first 8K OLED TV with Skyworth self-developed audio glass sound technology to achieve immersive sound output. As the second mass-produced 8K OLED TV available to consumers around the world, the Skyworth W92 equipped with Two independent AI image enhancement chips and an 88-inch 8K 120Hz OLED screen panel to level up … Read more

ViewSonic Reveals New Gaming Monitors with Nvidia Reflex Technology

June 2, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say ViewSonic has new 24.5″ (XG251G – FullHD 360Hz) and 27″ (XG271QG QuadHD 240Hz) monitors that have G-Sync and support for Nvidia Reflex technology. They are both certified to DisplayHDR400 and cover 99% of the AdobeRGB gamut. What We Think I hadn’t checked out the Reflex technology, but there is a 5 minute … Read more

ViewSonic’s ColorPro Professional Monitor Series Wins TIPA World Award 2021 for its High Standard of Colour Performance

June 2, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, announced that its ColorPro™ Professional Monitor VP2768a has won the Best Enthusiast Photo Monitor award at the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) World Awards 2021. Created for creatives, VP2768a was recognised for its high standard of colour accuracy, uniformity, and calibration capability, making it a top-tier … Read more

AV Outlook Available

June 2, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Installation International magazine has teamed up with Futuresource, Avixa, Cedia and others to create a report on the ‘Outlook for Pro AV’. The 90 page document is free to download (with registration). The sections of the document are: Executive Insight Corporate Education Residential Retail & Hospitality Audio Each section has an introduction … Read more