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The appetite for wearable devices remained strong in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21) even as volumes retreated from record fourth quarter levels. According to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, companies shipped a total of 104.6 million units in 1Q21. This marked a 34.4% increase from the … Read more
Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy Tab S7 FE and Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, the latest additions to its tablet portfolio. The Galaxy Tab S7 FE brings fan favorite features from the Galaxy Tab S7, including a large display for entertainment, creative work, and multi-tasking. And for those looking for a compact, on-the-go tablet, the Galaxy … Read more
What They Say The Elec reports that Samsung Display may extend its production of LCDs up to the end of 2022 after initially planning to end manufacturing this year. The L8-2 line may continue although L7-2 has had equipment removed as it is being converted for OLED production. What We Think There are two factors … Read more
What They Say Prad.de reported that Acer has introduced a new 38″ 21:9 3840 x 1600 resolution curved monitor that should be great for gamers as it supports 175Hz refresh, 0.3ms response (G2G), 98% of DCI-P3 and supporting DisplayHDR-600 certification. It has a Delta-E value of less than 2 (up from 1 quoted when the … Read more
Pervasive Displays, a recognized specialist in the development and supply of e-paper displays (EPDs), has added further value to its product offering through inclusion of new capabilities. The company has now integrated a next generation partial update feature into its EPDs, so that a broader range of customer application demands can be addressed. The driving … Read more
What They Say Pervasive Displays, the Taiwanese specialist in EPDs, said that it has developed a way of updating just part of an EPD for applications that might need some updating without losing the rest of the image while the update is performed or where updates need to be accelerated. The company said in a … Read more
What They Say Bloomberg published an article on the topic of the right to repair. According to the site, quoting consumer groups watching the space, twenty-seven US states considered such bills in 2021. More than half have already been voted down or dismissed. America’s smartphone habit alone eats up some 23.7 million tons of raw … Read more
The USB Promoter Group announced the release of the USB Power Delivery (USB PD) Revision 3.1 specification, a major update to enable delivering up to 240W of power over the USB Type-C® cable and connector.Prior to this update, USB PD was limited to 100W via a solution based on 20V using USB Type-C cables rated … Read more
What They Say Amazon has agreed to acquire MGM in a deal worth $8.45 billion and the company is expected to complement Amazon Studios, which has focused on TV content. The move will give Amazon access to a catalogue of 4000 films and 17,000 TV shows including the James Bond series. MGM has 800 employees … Read more
What They Say The USB Promoter Group has updated the USB Power Delivery specification to boost the maximum power from 100W (20V @ 5A) to 240W (48V @ 5A). 28V and 36V fixed voltage options have also been added to the existing 5V, 9V, 15V and 20V fixed voltages. In version 3.1 there is also … Read more
What They Say 9to5Mac reported an interview with Apple’s Scott Broderick of worldwide iPad product marketing and Vincent Gu of the display engineering team and discussed, among other things, why the XDR technology is used only on the 12.9″ iPad and not on the 11″ version. Broderick told the blog: What we know about the … Read more
What They Say Samsung told Protocol that “Tizen still is the default platform for our smart TVs going forward” after the company decided to merge its OS with Google’s Android platform for wearables. (Android and Tizen Merge for Wearables) What We Think Initially, I was just going to put this piece of ‘non-news’ into our … Read more
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