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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
What They Say Prad.de reported on a new LG monitor, the 32UN550 which has UltraHD resolution and uses a VA panel with 3000:1 contrast. Response time is quoted at 4ms grey to grey and brightness is 350 cd/m². The colour coverage is quoted at 90% of DCI P3, with 10 bit support (8 bit + … Read more
What They Say iFixit published an article that was very sniffy (in my UK parlance) about Samsung’s ‘Upcycling’ programme that was announced in 2017, but doesn’t seem to have come to much. To quote the site: “Friends inside the company told us that leadership wasn’t excited about a project that didn’t have a clear product … Read more
“E Ink”, the leading innovator of electronic ink technology, announced the launch of the world’s first On-Cell Touch ePaper module. This new On-Cell touch ePaper module supports both the E Ink Kaleido™ Plus Print Color technology platform and the E Ink Carta™ black and white ePaper technology platform. “E Ink is committed to the ongoing … Read more
What They Say E Ink announced that it has its first ePaper module with on-cell touch. The technology is available on its Kaleido colour EPD display or the monochrome Carta devices. The development of on-cell bothh reduces BOM cost and improves performance, the firm said, with a 30% boost in contrast for black and white … Read more
The fast-moving hospitality industry is always looking for novel ways to differentiate their brands while increasing ROI and loyalty based on enhanced customer experiences. Raising the standard of innovation, Litemax’s latest interactive circular 33” display is an eye-catching resized LCD ideal for use in bar tables installed in cafes and restaurants. It integrates a custom … Read more
Tech start-up to host private meetings with investors, customers, and partners in key US markets May 25, 2021?ST. JOHN’S, NL?Following the launch of their first-generation prototype, Avalon Holographics is hitting the road and scheduling private demonstrations of their 29-inch holographic display in Dallas, Los Angeles & San Jose. The development system serves as proof of … Read more
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, recorded incredible year-on-year growth of 36.6% in the first quarter of 2021 — the highest annual growth seen in the region since Q1 2006. That’s according to the latest industry analysis conducted by International … Read more
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