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What They Say We reported on the latest update to the USB Power Delivery specification yesterday. This boosts the peak power available under the specification to 240W (48V @ 5 amps). (USB Promoter Group Boosts PD to 240W) What We Think I was thinking about this after I wrote yesterday’s article and it occurred to … Read more
PMA Research, the worldwide market information experts on front projectors, has posted highlights from their most recent Projector Tracking Service results to the “Top-Selling Projectors” area of their website. For more than 25 years now, PMA Research has collected monthly sell-through data from leading U.S. projector dealers, retailers, web resellers, and distributors. Their Tracking Service … Read more
What They Say Lenovo had a great year in 20/21 and reported fourth quarter financial year revenue up 48% to $15.6 billion with net income of $260 million, up 512%. For the year, the firm was up more than $10 billion to $60.742 billion, up 20%. Net income was $1.178 billion. Q4 was the best … Read more
Following back-to-back quarters of growth, International Data Corporation (IDC) has raised its near-term outlook for the global smartphone market. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones are forecast to reach 1.38 billion units in 2021, an increase of 7.7% over 2020. This trend is expected to continue into 2022, when … Read more
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
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