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What They Say FlatpanelsHD had a chance to get a good look at the most recent version of the Samsung 110″ LED TV. The blog was impressed with the unit (“The TV is wildly impressive…”) although it found that the black levels, in the bright viewing environment, were not as good as OLED. It also … Read more
What They Say IEEE Spectrum had an interesting article on the next generation of IC transistors at the next ‘state of the art’ in chip fabrication, which it lists as a 3nm process. The article suggests that this may be the last chance to stick with Moore’s Law, although it might allow it to extend … Read more
What They Say Nikkei reports that some Apple MacBook and iPad production has been postponed because of chip supply issues. Some orders have been moved back from the first half of the year to the second. The paper pointed out that Apple’s huge purchasing power has not made the firm immune to challenges. Nikkei said … Read more
Halo 3. The Orange Box. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. And Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. What do all these things have in common besides being epic timepieces? These gaming relics all made their red-carpet debut in 2007, like Alienware’s last AMD-based laptop, the Aurora mALX. Fast forward 14 years to present day, and … Read more
What They Say The US Centers for Disease Control have published new guidance on the use of touch screens that reports that there is less than a 1 in 10,000 chance of getting an infection from each touch on a surface. On non-porous surfaces, the virus will decay slowly, with a 99% reduction after three … Read more
What They Say Dell announced four gaming monitors along with its first Alienware gaming laptops in more than 10 years to use AMD CPUs. Model Size Resolution Curve Max Refresh Panel Type Available (US) Notes S2522HG 25″ 1920 x 1080 Flat 240Hz IPS May 27th G-Sync Compatible & FreeSync Premium S2722DGM 27″ 2560 x 1440 … Read more
What They Say Bloomberg had an opinion piece that put the view that China could act against Taiwan ‘sooner rather than later’. The writer, a Professor of Economics, speculates that action could happen in the next five or six years as the relative power of China rises and could manifest as taking over some disputed … Read more
What They Say There seems to be a bit of acceleration in the arrival of new AR & VR hardware. HP is now taking orders for the Omnicept VR Headset at $1,249 and intended for professional use. We were impressed with the eye and face tracking in the headset. (HP Extends XR Beyond the Visuals) … Read more
What They Say Hub Entertainment Research published an excerpt of its latest survey of US media consumption. Ownership of smart TVs is now extended to 70% of homes and 52% of all TVs in homes, up from 45% last year. More than half of sets in homes now have the Roku or Fire TV OSs. … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. Uber Looking at adding AR to App Nokia and Lenovo Settle Video Patent dispute Samsung Electronics Announces Earnings Guidance for 1Q 2021 Western Europe pay TV subscribers to … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. A Typewriter with an E Ink display for ‘first drafts’? SpotSee launches a smart temperature indication label based on Ynvisible’s displays Google is removing its Play Movies and … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. Previewing Q1’21 Display Supplier Earnings – What a Difference a Year Makes OLED Revenues Expected to Increase 36% Y/Y in 1H 2021 Quanta confirms ransomware attack PC component … Read more
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