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Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority and Samsung Partner to Unveil the Largest Digital Experience in U.S. Convention & Exhibitions Industry

April 9, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), Samsung Electronics America and Samsung SDS America, a global leader in digital transformation and innovation solutions, unveiled a state-of-the-art digital experience in the new West Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). Featuring a sleek, open-air design and an abundance of natural light, the atrium of … Read more

Gartner Forecasts Worldwide IT Spending to Reach $4 Trillion in 2021

April 9, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.1 trillion in 2021, an increase of 8.4% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. The source of funds for new digital business initiatives will more frequently come from business departments outside IT and charged as a cost of revenue or cost of goods sold … Read more

Omdia Forecasts Rollable TV Sales

December 21, 2022April 9, 2021 by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Business Korea reports that Omdia has said that rollable TV sales will reach 3,000 units in 2022, rising to 74,000 in 2024 and 672,000 in 2027. At present, only LG Display is making the panels and LG Electronics is making the sets. What We Think As we reported earlier, sales of these … Read more

First look: Samsung’s 110″ microLED TV

April 9, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

IEEE Spectrum Explains Nanosheet Transistors

April 8, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

MacBook & iPad Supply Hits a Crunch

April 8, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Ryzen to the Challenge: Alienware Launches First AMD-based Laptop in over a Decade

April 8, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

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

Guidance on Touch Screens From US CDC

April 8, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Dell Adds VA and IPS Monitors

April 8, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Taiwan & China – “Action Sooner Rather than Later”?

April 8, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Spring Brings New Headsets

December 21, 2022April 8, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Research: Smart TVs in majority of US homes

April 8, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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