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Taiwan’s Acer says component shortage squeezes PC makers

What They Say The Nikkei has published a report on supply chain issues for technology companies, with quotes from Acer. Issues that are impacting device and display makers include: Semiconductors, water & glass (as we have been reporting) Logistics & Transportation (according to Acer) Chip packaging and substrate materials such as ajinomoto build-up film, known … Read more

Pervoskite Green Achieves Close to OLED EQE

What They Say A group from European, US and several Korean universities has produced a paper, published in the prestigious ‘Nature’ journal, that highlights the development perovskite nanocrystal LEDs of colour-stable red emissions, centred at 620 nanometres, that reach EQE of 20.3%. A key part of the process is the ‘cleaning’ of the nanocrystal surface … Read more

Sony PlayStation moves further away from video

What They Say Sony has said that from the end of August, the PlayStation Store will no longer offer film and TV purchases and rentals, taking PlayStation out of the TVOD market. Fierce Video pointed out that it is a year since the Vue multichannel video programming distribution brand, Vue, was shut down by Sony. … Read more

Silex Insight Unleashes Their New Video Codec (Colibri), That Will Shape the Future of AV Over IP Distribution Over 1GbE

Silex Insight, a leading provider of video codec and AV over IP solutions, has developed a video codec with industry-leading quality, powerful features and incredible efficiency called Colibri. It is the smartest video codec Silex Insight has ever developed and the first one designed specifically for the AV over IP market with focus on graphical … Read more

Baanto Announces ShadowSense Slim Product Family

Baanto is pleased to announce the launch of a comprehensive line-up of products designed specifically for mid-sized touch display markets. This family incorporates our patented ShadowSense sensor technology using our thinnest bezel yet, starting at 3.2mm, and without compromising on any of the unique performance characteristics that the technology is known for. We see a … Read more

Varjo’s Next Generation VR-3 and XR-3 Headsets Now Shipping Worldwide  

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Varjo™, the leader in industrial-grade VR/XR hardware and software, began shipping its next generation professional-grade virtual reality and mixed reality headsets – the VR-3 and XR-3. Suitable for any professional immersive workflow, both headsets boast universal PC compatibility and the cutting-edge technology needed to develop VR/AR/XR experiences where virtual, augmented and physical realities become one. … Read more

New Architecture for OLED Displays from Dresden

What They Say Researchers at the Institute for Applied Physics at TU Dresden have had a paper published in ‘Nature Materials’ that suggests a new device concept for high-efficiency and low-voltage vertical organic lighting-emitting transistors (OLETs). The device combines a a vertical organic permeable base transistor (OPBT) and an OLED. With this novel device concept … Read more

LG and Sony Led OLED TV Gains in Advanced TV Market in Q4

While in recent years OLED TV has seen its share of the premium TV market deteriorate, OLED TVs and the brands that sell them regained much of that lost ground in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the new DSCC Quarterly Advanced TV Shipment and Forecast Report, now available to subscribers. This report covers … Read more

Plug and Play In-Wall Consoles Expand Nexxis Portfolio for the Operating Room

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After having integrated 4K and 3D imaging within Nexxis’ functionalities, global visualization leader Barco further expands its medical product portfolio with a family of in-wall consoles for the operating room. Just like Barco’s other surgical displays, the MDMX series can be added on a plug and play basis to any new or existing Nexxis integration. … Read more

2020 EMEA Smartphone Market Posts Weakest Results in Six Years Due to COVID-19, Says IDC

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The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) smartphone market recorded its weakest performance in six years in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker reports the EMEA market volume contracted 4.2% in units year on year, dropping to a total of 345.2 million. The … Read more