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What They Say MediaTek has a new 4K smartTV chip, the MT9638 which includes an integrated AI processing unit for applications such as scaling with real time content and scene recognition, picture quality optimisation and voice control (using up to four microphones). The chip also includes VRR functions (via HDMI 2.1a) and MEMC. Other connectivity … Read more
What They Say Microsoft has announced its Mesh XR platform during its Ignite developer conference, based on its Azure platform. The app is designed as a shared platform for Microsoft’s AR HoloLens platform, Windows Mixed Reality, and other AR/VR devices, where users can interact together in a cross meeting space. While geared toward immersive applications, … Read more
Display specialist AOC launches a new monitor line – the V4 series – offering QHD and UHD resolutions with panel sizes of 23.8″ (60.5 cm), 27″ (68.6 cm) and up to 31.5″ (80 cm). With a simple yet attractive 3-side frameless design, these models are great candidates for budget-conscious home users with an eye for … Read more
What They Say Dell reported its full fiscal year result and saw 2% growth in 2020 to $94.2 billion with net income of $3.5 billion and operating income of $5.1 billion, up 96% on the previous year. Dell’s client Solutions Group shipped 50.3 million PC units during the year, its highest ever. It also claims … 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 first part of this week. Sharp NEC Pulls out of ISE 2021 Research: 70% of Brits prefer streaming to broadcast Sony’s 2021 flagship OLED A90J starts at $3000 / €2600 / £2700 Military … Read more
What They Say Conviva said that in the last year the time spent streaming TV in Europe had grown 122% while globally there was an increase of 157% in viewing hours using SmartTVs. That was even higher in Europe at 203%. However, the growth in viewing on TVs was much less than the 607% increase … Read more
According to research by International Data Corporation (IDC), shipments of traditional PCs (a combination of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) in EMEA will total 96.4 million in 2021, a 16.0% YoY growth. Once again, continuing lockdowns across the region will result in maintained demand for devices that enable work/study/play-from-home use cases throughout the first half of … Read more
What They Say Samsung held an online event to talk about its TV plans for 2021 and gave more details of the 110″ and 99″ microLED TVs which will be available at the end of March, with an 88″ in the autumn and a newly-announce 76″ that will follow that, but no date was given … Read more
What They Say TV brand Vizio, which has been so successful in the US, has filed for an IPO for the second time on the NYSE under the symbol VZIO. The first plan for an IPO was shelved in 2015 after the firm agreed to be acquired by Leshi Internet Information and Technology Corp, which … Read more
What They Say The European Audiovisual Observatory said that cinema attendance in the EU + UK dropped by 70.7% in 2020 compared to 2019. Taking into account other European territories outside the EU and the UK, admissions plunged by 68.7% in 2020, falling from 1.4 billion to 411.9 million. This staggering decline is clearly the … Read more
The location-based entertainment industry can now bring audiences even closer to the action with visually immersive experiences using Panasonic’s two new Zero-Offset Ultra Short Throw (UST) Zoom lenses for its LCD Laser Projectors. These lenses can be used to exploit every inch of display area with floor-to-ceiling, shadow-free images possible in even the most restricted … Read more
What They Say An analyst with a good track record of Apple tracking, Ming-Chi Kuo, has said that the iPhone 13 series will have four models with the same display sizes as the 12 series. The displays will use LTPO and add 120Hz support as well as having a reduced notch area. He believes that … Read more
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