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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
Tianma, a leading global manufacturer of flat panel displays, has introduced a new product family of TFT LCD Modules (Thin Film Transistor – Liquid Crystal Display). The new P-Series (Professional Series) of standard products is dedicated to support the various requirements of the industrial and medical display markets. The first products in this new series … Read more
Kramer has launched two new hybrid education solutions designed to help teachers get back to the classroom to educate in a professional quality and in real-time, while at the same time ensuring those in-class and remote students have the same great experience. Kramer EDU-Hybrid-ZR is a Zoom Rooms solution that starts lessons at the touch … Read more
What They Say One of the interesting experiments in using foldable displays is the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold and T3 has reviewed the unit. T3 found that the brightness was just under 300 cd/m² but found it quite robust. The display is slightly recessed in quite thick bezels, which helps to protect the OLED. There … Read more
What They Say Digitimes Research is forecasting that smartphone sales will be up 50% year on year to 340 million units in Q1 2021 with sales of Apple handsets going well (forecast at >60 million), while Chinese brands ramp up shipment volumes to fill the gap left by Huawei. Apple is likely to be the … Read more
What They Say Digital TV Research forecast that North American OTT TV revenues will continue to grow and will reach $94 billion in 2026, nearly double the $49 billion seen in 2020. $88 billion would be in the US and $5.4 billion in Canada. Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research, said: “SVOD and … Read more
MediaKind, a global change leader in media technology and services, has announced that it has integrated Dolby Vision® technology within its encoding portfolio. Dolby Vision will be supported within MediaKind Packaging and MediaKind Encoding Live products, and MediaKind’s Aquila Streaming and Aquila Broadcast solutions providing any resolution from standard definition (SD) to Ultra High Definition … Read more
What They Say A hat tip to DSCC’s weekly subscription newsletter for pointing me to a blog and interview with Kelly Peng of Kura, a company developing some AR glasses that have very (too?) impressive specifications and that are now said to be available in kit and production versions. Features are 150° FOV diagonal, about … Read more
What They Say Various websites have reported that Sharp has sold all its shares in Sakai Display Products Corp, the G10 fab that was at one time the jewel in its crown as an LCD maker. It had held a 24.55% share of voting rights in the firm. What We Think This doesn’t seem to … Read more
3M has often been the source of real innovations in the display field, so I was surprised to stumble upon a new technology for optics that seemed to have slipped by me when it was first announced. However, I’ve caught up now, after seeing a reference to a joint development that 3M is pursuing with … Read more
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