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EIZO Awarded Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Award for ColorEdge Self-Calibration Monitors

February 4, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

EIZO Corporation announced that it has been awarded a Scientific and Technical Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its ColorEdge CG Series monitors with integrated self-calibration sensors. The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards honor individuals and companies whose innovations have contributed in significant and lasting ways to motion pictures. The … Read more

Innolux Enjoys the Market in Q4 2020

February 4, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Innolux reported a solid quarter to finish 2020 with sales of $2.79 billion and operating profits of $360 million. For the year, it made sales of $9.64 billion and net profit of $64 million. In 4Q20, the firm shipped 7.43 million m² of total panel, a decrease of 4.9% quarter-on-quarter. Blended area … Read more

Gartner Says Worldwide Smartphone Sales to Grow 11% in 2021

February 4, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Worldwide sales of smartphones to end users will total 1.5 billion units in 2021, a 11.4% growth year over year, according to Gartner, Inc. “In 2020,consumers reduced spending on smartphones but availability of new products, will see users drive significant uptick in demand in 2021,” said Anshul Gupta, senior research director at Gartner. “The combination … Read more

Gartner Says Worldwide Smartphone Sales to Grow 11% in 2021

February 4, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Gartner forecast that the smartphone market will grow 11.4% to 1.5 billion units in 2021 with 5G penetration getting to 35%. Mature Asia Pacific, Western Europe, and Latin America are expected to exhibit the strongest growth between 2020 and 2021. What We Think It would be good to see the market recover … Read more

Strategy Analytics: Despite Pandemic, Global Consumer Electronics Revenues Rose 7% in 2020

February 4, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Strong demand for home computers, tablets and games consoles helped consumer electronics trade revenues reach $358.5Bn in 2020, an increase of 7% over 2019, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. According to the report, Global Consumer Electronics Market Forecasts 2014-2024, shipments of home computers and tablets rose 11% to 396 million units last … Read more

Optoma Introduces World’s First Short Throw 7,000 Lumens Fixed Lens Laser Projector

February 4, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Optoma, a world-leading manufacturer of large display products and the #1 DLP brand in the Americas*, expanded its range of DuraCore laser ProScene projectors for the professional installation market with the launch of the ZU720TST, the world’s first short throw, 7,000 lumens, fixed lens, WUXGA laser projector. Following Optoma’s award-winning ZU720T**, the ZU720TST projector offers … Read more

Anandtech Finds New Samsung OLED is Remarkably Efficient

February 4, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Anandtech has got its hands on a new Samsung S21 Ultra and had a deep dive into the power consumption in various modes, compared to previous Samsung devices. The blog found that some modes seem to use more power, although why is not clear. However, it also found that the efficiency is … Read more

DynaScan Updates Product Lineup with Five New Professional Displays

February 4, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

DynaScan Technology, Inc., the leading manufacturer of ultra-high brightness displays, announced the addition of five new models to its lineup of professional displays. DynaScan President, Alan Kaufman is pleased to announce the new models, saying “DynaScan has always aimed to deliver the highest performance display technology and we are continually refining our products to meet … Read more

Corning China Capacity Increase Clarified

December 21, 2022February 3, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Yesterday we reported information from ‘The Elec’ in Korea that Corning was planning to expand its TV glass capacity in China. We were contacted later by Bob O’Brien of DSCC, who told us: While technically correct, the article is misleading. Corning did not announce any new expansions in Gen 10.5, but since … Read more

More than 1 million Oculus Quest 2 headsets Sold in Q4 2020

February 3, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say According to SuperData Research, a Nielsen company, more than 1 million Oculus Quest 2 headsets were sold in Q4 2020, which was a new record for a single quarter. The only device to surpass that was the smartphone-powered Samsung Gear VR, which sold 1.4M units in Q4 2016. By comparison, SuperData estimates … Read more

Magic Leap’s second-gen headset will be more compact – Apple’s to be $3K

February 3, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Information ($$) has backed up previous Bloomberg reports that Apple’s planned VR headset, code-named N301, would have dual ‘8K’ displays with eye tracking and Lidar as well as many as 12 cameras. The plan would be to sell 250,000 units in the first year and is expected to cost $3,000. Separately, … Read more

Directional Polarized Light Emission from Thin‐Film Light‐Emitting Diodes

February 3, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say An article has been published in the journal, Advance Materials, that explains how a group at NC State University and the University of Texas has developed a new device architecture for organic or perovskite LEDs that can create polarised and directional light directly from the device without external optical elements. The divergence … Read more