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What They Say Kubota Pharmaceutical has developed ‘smart glasses’ that are said to correct myopia (shortsightedness) without surgery. The firm said that wearing the glasses for 60 to 90 minutes per day corrects the error of the longer term. Nikkei said that tests continue to determine how long the effect lasts and whether the change … Read more
What They Say Caixin reported that the US International Trade Commission (USITC) is investigating BOE and Samsung after an OLED patent infringement claim by Solas of Ireland. The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation: BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd. of Beijing, China; Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., of Beijing, China; … Read more
What They Say Sony has a new 50.1 megapixel full-frame mirrorless camera that can record video up to 8K 30p 10 bit 4:2:0 video. It can also capture UltraHD 120p/60p 10 bit 4:2:2. It supports an S-Cinetone OETF with an S-Log3 gamma curve. It can output 16 bit raw output via HDMI. It can support … Read more
What They Say Canon has released a new lightweight headset, the MReal S1, which is mainly said to be targetted at corporations in Japan. With a price of $38.400 (full system including system and software), it’s unlikely to be for gamers! The headset is designed to be much smaller and lighter than earlier Canon products … Read more
As 2020 dragged on, tablet vendors delivered much needed options to support learning and working from home, according to Strategy Analytics’ latest report. Especially for users working within a tight budget, tablets are proving to be credible mobile computing alternatives to notebooks, as mobile computing demand showed double-digit year-on-year growth in 2020. While the world … Read more
What They Say Strategy Analytics (SA) said that table sales globally grew 28% to reach 188.3 million units in 2020, with 62.5 million units shipped in Q4. The big brands were the winners with Apple still well in the lead, but with Lenovo seeing the most growth during the year. The company also released a … Read more
What They Say Despite the ‘cocooning’ that has meant more interest in home entertainment technology, UltraHD Blu-ray players continue to decline in volume sales in North America. along with other optical video formats. The only good news is that UltraHD Blu-ray players are built into the 2.2 million PS5 consoles sold in the US at … Read more
What They Say Digitimes Research has forecast that small/medium LCD panel shipments from Taiwan will decline by 9.5% this quarter compared to Q4, but will be up year on year by 3.9% to 174 million units. The volume has been limited by driver IC shortages and other supply chain issues. The volume has also been … Read more
The smartphone market in Mainland China finished 2020 with 84 million units shipped in Q4 2020, declining 4% year-on-year. That meant for the full year, the China market declined 11% to arrive at just over 330 million units, as market recovery was stalled by the rapid deterioration of Huawei’s performance as a result of US … Read more
What They Say Canalys released data on the smartphone market in China and said that sales in Q4 were down 4% on 2019 at 84 million units. That meant an 11% decline over the year to just over 330 million units. For Q4 2020, Huawei (including Honor) managed to ship 18.8 million units, and its … Read more
I miss no longer going to in-person ed tech conferences. I especially miss the hubbub of activity in crowded exhibit halls, the din of crowds in search of the next shiny object. I fondly remember the exhibit hall ‘deluge’, when crowds suddenly roll in like a pressing thunderstorm and surround a booth, occupying if not … Read more
What They Say If you have access (you might need a VPN with a UK location), the BBC series ‘A Perfect Planet’ is available in UltraHD with HD on the BBC iPlayer. What We Think I was watching this yesterday evening and it really was spectacular on my OLED TV. I have rarely seen anything … Read more
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