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What They Say The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied an application by LG Electronics to register the the term QNED as a trademark. The USPTO said that QNED is an acronym for Quantum Nano-emitting Diode, so could not be registered. What We Think Well done the USPTO! As regular readers will know, … Read more
What They Say LG Display said that it will boost the efficiency and brightness of its OLEDs by 20% saying “Through newly developed and highly efficient materials as well as the addition of a layer to the display, thereby improving its efficiency by around 20%.” However, we have heard that LG may be offering up … Read more
Avocor, the fastest-growing global collaboration display company, announces its Avocor Aquarius WorkSpace Intelligence software. This turnkey, subscription-based service works with Avocor’s new AVW-6555, the first and only Windows collaboration display to be Microsoft Teams certified, and the all-in-one AVW-5555 interactive display, both with integrated Azure IoT sensors. Avocor Aquarius provides real-time business intelligence of meeting … Read more
Sensel, the company building the world’s most advanced solutions for touch, force, and haptics, announced that it collaborated with Lenovo, the Fortune Global 500 company innovating to lead in the PC+ Era, to co-design the touchpad for the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga. Available starting in January 2021, it will be the first commercially available product … Read more
What They Say The GFU in Germany released data on the TV set market in Germnay. For the calendar year 2020, the market value was up 15.2% over 2019 to €4.4 billion while volumes were up to just under 7.4 million. After several years of falling prices, the average price increased by 4.5% to €598. … Read more
Plastic Logic, a leader in the design and manufacture of flexible, glass-free electrophoretic displays (EPDs), has announced a significant investment in its business from DKE Displays, a China-based company specialising in the production of e-paper displays. The investment cements DKE’s ambition to move into the growing market for oTFT (organic Thin Film Transistor) displays, the … Read more
When it comes to monitors—bigger is always better. When we first started using multiple monitors so we could see more and do more, the bezels were anywhere from one to one and one-half inches thick. They got thinner over time but still ate up a quarter to a half-inch each. It doesn’t sound like much, … Read more
As someone who sat through numerous online press conferences and prowled virtual trade shows booths at last week’s CES 2021 show, I have to say the experience was less than satisfying. Seeing a new product in a manufacturer-provided photograph and reading about it in a company press release always leaves me wanting. I particularly enjoy … Read more
What They Say LG Electronics told the Korea Herald that after losing $4.5 billion over recent years, it is considering dropping out of the smartphone business. CEO Kwon Bong-seok said “Regardless of any change in the direction of the smartphone business operation, the employment will be maintained, so there is no need to worry.” “Since … Read more
What They Say The Elec reported that LG Display plans to convert its AP3 LCD factory in Gumi, previously making LCDs for iPhones, to make panels for automotive applications. The panels are to be based on LTPS technology Apple’s LCD model, iPhone SE, which launched last year, will use LCD panels by JDI and Sharp … Read more
What They Say The Elec reports that the patent battle between JOLED and Samsung is hotting up as Samsung (via its IKT subsidiary) has filed an additional suit against the firm and Asus. IKT claimed in its suit in Texas that OLED panel manufactured by JOLED and supplied to Asus violated three of its patents. … Read more
What They Say Sensel, whose touch and haptics sensor we reported on recently (Sensel Unveils Groundbreaking Haptic Touchpad At CES 2021) has said that the device is in its first device, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga, the thinnest ever ThinkPad. The company said that: “(The) sensor can detect X and Y position with high … Read more
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