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“Right Place, Right Product, Right Time, The Go-to Consumer Technology Products for the Pandemic.” 

Well, I signed up for the TechFluence pre-CES technology event and was pleased to see that Stephen Baker of NPD was due to speak. He’s always informative and has a good and unique point of view on the US Consumer Electronics market. After introducing NPD, Baker said that it has been an extraordinary year but … Read more

Mercedes Hyperscreen Has Two OLEDs

What They Say Mercedes announced the MBUX Hyperscreen the ‘big in-car cinema’. The firm introduced its MBUX technology two years ago and now there is an optional Hyperscreen for the EQS high end electric car. There are three displays integrated into a continuous plastic frame with a single 3D contoured cover glass. The centre and … Read more

Acer Boosts Predator and Nitro Gaming Monitor Portfolio with Three New High Refresh Rate Models

Acer unveiled a host of new products in its expanding Predator and Nitro portfolios with three gaming monitors suited to a wide range of gamers, from elite professionals requiring top-of-the line technology to casual gamers who play for fun. Additionally, Acer is the first to deliver TÜV Rheinland Eyesafe®-certified gaming monitors that have been specially … Read more

Acer Boosts Predator and Nitro Gaming Monitor Portfolio with Three New High Refresh Rate Models

What They Say Acer has introduced three new gaming monitors with high refresh rates. Predator XB273U NX – 27″ 2560 x 1440 with 275 Hz refresh rate (overclocked), 0.5ms (gtg), plus Nvidia Reflex Latency Analyzer for pro gamers. 95% of DCI-P3 ($1,099/€1,179 May) Acer Nitro XV282K KV – 28″ 3840 x 2160, >90% of P3 … Read more

Samba TV and Vestel fight ‘Soap Opera Effect’ with launch of new AI tech

What They Say Vestel announced a deal with Samba TV to adopt the firm’s Picture Perfect technology for Toshiba, Panasonic, Hitachi (well it could be Hicatchi, but we think not), JVC (not JVCC, we think) and Telefunken TVs. The technology uses AI techniques to make a decision about the kind of content being shown and … Read more

Kopin Corporation Enters Agreement with Jade Bird Display for 2K x 2K Monochrome LED Microdisplay Development

Kopin® Corporation, a leading developer and provider of high-resolution microdisplays and display subassemblies for defense, enterprise, industrial, consumer and medical products, announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with Jade Bird Display, to develop superbright monochrome LED microdisplays. Jade Bird Display, based in Shanghai, China, is a leader in microLED displays. Under the collaboration, Jade … Read more

LG Display Announces the World’s First Eyesafe Certified TV Display

LG Display, a leading innovator of display technologies and one of the world’s largest display manufacturers, and Eyesafe, the global leader in low blue light solutions for the consumer electronics industry, announced the world’s first ever Eyesafe® Certified television display at CES 2021. The new display, which will serve a 65″ OLED television model, was … Read more

More HDMI 2.1 Enabled Products Reach The Market Bringing Advanced Consumer Entertainment Features To A Wide Audience

Over three years after the launch of the HDMI Specification Version 2.1, major products are now widely available that support HDMI 2.1 features including 4K@120Hz, 8K@60Hz, Dynamic HDR and eARC. Instead of asking when HDMI 2.1-enabled products will be available, people are now asking for advice about which new HDMI 2.1-enabled products to buy. “It’s … Read more

Minuscule demand isn’t stopping money-losing flexible-screen firm from eyeing Shanghai IPO

What They Say Caixin reports that despite ‘miniscule sales’ and ‘astronomical financial losses’, shown in an IPO prospectus, Royole wants to raise $2.2 billion to devote half of it ‘replenish its capital supplies’ and the other half to R&D and ‘factory upgrades’. The company hopes to be listed on the Star Market (described as ‘Nasdaq-like’). … Read more