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MediaKind, a global change leader in media technology and services, announces the launch of Mediaroom Play, a new client solution that enables operators to deploy set top boxes (STBs) powered by Android TV rapidly. This launch represents a significant investment in Mediaroom, the world-leading IPTV platform, using the latest industry technologies and leveraging MediaKind’s strong … Read more
What They Say Futuresource Consulting said that the global TV market is expected to be 1.2% up in 2020 at more than 233 million units, worth $83.7 billion, down just 1%. The key factor has been the lockdowns in Western countries. North America will see 15% unit growth. In Western Europe, there has been upgrading … Read more
E Ink Holdings, “E Ink” (8069.TW), the leading innovator of electronic ink technology, announced that they have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with MICROVIEW Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. for the development and sale of ePaper modules for retail shelf labels, healthcare, wearables and various IoT applications. E Ink and MICROVIEW Electronics will use their … Read more
What They Say Samsung said in a blog post that it plans to expand the use of the S-Pen, used in the Galaxy Note devices, and also the range of foldable phones that are expected in 2021. As many as four devices may be available, two based on the Z Fold and two based on … Read more
Every week, we see interesting articles where we can’t really add value or they are just interesting and not related to displays, so we put them in a round-up list. Samsung Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) Camera review (Interesting as it compares the versions of the camera/phone with different APUs) Engineer Gets Ray Tracing To Work … Read more
Joan by Visionect announced the upcoming release of the latest evolution in its groundbreaking and innovative e-paper sign solutions for the corporate environment: Joan 32. The completely wireless Joan 32 is an easy to deploy, use and manage system requiring zero installation costs and taking mere minutes to set up. Replacing LCD displays altogether, Joan … Read more
What They Say Xiaomi has a new eReader that has a 7.8″ 1878 x 1404 (300 ppi) E Ink-based display with a quad core chipset, 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. It is available by crowdfunding at 1,099 Yuan (around $170) What We Think I do meet those that love E Ink displays and … Read more
What They Say Eizo put out an information update about compatibility issues between Apple PCs equipped with the new M1 chip and the Big Sur OS and some of its monitors. Some systems are only able to display on one Thunderbolt output, rather than both. There can also be issues with banding and correct colour … Read more
What They Say One of the Covid winners, Acer Inc, said that it’s November revenues were up 40.6% in November and up 17.9% for the year to date. Business highlights include YoY revenue growth for: Notebook PCs by 68.0% in November Monitors by 34.9% in November Gaming line by 52.4% in November, and by 31.8% … Read more
What They Say LG Display is considering converting its E5 production line in its Gumi factory to make OLEDs for iPhones, according to Korean sources. At the moment, it uses the E6 line in Paju for that purpose. The company would like to make more OLEDs for Apple in 2021, but its current capacity is … Read more
Aledia, a French startup pioneering a disruptive technology for microLED displays, announced it has manufactured the world’s first microLED chips produced on 300mm (12”) silicon wafers. The company, which developed its breakthrough technology on 200mm (8”) silicon wafers over the past eight years, will produce the chips on both 200mm and 300mm wafers. The larger … Read more
Vewd, the leading provider of OTT solutions globally, introduced Vewd OpX (Operator Experience), a cloud-managed set-top box experience integrating pay TV services with aggregated OTT content. Available for Linux, Android TV, Android Open Source Project (AOSP), and Reference Design Kit (RDK), Vewd OpX enables operators to deliver any TV content within a single unified user … Read more
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