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Yeah, I know. Every time the bezel gets narrower or the “smart TV” interface gets a re-skin, it’s a “new generation.” But I’m talking about a significant technical improvement viewers can really see, and we’ll be seeing a good one in 2021. At the last real CES (January 2020), several manufacturers showed prototype TVs with … Read more
What They Say In reporting on new funding for Iljin Tech, to help the firm turn around its business, The Elec said that the company seems to be banking on Samsung Electronics using its metal mesh touch technology in notebook displays. From a peak at 221.5 billion Won ($202 million) in 2017 the firm saw … Read more
What They Say WarnerMedia and Roku have agreed ‘after protracted negotiations’ that Roku users will be able to get access to HBO Max, the premium streaming service. The access will start from 17th December. Reuters reports that HBO Max has 12.6 million “activations” or users, compared to 86.8 million paid subscribers for Walt Disney Co’s … Read more
What They Say Virgin Media posted data about its success in 2020 in the UK, despite, or because of the pandemic. When it came to upload traffic, Virgin Media’s network saw data use jump up by 64 per cent across the year, driven by people working from home, connecting with loved ones on video calls … Read more
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
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