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What They Say Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that as part of Apple’s miniLED push, the company will release a pair of new MacBook Pro models in 2021 with the technology — and a “more affordable” MacBook Air in 2022. In a note to investors, seen by AppleInsider, Ming-Chi Kuo is refining his predictions for … Read more
Here are some links for the week that might be interesting, but do not need much of a comment Global semiconductor sales grow in October, says SIA Smartphone OLED prices to drop from oversupply: UBI Research Touch interface added to LG transparent OLED Behind the Middle East’s biggest 8K ceiling screen Apple may use Samsung … Read more
A team of researchers led by Richard Friend of the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, (Cambridge, UK) and Dawei Di of the Department of Optical Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, P.R. China) are developing a technology to produce highly efficient perovskite-based LEDs and that also enables the incorporation of a wider … Read more
What They Say Vewd said that it has added support to its software stack for the Japanese BML and Hybridcast hybrid TV standards. That is on topic of existing support for HbbTV and ATSC3.0 which will make it easier for the firm’s customers to use a single solution globally. It can run on top of … Read more
E Ink Holdings, the leading innovator of electronic ink technology, and Plastic Logic, a leader in the design and manufacture of flexible, glass-free electrophoretic displays (EPDs), are partnering to provide the world’s first flexible color displays based around E Ink’s Advanced Color ePaper (ACeP™) technology. Plastic Logic’s advanced oTFT (organic Thin Film Transistor) displays are … Read more
What They Say Warranty Week did its annual round-up of warranty provision and finance in the US high-tech industries. The blog highlights the differences between 2020 and the pattern in 2008/9 and comes to the conclusion that there is no overall pattern, with winners and losers and with increasing and declining provisions. A stand-out performance … Read more
What They Say The Verge got hold of the FlexPai 2 that Royole released recently in China (Watch a demo of Royole’s new folding phone, on sale today for roughly $1,500) the blog had a look at the unit which has a 7.8″ 1920 x 1440 (4:3 308ppi) display and operates as two displays at … Read more
What They Say TV Technology reports that in October, a trial of over-the-air 8K TV took place and used MIMO technology to deliver 113Mbps. The article said that new STBs would need to be used to support MIMO as existing ATSC 3.0 sets could not receive the signal. A vertical antenna could provide HD or … Read more
What They Say The Protocol newsletter highlighted that Facebook will shut down new app submissions for Oculus Go, the $200 standalone VR headset first introduced in May 2018. It will support Gear VR and Go devices, at least for now, with Facebook pledging to support the latter through 2022. The article also includes a description … Read more
I’m very grateful to the GfU in Germany for sending out a release that reminded me that on December 4th 1970, Hoffmann-LaRoche filed for the first patent for LCD technology in Switzerland, so today the technology celebrates its 50th birthday! As it happens, in the summer of 1970, I left school and after going to … Read more
What They Say The Flatpanelshd TV blog has a review of the XBox that highlights what the console is doing with HDR content. The review highlights that the console does not support the AV1 codec, although Micrsoft is a supporter of that technology. It also covers issues of audio format conversion. What We Think This … Read more
What They Say The Elec in Korea reports that Wonik IPS is trying to buy the display equipment business of Semes, but the companies are struggling because Semes employees are paid substantially more than Wonik staff. The firms have an MOU on the deal but it may be derailed. The report said that the deal … Read more
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