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What They Say Tom’s Hardware reviewed the HP Reverb G2 (HP Extends XR Beyond the Visuals) and really liked the sharpness of the displays, but found the tracking to be ‘a huge letdown’. As a result it hasn’t been added to the ‘best VR headsets’ list. The HP headset uses Valve’s dual element fresnel lens … Read more
HP edged out Lenovo for the first time in years by a slim margin to regain leadership in the notebook PC market. Overall, the industry picked up pace last quarter as the world moves on to new options of remote working, education and digitalisation, driving 34% year-on-year shipment growth, according to Strategy Analytics’ latest report. … Read more
What They Say There has been a leak of information about Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phones which are expected to be launched in January, a but earlier in the year than usual. The displays are said to be: 6.2″ Galaxy S21 6.7″ Galaxy S21 Plus 6.8″ Galaxy S21 Ultra All are expected to be 120Hz and … Read more
What They Say The stand-alone Oculus Quest 2 (Oculus Quest 2 revealed, killing off future Oculus PC VR gear in the process)has been getting a generally favourable press, but that will be improved, we suspect as the headsets have been updated to support 90Hz operation by a firmware update. The original Quest supported 72Hz and … Read more
The total PC market (including tablets) enjoyed a second successive quarter of stellar growth, with total shipments of 124.5 million units, up 23% year-on-year. Lenovo led the global market with 23.5 million tablets, notebooks and desktops shipped followed closely by Apple with 22.1 million macs and iPads. HP, Dell and Samsung rounded out the top … Read more
What They Say Canalys put out a press release with its report on Q3 system sales. As well as its PC sales numbers, the company showed the strong growth in the Chromebook segment – up 122% year on year. PCs (including tablets) were also well up (+23% year on year) with Lenovo ahead of Apple, … Read more
What They Say Apple has hit snags with an OS upgrade to macOS Big Sur, which is reported to have been bricking some late 2013 and 2014 MacBook Pros. (see this MacRumors forum thread). We have also heard from app developers that say that the new OS is not yet supported. MacRumors said “One commenter … Read more
What They Say Samsung announced a small range of ‘Smart’ monitors built around its Tizen operating systems, used for its TVs and SoC-based smart commercial displays. There is an M7 in 32″, with ultraHD and the M5 with FullHD resolution and in 27″ and 32″ sizes. Features include connectivity with mobile devices including AirPlay and … Read more
What They Say Omdia published a blog post about the results in the TV market in Q3 and said that the market grew 15% in volume terms from last year to 62.9 million units and 10.9% above forecast. The regional growth was quite different (see chart). Total shipments for the year are down, although developed … Read more
Sharp NEC Display Solutions announces a partnership with Fusion Spaces to help organisations foster better home-based working environments which embrace best practice for user wellbeing through an on-line assessment tool and a range of bundled home-office technology solutions. “We believe in creating safe, comfortable and inclusive working environments that nurture and support human physical, psychological … Read more
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) has developed a new film that corrects the blue tint seen in organic electroluminescent (EL) panels when viewing devices from an angle. Organic EL panels are being increasingly employed in smartphones, tablets, computers and televisions. While exhibiting high contrast and fast response speed, Organic EL panels tend to develop … Read more
Vehicle displays are in transitional phase due to three major factors: higher connectivity, the growth in electric vehicle sales and a shift to semi-autonomous and autonomous driving. The industry is moving towards new functionality that is driving an increase in display sizes, performance and the number of displays per vehicle. TFT-LCD is the dominant technology … Read more
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