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What They Say AirTies has said that its Cloud service is now being used by 25 million homes. The company makes Wi-fi systems (STBs and gateways) for the use of TV and other ISP service providers. What We Think I wouldn’t normally bother with this kind of topic, but I first reported on a small … Read more
What They Say Omdia said that PVOD v cinema trends varying by geographical market. The research was conducted around the release for Mulan. What We Think The cinema business is heading for an existential crisis as a provider of mass market content consumption. I can imagine Art and specialist cinemas (including PLF) surviving to provide … Read more
What They Say Researchers in Australia’s national science agency (CSIRO) have reported that Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces including touchscreens for up to 28 days. At 20°C, the virus was ‘extremely robust’, but it disappeared much more quickly as temperatures rise. What We Think I’ve talked many times about the problems of hygiene and … Read more
What They Say Scientists at Dolby and RiT in New York have conducted a project, published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, that confirms that viewers had a preference for images that had an extended colour gamut beyond Rec. 709 and DCI-P3. It was also confirmed that the medium in which the content was generated … Read more
What They Say Pulse News in Korea reported that OLED TV sales have reached 10 million units, cumulatively. The paper also said that global OLED TV shipment will reach 1.2 million units in the fourth quarter, up 30 percent compared to the same quarter last year. It also expected OLED TV demand to stay strong, … Read more
What They Say After months of speculation, and slightly later in the year than before, Apple finally announced the iPhone 12 series. The 6.1″ iPhone 12 and the 5.4″ iPhone 12 mini get the OLED technology that was previously reserved for the Pro models (two of these in the 12 series the 6.1″ Pro & … Read more
EIZO Corporation announced that its ColorEdge PROMINENCE CG3146 HDR reference monitor was awarded the 2020 Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Award for Engineering Excellence. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the HPA Awards were founded to recognize creative artistry and innovation in the professional media content industry. The Engineering Excellence Award rewards outstanding technical and creative ingenuity in … Read more
What They Say Acer reported that its revenues for September at NT$29.51 billion ($1.024 billion), the highest for six years and up 27.3% YoY. Year-on-year revenue growth for Pan America was up by 70.7% Year-on-year revenue growth for the gaming line was up by 69.9%, for Chromebooks by 94.4%, and for commercial notebooks by 86.6% … Read more
What They Say Reuters is holding a free webinar on the topic of the Future of VR with HP. Speakers are: Elias Stephan, Head of Global Virtual Reality Business Development, HP Jeff Marshall, CEO, Ovation Tony Bevilacqua, Founder and CEO, Cognitive3D Johan Bouvin, Director of Product – XR software and Eco-system, Tobii What We Think … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, I read an editorial from DSCC’s Bob O’Brien that talked about OLED vs LCD. He pointed out that when his firm started in 2016, it focused on OLED research because it was clearly the coming technology. In the article, he looked at why OLED had grown more slowly than expected … Read more
As the global pandemic rages on and many countries around the world enter the second wave of COVID-19 infections, continuity of business and online schooling remain at the forefront of every economy. This led to double-digit growth in the traditional PC market, comprised of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, as global shipments grew 14.6% year over … Read more
What They Say Gartner & IDC joined Canalys in putting out their Q3 PC results. (Lenovo, HP, and Dell led PCs to 10-year shipment high in Q3). Gartner saw a bigger market than Canalys at 71.4 million and with 3.6% growth while IDC ha a total of 81.3 million with 14.6% growth. There were quite … Read more
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