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Plasmonics is Under Development as a Means to Enhance OLEDs

This Display Daily article has several starting points. The first is the fact that technology based on plasmonics has not yet been used in any large scale commercial applications. A second starting point is that it is desirable to simultaneously improve the efficiency and stability of OLED device technology. This article will report on a … Read more

Pixel Artworks Paints a Rainbow of Hope above Greenwich

Pixel Artworks, the award-winning specialists in light and pixel technology, lit up the skies above London’s Greenwich with the colours of the rainbow as it harnessed cutting-edge creative technology to fly London’s very first drone light show above a regal residency. Additionally, the trailblazing company now holds exclusive permissions to hold further drone displays over … Read more

Commission accepts Broadcom commitments for set-top chips

What They Say The European Commission has been taking action against Broadcom over issues of competition policy. In April the firm said it would not make new agreements with similar terms and the Commission has now accepted this undertaking. The conclusion of the anti-trust investigation follows an alleged abuse of dominance by Broadcom in SoCs … Read more

Reinvesting in the Entertainment Landscape

What They Say The Stinger Report has an interesting update on a new category (to me) of VR location-based entertainment, ‘Arena-scale’ VR or ‘Free Roaming’ or ‘Walking Attractions’. Players have backpack PCs and VR headsets and are able to move freely over an area to play games. What We Think As stand-alone headsets get better, … Read more

OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock review: Affordable dock offers connectivity for two 4K external displays

What They Say OWC has a Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock that can support dual HDMI outputs at up to UltraHD at 60Hz. The mini-dock is just $119. What We Think Not the biggest story, but Thunderbolt really helps multidisplay support and to see relatively low cost devices must help. Note that the device doesn’t supply … Read more

Unreal Engine will power the Hummer EV’s infotainment display

What They Say Epic Games has revealed that the forthcoming GMC Hummer vehicle (to be launched next week) will have an infotainment system based on the Unreal Engine – previously developed for games. What We Think Once you have a good display and lots of data, you really need to use 3D processing to exploit … Read more

Strong Demand in 3Q20 Results in Highest Single-Quarter Global TV Shipment of 62.05 Million Units, Says TrendForce

Owing to a 20% increase in TV demand in North America, as well as the fact that TV brands had deferred their shipment schedules in 1H20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of the third-quarter cyclical upturn were further compounded in 3Q20, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations. Quarterly TV shipment reached a historical high … Read more

‘This will be the European channel’s most profitable year ever’ – Canalys CEO

The European channel will log its most profitable year ever this year amid a global health crisis, claims Canalys CEO Steve Brazier. Brazier used his keynote at this year’s virtual Canalys Channels… What They Say Canalys CEO, Steve Brazier, and a long term friend of Meko, has said at the Canalys Channels Forum that this … Read more

Toppan Develops World’s First Aerial Touch Display to Generate Images Parallel to the Panel

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics has responded to the recent increase in demand for contactless touch panels by developing an aerial touch display with a body that is 50% slimmer than conventional devices. The display can be operated when hands are wet or covered by gloves, thus … Read more

Nvidia Research develops a neural network to replace traditional video compression

What They Say Nvidia has develoed a new cloud-AI-based codec for video which is claimed to reduce bandwidth by 90% compared to H.264. (Hmmm, that’s what the article said, but an example shown dropped the data rate from 97.28KB/frame to 0.1164KB/frame which is a 1000X reduction, although, of course, audio compression would not be affected) … Read more