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Companies Sign Development And License Agreement to Accelerate MicroLED Mass Production

October 6, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Lextar Electronics Corp., a leader in Opto-Semiconductor solutions and X Display Company (XDC), a leader in MicroLED displays, announced that the companies entered into agreements, including Development and License Agreement and Services Agreement wherein Lextar has licensed XDC’s Intellectual Property, and both Lextar’s and XDC’s customers will be supplied Lextar’s high-performance MicroLEDs. “We are pleased … Read more

NEC Display Solutions and BrightSign Team Up to Deliver Integrated Digital Signage Solution

October 6, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

NEC Display Solutions and BrightSign, LLC® have collaborated to deliver a family of large format displays with integrated digital signage capabilities. The full range of NEC MultiSync V Series large format displays are now available with the BrightSign OPS digital signage media player included. “As businesses emerge from the pandemic, digital signage plays a key … Read more

Sony KD-48A9 48-inch OLED TV Impresses in Review

December 21, 2022October 6, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say What Hi-Fi in the UK looked at the new Sony KD-48A9 OLED TV and thought that it was ‘extraordinarily good’ with ‘Striking picture performance’ and ‘Strong sound’ although it criticised the high price (£1,799 in the UK which is $1,940 + tax). What We Think HDTV Test also thought that the 48″ … Read more

Microsoft starts taking ‘Flight Simulator’ VR beta sign-ups

October 6, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Asobo Studios has opened sign-ups for a closed beta test of playing Microsoft’s latest flight simulator program in VR using a Windows Mixed Reality headset like the HP Reverb G2 and a suitable PC. There is a later plan to add other headsets. What We Think This is the kind of application … Read more

Sharp to Split-off Display Business?

October 6, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec, quoting SankeiBiz in Japan, reports that Sharp plans to split off its display business into a new subsidiary Sharp Display Technology (SDTC) based in Kameyama, Japan. The factory in Kameyama will be used for automotive and medical displays. The move may help the company to raise money for future technology … Read more

My Experience with the Galaxy Z Flip

October 6, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Display market research specialist, Ross Young, has got hold of a Galaxy Z Flip (not the Flip 2) on a special deal and gives his thoughts on the product. He was impressed with the quality despite the criticism of this product when it was released. What We Think Ross has been digging … Read more

Online review shows that the Galaxy Z Fold 2 is more durable than the original Fold, but not by much

October 6, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say JerryRigEverything did a stress test on the Samsung Z Fold 2. The front display uses Corning Victus glass and has hardness on the mho scale around 6 or 7. The internal screen scratches at level 2 or 3 which is under the hard coat layer and it can be damaged by a … Read more

Samsung drops under display camera plan for S21

October 6, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec in Korea reports that Samsung has dropped its plan to put an under-display camera in the Galaxy S21 series due next year because of low yield in production. The company will try to adopt the concept in the Galaxy Z Fold 3, due later in 2021. The paper reports that … Read more

Introducing the Ray Tracing Levels System – and what it will mean for gaming.

October 5, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Imagination Technology has developed a system to classify ray tracing performance to help developers understand how ray tracing can be supported, at appropriate levels of efficiency (e.g. for mobile apps). Level 0 – Legacy Solutions Level 1 – Software on Traditional GPUs Level 2 – Ray/Box and Ray/Tri Testers in Hardware Level … Read more

Next-Generation SMPTE VC-6 Video Production Codec Standard Published

October 5, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

V-Nova, a leading provider of video compression solutions, has announced that after a comprehensive peer review process, the VC-6 video codec has now been fully ratified and published by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). Published as SMPTE ST-2117, VC-6 is the first video codec to leverage AI as part of its … Read more

Philips Professional Display Solutions’ New Crestron Connected Certified Windows 10 Powered C-Line Corporate Display Range Now Available in EMEA

October 5, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

The highly anticipated advanced interactive Philips C-Line display is now available in warehouses across EMEA. This new range of Crestron Connected® V2 and Windows-powered range of collaborative displays brings all new levels of usability, creativity and compatibility to inspire any meeting environment, big or small. Unveiled at ISE 2020 and updated to meet the unprecedented … Read more

Google Ends Support for Daydream VR

October 5, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google has officially ended support for the Daydream VR platform, four years after its introduction and there is no guarantee that Android 11 will support compatible headsets. Google ended its sales of headsets a year ago. Google said “… asking people to put their phone in a headset and lose access to … Read more