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What They Say The BBC made a documentary about computer graphics in its excellent Horizon series – in 1981. What We Think It’s an interesting item to view again! This was when I was getting into computer graphics, with very few pixels or colours. Ignore the horrible ‘wow’ on the title music, it’s worth a … Read more

Radiant Webinar Presents Standard Measurement Method for Quantifying “Sparkle” in Anti-Glare Displays

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of display test and measurement solutions, announces that it will host a live webinar presenting a method for objectively and repeatably measuring the effect of sparkle on anti-glare (AG) display quality, according to human visual perception. The webinar, titled “Defining a Sparkle Measurement Standard for Quality Control of Anti-Glare … Read more

Halide perovskite nanocrystal arrays: Multiplexed synthesis and size-dependent emission

What They Say A group from Northwestern University in Illinois, US, has developed a process to synthesize perovskite-based nanocrystals that can be deposited using an organic ink. The dots can be as small as 50 nanometers. The crystals could be used for solar cells or displays. The performance is said to be better than current … Read more

4K Ultra HD: Into the Vaults — Prepping Films for 4K Ultra HD is a Journey of Discovery

What They Say To make the most of the move to UltraHD, content owners have to process their catalogues to optimies for UltraHD and HDR. The pandemic has helped sales of content including Blu-ray disks. The article is an interview with the Paramout Pictures archivists who explained that they go back to original 35mm negatives … Read more

SigmaSense Closes $22M Series A Funding Round with Groundbreaking Invention Enabling Touchless Touch Screens

SigmaSense, the global leader in touch screen performance, announced the closing of $22 million in Series A funding led by Foxconn Technology Group with participation from strategic investors Corning, E Ink, GIS and MRI (managing partner of LG-MRI). Former Dell CFO Tom Meredith also participated in the round. SigmaSense intends to leverage these strategic and … Read more

PMA Research Tracking Shows Sequential Improvement in Flat Panel Display Sales Through Distribution Channel

PMA Research (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on large displays, has published their latest sell-through tracking report on large-format (32-inch and larger) flat panel displays being sold by leading U.S. Distributors who typically serve commercial markets. As the pandemic marches into month number six, overall sales of large-format LCD, OLED and dvLED displays through … Read more

AOC Launches Three New High Resolution Monitors from the E2 Series

Display specialist AOC announces three new additions to its E2 series monitors, aimed at business/professional as well as home users with high requirements but a limited budget. The new “essential” models from the E2 series include the 80 cm (31.5″) QHD model Q32E2N and the 4K (UHD) model U32E2N. Need extra screen space? The 1080p … Read more

Logitech, Jabra, Vaddio & Yamaha Join Barco’s ClickShare Alliance Program

Barco, global leader in professional meeting room visualization and collaboration solutions, is proud to announce that leading meeting room players Logitech, Jabra, Vaddio and Yamaha have joined its brand new ClickShare Alliance Program. Together with key partners Barco aims to bring better hybrid meetings, powered by the ClickShare portfolio and peripherals from alliance partners. As … Read more

Future-of-Work Solutions Power Dell Technologies’ Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 Financial Results

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What They Say Dell Technologies announced Q2 revenue of $22.7 billion, down slightly from last year and operating income up to $1.1 billion from $519 million last year. The Client Solutions Group had $11.2 billion in revenues and $715 million in operating income (6.4%). Consumer revenue was $3.2 billion, up 18%, while commercial client revenue … Read more

Three top Apple suppliers to commit $900 million to India smartphone incentive plan – sources

What They Say Reuters reported that Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron all plan to take advantage of a production-linked plan in India to build factories in the country. The investments could total $900 million. Foxconn is said to be prepared to invest $524 million. The facilities will be used to make products for Apple. Reuters said … Read more