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Google Updates Android 11 for low-latency codecs, variable refresh, new media controls & ‘Display Cutout’ support

What They Say Google has released Android 11. There are a lot of changes, detailed in the linked article. For displays, changes include quicker connections to TVs, support for ‘hole-punch’ and ‘waterfall’ displays. There is an improvement in low latency video for streaming and other video-related services. Other features include improved 5G support. What We … Read more

Samsung TV Plus launches on phones after becoming a runaway success on TVs

What They Say Samsung’s TV Plus streaming app is one of the five most-used apps and the second most popular free video app on Samsung smart TVs. The free channel is streaming “billions of minutes every month” according to a Samsung executive. Now that the advertising-funded video model has been established, it is being moved … Read more

When It Comes to Displays, China Wins

Most of us are generally aware that some electronics companies are moving their sources of display out of China. Even Foxconn, the China-friendly Tawan-based company that is China’s largest employer plans to move more of its production from China to insulate itself from the increasingly fractious trade war between China and the U.S., wrote Alan … Read more

Worldwide Spending on Edge Computing Will Reach $250 Billion in 2024, According to a New IDC Spending Guide

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The concept of edge computing most often refers to intermediating infrastructure and critical services between core datacenters and intelligent end points. Proliferating enterprise and consumer devices benefit from a digitally transformed technology world through edge capabilities. However edge is defined, the compute, storage, and networking cornerstones gird data creation, analysis, and management outside of the … Read more

3D Perception Selects Barco FL40-4K Simulation Projector for Advanced Jet Training Solution

Barco, a global leader in visualization technology, and 3D perception, a designer and supplier of turn-key seamless visual display systems and technologies continue their long-standing partnership with the adoption of Barco’s newest simulation projector for their latest multi-system contract for military jet trainers. “3D perception is recognized throughout our global industry for precision-driven and highly … Read more

Plasmonic enhancement of stability and brightness in organic light-emitting devices

What They Say Nature published a paper by scientists (from UDC) that reported that they have demonstrated an OLED that uses the decay rate enhancement of a plasmonic system to increase device stability (a doubling of operational stability) while extracting 16% of the energy from the plasmon mode as light. A nanoparticle-based out-coupling scheme extracts … Read more

ViewSonic Launches New, All-in-One Direct View LED Displays with Sizes of Up to 216”

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, is introducing its latest All-in-One Direct View LED Displays, a brand-new addition to the large-size presentation display sector. Different from traditional LED displays, these new displays integrate display, image stitching, power supply, and control systems into one device that offers easy installation, operation, and maintenance. The … Read more

HP’s first Intel 11th-gen laptops use recycled ocean-bound plastics

What They Say HP has new 13″, 14″ and 15″ Pavilion laptops that use 11th Generation Intel Core CPUs and Iris XE graphics. They also are among the firm’s first laptops to use post-consumer-recycled and “ocean-bound” plastics (limited to the speaker housing) that would otherwise end up in the sea. The Elite Dragonfly also uses … Read more