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What They Say Samsung is still the biggest smart TV supplier in the US (with 32%), but TCL has now gone past Vizio to take the #2 spot with 14% of sales according to Statista, just ahead of Vizio at 13% What We Think Samsung’s dominance is no surprise, but TCL’s move past Vizio is … Read more
What They Say Part of the reason that Facebook is so committed to AR is that the company feels it missed out on the creation of the current wave of hardware platforms and wants to ensure that it is around when augmented reality displays replace smartphones. Facebook thinks it has the power to develop the … Read more
What They Say Scientists from Peking University recognised that one of the limits on digital photography resolution, along with ccd pixel size, is that lenses are circular, while sensors are all rectangular. Sampling usually takes place in the horizontal or vertical direction The group found, after data analysis from different angles, that they can collect … Read more
What They Say Sling TV has introduced a ‘watch party’ feature to allow enhanced viewing of streamed content with the addition of text and video alongside the main video images. It needs a Chrome browser on a PC to work correctly at the moment. Users can co-watch content from channels like TNT, TBS, AMC, CNN, … Read more
What They Say Finnish XR specialist, Varjo, is working with Kia and using Autodesk VRED to help with Kia’s design process. The article describes how the Varjo XR-1 is being used to switch realities. What We Think I have found Varjo’s headset and mixed reality technologies very impressive. It’s expensive, but in the context of … Read more
There’s always something in the air these days. Here in Colorado, it was just another smoky day, the hazy high-altitude air filled with particulates from the many forest fires actively burning in our mountains. Online, however, the VR/AR Association (VRARA) education committee, chaired by Carlos Ochoa in Madrid, met this week to ‘air’ some insightful … Read more
AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV® today announced the addition of eight new dedicated flat-to-wall models to its SEAMLESS Kitted Series of dvLED Video Wall Mounts. The new SEAMLESS Kitted Series Mounting Systems are designed exclusively for leading direct view LED display manufacturers, offering slim, space-saving, and aesthetically appealing designs for multiple configurations. With integrated cable management, … Read more
Global shipments of wearable devices are expected to total 396.0 million units in 2020 according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. This marks a 14.5% increase from the 345.9 million units shipped in 2019. Looking ahead, IDC forecasts shipment volume to have a five-year compound annual growth … Read more
The development of microLED based displays has driven the need for a high yield, cost effective means of microLED mass transfer. At this time, however, conventional transfer technologies can fairly be described as needing improvements in transfer yield as well as rotational and translational transfer accuracy. Also desired are improvements in compatibility with the subsequent … Read more
What They Say This is a video (3 hours 21 minutes) of Huawei’s Developer Conference Keynote. What We Think If Huawei is important to you, it might be worth a look. The link below is set to start at the beginning of the action at the event. (BR)
What They Say National broadcaster, ORF, of Austria has launched a trial of broadcasting UltraHD content using DVB-T2 technology. The broadcaster hopes to increase the content sent this way. What We Think A CI+ card is needed for reception in a DVB-T2 TV set. (BR)
What They Say Amazon has new Fire TV sticks. The Lite version ($29.99) has FullHD with HDR (HLG, HDR10, HDR10+) while the Fire TV stick ($39.99) adds Dolby Atmos. Although the sticks support HDR with FullHD, at the moment streaming channels tend to distribute FullHD with SDR and UltraHD with HDR. What We Think European … Read more
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