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Samsung and LG Hit with Smart TV Tech Patent Suit by SoftBank IP Subsidiary

What They Say DivX LLC (described in the article as a ‘notorious patent litigator’) has filed suits an a Delaware court claiming that LG and Samsung and Realtek, the semiconductor company (which is described in the article as ‘LG’s RealTek Semiconductor unit’ – which it’s not). The patents relate to video processing including a 2011 … Read more

LG And Hyundai Collaborate To Bring Home Convenience To Electric Vehicles

LG Electronics (LG) and Hyundai Motor unveiled the IONIQ Concept Cabin, a collaborative effort that combines both companies’ expertise in consumer lifestyle convenience and personal electric vehicles to deliver a concept that takes maximum advantage of the more spacious interiors made possible by EVs not encumbered by internal combustion powerplants and mechanical components. The IONIQ … Read more

Single Chip Brightness Takes Another Leap Forward with Digital Projection’s New M-Vision 23000

Digital Projection, an Emmy Award-winning manufacturer of high performance projection systems, announced the launch of the world’s brightest single chip DLP laser phosphor projector – the 23,000 Lumen M-Vision 23000. Budget-friendly, incredibly bright display for a multitude of applications The Digital Projection M-Vision 23000 WU boasts an unprecedented 23,000 lumens output and 10,000:1 contrast ratio, … Read more

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