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The 2020 Macroblock symposium was broadcasted live on September 25th 2020 to communicate with customers worldwide. On top of the exciting speeches delivered by the various speakers and the insightful panel discussion between the industry leaders, Macroblock also announced the launch of a series of driver ICs for LCD and LED displays. The new series … Read more
Designed to sit discreetly only inches away from a wall or screen, to not impact the aesthetic of a room in the way televisions do, the new CinemaX P2 ultra short throw laser projector offers a next-generation true 4K UHD digital cinema-quality picture in a sleek minimalist design – for the ultimate big-screen experience at … Read more
What They Say The number of US Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) subscribers will grow from 203 million last year to 317 million by 2025. Netflix will add 10 million subscribers, but the big winners will be Disney+ (27 million additions) and Hulu (22 million) according to Digital TV Research. The firm said that the US will … Read more
What They Say How to make a pop-up monitor holder. What We Think When I’m not hunched over my computer, I like to hack away at bits of wood, so I couldn’t resist including this Youtube video explaining how to make a monitor lift from a very old-fashioned British woodworking expert, Peter Parfitt. (BR)
What They Say iFixit took the latest Z Fold 3 and tore it down. It found that the hinge is much simpler than previous foldable devices but didn’t like the repairability because of the number of glued components. What We Think You have to respect the huge amount of engineering that goes into these devices.(BR)
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
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