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Toshiba Adds Automotive Display Interface Bridge ICs for In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has added “TC9594XBG” and “TC9595XBG,” new interface bridge ICs for automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems, to its lineup of display interface bridge ICs. Sample shipments start this month. Automotive IVI systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and as the number of displays they incorporate grows, so too do panel choices, … Read more

MicroLED Display: An Emerging Application Market

microLED is considered by some to be the fourth generation flat panel display technology after plasma, LCD and OLED. It combines the best features of LCD and OLED, with higher brightness, significant increases in power efficiency and reliability and the potential for lower cost. Many working prototypes have come to market but no volume production … Read more

Samsung Globally Launches Odyssey G7 Curved Gaming Monitor

Samsung Electronics, the leader in the gaming monitor market*, announced the global launch of its groundbreaking Odyssey G7 gaming monitor. Unveiled at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, the Odyssey lineup reimagines the gaming experience by combining the deepest, most immersive curved displays with best-in-class performance features. The G7 monitor is the world’s first 1000R gaming … Read more

Pay TV Revenues to Plunge to $150 Billion

Global pay TV revenues for 138 countries peaked in 2016 at $202 billion. Revenues will fall to $150 billion in 2025 – despite the number of pay TV subscribers rising by 35 million between 2019 and 2025. Revenues will decline in 61 countries between 2019 and 2025. The US will provide the most dramatic fall … Read more

Leader Adds MaxFALL/CLL HDR Metadata Error Logging to ZEN Series Test Instruments

Leader Electronics announces the addition of MaxFALL and MaxCLL HDR metadata error logging tools for production studios, postproduction suites and media laboratories working with SMPTE ST.2086 metadata to grade high dynamic range video. This new feature complements the recently launched SER31 Colorimetry Zone Display ‘real-time’ false-colour display plug-in module. It is fully compatible with Leader … Read more

Supply Returns to Normalcy as Global Demand Shocks Affect Personal Computing Device Shipments, According to IDC

As countries around the world continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, International Data Corporation (IDC) expects the global economy to face challenges as consumers and businesses cope with financial hardship among other losses. Due to these factors, IDC’s forecast for the global tablet, notebook PC, desktop PC, and workstation market has been lowered for … Read more

Earwear and Wristbands Drive First Quarter Growth in the Worldwide Wearables Market, Says IDC

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Global shipments of wearable devices grew 29.7% year over year during the first quarter of 2020 (1Q20) as total device volume reached 72.6 million units according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. However, the growth was disproportionately spread across the various form factors as growth in wristbands … Read more

Ssimwave Viewer Experience Solution Achieves Dolby Certification

SSIMWAVE announced that its SSIMPLUS® Viewer Experience monitoring product has been approved by Dolby Laboratories for its ability to decode Dolby Vision® enabled content. The certification follows extensive tests and makes SSIMPLUS the first Viewer Experience solution to receive such approval. SSIMPLUS helps customers deliver HDR content as intended by optimizing technology decisions across a … Read more

Precision Metrics in XR

Extended Reality (XR) is earning a lot of ‘street cred’ these days in the medical field. I see creative application and diverse use cases of XR everywhere I tread: in conference presentations, webinars, hospitals (of my grad students), and even the literature that crosses my screen. But in most of the cases I’ve viewed, medical … Read more

Pico Interactive Announces Availability of its Neo 2 and Neo 2 Eye Virtual Reality Headsets

Pico Interactive, a global tech company that develops innovative virtual reality (VR) and enterprise solutions, announces the availability of its highly anticipated headsets from the Pico Neo line – the Neo 2 and Neo 2 Eye, both of which deliver key VR solutions to the enterprise. Both models were built with business in mind, featuring … Read more

Looking Glass Factory Ships Its 8K Holographic Display

For enterprises that have been waiting decades for a large-format holographic solution that doesn’t require the friction of VR or AR headsets, the Looking Glass 8K Immersive Display is now shipping worldwide. Orders are being accepted on the Looking Glass website: http://look.glass/8k. This breakthrough system, powered by Looking Glass Factory’s proprietary light field technology, is … Read more

AOC Expands Their Business Monitors Portfolio With Ten New P2 Series Models

In the times of growing need for monitors with bigger size, improved connectivity and image quality, display specialist AOC announces the new P2 series monitors for professional users. Covering an extensive range of display sizes from 21.5″ (54.7 cm), 23.8″ (60.4 cm), 27″ (68.6 cm) and ultra-wide 34″ (86 cm), AOC acknowledges its users’ distinct … Read more