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Hexus.net has published a review of the Philips 436M6VBPAB 43″ UltraHD HDR1000 monitor, advertised as the first monitor to achieve the HDR1000 label. Unfortunately, the review is mixed, with the local dimming used to support the HDR effect causing some artefacts when the monitor is used for regular PC applications. The blog also found that … Read more
The US International Trade Commission has said it will not impose any further import bans on Vizio products infringing a patent at the centre of a recent lawsuit filed by AMD, after the two companies reached a licensing agreement. SDI and MediaTek were also involved in the litigation, which pertained to a parallel pipeline graphics … Read more
Creative agency Skullmapping recently entertained travellers at Brussels Airport in Belgium with a projection mapping installation featuring Cupid, as part of an art campaign by Visit Flanders. The god of desire was seen breaking out of a Peter Paul Rubens painting and flying around, interacting with other real-life paintings and objects, with a quick pit-stop … Read more
Smart TV OTT software provider, Vewd, and entertainment service, Iflix, have partnered to make Iflix available on Vewd-enabled devices. “With more than 15 million subscribers across Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa, smart TV manufacturers and pay TV operators consider Iflix a must-have in their app catalogue,” Vewd said. Iflix worked with the Vewd … Read more
Canadian TV network CBC recently conducted an undercover investigation, taking a faulty MacBook Pro into an Apple Store to enquire about an out-of-warranty repair. The reporter was quoted a price of $1,200 to essentially replace everything in the machine, as its liquid sensors had been triggered. For emphasis, that’s less than $100 off the cost … Read more
In a bid to advertise its technology to a wider audience, Magic Leap is entering the realm of location-based entertainment. At its developer conference in Los Angeles, United States last week, Magic Leap demonstrated its first LBE application for Magic Leap, called The Navigator, a robotic vehicle created by arts and entertainment firm Meow Wolf, … Read more
Garmin has launched Instinct, a new outdoor watch with GPS, Glonass and Galileo satellite support, a built-in three-axis compass, a barometric altimeter and the company’s Elevate wrist-based heart rate sensor, plus built-in sports apps and smart connectivity. The watch is constructed to military standards (MIL-STD-810G) for thermal, shock and water resistance (up to 100 metres) … Read more
Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh mentioned the company’s long-awaited foldable smartphone again at the recent launch event for the Galaxy A9, remarking, “…it may be a niche market, but definitely, it will expand. I’m positive that we do need a foldable phone”. Koh also confirmed that the device will be launched globally. Speaking to attendees, … Read more
Since we (and many others) observed a serious logo burn-in problem on an LG OLED-TV set on the Nanosys booth at SID Display Week this past May, many people in the display community have been rethinking the widely held belief that OLED-TV burn-in was a thing of the past. But on January 24, 2018, Rtings.com … Read more
This year, Netflix had a strong third quarter on mobile platforms, according to Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence estimates. The Netflix app grossed $243.7 million in the third quarter of 2018, which represented a 90% year-on-year increase compared to the third quarter of 2017. The streaming app has now surpassed an estimated $1.4 billion in total … Read more
François Templier, Research Director and Strategic Marketing Manager for Photonic Devices in the Optics and Photonics department of CEA-Leti, discussed his organization’s work at a seminar at Colombia University in New York on October 5th titled “GaN MicroLEDs for High-Brightness Microdisplays and Large Area Displays.” Besides his duties at Leti, Dr. Templier is also Director … Read more
The Google Pixel 3 XL’s new 6.3-inch AMOLED flexible display with diamond sub-pixels makes the grade by meeting and exceeding existing top performance benchmark records. So says DisplayMate’s Dr. Ray Soneira, who has established the go-to lab for display industry benchmark testing. In the recently published findings from his smartphone shoot-out series, the new Google … Read more
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