subscribe

Samsung Display Has a Task Force for Foldables

There is more and more noise around the possibility of Samsung making a folding smartphone, although there were reports of some damping down of speculation by Samsung last month, and Samsung Display has set up a Task Force (Task Force for Foldable) to develop its flexible OLED business. (Samsung Secures Chinese Buyer for Flexible OLED … Read more

Research Uncovers Communication and Safety Issues with In-Flight VR

Dutch airline KLM and aerospace research firm NLR recently studied the effects of passengers using VR headsets in relation to safety, on-board service, experience and comfort. The experiment took place in a KLM cabin simulator at Schiphol-East. Forty KLM volunteers and a crew were exposed to various flight scenarios, ranging from a calm flight to … Read more

DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and UHD Alliance Announce New 4K Ultra HD Summit

DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group this fall will increase awareness and encourage ownership of 4K Ultra HD home entertainment products, including devices and content, through the4K Ultra HD Summit, presented in partnership with the Ultra HD Alliance. The 4K Ultra HD Summit will advocate and educate about the benefits of 4K Ultra HD televisions and … Read more

DEG Announces Date and Itinerary for 4K Ultra HD Summit in LA

The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) will increase awareness and encourage ownership of Ultra HD devices and content at the 4K Ultra HD Summit on November 6th at Skirball Cultural Centre in Los Angeles, in partnership with the Ultra HD Alliance. The summit will promote the benefits of UHD TVs and content, HDR and new products … Read more

A Game-changer: How Samsung Optimized the Galaxy Note9 for Next-level Gaming

The Galaxy Note9 holds absolutely nothing back when it comes to speed, power and performance because today’s users need a smartphone that allows them to get the most out of work and play. That’s why Samsung Electronics packed its latest flagship device with innovations in software and hardware that not only take mobile productivity to … Read more

Apple “Secretly?” Visits AUO and Epistar

Apple

We loved a story that was in the press in Asia that said that Apple has ‘secretly’ visited AUO and Epistar in Taiwan to talk about and check on the progress of the development of microLEDs. The visit was part of a trip to visit Touch Taiwan. The reports say that Epistar has developed 400 … Read more

Energy Saving Slips in Europe with New TVs

Advanced Television spoke to Markus Kick, a GfK specialist in Consumer Electronics who explained that the move to higher quality TVs is having a negative impact on the purchase of energy-saving TVs. He said that only a third of TVs sold in Europe meet the A+ rating (the third level of efficiency) with A++ sets … Read more

Switzerland Abandons DTT Transmission

SRG in Switzerland, which has been operating DTT in the country, has been granted a new broadcasting concession that allows it to switch off its 200+ DVB-T terrestrial transmitters and discontinue the DTT service in the country. Only around 1.9% of the households in the country rely on the service as the primary way of … Read more

Seoul Semiconductor Sues Fry’s Over TVs

LED maker, Seoul Semiconductor via its Seoul Viosys subsidiary, has started a lawsuit against Fry’s Electronics of the US. The company said that Fry’s has been selling LCD TVs with LED backlights that infringe 15 patents that it claims. Seoul drew attention to optical lens technology that improves the uniformity of backlights. Reports identify a … Read more

Grundig TV Updates from IFA

Grundig 3

Grundig (owned by Beko/Arçelik) did not highlight any TVs in its press materials at IFA, but there have been some updates. According to booth personnel, Dolby Vision has been implemented on some models. Also new is a 10-speaker audio solution. Grundig was also showing an 8K prototype. Grundig seems to have a close relationship with … Read more

Changhong Focus on OLED TVs: Upgrades with Android

As is typical of Changhong, they showed many TVs and a projection solution but did not have a spokesperson who could provide more than just the basic information. After reviewing what we wrote about Changhong for the 2017 IFA, it is clear that not much has changed as many of the same TVs were on … Read more