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What Bob Saw on the Net 27/11/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Visionox …

Tags:5G| AMD| Flexible Displays| Game Playing| Google| Investment| LCD Fabs| OLEDs| Smart TV| USA| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)

NAB-NY Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

SiliconCore’s 1.2mm pitch Lavender display, with a sample of its 0.95mm pitch display on left. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) SiliconCore was featuring its 1.2mm pitch Lavender HDR LED video wall in a 110” diagonal, 1920 …

Tags:Cameras| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB NY 2018| Panasonic| SiliconCore| Vol 25 - Issue 41

iFixit Confirms Google Pixel 3 XL Features Samsung AMOLED

by Andrew Fenn

iFixit’s teardown of the new Pixel 3 XL smartphone from Google revealed a Samsung AMOLED display. Google has historically used LG for its OLED display technology, though as iFixit rightly points out, the presence …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 41

Google Play Movies to Offer Ultra HD Upgrades for Free?

by Andrew Fenn

A string of code found within the latest version of the Google Play Movies app suggests that Google may soon be following in Apple’s footsteps by allowing customers to upgrade their HD movies to …

Tags:4k| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 41

Google and Sky Join HbbTV Association

by Andrew Fenn

Over the past 12 months, seven new companies have joined the HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and …

Tags:Google| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Sky| Skyworth| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Google Launches Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL — Pre-orders Now Open

by Andrew Fenn

Right on schedule, pre-orders are now available for the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, following the couple’s official launch event earlier this week. The standard Pixel 3 features a 5.5″ P-OLED display …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39

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Google Updates Chromecast Streamer

by Milos Pavlovic

Google has a new version of its Chromecast dongle that boosts the frame rate of 1080p video to 60fps and also adds support for Google Home speakers, so that voice control can be used …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Images of New Google Chromecast and Smart TV Kit Leak Online

by Andrew Fenn

Images of Google’s “Smart TV Kit” and an upgraded Chromecast have leaked online, ahead of the company’s official launch event on October 9th. An FCC filing uncovered earlier in the year reveals that the …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Philips to Roll out Oreo Update to Android TVs Later this Year

by Andrew Fenn

Philips will begin rolling out the Android TV Oreo (8.0) operating system update to its 2016, 2017 and 2018 Android TVs — in that order — beginning in November. The company says it is …

Tags:Android| Google| Large Display Monitor| Philips| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Google Partners with Science Education Firm on Daydream VR Labs

by Andrew Fenn

Google has partnered with science education company Labster to create more than 30 virtual labs on the Daydream platform, where students can do their lab work in VR without having to walk, drive or …

Tags:AR/VR| Education| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Google Assistant for LG AI ThinQ TVs Heading to Seven New Markets

by Andrew Fenn

Google Assistant will be made available for LG’s 2018 AI ThinQ TVs in seven more markets – Australia, Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, Spain and the UK – from the fourth quarter of 2018, …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Smart TV| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 33