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The Right to Repair Fight Comes to Congress

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A bill has been introduced in the US Congress as the Fair Repair Act. “For too long, large corporations have hindered the progress of small business owners and everyday Americans by …

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New York Senate Passes Electronics Right-to-Repair Legislation

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Although the legislation has still to be passed by the Assembly, the New York State Senate has overwhelmingly (51-21) voted to pass electronics right-to-repair legislation. It is reported to be the …

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Vizio Claims 11.2 Million Addressable Enabled TV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vizio reported that it now has the ability to dynamically insert commercials into live programming, enabling addressable ad campaigns that can reach 11.2 million of its smart TVs. The company is …

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Vizio Releases its ‘2022’ TVs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vizio released its 2022 range of TVs. Features of the different series are: P Series – FALD (no miniLED) with up to 270 zones and up to 1,200cd/m². Variable Refresh Rate …

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DSCC Reports on TV Display Technology and Markets

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We have the first part of a two article report on the big picture of the display market from the DSCC/SID Business Conference which will be published today as our Display …

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LG Pro:centric Catena Simplifies Public Space TV Management

by Artem Alekseenko

LG Business Solutions USA is making it easier than ever for businesses with public area digital displays to control their entire portfolio of screens through its new system called Pro:Centric Catena®. Operating on LG’s …

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Apple Commits $430 Billion in US Investments Over Five Years

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple said that it planned to invest $430 billion in the US over the next five years and committed to build a new North Carolina Campus in the Research Triangle Area. …

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Foxconn mostly abandons $10 billion Wisconsin project touted by Trump

by Bob Raikes

What They Say To the surprise of nobody in the display analyst community, we suspect, Reuters reported that Foxconn has formally acknowledged that its planned ‘Wisconsin project’, backed by ex-President Trump, will not be …

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Counterpoint Reports on US Smartphone Features

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research has released a free downloadable report on features popular in the US smartphone market. The report highlights the growth in the largest class of devices. Apple and Samsung are …

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A New Tunnel Under the LVCC

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Tesla invited local reporters to have a look at the new tunnel under the LVCC that will use Tesla’s electric cars as taxis to move passengers between three stations. The tunnel …

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SLAC Looks at QDs Very Closely

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have published a paper via Nature that describes how the group has used lasers to stimulate quantum …

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