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Links Week Ending 19th March 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. AMC Theatres to Have 98% of Its …

Solas OLED Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Samsung

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Solas OLED put out a release sayin g that it had won a patent dispute over OLEDs in Texas against Samsung (Displays and Electronics). It has cases pending against Samsung before …

Tags:OLEDs| Patents| Samsung| USA

Eric Schmidt: Urgent That US Counters China

by Barry Young

The semiconductor industry drew the world’s attention last week as shipments were forecast to be up 20% Y/Y in Q121, while demand grew 30% faster than supply in 2020. The gap is causing shortages …

Tags:China| Semiconductor Market| USA

PMA Research All-Displays Tracking Shows Improving US Sales Through the Distribution Channel in 2H2020

by Bob Raikes

What They Say PMA Research said that its US distributor sell-through data for professional large-format flat panel displays (32″ and larger) and professional projectors (above 500 lumens) showed that sales improved in line with …

Tags:LFD - Large Format Display| Market Data| Projectors| USA

NantStudios Announces Opening of State-of-the-art Virtual Production Campus in El Segundo, California

by Artem Alekseenko

NantStudios, a state-of-the-art sound stage and premier provider of virtual production services, announced the launch of its revolutionary virtual production ecosystem and innovation campus in El Segundo, California. At the nexus of the seven-acre …

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Fry’s Electronics is shutting its doors for good

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Fry’s Electronics is going out of business, blaming the change in retail habits and the effects of the pandemic. What We Think “How the mighty are fallen”. Back in the ’90s, …

Tags:Reorganisation & Restructuring| Retailers| USA

The NPD Group: Consumer Spend on PC Gaming Hardware and Accessories in U.S. Increased 62% in 2020

by Bob Raikes

What They Say NPD said that US consumers spent $4.5 billion on hardware in 2020, up 62% on 2019 and more than double the level of 2017. Monitors were among the strongest growing, along …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| USA

China handset sales rebound in January

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes reported that the Chinese smartphone market has seen a bounce in sales in January, boosted by new budget 5G handsets by Chinese brands. The volume reached 40 million in January, …

Tags:China| Market Data| Smartphone Market| USA

Apple Starting to Re-Open Stores in the US

by Bob Raikes

What They Say 9to5Mac reports that Apple is re-introducing in-store shopping appointments at many US Apple Stores that have been operating as Express storefronts. Other temporarily-closed locations are reopening for pickup of online orders. …

Tags:Apple| Retail| USA

Defining Times for Immersive Destinations

by Kevin Williams

A lot has been made of the new “Immersive Venues” that are being developed and The Stinger Report covered a number of these plans in our end of 2020 coverage. One of those sites …

Tags:Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Projection Mapping| USA

2020 Changes US Retail Holiday Purchasing

by Bob Raikes

This year, the unique circumstances of 2020 meant a big change in holiday purchasing in the US market, according to US retail data specialist NPD. I listened to the NPD presentations, twice, as the …

Xiaomi foldable phone prototype leaks in spy photos

by Bob Raikes

What They Say GSMArena posted some ‘spy shots’ of a foldable smartphone from Xiaomi. The shots make the fold area look very visible. What We Think I have generally been very impressed with Xiaomi …