Strategy Analytics: Global CE Industry Grew In 2020
Despite the impact of COVID-19 around the world last year, sales of consumer electronics products generated factory dollar revenue of $358.5 billion, up 7% from 2019, according to data released by market research firm Strategy Analytics. According to the firm’s Global Consumer Electronics Market Forecasts…
Samsung Moves Forward With QD-OLED & QNED Technologies
Reports out of Korea this week said Samsung Display, the video display panel production arm of Samsung, is continuing to advance plans to begin manufacturing next-generation flat-panel technologies based on both QD-OLED and QNED, beginning as early as next month. It was recently reported that…
Skyworth Unveils Q71 8K TV Series That Could Come Here
Skyworth, a leading Chinese TV brand preparing a major push into the U.S. TV market shortly, introduced the Skyworth Q71 8K television series at its recent Autumn Product Launch event in Bejing under the tagline “8K is Here”. Skyworth said the 8K LED-LCD TV series…
THX Reveals TCL’s 2020 6 Series TVs Will Offer Its New `Game Mode’
THX formally announced Monday that TCL will be the first manufacturer to offer televisions supporting its new THX Game Mode Certification in new 6 Series models due to hit stores soon. THX, which now offers audio and video certification and consultation services in addition to…
Peacock Struts Its Stuff Without Roku, FireTV Or Samsung TVs
Peacock, the long-awaited streaming media service from NBCUniversal, went live around the country this week offering subscription choices including an ad-supported free version, a better featured ad-supported step-up version and an add-free premium version. The service officially launched July 15th providing access to more than…
JOLED, TCL CSOT Reach Funding Deal To Advance Ink-Jet Printed OLED
Japan-based OLED display technology development firm Japan OLED (JOLED) Inc. and China-based TV display panel manufacturer TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) have teamed up to jointly develop OLED panel manufacturing for big-screen TVs based on ink-jet printing technology, the companies announced Thursday. Under the…
Korean Govt. Tabs LG Display To Oversee `Stretchable Display’ Tech
In an intriguing announcement by LG Display Thursday, the giant display panel technology company said it has been selected by South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) to lead a national project to develop stretchable displays. The company said it will oversee the…
TCL Adds Line Of Value HD Android TVs As Best Buy Exclusives
TCL announced Friday that it has expanded its lineup of Roku-based smart TVs for North America with a pair of models featuring the Android TV operating system available now through Best Buy. In recent years, the China-based manufacturer has been climbing up the U.S. TV…
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