Right now there are two TV technologies available to most people: LCD and OLED . Sure, people with tons of money might get a MicroLED TV , but mere mortals have only those two choices. The biggest TV maker in the world, Samsung, has been firmly in the LCD camp for many years, while crosstown rival LG is the biggest name in OLED . LCD, despite advancements like QLED , mini-LED and dual panels , has always lagged behind OLED in overall picture quality. Now Samsung is working on a new kind of TV that aims to combine two display technologies into something greater than the sum of its parts. It's a hybrid between OLED and quantum dots called QD Display. According to Korea IT News , Samsung Display will end production of LCD panels by the end of 2021, moving to QD Display next year. At the same time, Samsung Electronics could start selling these new TVs as early as 2022. Stay tuned Subscribe to the CNET TVs, Streaming and Audio newsletter for … [Read more...] about Samsung OLED TV with quantum dots could challenge LG as soon as next year
Av360 mini displayport converter
Hearing aids: How they work and which type is best for you
Hearing aids are small electronic devices that a person wears in or behind their ears. These devices amplify ambient sound and allow people with mild to severe hearing loss to hear the sounds around them. They do not restore a person's hearing, but rather increase the volume of environmental sounds. How do hearing aids work? Most modern hearing aids are digital. Digital hearing aids consist of three parts, according to Johns Hopkins : —a microphone, to pick up sound waves and convert them into a digital signal; —an amplifier, to make specific sound frequencies louder; —a speaker, to convert the digital signal back into sound waves and transmit the louder sound down a person's ear canal. Who benefits from hearing aids? The World Health Organization estimates that 1.5 billion people worldwide have some degree of hearing loss, and that this number will rise to 2.5 billion by 2050. There are three primary types of hearing loss, depending on which part of the … [Read more...] about Hearing aids: How they work and which type is best for you
Eve is updating its entire lineup to support Thread, launching Eve Weather station
Eve Systems has several new products it plans to launch in the coming weeks, all of which support Apple's HomeKit home automation platform and the new Thread connectivity protocol. Going even further, Eve has committed to updating its entire smart home portfolio to support the Thread protocol by the end of 2021. Some products, like the second-generation Eve Aqua , only need a firmware updated to enable Thread. Other products, like the Eve Energy smart plug , require a hardware change. Eve plans to release an update for Eve Aqua in early April, allowing the smart water controller to connect to and interact with a Thread mesh network. As for Eve Energy, the company will start selling a Thread-equipped version on April 6 for $39.95. Eve Weather is a new product that's designed to stay outside and monitor temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure. Weather will then send that data to your iPhone's Home app via Thread, or you check the temperature with a glance thanks … [Read more...] about Eve is updating its entire lineup to support Thread, launching Eve Weather station