Year: 2021

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Metaform optics point to compact AR/VR glasses and imaging components

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Optics.org reported that a project at the University of Rochester, in the US has developed a fabrication procedure for combining metasurfaces and freeform optics into one optical component, offering designers a …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Metasurfaces| Optics

Sigmaintell – TV Panel Prices Still Rising

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sigmaintell Research of China published its early May edition of TV panel price trends and it shows a continuing increase in pricing from April to May from $2 on 32″ panels …

Tags:Large LCD Supply| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)

Apple Invests in Lasers

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple is to invest $410 million in II-VI a US maker of optics and lasers that will allow the firm to boost its manufacturing capacity. The firm makes VCSELs that Apple …

Tags:Laser| LiDAR

UDC Enjoys Q1 2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say One of the bellwether companies that we keep an eye on is UDC and it reported revenues of $134 million which was a reduction of 5.3% from the $141.5 million in …

Tags:Financial Data| OLED Materials| UDC

Sony A90J Review – Most Impactful HDR I’ve Seen from an OLED TV!

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TV reviewer and (when it’s legal) professional display calibrator Vincent Teoh has reviewed the Sony A90J OLED TV which is the top of the range for Sony this year. The Sony …

Tags:Laser Phosphor Projectors| OLED TVs| sony| Testing| UST Projectors

Ghostframe – Game-changing Technology For Virtual Production

by Bob Raikes

Industry experts AGS, Megapixel VR, and ROE Visual collaborate to form GhostFrame Leek, The Netherlands (6 May 2021) – Delivering the tools to create magic in the world of visual communication, industry veterans AGS, …

Tags:Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Virtual Sets

Hisense Finally Introduces Dual Cell TV in the US

by Bob Raikes

Well, it’s finally got to a Western market for TV applications. That is, a TV set that uses a dual panel LCD to provide very high contrast and that can compete with OLED (the …

Tags:Dual Panel LCDs| Hisense| Power Consumption| TVs (TV Sets)