2021 – Page 145 – Display Daily

Facebook will keep investing heavily in AR and VR

by Bob Raikes

What They Say During Facebook’s Q1 2021 earnings call, Marki Zuckerberg highlighted the continued investment in AR & VR as a key to ‘the next computing platform’. In a comment that was aimed at …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Facebook/Meta| Financial Data| Investment| Virtual Reality

Dr. Isamu Akasaki, 92, Dies

by Bob Raikes

Isamu Akasaki in 2014 (cropped from Image source)What They Say On the 1st April, Professor. Isamu Akasaki, the Nobel Prize winning developer of blue LEDs, died in Nagoya Japan. He was 92. He won …

Tags:Awards| Japan| LED

ISE Amsterdam and Germany Cancelled

by Bob Raikes

What They Say ISE has decided to cancel the Munich and Amsterdam events that it was planning after the full Barcelona event was modified to four regional events. The events in Barcelona and London …

Tags:Germany| ISE 2021| Spain| UK (United Kingdom)

Stylus Pen Solutions Provider EMRight Technology Announces Entry into the Chromebook Supply Chain

by Artem Alekseenko

EMRight Technology, an affiliated company of ViewSonic, announced that it has been added to Google’s approved vendor list (AVL), thereby entering the Chromebook supply chain and the education market. EMRight Technology, an affiliated company …

Tags:Chromebooks| Education| Pen Input| ViewSonic

EMRight Technology Can Supply Pens for Chromebooks

by Bob Raikes

What They Say EMRight Technology, an affiliated company of ViewSonic, said it has been approved as a supplier by Google and can enter the Chromebook supply chain with its EMR and capacitive touch pen …

Tags:Chromebooks| Pen Input| Supply Chain| USI (Universal Stylus Initiative)| ViewSonic

Apple Leads the $100 Billion+ Smartphone Market with 42% Share

by Artem Alekseenko

The global smartphone market posted record first-quarter revenues driven by strong revenue growth of top five OEMs according to research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. The annual growth was on a lower base of …

Tags:Smartphone Market

3D holographic head-up display could improve road safety

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A group from three UK universities has developed a LiDAR-based augmented reality head-up display for use in vehicles that is intended to help road safety by providing additional information to a …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Holographic Displays

Strategy Analytics: Tablet Market Growth Hits 8-Year High as Work-from-Home Trend Entrenches

by Artem Alekseenko

People are still working, learning, and playing from home, which has led to more demand for tablets than can be met right now, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. Apple, Samsung, Lenovo, …

Tags:Analytics & Tools| tablets

3D is Back on the Menu

by Bob Raikes

A couple of weeks ago, in an introduction to an article, I wrote perhaps it was time to get the menu item for 3D reinstated at the bottom of the front page on Display …

AUO sales driven by rising prices in 1Q21

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Like the other panel suppliers, AUO enjoyed the business in Q1 2021, with sales up 3.0% on Q4 2020 to $2.98 billion, and up 54.5% on last year. Net profit was …

Tags:AUO| Financial Data

Campfire Emerges From Stealth With Unique Holographic Collaboration System for Professional 3D Design Workflows

by Artem Alekseenko

Campfire emerged from stealth after years of research and development with a new integrated system for 3D/CAD/CAM workflows that enables holographic collaboration, combining both augmented and virtual reality into a new methodology for product …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Holography

Plastic Logic Display Makes Waves With 878 Smart Sailing Jacket

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Plastic Logic said that it has supplied a foldable E Ink-based display that is built into the sleeve of a professional sailing racing jacket. The display connects wirelessly to show data …

Tags:E Ink| Flexible Displays| Maritime| Sports and Stadiums

Year: 2021