Year: 2021

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Watching Sports Is Fun … and Game/Industry Changing

by Andy Marken

I don’t quite get why people are so wild about watching sports. I just know they have since before the Roman Empire. Back then people would sit in the bleachers and cheer as two …

Tags:Pay TV| Sports and Stadiums| Streaming Video| TV Viewing

Fine haptics in an industrial environment

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Invidis reported that Distec and Tanvas have announced a display that has ‘fine surface haptics’ based on electroadhesion. According to Distec, previous technologies for haptic feedback on touchscreens, such as electromechanical …

Tags:Haptics

Vuzix Shield Lands Two CES Innovation Awards for CES 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vuzix said that it has received two CES Innovation Awards for its Vuzix Shield glasses which are due to ship in the second half of 2022. The unit uses dual microLED …

Tags:Augmented Reality| MicroLED| Vuzix

3D Drinks Promoted via Portl

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Drinks brand, Diageo, has worked with Mouse 3D Digital to create a ‘holographic’ display to promote Johnnie Walker whisky in Canada. The launch was at a store in Toronto and uses …

Tags:Digital Signage| LCD displays| Transparent Displays

A Double Buzzword Fix – Holography And AI

by Bob Raikes

AI is one of the big buzzwords of the last few years and now a group of researchers at the Stanford Computational Imaging Lab (and including a visiting scholar from Nvidia) are using the …

Tags:Big Data/AI| Holographic Displays| Holography

​FOR-A Showcase Colour Correction Tool For Large Displays

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Broadcast Bridge reports that FOR-A of America has a number of processor systems for 12G SDI single cable systems, increasingly used for live concerts, sports, and corporate events to support 4K …

Tags:AV Processors| LED| Pro AV| UltraHD & 4K

Apple reportedly warns of slowing demand for iPhones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that Apple has told suppliers that it is seeing weaker demand for the iPhone 13 range. As they have got hard to get because of supply chain shortages, consumers …

Tags:Apple| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphone Market| Supply Chain

Counterpoint Summary of Q3 in Mobile

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research published an infographic that highlighted features of the Q3 2021 smartphone market. The firm also created on on feature phones. The global smartphone market grew 6% QoQ but declined …

Tags:Market Data| Smartphone Market

Samsung Display to build more foldable OLED module lines

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec has reported that Samsung is adding three new production lines to its factory in Vietnam to make foldable OLED modules. The aim is to boost capacity from 1.4 to …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Samsung| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphone Market