2021 – Page 3 – Display Daily

The Shape of (Monitor) Things to Come (Part 2)

by Bob Raikes

Yesterday, I looked at the ergonomics of desktop monitors and why they are shaped the way they are (The Shape of (Monitor) Things to Come (Part 1)). Today, I’m going to dig a bit …

Tags:Aspect Ratios| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Large LCD Supply

Tasty TV: Japanese Professor Creates Flavourful Screen

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Reuters reported that a Japanese academic has developed a system to use a transparent rollable film over a display to create a ‘lickable display’. The system uses 10 flavour canisters that …

Tags:Japan| R&D (Research & Development)

LG Made Some Wild Curved OLED Concepts for CES 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LG Display will not be at CES next month (even if it goes ahead) but has shown some concepts for entertainment devices using curved OLEDs, one of which uses three 55″ …

Tags:Curved Displays| LG Displays (LGD)| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)

Reality Check Reports Execs Leaking from Magic Leap

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Information’s Reality Check newsletter reported that a ‘string of executives’ have left Magic Leap in the last few months, including a number that joined earlier in the year after the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Recruitment & Appointments

Echo Growth Slows – Displays Increase Engagement

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Just before we broke for the holiday, Bloomberg reported that it had seen internal documents from Amazon that said that smart speakers are no longer in a growth phase and forecast …

Tags:Amazon| Forecasts| Market Data| Voice Input

China’s Luxshare builds iPhone mega-plant to challenge Foxconn

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reports that Luxshare of China is building a ‘massive manufacturing complex’ in eastern China to break the hold of Pegatron and Foxconn have had on iPhone assembly. The factory will …

Tags:Apple| China| iPhone| ODMs & OEMs

Cord Cutting in 2021. Antennas Selling Well

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Protocol newsletter posted an article that looked at developments in streaming this year and categorised 2021 as the ‘post-cable’ year. One of the interesting snippets was that the article said that …

LG Display to supply LTPO OLED for iPhone 14

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Just before the holiday, The Elec in Korea reported that Apple has placed a small PO with LG Display for the supply of LTPO OLEDs for the iPhones to be launched …

Tags:Apple| LG Displays (LGD)| LTPO TFT| OLEDs

Samsung Electronics Delivers Premium HDR Gameplay With HDR10+ GAMING Standard Support for Its New Screens

by Artem Alekseenko

Samsung Electronics announced that select 2022 4K and 8K TVs and gaming monitors will support the new HDR10+ GAMING standard, delivering the immersive, ultra-responsive HDR gaming experience to gamers. The new, cutting-edge HDR gameplay …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Samsung

8K Association Announces Certified 8K TV Specification Update & New Members Including Prime Video

by Artem Alekseenko

The 8K Association (8KA), the cross-industry group dedicated to promoting the growth of the 8K ecosystem, has published an updated performance specification for the powerful 8K Association Certified mark program. The updated specification adds …

Tags:Certification| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Planet to Show Astro Slide 5G at CES

by Artem Alekseenko

Astro Slide 5G is the world’s first 5G mobile device with a full physical backlit keyboard. It is the first of Planet’s devices to feature the new patented RockUp™ slider hinge, transforming from a …

Tags:5G| CES 2022

B&W Teams with Formovie

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The UK-based audio specialist Bowers & Wilkins sent us a press release (BW_Formovie.pdf) to say that it has done a deal with Formovie, a Chinese company founded by Xiaomi and Appotronics, …

Tags:audio| China| Laser Phosphor Projectors| UST Projectors

Year: 2021