Snapchat Acquires WaveOptics and Meta Acquires Luxexcel
by Jon Peddie
A double whammy of acquisitions at the end of the year means there is an AR glasses skirmish brewing in social media.
Downtrends in Education: SXSW EDU 2023, Part II
by Len Scrogan
Continuing from our previous installment, “Scanning the Horizon at SXSW EDU 2023”, today’s segment focuses on some technologies and topics that seem to be down-gearing, at least in the education market. For context, the …
Tags:Augmented Reality| Editor| Education| | Virtual Reality
Meta Introduces the Infinite Display
by Omid Rahmat
In a blog post on its site, Meta has introduced a new system for VR optics called the Infinite Display. The company is partly aiming to offset the criticism of its spending on VR …
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Apple’s Got New Screens Coming in 2023
by Omid Rahmat
What They Say Bloomberg’s Apple stalker, Mark Gurman, has the Apple stans speculating about multiple standalone external Mac displays in 2023. All we can be certain of is that one is an updated version …
Flanders Scientific Introduces the 16″ DM160 OLED
by Artem Alekseenko
Weighing in at just 5.8lbs (2.6kg) the DM160 is an extremely lightweight, high-contrast 16″ OLED monitor designed for use in color critical production, post, and broadcast applications. Industry leading fast mode processing, a durable …
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Where and Who You Are in VR Has a Real Impact, Study Finds
by Omid Rahmat
What They Say A study in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication studied how the ability to completely transform oneself in virtual environments could lead to positive psychological outcomes. A key takeaway from these results …
Update on Arcadia Cinema
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Last week I wrote about a PLF cinema facility in Italy that was upgrading to 100,000 lumens with an extra laser light source to show the new Avatar movie (Arcadia Cinema: …
Tags:3D Cinema| 6p Laser| Italy| Laser Projectors
Zytronic’s Enlivens Ancient Texts with Its Technology
by Omid Rahmat
What They Say The German publication, Invidis, has a written about the use of Zytronic’s ultra-thin touch technology by the Seoul National Library. Essentially, the image of the actual texts is projected onto a blank …
CORSAIR XENEON FLEX 45 inch Bendable OLED Gaming Monitor Now Available to Pre-Order for $1999.99
by Artem Alekseenko
CORSAIR® announced pre-order availability of the eagerly anticipated XENEON FLsEX 45WQHD240 OLED Gaming Monitor, the world’s first 45″ 21:9 bendable OLED gaming monitor. Since it’s unveiling in August 2022, the XENEON FLEX 45 has …
Tags:Desktop Monitors| OLED Monitors
Omdia: China Expects to Take More than 50% Share of Unit and Area Shipments in Large Area Displays for the First Time
by Artem Alekseenko
Shipments of large-area display in 2022 decreased by 8% year on year (YoY) in unit and 3% YoY, according to Omdia’s latest Large Area Display Market Tracker 3Q22. “Global recession, demand erosion after a pull-in …
Tags:Analytics & Tools| China| Forecasts| large displays
Foxconn Eases China Factory Restrictions
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Foxconn has ended most of the restrictions on its factory in Zhengzhou, China including the “point-to-point” system, in which employees had to restrict daily movements to between their dormitories and the campus. …
Tags:Apple| Covid-19| Foxconn (Honhai)| Supply Chain
Global Smartphone Shipment Market Share – Q3 2022
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Counterpoint Research published an infographic on the smartphone market in Q3 2022. Some highlights were: The global smartphone market declined by 12% YoY but grew 3% QoQ to 301.9 million units …
Tags:Apple| Market Data| Samsung| Smartphone Market
