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Lenovo invests in trackpad startup Sensel

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Last month, Sensel which is developing haptic touchpads, said that it has raised $18.8 million in a series B funding round that brings its total funding to date up to $57 …

Tags:Haptics| Investment| Lenovo| Touch Market

Pico Going to US for Content and Sales

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Protocol Entertainment reports that the ByteDance (TikTok) owned company, Pico is setting up a team on the West Coast of the USA to develop content licensing and to start marketing its …

Tags:USA| Virtual Reality

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Apple Considering Larger MacBook Air

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that Apple may have a new 15″ MacBook Air next year and a new 12″ MacBook Pro for later this year. A 15″ MacBook Air would be the largest …

Tags:Apple| Financial Data| Notebooks

Catching Up on Virtual Production and OTT vs Linear TV

by Bob Raikes

Once again I’m going to quote the old London stockbroker saying of ‘Sell in May and Go Away’ – the phrase they would use to indicate that not much would happen in the dog …

Tags:Content Creation| Streaming Video| TV Viewing| Virtual Sets

Future Appears Bright for UK’s Quantum Science

by Artem Alekseenko

K-headquartered global nanomaterials developer Quantum Science Ltd is experiencing rapid growth following its move to a state-of-the-art new laboratory and offices in 2021. The quantum dot specialist, manufacturer of the market leading INFIQ® infrared …

Tags:Quantum Dots| UK (United Kingdom)

Report: emerging optics to displace Fresnel lenses in XR headsets

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Analyst IDTechEx has put out a report on headset optics highlighting birdbath, holographic and dynamic focus optics as being likely to replace Fresnel lenses in XR headsets over the next decade. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mixed Reality| Optics| Virtual Reality

Merck OLED Production Now Expanded in Korea

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Korea Herald reported that Merck Korea has now completed the expansion of it OLED material facility in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province after a plan to invest €20million. announced in 2020. (Merck …

Tags:Korea| Merck| OLED Materials

Dell transforms its XPS 13 2-in-1into a tablet

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Thee Verge reported a few days ago that Dell is revising the design for its XPS 13 2-in-1 laptop to change it to, effectively, a tablet with a keyboard, more like …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Dell| tablets

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Roku / Netflix Acquisition Rumor

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Last week there were rumours that Roku was to be bought by Neflix. Commentators speculated that Netflix could use such an acquisition to accelerate its expected advertising-subsidised membership plans. From Roku’s …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Netflix| Roku

Dangbei LP UltraHD Projector Offers a Lot of Value

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported first on Chinese projector brand Dangbei a few months ago and the firm now has an UltraHD DLP laser phosphor (ALPD technology) projector with a claimed 3,200 Ansi lumens …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Laser Phosphor Projectors