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NPD Forecasts the US Tech Scene

by Bob Raikes

NPD held a virtual event around CES to look at a ‘big topic’ and from a high level – both in B2C and the B2B businesses. The session was introduced by Stephen Baker, a …

Tags:Chromebooks| Forecasts| Market Data| Notebooks| NPD| The Metaverse| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Virtual Reality

Apple AR/VR Headset Could be Power Hungry

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In a research note seen by MacRumors, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the much rumoured forthcoming Apple AR/VR headset will use Apple’s biggest USB-C power adaptor which can provide up to …

Tags:Apple| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Power Supplies| Virtual Reality

Links Week Ending 14th January 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. (quite a few this week as we …

Tags:Acer| Big Data/AI| CES 2022| Dell| Desktop Monitors| Financial Data| Game Playing| HDMI| IPS| JOLED| Kopin| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mergers & Acquisitions| Microdisplays| OLEDs| Optics| Patents| PlayStation| Samsung Display| Smartphones| sony| TCL| Testing| Virtual Reality

San’an and CSoT launch their microLED Joint Venture

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Weixin (via MicroLED-Info) said that MicroLED developer San’an Optoelectronics has progressed a $43 million deal with TCL’s CSOT to develop a new company called Xiamen Xinying Display Technology which will set …

Tags:China| CSOT| Investment| MicroLED| R&D (Research & Development)

PanelSemi Launches a Flexible 55-inch miniLED Direct-view Display

by Bob Raikes

What They Say PanelSemi launched a 55″ miniLED flexible direct view display that weighs just 1 kg, just 1mm (although, elsewhere the firm says ‘just 0.5cm’) and with 960 x 540 resolution (1.2mm). The …

Tags:MiniLED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP

ISE Postponed to May

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Given the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of Covid, it’s no surprise that ISE has decided to postpone the event, which was due to take place in Barcelona at the …

Tags:CES 2022| Covid-19| ISE 2022

OLED Also Important in IT at CES

by Bob Raikes

We’ve covered TV a lot in our CES coverage, but there was plenty happening in IT displays at this year’s CES. I’ve written other Display Daily articles about the challenges of using OLEDs in …

Tags:Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| MiniLED| Notebooks| OLED & QD-OLED Monitors| OLEDs| QD OLEDs| tablets

Sigmaintell Sees Big Boost in Automotive Display Sales

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Although there have been lots of reports of problems in chip supply for the automotive industry, the display industry grew well in Q3 of 2021 reaching 41.85 million units, equivalent to …

Tags:Automotive| Forecasts| LTPS TFT| Market Data

Samsung Display Hanging on Apple iPad Order for G8.5

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reports that Samsung Display needs orders for OLEDs tor use in iPads to be confident with its production plan to build a new G8.5 fab for OLEDs for IT …

Tags:Apple| iPad| OLEDs| Samsung Display

ASUS: ProArt monitor is 34″ But Not Curved

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Among the monitors that Asus launched at CES 2022 was the new PA348CGV, a 3440 x 1440 resolution IPS flat 21:9 monitor with coverage of 98% of DCI-P3 and with 400 …

Tags:Asus| Certification| CES 2022| Colour Critical Monitors| Desktop Monitors

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Google Claims 110M Devices Using Google and Android TV OS

by Bob Raikes

What They Say 9to5Google reported that Google TV and Android TV now have over 110 million active monthly devices, up by 30 million since May. Some of those devices will be Chromecast devices which …

Tags:Google| Operating Systems| Roku| Tizen| TVs (TV Sets)| WebOS

Links Week Starting 10th January 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. CES 2022: In-Person Observations (DSCC’s Bob O …

Tags:Digital Photography| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Glass| Health and Safety| Italy| Oculus VR| Perovskite| QD OLEDs| Sky| The Metaverse| UltraHD & 4K