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E-Waste Day – You Just Missed it

by Norbert Hildebrand

Vacation! The time for relaxation and forgetting about the daily news for a while. Nevertheless it is kind of funny how our daily routine still kicks in when we see something unexpected and how …

Tags:eWaste| LCD Backlights| LCD displays| OLEDs| Quantum Dots| Vol 25 - Issue 41| WEEE (Waste Directive)

Another Reason AR Glasses Have a Tough Time

by Norbert Hildebrand

While we are still waiting for Augmented Reality Headsets to create a new market segment that can drive the display industry for years to come, we have to realize that this development may take …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Human Visual System (HVS)| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Fraunhofer Develops OLED on Silicon for VR Headsets

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Fraunhofer Institute for Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP announced in a press release the development of an OLED micro display with frame rates of 120Hz. The device is aimed at VR …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Fraunhofer| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 37

The Next Big Thing for Displays is Automotive?

by Norbert Hildebrand

After writing for years about the Next Big Thing for the display industry I have to admit that my personal favorite the AR – VR – MR (together XR) or any other reality-based technology …

Tags:Automotive| Flexible Displays| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Will Apple Save the Day?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Again, Apple to the rescue. While the current sales development of AR, VR, MR, or any other “R” you can come up with, is still somewhat of a sore point with market research firms, …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Ever Heard of Verses?

by Norbert Hildebrand

In an announcement this week, Verses announced its protocol for augmented and virtual reality in the world wide web. This raises the question “who is Verses?” “Verses is a non-profit foundation creating the universal …

Tags:Augmented Reality| internet| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 33

A Billion Dollars Later

by Norbert Hildebrand

The big day has arrived. After years and plenty of cash, Magic Leap has finally released its Magic Leap One AR headset for developers. Insisting that the device is consumer ready, the price seems …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 31

VirtualLink Consortium Announces Standard for VR Headset Connection

by Norbert Hildebrand

The VirtualLink Consortium announced a new standard development that allows connecting a VR headset to any source via an USB Type-C cable. The consortium includes nVidia, Valve, Microsoft, Oculus and AMD. There is a …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 28

VR Content Market Data Point at Much Slower Growth Than Forecasted

by Norbert Hildebrand

In recent years the market forecast data for virtual reality hardware and content / software has predicted strong growth into significant tens of billion of dollars range. So far nobody has been able to …

Tags:Forecasts| Market Data| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Magic Leap Comes Out With A Device – Sort Of

by Norbert Hildebrand

Magic Leap has just announced that they will be shipping their Magic Leap One device to developers his summer. While this still leaves a significant time span for the actual release date, we are …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Public Viewing – The Ultimate Application for Mini-LED

by Norbert Hildebrand

While you were reading my last article pondering my chance of buying a micro-LED TV, I had the pleasure to visit Germany and attend some family festivities. In a coincidence, the world soccer championship …

Tags:Digital Signage| LCD Fabs| LED| MiniLED| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Will I Ever Buy a microLED TV?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Do you remember the world largest Plasma TV? The 152” monster released in 2010 was made to show the supremacy of PDP over LCD in the large screen TV market segment. As it turned …

Tags:MicroLED| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 25