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Aledia Closes Round C Funding

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have reported before on Aledia, the French developer of LED displays, in “Aledia Uses Nanowires for MicroLEDs” and “IC06 Aledia Wants to Disrupt Displays” last year. The nanowire-based technology is promising higher brightness …

Tags:display technology| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Microdisplays| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Apple Announces iOS 11.3 in Beta

by Norbert Hildebrand

Apple announced the beta release of iOS 11.3, the first major update after the slowdown debacle. As Apple explained, the slowdown was just to save battery life, but the class action suit has already …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| iOS (Apple)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

RIP Navdy

by Norbert Hildebrand

After a short run, the lauded Navdy HUD for the automotive aftermarket seems to have reached the end of the line of corporate success. As reported by TechCrunch and DigitalTrends, Navdy has sent out …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Deloitte: 2018 Predictions for Technology, Media and Telecommunications

by Norbert Hildebrand

In the latest “2018 Technology, Media and Telecommunications Predictions“, Deloitte talks about its view of the hot trends and new developments in the technology market for the upcoming year. Since this report is very …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Phones| OTT Video| TV Viewing| Vol 25 - Issue 03

CES Market Forecasts and AR/VR Survey

by Norbert Hildebrand

During CES the focus is mostly on all the new products and technologies. As a side note CTA also dishes out some market news that often gets overlooked. Here is a short summary on …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2018| CTA (was CEA)| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Report from CES 2037 – Broken Phones Not an Issue Anymore

by Norbert Hildebrand

After a week of CES bombardment with the newest and finest consumer electronics products we have thought up last year, I want to entertain you with the headline of CES 2037 (plus minus a …

Tags:Glass| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 02| warranty

Scientists Show Thin Metalens with Broad Wavelength Band

by Norbert Hildebrand

The new publication ‘A broadband achromatic metalens for focusing and imaging in the visible‘ by scientists from Harvard (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as well as the Department of Physics) …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Optics| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

How Korea Wants to Become a Leader in Micro LED Technology

by Norbert Hildebrand

In the recent article ‘Lumens Begins Producing Both Small and Large Sized Micro LED Samples‘ by LEDinside, Lumens was mentioned as starting prototype production of small and large Micro LED display displays. This is …

Tags:Lumens (Korea)| MicroLED| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Apple Announces Final Cut Pro X with Support for 360º Video

by Norbert Hildebrand

On the heels of the iMac Pro announcement, Apple is releasing an update to its Final Cut Pro X software. The new release offers additional options for this very popular software package. The new …

Tags:360 Degree Video| Apple| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Video Editing & Production| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Apple Awards $390M to Finisar to Increase Production

by Norbert Hildebrand

After the investment into a Corning glass plant earlier in 2017, Apple announced the second recipient for a portion of its advanced manufacturing fund. The recipient of $390 million is Finisar Corporation, a US-based …

Tags:Apple| Laser| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 47

AR What It Is and What It Isn’t

by Norbert Hildebrand

AR here, VR there, these days it seems that we cannot discuss any technology development without hearing how AR and VR will change not only consumer electronics but all life as we know it. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Quanta Announces Partnership with Lumus and Infinity AR

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Israel based optics and display engine developer Lumus has announced a partnership with Quanta Computers and Jorjin Technologies. The partnership includes the newly presented AR developer kit, the DK-50. The developer kit is …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Vol 24 - Issue 46