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Rumor – Intel Shuts Down Recon Instruments and Changes Wearable Strategy

by Norbert Hildebrand

In recent months Intel seems to have changed its strategy of fighting for a market position in the wearable and augmented / virtual reality market. After earlier investments in the technology as well as …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 38| Wearable Market

Is the AR / VR Market Booming or What?

by Norbert Hildebrand

For a long time we are reporting on the high potential for the AR and VR markets. With several options available to the consumer and some form of competitive market pressure already at play …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Market Data| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Nikkei Sees Apple as the Next Semiconductor Superpower

by Norbert Hildebrand

In the recent article ‘Apple: A semiconductor superpower in the making‘ Nikkei Asian Review discussed the direction Apple is using in terms of semiconductor supply and design. They were reviewing how the recent Apple …

Tags:Apple| Chip Technology| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Nobody Cares About Low Energy Consumption – But Maybe We Should

by Norbert Hildebrand

In my last Display Daily article I raised the question if the display industry as a whole is contributing to the global climate change or if it is lowering its energy consumptiontrough technology advancements. …

Tags:AMOLED| ePaper| LCD Fabs| MicroLED| Vol 24 - Issue 36

PlayNitride Getting Closer to Micro LED Production

by Norbert Hildebrand

MIcroLED displays are often seen as the future challenger of OLED displays, with the emphasis on ‘future’. Many start up companies and technology developers are working on the issues surrounding these alternative LED displays …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Raytheon to Develop Projector for F22 HUD

by Norbert Hildebrand

After an announcement by BAE Systems earlier this year of its play to develop a new, all digital HUD for the US Air Force F22 Raptor fighter jet, Raytheon has announced that they have …

Tags:Aereo| Head Up Displays HUDs| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Red’s Hydrogen One Phone uses Lightfield Display From Leia Inc.

by Norbert Hildebrand

Some time ago we reported on a smartphone to be released by Red, the camera company. The surprising fact about this announcement was that the Android phone would feature a “holographic” display. Now Red …

Tags:Holographic Displays| Light Field Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Motorola – Shatterproof Display but Scratchproof, Not so Much

by Norbert Hildebrand

Don’t drop your smartphone was a very good advice if you didn’t plan on replacing your display prematurely, My family has a history of supporting a small business industry making their living by replacing …

Tags:Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Does the Display Industry Defer or Accelerate Climate Change?

by Norbert Hildebrand

As an inhabitant of this planet with children to care for, climate change is on my mind every time some weather catastrophe hits somewhere on the globe. With two major hurricanes hitting the US …

Tags:Display Industry| Energy Star| LCD displays| Mobile Phones| Vol 24 - Issue 34

WayRay Still Promises AR for the Car

by Norbert Hildebrand

Over a year ago we reported on WayRay, a Swiss start up company that was working on an aftermarket holographic HUD that would change the way future cars would be using head up displays. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Opinion| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Facebook / Oculus Files Patent for AR Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

Oculus is best known for the Oculus Rift headset that catapulted Facebook to the forefront of virtual reality. In recent months, Facebook management has made several statements indicating interest in AR in addition to …

Tags:Augmented Reality| | Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Oculus VR| Vol 24 - Issue 31