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Foxxum OS 4 Being Embedded in CVTE TV PCBs

by Omid Rahmat

The connected TV (CTV) is getting just that little bit more accessible to consumer electronics manufacturers. Foxxum’s OS 4 is going to be integrated into printed circuit boards (PCBs) from display control manufacturer, Guangzhou …

Tags:CTV| Foxxum| TV OS

TCL Incubates $14.5 Million AR Company

by Omid Rahmat

At CES 2023, TCL was showcasing the RayNeo X2, a full-color MicroLED optical waveguide set of AR glasses. The company that created the technology for the glasses, Thunderbird Innovation, was founded in 2021 by …

Tags:AR Glasses| Rayneon Innovation| TCL

A Boost of DOOH Optimism From Europe

by Omid Rahmat

OOH fat cats, JCDecaux in France and Ströer in Germany, have been reporting robust sales, growth, and healthy bookings for their businesses. Despite a war in Ukraine, the hit on each country’s economies from …

Tags:DOOH| Financial Data| Market Data

Laptop Panel Shipments Best Indicator of Demand

by Omid Rahmat

The second quarter of 2023 saw the first QoQ increase in notebook panel shipments but it is not enough to stop a post-pandemic slide and indicates a possible lack of recovery in the second half of 2023.

Tags:Flat Panels| laptop| Market Data

What Meta’s Price Drops Tells You About Making Headsets

by Omid Rahmat

There are three fundamental problems with making headsets for AR/VR/MR. First, which of the three is it? Second, it’s never about what you see, but how you see it. Third, you have to have …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Tracker| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| meta| Oculus VR

US Pay TV Lost About 5.9 Million Subscribers in 2022

by Omid Rahmat

Leichtman Research Group found that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. – representing about 92% of the market – lost about 5,880,000 net video subscribers in 2022, compared to a pro forma net …

Tags:Market Data| Pay TV

Apple Unhappy About Needing Samsung Displays

by Omid Rahmat

Samsung so distrusts Apple—which is on a quest to find alternatives to Samsung’s displays—that it bars Apple engineers from Samsung factories, according to multiple former Apple employees. In one incident in 2017, Apple engineers …

Tags:Apple| OLEDs| Samsung

Commercial Buying to Buoy PC and Tablet Shipments in the Coming Years

by Omid Rahmat

Declining demand and challenging macro-economic conditions have caused International Data Corporation (IDC) to further lower its forecast for the worldwide PC and tablet markets. Global shipments are now expected to total 403.1 million units …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| PC| tablet

Keep Your Good Eye on Pixelworks’ X7 Visual Processor

by Omid Rahmat

Pixelworks has been getting some design wins for its V7 visual processor. The chipset is incorporated in the OnePlus Ace 2 and it may have helped the newly released Honor Magic5 Pro take Apple’s …

Tags:Apple| DXOMARK| Pixelworks| Smartphones

Samsung Testing Reliability of Waterdrop Hinge for Galaxy Z Fold 5

by Omid Rahmat

The bend, the crease, the fold, that’s where the real battle for foldable displays is happening. There are three components to the foldable display: the flexible panel, the mechanical hinge, and the display surface. …

Tags:Apple| Foldable Devices| OLED| Patents| Samsung| Xiaomi

Foxconn Sees 39.12% MoM Decline in February

by Omid Rahmat

The company that reportedly makes over two thirds of Apple’s phones saw a big drop in orders but still maintains its outlook for the year. (millions) MoM 2022 January $21,614 4.93% $14,590 February $13,159 …

Tags:Apple| Financial Data| Foxconn