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Ostendo and Veea Merge to Create Next Generation AR Glasses

by Omid Rahmat

Ostendo is combining its display technology with Veea’s smart edge connectivity business to create a unique standalone company with plans to create a cloud-based set of AR glasses. Ostendo has been kicking around its …

Tags:AR Glasses| Ostendo| Photonics| Veea

Applied Materials Display Business Tanked Last Quarter

by Omid Rahmat

Net sales for the three months ended January 29, 2023 decreased compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to lower customer investments in display manufacturing equipment as a result of …

Tags:Applied Materials| display technology| Manufacturing

The Consistency of Apple AR/VR Headset Rumors

by Omid Rahmat

The tune hasn’t changed much, neither have the lyrics, but all indications are that Apple’s suppliers are not dancing a happy jig.

Tags:Apple| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Luxshare| Pegatron| VR

Will Corporate IT Buy More Displays Than Consumers

by Omid Rahmat

During an analyst meeting discussing year-end results, Universal Display executives coyly admitted that investments in IT may help to fuel display sales in 2022. So, are business buyers ever going to surpass consumers in …

Tags:business| Consumer Confidence| Market Data| Smartphones| tablets

AOC Debuts New Curved Gaming Monitor

by Omid Rahmat

The AG455UCX is a 44.5″ curved surface monitor. AOC claims the monitor has 100% sRGB coverage (based on CIE 1931) and a 122% sRGB color gamut area (based on CIE 1931). It also has …

Tags:AOC| Gamer| monitors

Southeast Asia Entry-Level Smartphone Shipments Rise 28%

by Omid Rahmat

While 2022 saw a 13% YoY decline in smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia, budget-priced phone sales rose 28% QoQ in Q4. As for brand performance, Apple and Samsung sustained 2021 volumes while greater than …

Tags:Apple| Inifnix| Market Data| Oppo| Samsung| Xiaomi

2022 Large Format Display Demand was Soft

by Omid Rahmat

Supply issues resolved for much of the flat panel market by mid-2022. Inventory for FPDs grew in the second half of the year with demand much softer compared to earlier in the year. Projector …

Tags:LFD - Large Format Display| PMA Research| Projectors

Chip Makers Scramble for Federal Money

by Omid Rahmat

The CHIPS Act is creating a frenzy of activity around its over $200 billion in financial incentives and additional tax breaks. To stop China from becoming an advanced power in semiconductors and to maintain …

Tags:Intel| Manufacturing| Samsung| TSMC

Display Manufacturers Go Green Because it Makes Sense

by Omid Rahmat

Display companies are getting onboard with sustainable manufacturing, the process of designing and producing products in an environmentally responsible and resource-efficient manner. Products are being built with a view to energy efficiency, the use …

Tags:FPD| ISO| LCD| Recycling| RTINGS.com| Sustainability| TVs

Someone Leaked Tianma’s Tiptoeing Into VR

by Omid Rahmat

Last year, the Chinese microelectronics firm had shown its first VR display at the World Display Industry Conference in Chengdu. Now, it’s got Reddit wondering what is going on. It could all turn out …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Tianma| Virtual Reality