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NASA Wants to Take AR to The Moon

by Omid Rahmat

Project Artemis is NASA’s attempt to send humans to the moon for the first time since 1972. The first series of test flights began last summer with Artemis I, which was broadcast live in …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Up Displays HUDs| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| NASA

Streaming Dominates Viewing on TVs

by Omid Rahmat

The competition for viewers in December led to losses of viewing share across broadcast, cable and streaming. The “other” category benefited, gaining 2 share points, driven in part by video game usage during holiday …

Tags:Smart TV| Streaming Video| TV Viewing

Reliance Positions Itself to Own Streaming Gaming Eyeballs in India

by Omid Rahmat

India promises to become a major player in the global gaming market and this partnership will see JioGames emerge as an undisputed leader in Cloud Gaming in India. By combining Gamestream’s technological expertise in Cloud …

Tags:Streaming Games| TV Viewing

‘Made in India’ TV Shipments Grow 33% in Q3 2022

by Omid Rahmat

‘Made in India’ TV shipments grew 33% QoQ in Q3 2022 (July-September) to reach over 5 million units, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Made in India service. In the electronic wearables category, the TWS segment led …

Tags:Analytics & Tools| India| shipment data

Samsung Takes a Swing at the Aftermarket for AMOLEDs

by Omid Rahmat

Engadget is reporting on Samsung’s case at the International Trade Commission (ITC) that it claims may hurt the right to repair movement just as it is taking off. Several businesses are named in Samsung’s …

Tags:AMOLED| Right to Repair| Samsung

Streaming Numbers Going Up Again in US

by Omid Rahmat

According to a report in Advanced Television, US streamnig numbers are growing again. Kantar’s Entertainment on Demand study reports that from September to December 2022, the number of US households with video streaming rose …

Tags:Netflix| Streaming Video| TV (Television)

Korea Extends Tax Breaks for Display Manufacturers

by Omid Rahmat

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced on Jan. 18 a revised enforcement rule of the Restriction of Special Taxation Act, which added five display technologies to the list of the national strategic technologies. The …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| Manufacturing| Samsung Display

Researchers Show Improved Biometrics Using a QLED Display

by Omid Rahmat

We improved biometric authentication security using dual recognition based on fingerprint image detection and skin-temperature-change sensing under quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED) displays. QLEDs are more advantageous than organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) in terms …

Tags:biometrics| QLED| research

GSEO Shipping Apple VR Lens Modules This Spring

by Omid Rahmat

Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) will supply lens modules for VR head-mounted devices, to be launched by Apple in 2023, with shipments to begin in February-March 2023, according to GSEO’s supply chain makers. DigiTimes Apple’s …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| VR

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Technology Supply Chains Become a Geopolitical Issue

by Omid Rahmat

The location of “oil reserves [has] defined geopolitics for the last five decades,” Gelsinger said in an interview with CNN’s Julia Chatterley at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Where the technology supply chains are, …

Tags:Intel| Manufacturing| Semiconductors

How Impactful Will Gaming Be on TV Sales?

by Omid Rahmat

Overall total consumer spending on video games in the United States totaled $56.6 billion in 2022, down 5%, according to the Entertainment Software Association and the NPD Group. The groups said that video game …

Tags:Cloud Gaming| Smart TV

MiniLEDs: Brightness in the Gloom of 2023

by Omid Rahmat

With a $14 billion investment in miniLEDs between 2019 and 2021, miniLED backlight units seem to be on a huge upswing. Neglected for some time by the high-end display market, mainly dominated by OLEDs, LCDs are …

Tags:MiniLED