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7 Years of Talking About Apple AR/VR Products

by Omid Rahmat

Apple Inc. is still planning to unveil its first mixed-reality headset this year, but an even more important follow-up product — lightweight augmented-reality glasses — has been postponed due to technical challenges.  Bloomberg We’ve been …

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

2023’s Bumpy Ride for Panel Makers

by Omid Rahmat

Value of Market for Hinges Used in Foldable OLED Smartphones Will Surpass US$500 Million for 2023; KH Vatech and Amphenol Are Main Suppliers In its report on the OLED market, TrendForce predicts foldable smartphones …

Tags:Foldable Devices| Forecasts| LCD Panels| OLED TVs| Smartphones

The Expanding Real Estate for Displays in Retail

by Omid Rahmat

NRF’s Big Show, the annual trade show for retail technology is being held in New York (January 15-17, 2023), the first time the show is taking place in-person in 2 years. The last time …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Digital Signage| DOOH| Kiosks| Retail| VR

LG Recalls 56,700 86-inch Free-Standing Smart TVs

by Omid Rahmat

The TV can become unstable while on the assembled stand, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in injuries or death to children and others. This recall involves four LG Electronics 86-inch …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| Recalls & Problems| TVs (TV Sets)

Xorbis’ Holographic Panorama System

by Omid Rahmat

At CES 2023, Xorbis got more press for its Sketcher X interactive drawing robot than its holographic panorama system, but there’s a reason why it’s worth a look: virtual sets will end influencing applications …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Holographic Displays| Panoramic Displays| Xorbis

Tianma Buys $114 million Worth of LCD Production Gear From SFA

by Omid Rahmat

The South Korean equipment maker will be supplying its logistics equipment to the Chinese display panel maker. Tianma will be using these kits for its Gen 8.6 liquid crystal display (LCD) production factory being …

Tags:LCD| Manufacturing| SFA| Tianma

80.7% CAGR for Headworn AR Revenues

by Omid Rahmat

AR report forecasts growth in consumer adoption lead by enterprise applications.

Tags:Augmented Reality| Forecasts| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)

Is the PC Ever Going to Make a Comeback?

by Omid Rahmat

Back in early 2021, Gartner said that fourth quarter 2021 PC shipments declined 5% and, now, in early 2022, it is saying fourth quarter 2022 PC shipments declined 28.5%. In 2021, the yearly growth …

Tags:Apple| Forecasts| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)

TCL PR: No, We Are Not Launching QD-OLED TVs in 2023

by Omid Rahmat

Update 11.01.2023: TCL is now backtracking on its announcement: “A line in the TCL CES 2023 press release confirming plans to launch the brand’s first QD-OLED television this year was incorrectly included. TCL is …

Tags:MiniLED| QD OLEDs| TCL