China’s Ostin Enters North American Display Market
by Shawnee Blackwood
A small Chinese display manufacturer makes a small gesture of global intent.
Tags:Financial Data| Polarizers
Rakuten Kobo Launches Its First Color E Ink Readers: Kobo Libra Colour and Clara Colour
by Shawnee Blackwood
Kobo claims the device’s battery can last up to 40 days on a single charge.
Tags:E Ink| ereader
IDH/ODM Smartphone Market Defies Odds: Shipments Steady as Overall Industry Dips in 2023
by Shawnee Blackwood
Leading the charge in the IDH/ODM space are Huaqin, Longcheer, and Wingtech, which together accounted for the majority of shipments in this category.
Tags:Counterpoint| ODMs & OEMs| Smartphone Market| Transsion
Basemark Secures $24M in Series B Funding to Enhance Automotive Safety with AR Technologies
by Shawnee Blackwood
The company has raised a total of €34M ($37 million) so far.
Tags:AR HUD| Automotive
Porsche Macan Unveils New Tech Features: Augmented Reality and Multi-Screen Displays Lead
by Shawnee Blackwood
Three screens and an AR HUD lead the display innovations in Porsche’s latest electric vehicle.
Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Porsche
South Korea Leads the World in MicroLED Patents
by Shawnee Blackwood
MicroLED patent registrations show significant growth, nearly doubling from 540 in 2013 to 1,045 in 2022.
Tags:Korea| LG| LG Display| MicroLED| Samsung
Samsung Scurries to Beef Up Smaller OLED Panel Manufacturing to Counter Chinese Competition
by Shawnee Blackwood
Pressure mounts on South Korea’s display giants to stay ahead of Chinese rivals on OLED.
Tags:AMOLED| BOE| LG| Manufacturing| omdia| Samsung| showcase| smartphone
Apple Axes 600 Jobs Amidst Car and Screen Project Closures
by Shawnee Blackwood
The layoffs affected employees at various Apple locations, with at least 87 of them working at a secretive facility dedicated to next-generation screen development.
Tags:Apple
Viewsonic Enters OLED Gaming Monitor Market with XG272-2K-OLED
by Shawnee Blackwood
he monitor offers a 240Hz refresh rate and a pixel response time of up to 0.01m.
Tags:Gaming Monitor| OLED| ViewSonic
OLED Tablet Market Set for Explosive Growth, Apple’s iPad Adoption Sparks Surge in Panel Production
by Shawnee Blackwood
The landscape is set to dramatically change with Apple’s forthcoming introduction of OLED technology in its 2024 iPad models.
Tags:BOE| iPad| LG| Manufacturing| Market Data| OLED| Samsung| UBI Research
TCL Spends Big on Marketing and Gets Results in 2023
by Shawnee Blackwood
International TV and smart display markets drive companies sales and profits.
Tags:financils| TCL
AR Dives into the Water with Smart Swim 2 Goggles
by Shawnee Blackwood
It incorporates a heart rate monitor positioned at the temple and a digital compass for open water swimmers.
Tags:Augmented Reality| smart glasses
