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Eye-Worn Devices and the Next Wave of Wearable Displays

by Steve Sechrist

We saw how much of the buzz at CES was around virtual and augmented Reality (VR and AR), and the smartphones or near to eye micro-displays that power them. Out on the display horizon …

CES and The Upside of VR

by Steve Sechrist

Among the hottest topics at this year’s CES was virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR for short.) The technology has received much ink of late, especially for an aging technology that dates back …

What’s Old is New Again at CES 2016

by Steve Sechrist

There was much (OK, perhaps too much) to see and do at this year’s Consumer Electronics event in Las Vegas. On the display side, 4K content and new delivery standards (i.e. Ultra HD Premium) …

AR and VR Due at CES 2016

by Steve Sechrist

If you follow the buzz on the technology street, one of the hottest technologies anticipated at CES this year will be Augmented and Virtual Reality, better known by their AR and VR acronyms. From …

Car Displays as the New “Wearable” Device

by Steve Sechrist

Admittedly, this may be a bit of a stretch but perhaps the next revolution in wearable devices is as close as your garage. That car (or pickup truck) we climb into every day could …

Tags:Apple| Automotive| Mobile Apps| Vol 22 - Issue 50| Wearables

What Black Friday? US Retail Morphing into Online and Mobile

by Steve Sechrist

Call it the Black Friday that turned grey. US retail found the shopping frenzied crowds that traditionally appear the day after Thanksgiving in the US didn’t quite materialize this year, as more turkey stuffed …

Latest iPad Displays Unrivaled in Daylight Performance

by Steve Sechrist

Apple’s newest crop of tablets including the iPad Mini4, iPad Air2 and brand new flagship tablet from Apple, the iPad Pro gained “unrivaled record holder” performance status in ambient light conditions, mostly due to …

Tags:DisplayMate| iPad| tablets| Testing| Vol 22 - Issue 46

The Advent of Wireless Power

by Steve Sechrist

Fresh into our new millennium (umm, that’s the next thousand years) we may finally be on the cusp of cutting the last cord. The power cable that is, at least to our most prevalent …

Tags:display technology| Market Data| Mobile Phones| Vol 22 - Issue 44| Wireless Charging

VR Getting Ready for Prime Time

by Steve Sechrist

Got a Google Cardboard VR for your smartphone and looking for content? Well probably not, but Palo Alto VR content Company Jaunt is looking to help drive demand for the new 360 degree display …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 3D Content Creation| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 42

UHD Premium at Just $500 With New LG TV Pricing

by Steve Sechrist

New pricing announced by LG Electronics for its hot 55-and 65-inch 4K OLED curved TVs puts the UHD premium for these sets at just $500 over the same curved, lower resolution OLED HD (1080p) …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Samsung Flagship LCD TV Stumbles on Viewing Angle

by Steve Sechrist

In the latest Flagship OLED and LCD TV Display Technology Shoot-Out from DisplayMate Labs today, LG Display struts its stuff as chief researcher, Dr. Ray Soneira exposes the “Achilles Heel” of Samsung’s strategic decision …

iPhone’s New 3D Touch Display

by Steve Sechrist

Now, just hours away from the the world’s best selling Smartphone next gen product launch, (Sept 9) rumors of a new 3D Touch Display are dominating the news for the newest iPhone (6S and …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Smartphone Market| Touch Interfaces| Vol 22 - Issue 36