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Acer Introduces the Acer OJO 500 Windows Mixed Reality Headset

by Damir Lokas

At the next@acer Global Press Conference at IFA, Acer announced its new Acer Windows Mixed Reality headset, the Acer OJO 500. The new headset features a one-of-a-kind detachable design that offers superior flexibility, comfort, …

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Reducing OLED Panel Cost

by Ken Werner

In my last couple of Display Dailies, I’ve written more or less obsessively — okay, more — about the costs and prices of premium TV panels. Two weeks ago, I suggested that LG had …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 33

IHS: Super-Large TV Panel Market to Almost Quadruple in 10 Years

by Andrew Fenn

Demand for super-large TV panels (60″ and larger) is burgeoning and annual shipments will nearly quadruple, ten years after first topping 10 million units back in 2016, according to IHS Markit. Annual shipments of …

IDC: Smartphone Volumes Poised to Return to Growth

by Andrew Fenn

While the worldwide smartphone market is expected to decline again in 2018, IDC believes the market will experience low single-digit growth from 2019 through the end of its forecast in 2022. Analysts forecast worldwide …

$100 Million Gift from Foxconn Launches Partnership with University of Wisconsin–Madison

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn chairman and founder, Terry Gou, has announced plans to invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the US, while also creating the framework for a science …

The Screen Time Debate: Displays Fight Back

by Len Scrogan

The screen time debate rages on in schools this fall. It’s nothing new, really. It’s world-wide, you know. Take for example Kerry, Ireland, where one school, Blenneville National School (Tralee), banned smartphones and social …

Magic Leap One Details Revealed in iFixit Teardown

by Andrew Fenn

iFixit has made a detailed teardown of the long-awaited Magic Leap development system. The teardown describes the way that the Magic Leap headset uses six different optical waveguides, each with a small air gap …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Teardowns| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Third-Party iPhone Repair Provider Signs Deal with Apple

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has made an agreement with Simply Mac, making it an authorised Apple repair service provider, on the proviso it stops using third-party equipment and aftermarket parts to perform repairs, which can lead to …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Vol 25 - Issue 33

DVD/Blu-ray Disc Player Ownership Drops in the US

by Andrew Fenn

The presence of DVD and Blu-ray disc players in American homes is declining, according to data from Nielsen’s latest Total Audience Report. The percentage of players in US households has dropped from 73% in …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 25 - Issue 33

PMA Report Shows Year-on-Year Growth for US Large-Format Displays

by Andrew Fenn

PMA Research has published its latest set of sell-through tracking reports on large-format (32″ and larger) flat panel displays being sold by US AV and IT distributors who serve commercial markets. The report showed …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Market Data| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 33

LG Introduces World’s First 8K OLED TV

by Damir Lokas

Already a leader in advancing TV innovation with its OLED TVs, LG Electronics (LG) is introducing the world’s first 8K (7680 x 4320) OLED TV. Previewed at IFA 2018, the 88-inch class 8K LG …

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Update on Speckle Reduction from Dyoptyka

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Dyoptyka is a Dublin, Ireland-based company that makes deformable mirror systems that are designed to significantly reduce the amount of speckle in laser-based systems. Speckle reduction is important in laser-based displays and many other …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Speckle| Vol 25 - Issue 33