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$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

Visbit Launches 8K Premium Playback Service with Synchronized Playback Control Across VR and XR Headsets

by Damir Lokas

Visbit Inc., the leading VR video transmission and playback technology company, released its Premium Playback Service, offering a private content distribution solution with up to 8K 3D quality playback capability, synchronized playback control, and …

Epson Launches the Epson Drone Soar App: The First Full-Featured Augmented Reality App for DJI Drones on the Epson Moverio Smart Glass Platform

by Damir Lokas

Epson, provider of the Moverio augmented reality (AR) smart eyewear platform, announced the Epson Drone Soar app, the first full-featured AR app for DJI drone pilots using the Epson Moverio AR Smart glasses platform. …

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ABI Research’s Teardown Service Puts the Squeeze on HTC’s U12+ Edge Sense 2

by Damir Lokas

HTC introduced the next wave of smartphone user-interface innovation with the debut of Edge Sense on its U11. The recently released HTC U12+ features the next-generation Edge Sense 2, which reportedly brings even more …

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LG Focuses On Gaming At IFA With New UltraGear Monitors

by Damir Lokas

LG Electronics is demonstrating its commitment to gaming technology with the announcement of its new UltraGear monitors at IFA 2018 in Berlin this week. The monitors take immersion to a new level thanks to …

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