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Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Are on the VRge of Growth, Says IDC

by Damir Lokas

Worldwide shipments of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets were down 30.5% year over year, totaling 1.2 million units in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), according to the International Data Corporation …

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New Wearables Forecast from IDC Shows Smartwatches Continuing Their Ascendance While Wristbands Face Flat Growth

by Damir Lokas

The worldwide wearables market is forecast to ship 124.9 million units by the end of 2018, up 8.2% from the prior year. Although this growth is slightly lower than the 10.3% growth experienced in …

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OLED TVs beat “QLED” LCD TVs in unit sales

by Bob Raikes

An article in Business Korea has reported data from IHS Markit that shows that OLED remains ahead of QLED in the TV market. Note that data for Q2 2017 was not included in the …

Apple Fined Over Lack of Warranty for 3rd Party Repairs

by Bob Raikes

Apple has received a $6.6 million fine (Aus $9 million) from a court in Australia after it caused some iPhones and iPods to fail after an update, if the devices had been repaired by …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 24| warranty

IHS: Smart Speakers Are Popular, But Not for Controlling Connected Home Devices

by Andrew Fenn

According to a recent survey of consumers in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany and Brazil, conducted by IHS Markit, the predominant uses of smart speakers revolve around asking questions, checking the weather, …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 24

IDC: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Are on the Verge of Growth

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments of AR and VR headsets were down 30.5% year-on-year, totalling 1.2 million units in the first quarter of 2018, according to IDC. Much of the decline occurred due to the unbundling of …

Vuzix may be Early with a Real microLED Product

by Chris Chinnock

Vuzix, the maker of Augmented Reality smart glasses, is working with Plessey Semiconductor and Jasper Display to create a new display device to drive their AR smart glasses. The development roadmap calls for monochrome …

Tags:MicroLED| Vol 25 - Issue 24| Vuzix

More Details on Oppo Find X — Including Motorised Camera Module

by Andrew Fenn

More details of the recently-announced Oppo Find X‘s camera emerged this week, following its live launch event in Paris, revealing that the device features an unusual solution to the contentious issue of the notch …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 24

MicroLED May Drive You Mad

by Bob Raikes

There is no doubt that the technology topic that has generated most interest over the last few months is microLED, although after SID I think miniLED may also have quite an impact, too. We …

Tags:Direct Backlights| MicroLED| MiniLED| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Screen Size and Picture Quality Drive Replacement TV Purchases

by Damir Lokas

According to the new TV Ownership Trends Report from NPD Connected Intelligence, as U.S. consumers look to update their televisions, increasing the size and picture quality are the top driving forces. Of the consumers …

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NPD: Screen Size and Picture Quality Drive Replacement TV Purchases

by Andrew Fenn

As US consumers look to update their televisions, increasing the size and picture quality are the top driving forces, according to NPD Connected Intelligence. Of the consumers who purchased an UltraHD replacement TV, 45% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NPD| TV Set Market| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Radiant Webinar Presents Principles of Light and Color Measurement for Product Design and Quality Control

by Damir Lokas

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of test and measurement solutions for lighting and displays, announces that it will host a webinar to present the background, principles, and applications of light and color measurement …