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Links Week Commencing 25th October 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Nvidia’s GeForce Now gets an RTX 3080 …

Tags:Apple| Cloud Gaming| CPUs| Game Playing| Large LCD Supply| LCD Fabs| Medical| MiniLED| Nvidia| Virtual Reality

Krugman on China’s Bubble

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Renowned economist, in a New York Times subscription newsletter has pointed out that in his view, the Chinese economy has a high risk of hitting problems as growth in recent years …

Tags:Financial Data| Macroeconomics

Pitted Metalens is More Robust

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Up to now, most metalens architectures have been based on building raised pillars to create nanosurfaces that can influence light to create metalenses. Now Optics.org reports that a group at Harvard …

Tags:Metasurfaces| Optics| R&D (Research & Development)

Micro Projector Developer TriLite raises €8M to Boost ARVR Glasses aims

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TriLite, a maker of microprojectors for AR & VR based in Vienna, Austria, has raised €8 million in investment from VCs including Apex Ventures, B&C Innovation Investments, Hermann Hauser Investment, TEC …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Laser Projectors| MEMS| Microdisplays| Virtual Reality

Badger by Satellite Displays is live on StartEngine

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported on Badger, a start-up that is developing ‘smart badges’ based on EPD displays. The firm aims to use the technology to provide ‘real time close captioning’ (Badger Adds Subtitles …

Tags:EPD (Electrophoretic)| Investment| Medical

Surface Duo 2 review: Getting better

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TechCrunch has had a look at the latest Microsoft Surface Duo 2 and said that it is much better than the earlier version. However it is “still far from the sort …

Tags:Android| Foldable Devices| Microsoft

A Look Inside the iPhone 13

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Semiconductor Engineering published a look inside the Apple iPhone 13 Pro by TechInsight that includes a build cost estimation. The focus was on the chips, of course, but there is also …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Pricing| Smartphones| Teardowns

DJI Has an 8K Drone with LiDAR

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DJI, better known for its drones, has released a cinema 8K camera (6K version also available) that can record at 60fps and with RAW output at 3.95Gbs and up to 75Hz …

Tags:Cameras| Cinema| Wireless

Smartphone Panel Market Grows 15% in Q2

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reported data from Omdia on the smartphone display market which put the market for small displays at $13.41 billion in Q2 this year, up 15% on last year. Samsung …

Tags:Market Data| Small Medium Panel Supply

iMac to Follow MacBook Pro to miniLED

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Following on the adoption of miniLED in Apples latest high end MacBooks, (Apple Adds Expected New MacBook Pro Models) DSCC’s Ross Young has tweeted that The 27″ MiniLED screen is going …

Tags:Apple| MiniLED

Google Pixel Includes Subscription Option

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google has rolled out its much rumoured Pixel 6 smartphones. the Pixel 6 has a 6.4″ display with 1080 x 2400 resolution while the Pro version supports 1440x 3120. They both …

Tags:Google| LTPO TFT| OLEDs| Smartphones