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Comcast Launches its XClass SmartTV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say I was just catching up with a story about Comcast being about to launch its XClass TVs in the US when I spotted that it has happened. The TVs are being …

Tags:Comcast| Smart TV| TVs (TV Sets)| USA

BOE, CSOT and Samsung Display developing OLED for Galaxy A73

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reports that BOE and CSOT are developing new OLEDs for the Samsung Galaxy A73 that is expected for next year, alongside Samsung Display. The A73 is at the upper …

Tags:BOE| CSOT| Samsung

SCHOTT Challenges Corning’s Dominance of Cover Glass with Launch of “Nearly Unbreakable” Xensation α

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We covered the Schott Xensation ? glass last week in a Display Daily (Schott Moves Nearer to ‘Unbreakable Glass’ for Smartphones) and now Bob O’Brien of DSCC has dug a bit …

Tags:Corning| Glass

DSCC Highlights OLED vs miniLED Price trend

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say In its weekly release DSCC on its blog detailed some of the elements of its latest TV Cost Report. The article highlights that LGD has been reducing cost for its OLED …

Tags:LCD Panels| MiniLED| OLEDs| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)

Acer Introduces AS3D Notebook ‘for 3D Creators’.

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Acer made a large number of new product announcements last week. One that particularly caught the eye was the ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs Edition notebook which adds an autostereoscopic 3D (AS3D) display …

Tags:Acer| Autostereo 3D| Notebooks

Global Tablet Market to Slightly Decline

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes Research said that it is forecasting a slight decline in the tablet business over the next four years, but will grow 1.2% next year. The researcher believes that tablet makers …

Tags:Forecasts| Market Data| tablets

US Army Delays Hololens Adoption

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Reuters reported that the US Army said that it was deferring the date for the start of its use of the Microsoft Hololens headsets to September 2022, but remains committed to …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Military & Defence| USA

Links Week Commencing 18th 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. Globally Minded Zepp Raises Eyebrows With New …

The New Structure of the ISE in Barcelona

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Invidis reported that over 700 companies have registered as exhibitors for the ISE 2022 event which is due to take place in Barcelona in the first week of February. The exhibition …

Tags:ISE 2022

Samsung reduces MicroLED pixel distances by 10% for 99-inch TV model

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reported that Samsung has been able to reduce the distance between its Wall LED TVs from 0.63mm to nearly 0.5mm, allowing the firm to make a 99″ version, down …

Tags:MicroLED| TVs (TV Sets)

Peak Nanosystems Gains Backing for Thin Optics

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Peak Nanosystems of Ohio has received $25 million in funding to help boost its production of gradient index (GRIN) optics. The company makes nano-layered polymer GRIN optics that mean that the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mixed Reality| Optics| Virtual Reality

Dell’s Rugged Notebooks have Bright Displays

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Dell has new versions of its rugged notebooks, the Latitude 5430 Rugged and Latitude 7330 Rugged Extreme. The 5430 has a 14″ 1080P touchscreen with 1,100cd/m² of output. The notebook can …

Tags:Dell| Notebooks| Rugged Displays