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Apple Watch Series 7 is Set for a Screen Size Boost.

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg’s subscriber only Power On newsletter has forecast that the next Apple Watch (Series 7) range will have slightly larger and flatter displays. The new design will be a major part …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| OLEDs| Smartwatches

Samsung Display Has a Cool Smart Speaker at IMID 2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung Display showed a new use case with a speaker fitted with a 12.4″ flexible OLED that can open out under automatic control to make a flat(tish) display. What We Think …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Samsung Display

INT Tech On Track for Q4 2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say OLED-Info reported that Int Tech (INT is a New Player for High-Density Displays) is on track to launch production of its uNEEDXR display which has a diagonal of 0.7″ and 3147 …

Tags:Microdisplays| OLEDs| Taiwan

Friday Special – Why are Hyperlinks Blue?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say It’s Friday, so forgive me an indulgence that is only slightly related to displays! I spotted an interesting blog that loos in detail at the key question on everybody’s mind, “Why …

Tags:Operating Systems

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TikTok owner ByteDance could acquire VR headset maker Pico

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that the owner of TikTok, ByteDance, is in discussion with Pico about buying the company. On the other hand, a Chinese publication, Pandaily, reported that the deal had been …

Tags:China| Investment| Mergers & Acquisitions| Virtual Reality

This is how Facebook’s Project Aria AR glasses work

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Details of Facebook’s Aria project have been revealed after an FCC listing of a manual. The headset will not include displays but will be focused (sorry!) on capturing information and video. …

Tags:Augmented Reality|

Will Headworn AR Revenues Exceed $17 Billion by 2025?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say ARtillery Intelligence has forecast that AR revenue using headsets will grow from $1.6 billion to $17.7 billion by 2025, a CAGR of 61.8%. The firm differentiated the revenue from its smartphone …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Forecasts| Market Data

Tablet Market Will Accelerate in the Commercial Space

by Bob Raikes

What They Say IDC released its data for the European tablet market in Q2, which, at 11.8 million units, was 1.7% down, the first drop sine the start of the pandemic. Consumers bought fewer …

Tags:Europe| Forecasts| Market Data| tablets

Lenovo’s ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses Are Here!

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Lenovo has released its ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses. The glasses have 1080P resolution (binocular) and an 8 megapixel camera and is based on a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 platform. They are rated …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Lenovo

Flexible OLED Digital Magazines Proposed for IFE

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Royole is working with Airbus on a project to look at the feasibility of using flexible OLEDs to replace paper magazines as they are lighter and are easier to clean between …

Tags:Aviation| Flexible Displays

Mojo Vision Expects to Release a Prototype of its AR Contact Lens

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Mojo Vision said that its AR contact lens should be available as a prototype later this year. (Mojo Vision Details Low-Power Chips for Augmented Reality Contact Lenses). The display is hexagonal …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Contact Lens Display| Microdisplays| R&D (Research & Development)

DXOMark Plans Smartphone Webinar

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DXOMark is planning a webinar to look in detail at the ‘Smartphone Flagship Battle’ on 31st August. The panel includes experts from Yole Développement, System Plus, and DXOMark and will look …

Tags:Smartphones| Testing