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Interview with ISE boss Blackman “We are prepared for everything”

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Florian Rotberg of Invidis interviewed Mike Blackman, Managing Director of ISE, about the situation for ISE in Barcelona, which was postponed to 1st-4th June. His organisation has surveyed potential visitors and …

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Rokid Reveals Vision 2 AR Headset with Waveguide Optics

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A Chinese start-up, Rokid, has a new AR headset, the Rokid Vision 2, which is designed as an add-on to smartphones, laptops, gaming consoles, and tablets. The firm said that it …

Tags:Augmented Reality| China| Optics

SDC Says 90Hz OLED Matches 120Hz LCD for Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In a Korean language media release on its website, Samsung Display said that it plans to make 90Hz OLEDs in March. The firm this is the optimum to avoid issues of …

Tags:Notebooks| OLEDs| Samsung

Apple’s First Headset to Be Niche Precursor to Eventual AR Glasses

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reports that Apple will have a two stage approach to the headset market, starting with a higher priced niche product that will act to help the company develop its platform …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| R&D (Research & Development)| Virtual Reality

US PTO Denies QNED Trademark to LG

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied an application by LG Electronics to register the the term QNED as a trademark. The USPTO said that QNED is an acronym …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| QNED

LG’s Boost to OLED Brightness

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LG Display said that it will boost the efficiency and brightness of its OLEDs by 20% saying “Through newly developed and highly efficient materials as well as the addition of a …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Materials

Strong growth in the market for TV sets in Germany – Ultra HD share increases

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The GFU in Germany released data on the TV set market in Germnay. For the calendar year 2020, the market value was up 15.2% over 2019 to €4.4 billion while volumes …

Tags:Germany| Market Data| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD

LG Mulls Exit from Smartphone Market

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LG Electronics told the Korea Herald that after losing $4.5 billion over recent years, it is considering dropping out of the smartphone business. CEO Kwon Bong-seok said “Regardless of any change …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Smartphones

LG Display halts iPhone LCD production

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reported that LG Display plans to convert its AP3 LCD factory in Gumi, previously making LCDs for iPhones, to make panels for automotive applications. The panels are to be …

Tags:Apple| Automotive| LG Displays (LGD)| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones

Samsung Display Files US Patent Lawsuit against JOLED

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reports that the patent battle between JOLED and Samsung is hotting up as Samsung (via its IKT subsidiary) has filed an additional suit against the firm and Asus. IKT …

Lenovo’s New Titanium Yoga Notebook Features Sensel

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sensel, whose touch and haptics sensor we reported on recently (Sensel Unveils Groundbreaking Haptic Touchpad At CES 2021) has said that the device is in its first device, the Lenovo ThinkPad …

Tags:Haptics| Notebooks| Touch

Acer Debuts Two Durable, Convertible Chromebooks for the Education Market

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Acer launched two convertible Chromebooks, both fitted with Corning Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass. The Spin 512 has a 3:2 aspect ratio an extends the antimicrobial treatment to the keyboard, touchpad and palm …

Tags:Acer| anti-microbial| Chromebooks| Glass