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Xiaomi Mi 11 Has a Big Bright Display. Probably.

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Xiaomi has a new flagship smartphone, the Xiaomi M1 11 which has been released in China, although Lite and Pro versions are not yet announced (the Pro is rumoured for February). …

Tags:OLEDs| Smartphones| Xiaomi

What’s next for AR headset display technology?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say SPIE.org published an article that summarises developments in AR and emphasises that the technology is not new, but has been around for 50 years or so in some applications. The writer …

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

Global LED Demand Set to Rebound in 2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Trendforce put out a forecast for revenues from the LED industry, which the firm expects to grow by 3.8% to $15.7 billion in 2021. The firm said that LED backlighting had …

Tags:Forecasts| LED| Market Data| MiniLED

Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 7 – HLG And PQ

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Broadcast Bridge published an interesting article on the differences between PQ- and HLG-based HDR EOTFs and contrasts them with the traditional gamma curves used in content development. What We Think …

Tags:Broadcast| Colour Grading| HDR - High Dynamic Range

Twinkly has an addressable Display…

by Bob Raikes

What They Say I can’t remember how I got to it, but I was impressed with the Twinkly LED lights for festive trees and decorations. The system uses a smartphone camera to map its …

Tags:Game Playing| LED

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra S Pen support confirmed by FCC

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Verge reports that the FCC has spotted a model SMG998 from Samsung, believed to be the Galaxy S21 Ultra smartphone in a listing by the FCC. What We Think There …

Tags:Pen Input| Samsung| Smartphones

Behind the Daqri Failure

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Protocol published its most popular articles for 2020 and included one that dug into the falure of Daqri, the developer of helmets with augmented reality integrated. In February, the blog spoke …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Virtual Reality