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Google IO Product Launches: AI, Carumba!

by Omid Rahmat

Google IO was like that time you got served canapés instead of dinner, and ended up at a MacDonald’s drive-through before you gnawed your arm off.

Tags:Android| foldables| Google| pixel| tablets

Sharp Takes $1.63 Billion Write-Down on LCD and OLED Businesses

by Omid Rahmat

The write-down was a reflection of decreased profitability.

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn| LCD| OLED| sharp

Korea Lobbies for US OLED Sanctions on China

by Omid Rahmat

OLEDs may not rise to the level of being of vital national security importance to the US, but confrontation with China may end up favoring Korean interests.

Tags:China| CHIPS Act| Korea| OLED

Vuzix Reports Record Q1’23 Sales, Touts In-House Custom Waveguide and MicroLED Fabrication

by Omid Rahmat

Vuzix adds manufacturing capability in New York for custom waveguide and RGB MicroLED development.

No, Declining MacBook Sales Don’t Cast Doubt on Profitability of Gen 8 OLED Production

by Omid Rahmat

When you have quarterly results to report and shareholders to appease, you don’t make a move, you just wait and wait until you’re sure there’s an upturn a coming.

Vizio Weathers Smart TV Storms of Q1’23 With Streaming Service Revenues

by Omid Rahmat

The big drop in smart TV sales was offset by revenues from various aspects of its streaming services is interesting by itself alone.

Tags:Advertising| financials| Smart TV| streaming subscribers| Vizio

Userful Taps Nvidia GPUs for Performance

by Omid Rahmat

How long before businesses realize that the explosion of data and AI services means their employees are going to need more display real estate to get the full benefits in their productivity?

Tags:GPU| Nvidia| Userful

How Innovative Augmented Reality Companies May Revolutionize Industrial Procedures

by Omid Rahmat

While Glartek is still a relatively small and niche AR player, it is worth keeping an eye on the company’s development.

Tags:Augmented Reality| Glartek| Hololens| Microsoft| Portugal

German Consumer Electronics and IT Products Markets Have Rough First Quarter

by Omid Rahmat

Console sales grew by 64.2% but not much else in Q1’23. And who are all the people still buying CDs and Blu-Ray discs?

AI Revolutionizes Materials Science Research and Opens New Opportunities in Display Manufacturing

by Omid Rahmat

The integration of AI in material development has the potential to disrupt traditional display manufacturing approaches by accelerating material discovery, optimizing performance, and reducing costs.

Tags:Artificial Intelligence (AI)| Manufacturing| Materials| OLED| research

Leaky-Wave Metasurfaces Achieve World Record in Optical Control, Bridging Free-Space and Integrated Systems

by Omid Rahmat

A groundbreaking class of integrated nanophotonic devices demonstrates unprecedented control over all four optical degrees of freedom, enabling conversion of confined waveguide light into customizable free-space patterns.

Tags:Holographic Displays| Metasurfaces| Optics| research

YouTube’s Growing Dominance on TV Screens: Viewership, Advertising, and Competition with Streaming Services

by Omid Rahmat

Almost half of YouTube viewership now occurs on TV screens.

Tags:Advertising| connect tv| YouTube