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Pasta-shaped structures explain chiral light emission in polymers

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Scientists at Imperial College, London, have developed a way to make OLEDs that emit chiral light (efficiently polarised. The material is based on ‘fusilli pasta’-shaped layers which can be created using …

Tags:OLEDs| Polarisers| R&D (Research & Development)

Interesting Links for W/E 25th December 2020

by Bob Raikes

Every week, we see interesting articles where we can’t really add value or they are just interesting and not related to displays, so we put them in a round-up list. French startup is preparing …

LG to Make Bigger and Brighter OLED Panels

by Bob Raikes

What They Say AVCesar, a website in France, has reported that LG will make a new size of 83″ in its range of OLED panels. The company has also confirmed information in the Japanese …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| OLEDs| Panasonic| TVs (TV Sets)

Leaked Photos Reveal Possible Lenovo AR Glasses Ahead of CES 2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Some leaked photos have been published of new AR glasses from Lenovo. The glasses may use the ‘ThinkReality’ sub-brand. It was unclear if the glasses are just another prototype or a …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Lenovo

ATSC 3.0 set for cable TV test

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Pearl TV and brodcasters around Phoenix, Arizona, have started testing Nextgen TV over limited cable infrastructure, collaborating with Comcast. ATSC 3.0 is being used to blend OTA and OTT content. The …

Tags:ATSC| Broadcast| Streaming Video| USA

InterDigital completes VVC and V-PCC standards

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Interdigital said that it has finalised the VVC and V-PCC video standards at MPEG. The VVC standard is claimed to improve video compression by 50%. V-PCC is a significant step forward …

Tags:360 Degree Video| Codecs| VVC (H.266)

JOLED and LandSkip Jointly Develop Digital Airplane Window

by Bob Raikes

What They Say JOLED put out a press release and video with LandSkip Inc that announced that the firms have developed portrait-shaped 22″ OLEDs for use as virtual windows for aircraft. There is also …

Tags:Aviation| OLEDs

Samsung, LGD ramping up OLED panels for small- to medium-size applications, Digitimes Research says

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes Research (DR) said that it expects the value of small/medium OLED sales by Samsung Display and LG Display will hit $9.4 billion in Q4, up 46.2% sequentially and 31.2% on …

Notebook Demand Strong, Although Down on October.

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Digitimes Research reported that the notebook market continues to be buoyant with the global top-5 brands’ combined notebook shipments in November 2020 reaching the second highest-ever monthly level. The demand is …

Tags:Chromebooks| Market Data| Notebooks| Taiwan

European Legislators Spark Renewed Discussion on Global Right to Repair Movement

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The European Parliament has made two key votes on consumer products. Personal electronics sold online and in stores must clearly be labeled with a repairability score, out of 10. Device makers—notably …

Tags:Repair| warranty

Zuckerberg Commits to XR Future

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In a year end speech to employees, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that he would be “particularly focused” on technologies that deliver “a deeper sense of presence,” like augmented and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Facebook/Meta| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

Amazon Echo Show can now play Netflix

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Amazon has now allowed the use of Netflix on the Echo Show Smart Display. Netflix support is available for all generations of Echo Show devices, from the first-gen down to the …

Tags:Amazon| Netflix| SVOD| Voice Input