Insider – Page 40 – Display Daily

Google Quits Glass, Again

by Omid Rahmat

Google introduced its monovision, LCOS display augmented reality (AR) Glass product in 2012, bringing it to maker in 2013 with a slick Apple-like marketing campaign that made many of us think we really wanted …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| LCOS

Researchers Couple Light and Matter for Brighter, More Colorful Displays

by Emory Kale

A team of researchers from the University of St Andrews, in collaboration with the University of Cologne, has developed a way to enhance the brightness and color of TVs and smart screen displays while …

Tags:Brightness| Colour Quality| OLED| POLED| R&D (Research & Development)

Is There Room for LG OLED Displays in Esports?

by Omid Rahmat

A few weeks ago, a magazine feature was mourning the loss of esports teams after the crash of crypto markets, among the biggest sponsors of the competitive gamers. Crypto funding had created an unrealistic …

Tags:Gamer| Gaming Monitor| LG Display

How China’s Growth in LCD Driver ICs May Be Significant

by Emory Kale

According to one regional research organization, in 2022, mainland China’s share of the global large-size TFT-LCD panel shipment market will increase to about 54%. One outcome is going to be the increase in TFT-LCD …

Tags:Display Drivers| LCD Panels| Manufacturing

South Korea’s $422 Billion Tech Investment Includes $47.5 Billion in Displays

by Omid Rahmat

President Yoon Suk Yeol today announced a $422 billion investment by the country to accelerate the development of home grown manufacturing capability in everything from semiconductors to EVs, and of course, displays. Along with …

Tags:Manufacturing| Samsung

Revolutionizing Audio and Haptic Feedback: Synaptics Resonate’s Piezoelectric Transducers Create Audio Through Display Glass

by Omid Rahmat

Synaptics just did an official announcement to say that samples are ready to ship for its very cool Synaptics Resonate. This is a technology that uses a display’s surface as a sound and haptics transducer …

Tags:Haptics| Internet of Things IOT| Synaptics

Apple’s MR Success Strategy: Who Will Be Pushed to Achieve Results?

by Omid Rahmat

The Financial Times has reported that Apple’s mixed reality (MR) headset is being launched this year at the behest of Tim Cook, its CEO, as he looks to cement his legacy by producing a …

Tags:Apple| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mixed Reality

JDI Selling Higashiura LCD Fab to Sony

by Omid Rahmat

The asset sale is expected to take place on April 1, 2024, with revenue expected to be recorded from Sony based on newly-adjusted lease and outsourcing agreements from April 2023. Japan Display Inc. (JDI) …

Tags:JDI| LCD| Manufacturing| sony

Samsung Partners Up to Bring Digital Signage to EV Charging Stations

by Omid Rahmat

Samsung’s putting its OH55A outdoor signage display into a new kiosk product in partnership with Palmer Digital and IoTecha. The charging kiosk may include one or two Samsung OH55A displays, and one or two …

Tags:DOOH| IoTecha| Kiosks| Palmer Group| Samsung

When a Bank Falls in Silicon Valley Does it Break a Screen?

by Omid Rahmat

There’s a lot of virtual pearl-clutching going on at the heart of the startup kingdom of VCs and its pet piggy bank, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). With no desire to try and rehash the …

Tags:Financial Data| Macroeconomics

Foxconn and Apple Look for Labor Law Parity Between India and China

by Omid Rahmat

The shifting focus of manufacturing to the world’s most populated country continues to gain ground.

Tags:Apple| Foxconn| India| Manufacturing

The Fallacy of Apple’s High OLED Costs

by Omid Rahmat

With a display-centric mindset, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the manufacturing costs of OLEDs are going to cause price rises in Apple’s products. That may be true to some extent—Apple doesn’t shy away …

Tags:Apple| iPad| LG Display| OLED| Samsung Display