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MIT’s AR Headset Gives Users X-Ray Vision

by Omid Rahmat

Researchers have created an augmented reality headset that combines computer vision and wireless perception to automatically locate specific items hidden from view. The X-AR headset utilizes radio frequency (RF) signals that can pass through …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Tracker| HMD| XR

Streaming Games to Your TV – The Devil’s in the Details

by Omid Rahmat

For TVs, cloud gaming is either the equivalent of switching from black and white to color, or the beginning of a nightmare of technical support and negative publicity for manufacturers and brands. So, imagine …

Tags:Android TV| Cloud Gaming| Gamer| Samsung

Foldable Display Market Sees First Decline

by Omid Rahmat

Shipments fell 48% QoQ and 26% YoY to 3.1 million units as the foldable smartphone market got overwhelmed by the launch of the iPhone 14 Series and worsening global economic conditions. It was the …

Tags:DSCC| Foldable Devices| Samsung| smartphone

Honor Magic5 Pro Display Beats iPhone 14 Max Pro to Number One

by Omid Rahmat

The latest display tests by Dxomark show the Honor Magic5 Pro as sitting at number one. While not a winner in any one category of the tests, its overall performance was enough to take …

Tags:Android| Apple| DXOMARK| Honor| smartphone

BenQ Adds a New Business Monitor

by Omid Rahmat

The GW2790QT is a 27″ QHD USB-C monitor with a built-in microphone, DisplayPort and Thunderbolt connections, and a generally Apple-friendly approach. Taiwan’s BenQ’s new display has a WQHD resolution display, 350 nits luminance, and …

Tags:Apple| BenQ| Dell| DisplayPort| Gigabyte| Thunderbolt

Ostendo and Veea Merge to Create Next Generation AR Glasses

by Omid Rahmat

Ostendo is combining its display technology with Veea’s smart edge connectivity business to create a unique standalone company with plans to create a cloud-based set of AR glasses. Ostendo has been kicking around its …

Tags:AR Glasses| Ostendo| Photonics| Veea

Applied Materials Display Business Tanked Last Quarter

by Omid Rahmat

Net sales for the three months ended January 29, 2023 decreased compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to lower customer investments in display manufacturing equipment as a result of …

Tags:Applied Materials| display technology| Manufacturing

Will Corporate IT Buy More Displays Than Consumers

by Omid Rahmat

During an analyst meeting discussing year-end results, Universal Display executives coyly admitted that investments in IT may help to fuel display sales in 2022. So, are business buyers ever going to surpass consumers in …

Tags:business| Consumer Confidence| Market Data| Smartphones| tablets

AOC Debuts New Curved Gaming Monitor

by Omid Rahmat

The AG455UCX is a 44.5″ curved surface monitor. AOC claims the monitor has 100% sRGB coverage (based on CIE 1931) and a 122% sRGB color gamut area (based on CIE 1931). It also has …

Tags:AOC| Gamer| monitors

Southeast Asia Entry-Level Smartphone Shipments Rise 28%

by Omid Rahmat

While 2022 saw a 13% YoY decline in smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia, budget-priced phone sales rose 28% QoQ in Q4. As for brand performance, Apple and Samsung sustained 2021 volumes while greater than …

Tags:Apple| Inifnix| Market Data| Oppo| Samsung| Xiaomi

Chip Makers Scramble for Federal Money

by Omid Rahmat

The CHIPS Act is creating a frenzy of activity around its over $200 billion in financial incentives and additional tax breaks. To stop China from becoming an advanced power in semiconductors and to maintain …

Tags:Intel| Manufacturing| Samsung| TSMC

Someone Leaked Tianma’s Tiptoeing Into VR

by Omid Rahmat

Last year, the Chinese microelectronics firm had shown its first VR display at the World Display Industry Conference in Chengdu. Now, it’s got Reddit wondering what is going on. It could all turn out …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Tianma| Virtual Reality