Insider

Analysis, insight, and trends for premium subscribers

subscribe

Researchers Show Improved Biometrics Using a QLED Display

by Omid Rahmat

We improved biometric authentication security using dual recognition based on fingerprint image detection and skin-temperature-change sensing under quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED) displays. QLEDs are more advantageous than organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) in terms …

Tags:biometrics| QLED| research

GSEO Shipping Apple VR Lens Modules This Spring

by Omid Rahmat

Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) will supply lens modules for VR head-mounted devices, to be launched by Apple in 2023, with shipments to begin in February-March 2023, according to GSEO’s supply chain makers. DigiTimes Apple’s …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| VR

displays manufacturing 05_AdobeStock_329832823

Technology Supply Chains Become a Geopolitical Issue

by Omid Rahmat

The location of “oil reserves [has] defined geopolitics for the last five decades,” Gelsinger said in an interview with CNN’s Julia Chatterley at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Where the technology supply chains are, …

Tags:Intel| Manufacturing| Semiconductors

MiniLEDs: Brightness in the Gloom of 2023

by Omid Rahmat

With a $14 billion investment in miniLEDs between 2019 and 2021, miniLED backlight units seem to be on a huge upswing. Neglected for some time by the high-end display market, mainly dominated by OLEDs, LCDs are …

Tags:MiniLED

7 Years of Talking About Apple AR/VR Products

by Omid Rahmat

Apple Inc. is still planning to unveil its first mixed-reality headset this year, but an even more important follow-up product — lightweight augmented-reality glasses — has been postponed due to technical challenges.  Bloomberg We’ve been …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| VR

Where Apple Goes We All Follow

by Emory Kale

Apple may have delayed the launch of its M2 Pro and M2 Max products because of a slowdown in sales but it doesn’t seem to be shying away from the fight at this early …

Tags:Apple

2023’s Bumpy Ride for Panel Makers

by Omid Rahmat

Value of Market for Hinges Used in Foldable OLED Smartphones Will Surpass US$500 Million for 2023; KH Vatech and Amphenol Are Main Suppliers In its report on the OLED market, TrendForce predicts foldable smartphones …

Tags:Foldable Devices| Forecasts| LCD Panels| OLED TVs| Smartphones

The Expanding Real Estate for Displays in Retail

by Omid Rahmat

NRF’s Big Show, the annual trade show for retail technology is being held in New York (January 15-17, 2023), the first time the show is taking place in-person in 2 years. The last time …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Digital Signage| DOOH| Kiosks| Retail| VR

LG Recalls 56,700 86-inch Free-Standing Smart TVs

by Omid Rahmat

The TV can become unstable while on the assembled stand, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in injuries or death to children and others. This recall involves four LG Electronics 86-inch …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| Recalls & Problems| TVs (TV Sets)