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News Outlets in the US Point at AR Glasses from Apple

Apple

A whole range of news outlets (Bloomberg, CNBC, USA Today, The Verge among others) reported on the possibility that Apple is intensifying its work on augmented reality glasses and plan to release a AR device in the future. The report seems to be going back to the Bloomberg article that quotes “people familiar with the … Read more

Displays at CES Unveiled

CES Unveiled was held in New York on November 10th. It is mainly a press event, intended to get press coverage of the upcoming CES 2017 and present Consumer Technology Association (CTA) forecasts for the Christmas selling season. In addition, there are a number of tabletop exhibits, most of them for products that have received … Read more

ITRI Introduces an Innovative Automotive HUD

The Smart Microsystems Technology Center at ITRI (Hsinchu, Taiwan) has developed a so-called Long-Distance Floating Multi-Screen Head-up Display for automotive applications. First, a few words of background on the reasons why ITRI felt that a new automotive HUD technology was needed. ITRI characterizes conventional HUDs as having drawbacks that include the following: Short-distance imaging: The … Read more

LeEco Cash Flow, Business Plans and Products

I attended an analyst’s luncheon for LeEco (formerly LeTV and before that Le.com) on November 9th in New York. In addition to the analyst’s luncheon, the company had a showcase of their products including their newest, an 85” 4K/UHD HDR Smart TV for $4000. I was not very familiar with the company before the luncheon … Read more

IRYStec to Optimize Your Display to the Ambient Conditions

A display’s performance is measured in a dark or dim room, but the display’s performance does not often account for the fact that it will be viewed in dark room, normal ambient illumination and in bright light. For example, as ambient illumination goes up, the perceivable black level rises, darker tones are harder to see, … Read more

MicroVision and STMicroelectronics to Co-Market MEMS Mirror-based Laser Beam Scanning Solutions

MicroVision, Inc., a leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display and sensing technology, and STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronic applications, today announced that they plan to work together to develop, sell, and market Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) technology. The companies anticipate cooperating closely on market development efforts that will … Read more

Wammes Points to Display Faults

German display specialist, Wammes & Partner from Gundersheim, near Frankfurt, in Germany, has said that in analysing the repairs and failures that it has seen over the last three years are not because of wrong operation or use, but are the result of poor choices in materials and components by manufacturers. The company said that … Read more

Everything Used to be Better

The increasing pressure on the purchasing department significantly reduces the quality of displays. This is shown by an analysis by Wammes and Partner. The German company is internationally recognized for its expertise in the production of electronic flat displays and therefore is increasingly providing troubleshooting services. For this purpose, it has been investigating orders for … Read more