Empowering display industry professionals with cutting-edge insights and analysis
At CES 2016 Kopin did not show any new Cyber displays, instead they showed some impressive designs for a monocular headset. The new solution focuses on the optics to bring the image to the eye. Kopin’s vision is to create a smaller form factor for the optical engine and they showed a 2mm high optical … Read more
Casio showed the new XJ-V2 hybrid laser projector with 3,000 lumens and XGA (1024 x 768) resolution. The projector is the second in the line of XJ-V projectors, with more to follow at a later date. The projector started shipping in December and is available for $699. Their main focus of the projector exhibit was … Read more
Microvision showed a wide variety of devices based on their scanned laser PicoP engine, from stand alone projectors to embedded phone projectors. These devices have been around for quite some time without making a big splash in the market so far. However, Microvision states that sales are going up as new devices are entering the … Read more
Optoma was the first to show a prototype with the brand new TI 0.67” 4K / UHD DLP chip (see also the Texas Instrument article). The projector is a very early prototype projector and is completely LED-based. The high lumen density (HLD) projector produces 1,200 to 1,500 lumens and uses the Philips Color Spark technology … Read more
Imagination Technologies had a meeting room in the South Hall as it has had for several years. It had lots to talk about. The firm bought ray tracing company, Caustic Technology (Display Monitor Vol 17 Issue 48), in 2010 and last year the company told us that it was working on the use of ray-tracing … Read more
Cypress Semiconductor released a new 32 bit MCU for automotive applications. The processor uses 40nm design rules for the first time (until now Cypress used 55nm) allowing the firm to incorporate more flash on the chip. This increases the flexibility and functionality for storing apps. The MCU also drives the display and also any optional … Read more
Corning is a material supplier to many parts of the consumer electronics, even though they typically do not supply any devices under the Corning brand name. One exception to this business approach is in communication networks, where they offer not only optical cables but also wireless solutions. This business group was shown as part of … Read more
LG Display (LGD) moved from its hotel suite location this year to the North Meeting Rooms which seems to have meant an overloading of the press sessions as more journalists tried to find out what the company is doing. That meant a frantic “whistlestop” tour for us, which was a shame as there was so … Read more
In a private suite, Sim 2 showed its newest projector model, the Supercube. The lamp-based projector which uses a single chip 0.65” DLP engine produces 3,000 ANSI lumens and has been available since November 2015. This new model retails for $5,000 and is a piece of art more than a typical projector. The outer box … Read more
The big news at CES from Texas Instruments was a new 4K / UHD chip that provides higher resolution in a much smaller package. Instead of the existing 1.4” 4K Cinema chip, the new 4K / UHD chip has a diagonal of only 0.67”. The smaller size will allow for a much lower price as … Read more
The Lumiere Festival, which ran in London for the first time this year, suffered from overcrowding and some installations had to be turned off. The ‘festival of lights’, with installations from more than 30 artists, was free to attend and ran over two days. Organisers asked people to attend on Sunday the 17th, rather than … Read more
During CES 2016, I had a chance to discuss the Novasentis haptic feedback solution in more detail with the company. In October of 2014, Novasentis announced its polymer based solution and it was time to see how far they have come since. There is no change to the core technology that is still based on … Read more
Jon Peddie Research
4 St. Gabrielle Ct.
Tiburon, California 94920
415-435-9368
© 2026 Jon Peddie Research
