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Worldwide Shipments of Tablets and Chromebooks Declined Sharply in 2022, According to IDC Tracker

Worldwide tablet shipments posted flat growth of 0.3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22), totaling 45.7 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. For the full year 2022, the tablet market saw a decline of 3.3% year over year, ending two … Read more

Is Apple Reducing the Role of Industrial Design?

Bloomberg is reporting on changes at Apple’s with the departure of Evans Hankey, the company’s VP of industrial design, who will not be replaced. Instead, the company’s core group of about 20 industrial designers will report to Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer. The company will also give larger roles to a group of Apple’s … Read more

Chipmaking Equipment: Putting the Squeeze on China

The deal is deemed crucial to recent US efforts to restrict chip manufacturing and development in China. This is because the global market for chipmaking equipment is dominated by US company Applied Materials, Dutch company ASML, and Japanese company Tokyo Electron. The latter two companies produce equipment that doesn’t rely on US technology. DigiTimes This … Read more

After NAB Asking the FCC to Recommit to ATSC 3.0, What Next?

Characterizing the transition as “stalled,” the association asked the FCC last week to recommit itself to promoting the standard to the public and take steps to advance the development of peripherals that consumers could use to access 3.0 signals (since the standard is not-backward compatible)  as well as establish a Task Force to focus on the resolving … Read more

TriLite’s Trixel 3 Projection Display Wins 2023 Prism Award

Peter Weigand, CEO at TriLite, said: “We’re delighted to be honored by SPIE, with this recognition of Trixel 3 as a breakthrough innovation for AR displays. Our latest product evolution, Trixel 3, sets a new standard in super small projection displays, and it is a revolutionary step forward in terms of size, weight, image quality, … Read more

Osram Gets the Better of Apple Adopting MicroLEDs

Whether Micro LED is incorporated into smartwatches, AR headsets, or smartphones, two major factors will determine the market competitiveness of this technology. The first factor involves lowering the costs of Micro LED chips. A notable solution to make the production of Micro LED chips much more economical is to enlarge the wafers that they are … Read more

Tech Spending in ME, Turkey, and Africa Close to $100 Billion in 2023

Overall spending on information and communications technology (ICT) across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) will top $233.8 billion this year, an increase of 3.9% over 2022. That’s according to the latest predictions presented today by International Data Corporation (IDC) as more than 400 senior executives from the region’s most influential technology vendors, telecommunications … Read more

Barco’s Recovery Continues

Barco’s NT series goes beyond expectations for LED walls, with “sharp, light and clever” solutions Because an LED video wall is only as good as its image processing, Barco has developed Infinipix Gen2. This powerful solution makes sure the on-screen content looks at its best. With no visual distortion, low latency, perfect syncing and no tearing, … Read more

The 2 Billion User Sweet Spot

Apple, Alphabet (nee Google), and Amazon all reported their financials as the reporting season reaches its peak. Frankly, you can pore over the endless chatter about the results, but this paragraph is about all you need to know about the gist of the analysis: Challenging! That’s the euphemism of the moment, used by way too … Read more

Near-Eye Display Shipments for XR Applications will Grow by 67% in 2023

Near-eye display shipments for XR applications, including AR, VR and MR will be 24 million in 2023 with 67% YoY growth according to new research from Omdia. Because of global inflation, lockdowns in some Chinese cities, and weak demand, all consumer electronic devices performed poorly in 2022, and XR products were no exception. XR applications consist … Read more

Eizo Releases New Generation 24.1-inch Color Management Monitor with USB Type-C Connection and Sustainable Packaging

Eizo introduced the ColorEdge CS2400S – a 24.1-inch color management monitor that is the first to usher in a new generation for the CS Series lineup. It is the successor to the ColorEdge CS2420 and features modern USB Type-C connectivity and sustainable packaging. The ColorEdge CS2400S is designed to meet the varying needs and budgets of … Read more