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Common Sense Media released a new report that evaluates the privacy policies of the most popular virtual reality headsets on the market. The report, “Privacy of Virtual Reality: Our Future in the Metaverse and Beyond,” examines the privacy trends and practices of seven of the top VR devices and found that none of them meet … Read more
What They Say A YouTuber, Brad Lynch, appears to have leaked details of the design of the next HTC VR headset which combines the slim form factor of the Vive Flow with the standalone features of the Focus (so he’s calling it the Flowcus). The displays are said to be 1920 x 1920 120Hz LCDs … Read more
What They Say The Elec reports that a new OLED display for a budget Samsung smartphone for the Southeast Asia market, the M54, is being developed by BOE and CSOT. It is unclear whether SDC will also develop a panel, the report said, as it is said to have supplied panels for the preceding M53 … Read more
What They Say Qualcomm has announced its latest APU, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 which adds hardware support for decoding AV1 video at 8K60fps with HDR support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision. (Qualcomm is adding AV1 support) Other codecs include H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), VP8 and VP9. The chip also supports 8K30P or 4K120P capture. Internal displays up … Read more
The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan’s largest and one of the world’s leading high-tech applied research institutions, today introduced the High Resolution Full-Color Micro LED Display for AR Glasses. This innovation assists panel manufacturers and other industry players to upgrade their technology, expand their Micro LED applications, meet market demand and secure business opportunities … Read more
What They Say Magic Leap has taken a fair amount of criticism in recent years largely because it ‘over-promised’ and rais nearly $2 billion to build AR headsets. However a review by Engadget was more sympathetic. An article discusses that the firm increased the FoV of the Magic Leap 1 from around 50° to around … Read more
What They Say Several weeks ago, VR headset maker Pimax released a new device that is called the Pimax Portal that has been described as a Nintendo Switch that can be used for VR. It’s a handheld Android-based controller that can be inserted in a special case to become a VR headset. The handheld will … Read more
What They Say The GfU in Germany said that the market for home electronics in Germany was stable in the first three quarters of 2022 and was up just 0.1% on last year at €33.7 billion. However, the three CE segments developed very differently: consumer electronics recorded a 7.7% drop in sales to just under … Read more
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is pioneering innovative technology aimed at making it simpler for customers to board trains as part of a new digital trial. In a first for LNER, new digital display screens installed at Doncaster Railway Station will advise customers of the train layouts and where they should wait on the platform to … Read more
Sweta recently gave a summary of the recent DSCC Global Display Supply Chain Dynamics and Technology Outlook Conference, which took place virtually last month. She covered the TV and IT segments (DSCC Supply Chain Conference: Outlook and Issues for the TV and IT Market) and now I’m covering David Naranjo’s look at smartphones. He looked … Read more
Ynvisible, the most cost-effective e-paper display manufacturer on the market, is launching its new Digital Signage Solution at Electronica 2022. This new product encompasses a simple large format e-paper display with digital and alphanumeric capabilities, that has been designed for ultra-low power applications. It enables, for example, retail outlets customized for both indoor and outdoor … Read more
What They Say Along with panel pricing, DSCC has been tracking historical TV price data for the US that is compiled by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of its Consumer Price Index (CPI). DSCC pointed out that the TV index has fallen so far that a TV that cost $100 in 1982-1984 would … Read more
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