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What They Say Qualcomm has a new chip series, the AR2 Gen 1 that is intended for use in smartglasses. The processor, co-processor, and Wi-Fi 7 system combo is said to take up 40% less PCB space than the earlier XR2 reference design. Features include Support for up to 9 concurrent cameras Wi-Fi 7 with claimed … Read more
What They Say A group of engineers in China has disassembled an iPhone X and re-assembled it using a Motorola Razr folding mechanism to create a kind of ‘foldable iPhone’. There’s a 17 minute video in Chinese online here. What We Think So, if Apple is not ready to make one, yet, we’ll do it … Read more
What They Say Nvidia’s results for Q3 of its financial yeat to the end of October, with revenue down 17% YoY and 12% QoQ to $5,931 with margin also down 11.6 points from last year to 53.6% (but up on Q2’s 43.5%). Net incom was down from $2.46 billion last year to $680 million this … Read more
What They Say BASF spin-off, Trinamix GmbH said at the Snapdragon Summit that it has certified face recognition technology for smartphones that can sit behind an OLED and is included in a Qualcomm reference design using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip. trinamiX said that its Face Authentication was certified according to the International Internet … Read more
Teledyne LeCroy, Inc., the worldwide leader in protocol test solutions, announced the availability for order of the quantumdata M21 Video Analyzer for HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.0 testing – a portable video analyzer and generator with a built-in screen and battery power. The latest version of the widely used High-Definition Multimedia Interface specification promoted by … Read more
LG Electronics is unveiling its first 27-inch, 4K surgical monitor with Mini LED technology (model 27HQ710S) at MEDICA 2022, the international tradeshow for the medical sector taking place in Düsseldorf, Germany. LG 4K Mini LED surgical monitor boasts exceptional picture quality courtesy of the company’s Mini LED technology, which provides clear, precise images. The product’s … Read more
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
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