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With display technology improving for bending radius (BR) and transmittance (TR), shipments of transformable displays are expected to reach approximately 117.7 million units in 2029 with a 2.7% share of total flat panel display market according to the latest research from Omdia. Omdia defines transformable display in terms of bending radius and transmittance, and categorizes … Read more
Jeong Ho-young got his dream job in December 2019, when he became CEO of LG Display (LGD). His role would be to speed up the transition from LCDs to OLEDs, which his predecessor had started. LGD had opted to concentrate on OLED TV panels and then dabble in smartphones, while competitor Samsung Display did the … Read more
Sony Electronics Inc. released a software update that enables new external monitor capabilities in the Xperia PRO and Xperia PRO-I smartphones. In the Xperia PRO and the Xperia PRO-I, the External Monitor feature will now include Livestreaming, Wave Form and False Color capabilities. The Wave Form monitor function checks exposure and RGB balance. The False … Read more
The AR device market has so far been dominated by enterprise devices. Although AR has proven popular with consumers on smartphones with breakout hit apps such as Pokémon GO and Snapchat, consumer devices have yet to reach the mainstream. But there are encouraging signs – Strategy Analytics latest report, “Has Consumer AR finally arrived? Market … Read more
What They Say Broadband TV News reports that Sky Deutschland will launch its Sky Glass streaming-optimised TV in Germany in 2023. The firm had originally planned a launch this year. Sky said that it wanted to prioritise its ‘Wow’ streaming service. What We Think BBTV News speculates that Sky was waiting for a bit more … Read more
What They Say Vizio saw its revenues rise by 2% compared to Q2 last year to $408.9 million with around ¾ of the value coming from hardware. TV and sound bar numbers were flat with Q1 at 1.1 million units. . Executives said 16.1 million Vizio TV users are actively engaged with its SmartCast platform, … Read more
What They Say Tom’s Hardware looked at the LG DualUp 28MQ780 monitor which has a 16:18 aspect ratio (and is effectively dual stacked 16:9 panels). The resolution is 2560 x 2880 so it’s the equivalent of dual 21″ 2560 x 1440 QuadHD panels. Output of the IPS panels is 300 cd/m² and contrast is 1,000:1. … Read more
What They Say Market research group Kagan has release a forecast for SmartTVs that suggests that the segment will not take more share, with around 72%, below the level of 2020 and with a flattening from last year. The total should be 153 million sets this year. What We Think It’s slightly surprising when you … Read more
What They Say At Siggraph this year, Meta showed its ‘Starburst’ demonstration system that is intended to look at what you can do to achieve very good HDR in a headset, without worrying about other aspects. The firm recently showed off its prototypes, each of which is intended to address one of the challenges that … Read more
What They Say A hat-tip to OLED-Info for spotting a summary video on YouTube from the recent K-Display 2022 show in Korea. What We Think There was nothing in the video that we hadn’t seen somewhere else, but if you are interested in, especially, the LG transparent displays, it’s worth a look for two and … Read more
The global foldable smartphone market will grow 73% this year from 9 million units last year to 16 million units, according to Counterpoint Research’s latest Foldable Smartphone Forecast. The strong growth defies current economic headwinds as the premium market shows resilience and steady demand. Counterpoint forecasts strong growth through next year too, with foldables expected … Read more
A few weeks ago, I spotted an interesting article on the long form ‘Medium’ platform from Avi Bar-Zeev. He’s been at Disney, Keyhole (acquired by Google), Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and has had his own consultancy. After 30 years in the AR and VR business, his views are worth noting. Bar-Zeev’s first product was a CAVE … Read more
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