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Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 8.9% year over year in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This marks the third consecutive quarter of decline for the smartphone market as shipments fell to 314.1 million units in the quarter, about 3.5% lower … Read more
What They Say Digitimes reported that PlayNitride showed three different technologies of microLED backplanes at Touch Taiwan 2022 based on PCBs, TFTs and silicon (for microLEDs). A large display was based on PCBs and had a luminance of 2,000 cd/m², pitch of 0.43mm and WCG. For automotive applications, there was a 9.8″ panel with transparency … Read more
What They Say We were approached by a researcher who alerted us to a new acoustic-assisted touch system that is said to solve some issues of latency seen in other touch technologies. Arthur will be covering it in a Display Daily in a couple of weeks, but if this is a topic that you are … Read more
What They Say We mentioned the ‘new’ OLED monitors from LG that it highlighted at NAB this week, although they have been announced (65″) or shipping (27″ and 31.5″) for some time. (LG 27″ OLED Comes into Stock) and (LG Adds Large Mastering Monitor). Chris got a chance to see the monitors at NAB and … Read more
As I have written before, I have been somewhat sceptical of the whole Metaverse thing (I saw a headline about a ‘Metaverse hotel’ today – how bizarre is that concept?). (Metaverse – Meta and Drink for Critics). I still have some doubts about it, but last week I did see something that was genuinely exciting … Read more
Varjo – the industry-leading provider of professional-grade VR/XR solutions – announced the immediate availability of its Varjo Reality Cloud platform, which allows even the most complex metaverse to stream in real-time to supported devices for both professional and prosumer users. Originally acclaimed for delivering the industry’s most advanced VR/XR hardware, the commercial availability of the … Read more
Ynvisible Interactive Inc., a fast-growing printed e-paper display company, positioning its products as the lowest energy-consuming e-paper displays on the market, announces the expansion of its license from the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) a leading research institute in the field of printed electronics. The amended license agreement includes exclusive worldwide rights to key patent … Read more
What They Say LG Display held its earnings call this week. The firm announce operating profit of $30 million and net profit of $42.6 million on sales of $5.08 billion, down from last quarter as shipments of OLEDs fell, as did LCD prices. Area shipment in Q1 was 8.14 million m², down 13% and area … Read more
What They Say Sony said in a blog post that the PlayStation 5 would gain variable refresh rate support via some firmware patches that will roll out this week and can be used with TVs and monitors that support the VRR function in HDMI2.1. 15 games are listed in the post as the first top … Read more
What They Say NPD released data on the US TV market and said that the average size of installed TVs in U.S. households has increased three inches (7.6cm) to 47.5″ (120.7cm) based on the February 2022 retail tracking service and the quarterly device tracking survey. 44% of survey respondents said they bought a new TV … Read more
What They Say DTV Europe reported that at NAB in a session on UltraHD, Omdia had forecast that growth in 8K adoption would slow down. It is forecasting 2.7 million homes in the installed base by 2026. The firm believes that even in Japan, which has an 8K service, there will be just 75K households … Read more
What They Say Apple put out a press release saying that its Self Service Repair system is now available in the US and will expand into Europe and then beyond later this year. There’s a new repair store for more than 200 parts and tool kits can also be rented or purchased. Toolkits are $49 … Read more
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