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Links Week Ending 8th April 2022

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are (quite!) a few from the second part of this week. VR has significant impact on agoraphobia – UK NHS study. AI Creates Amazing Virtual San Francisco Using Millions of Photos – using front cameras on Waymo cars … Read more

BOE Plans for G8.6 OLED Fab Get Firmer

What They Say The Elec reported (in Korean) that BOE of China has set a target of the end of 2024 to build a G8.6 (2250 x 2600mm) OLED fab at its B16 plant in Chengdu, Sichuan. The capacity would be 15K input substrates per month. The Elec reports that the fab is expected to … Read more

Sharp/NEC to Launch New Projector Model PX2201UL at ISE 2022

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe is going to show visitors to ISE 2022 the new NEC PX2201UL projector model close to its official launch in May 2022. The ultra-bright 1DLP model with RB laser technology offers excellent colour performance while still being relatively compact. Wide-interface selection, built-in Edge Blending and geometric control technologies all support … Read more

Display Equipment Suppliers Have Record Quarter Thanks to Semiconductors

What They Say Despite the weakening market conditions for finished sets, the equipment makers are doing well, reported DSCC in a blog post (registration needed). Q4 2021 was a record quarter for the segment, with total revenues for the 19 companies tracked reaching $22.9 billion., up 4% on a quarterly basis and 10% from 2020. … Read more

An Elastic Light-Emitting Polymer for Stretchable, Wearable Displays

Stanford flexible proc

What They Say We’re a bit late with this one, but a group of researchers from Stanford University have had a paper published in Nature on 23rd March that describes how they have made soft and stretchy ‘skin-inspired’ flexible displays. The device is made entirely from flexible polymers and has a maximum brightness ‘at least … Read more

Best Portable Monitors 2022: Gaming and Laptop Productivity

What They Say Tom’s Hardware has looked at USB monitors from Asus (2), ViewSonic, Lenovo and Zion. Asus ROG Strix XG16AHPE – best 15″ gaming monitor ViewSonic VX1755 – Best 17-inch Portable Monitor for Gaming Lenovo ThinkVision M14t – Best Portable Monitor for Productivity (although only 3.5 stars) Asus ROG Strix XG17AHPE – Best Portable … Read more

TiVo Stream 4K First to Fully Integrate with YouTube TV in Move to Strengthen Premium Live TV Viewing Experience

TiVo®, the company that brings entertainment together and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xperi Holding Corporation, announced its preeminent streaming product – TiVo Stream 4K and TiVo Stream OS – expanded its premium Live TV offerings through an integration with YouTube TV – the first integration of its kind among streaming products. TiVo Stream 4K is … Read more