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Jon Peddie Research: It’s National 3D Day! Time to Celebrate Stereo 3D Technology

Did you know there is a Thank God It’s Monday Day? It was January 3. Blue Monday? January 17. No Brainer Day? February 27. National Awkward Moments Day? For many of us, that is nearly every day. Officially, it is March 18—which seems fitting as it comes the day after St. Patrick’s Day, when the … Read more

Micledi Collaborating with GlobalFoundries.

What They Say Micledi Microdisplays of Leuven in Belgium said that it has done a deal with GlobalFoundries (GF) for the chipmaker to integrate the Micledi microLED arrays with the GF 22FDX platform. The GF chips will provide image processing, driver and control functions using wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding. The company will develop the combined devices … Read more

Finding Nimo

What They Say Wired talked to an Indian company, Nimo Planet, that is developing AR glasses that are intended to act as possible replacements for notebook displays, although they don’t need to be tethered to a system. They can support up to six virtual screens. Despite the bulky look of the displays, battery life is … Read more

Vestel Announces The Launch Of Its New Interactive IFX Series

Vestel Visual Solutions has launched its next-generation IFX Series of 4K interactive displays, designed to offer a new level of engagement from classroom to boardroom. Available in three sizes, the 65”, 75” and 86” touch enabled UHD displays meet the needs of businesses across a number of sectors. “Offering a tailored technology solution for both … Read more

PSCO announces £2m LED Investment Partnership With Brompton Technology

What They Say PSCo, a (the?) leading distributor and wholesale rental company in the LED market in the UK (and these days part of Midwich) has announced that it has done a deal with video wall processing company Brompton Technology and highlighted the features that the firm’s products have in supporting virtual sets and virtual … Read more

Elliptic Labs Partners with AMD to Bring AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform™ to Growing PC/Laptop Market

Elliptic Labs, a global AI software company and the world leader in Virtual Smart Sensors™, is announcing a collaboration with AMD (Nasdaq: AMD) to expand Elliptic Labs’ AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform to select PCs and laptops powered by AMD Ryzen™ PRO 5000 Series processors. The combination of Elliptic Labs’ AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform … Read more

Strategy Analytics: Sony Achieves Smartphone CIS Market Dominance in 2021

The global smartphone Image sensor market in 2021 secured a total revenue of $15.1 billion, according to the Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies service report, “Smartphone Image Sensor Market Share Q4 2021: Sony Leads and Gains Share” Strategy Analytics finds that the smartphone image sensor market witnessed a revenue growth of more than 3 percent … Read more

AR/VR Headset Shipments Grew Dramatically in 2021, Thanks Largely to Meta’s Strong Quest 2 Volumes, with Growth Forecast to Continue, According to IDC

The worldwide market for augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets grew 92.1% year over year in 2021 with shipments reaching 11.2 million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly AR/VR Headset Tracker. The holiday quarter was a major driver for the industry as almost half the annual volume … Read more

Sensel says your laptop might come with a haptic touchpad.

What They Say An article in ‘Digital Trends’ highlighted how Sensel is working to create haptic solutions for notebook touchpads. Although notebook makers are interested in having such a feature, it can be expensive and difficult to integrate. To successfully put haptics into this application, you need three things touch-sensing; force-sensing; haptic actuator. Sensel supplied … Read more

Samsung Display developing under panel tech for iPhone Face ID

What They Say The Elec reported on work being done by Samsung to allow a concealment of Apple’s Face ID sensor under the display without a notch or hole. The paper said that the technology would be applied first to Samsung’s own foldable phones in 2023, followed by the iPhone 15 Pro models. The Elec … Read more

Acer Reports FY2021 Financial Results

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What They Say Acer reported its 2021 result and saw sales of $3.01 billion in Q4, bringing revenues for the year to $11.117 billion. The firm made operating income of $136 million in Q4 and $494 million for the year, the highest for 11 years and representing a record high 4.4% margin. What We Think … Read more