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Links Week Starting 10th January 2022

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. CES 2022: In-Person Observations (DSCC’s Bob O Brien published his report on TVs at CES including interesting data on the brightness of QD-OLED) eLstar Dynamics announces groundbreaking of … Read more

Google Could be Impacted by Sonos Patent Judgement

What They Say The US ITC found against Google in a patent case brought by Sonos over its smart speakers, confirming an earlier judgement. The New York Times reported that shipments of Google’s smart speakers, Chromecast devices and Pixel smartphones could all be affected. Google is said to be re-designing its products to avoid the … Read more

UHD Alliance Planning Filmmaker Mode Update

What They Say The UHD Alliance used CES to update its Filmmaker Mode. It reported that all the members were now supporting the mode with an automatic switch (although not in all models_ except Panasonic, which uses a button on its remote controls. The firm also said that streaming services were supporting the mode, with … Read more

New Display Technology QD-OLED Dazzled CES 2022

New display technology QD-OLED, combination of Quantum Dot and OLED was demonstrated for the first time at CES 2022 by Samsung Display. This technology and the products have received the most attention including innovation awards. It has also started the beginning of the use of QD-OLED display for TVs and monitors and will contribute to … Read more

Samsung QD-Display Globally Certified by SGS for Outstanding Picture Quality

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As an industry leader in the premium display market, Samsung Display announced that its QD (Quantum Dot)-Display, the new standard for next-generation TV picture quality, was certified by SGS, a world-leading certification company. The QD-Display, which Samsung Display began mass producing in November, received three certifications for its True Color Tones, Pure RGB Luminance and … Read more

Researchers Make a flexible OLED with a 3D printer

What They Say Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have made OLED displays using a 3D printer. The research is published in Science Advances. The team combined two different modes of printing to print the six device layers that resulted in a fully 3D-printed, flexible organic light-emitting diode display. The electrodes, interconnects, insulation, … Read more

AUO showcases cutting-edge AmLED technology at CES 2022

What They Say AUO said that their displays were used by Acer, Asus, Gigabyte Technology and MSI to launch several high-end desktop monitors and notebooks at CES 2022. The firm itself focused on miniLED backlight technology that it calls AmLED. Products included: Acer Predator 32″ UltraHD desktop monitor Asus ROG Swift PG32UQXE 32″ UltraHD G-Sync … Read more

XR (VR/AR) Headset Shipments to Grow 10 Times to Cross 100 Million Units by 2025

What They Say Counterpoint Research published its forecast for XR (VR/AR) shipments and the firm expects a big boost in sales in the second half of 2022 with Sony, Apple and new products from Oculus. The firm expects Apple’s entry into smartphone tethered headsets to be a catalyst for other smartphone brands to jump in … Read more

 Panasonic showed off the 2.0 version of its AR windscreen display

What They Say At CES, Panasonic Automotive showed version 2.0 of its AR HUD that includes an eye-tracking system that identifies the individual driver’s height and head movement behind the wheel and dynamically adjusts and compensates the images in the “eyebox.” Drivers are constantly shifting their head and changing their line of sight, but with … Read more