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DigiLens Reveals Best-in-Class Extended Reality (XR) Advances at CES 2022

January 4, 2022 by Artem Alekseenko

DigiLens Inc., an innovator in head worn holographic display and waveguide technology, announced the next iteration of its near-to-eye optical technology that has already established DigiLens as the de facto industry standard in the rapidly growing smartglasses consumer electronics category. DigiLens’ technology advances recently helped generate a successful Series D funding round for the company, … Read more

Appotronics Announces Litigation Against Delta Electronics

January 4, 2022 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Appotronics, the key developer of laser phosphor light source technology, has filed an action against Delta Electronics in the Guangzhou IP Court. The action is the latest in a series of actions between the two companies, with Appotronics’ position and a lengthy background about the company in the linked press release. What … Read more

2021 AMOLED Smartphone Revenue Reaches $397Billion

January 4, 2022 by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say DSCC reported its preliminary Q4 data for AMOLED smartphone panels which were firm, despite the strong annual growth in the preceding quarters. The year was a good one for the category and sales were up for the year in revenue. Procurement is expected to reach 634 million AMOLEDs (up 27%) and with … Read more

The HalfDive VR Headset is Optimized for Use in Bed – But Goes to Sleep

January 4, 2022 by Arthur Berman

Founded just recently, in March, 2021, Diver-X, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) is in the process of launching a rather unusual headset. Called the HalfDive, the product is designed for use while the user is lying down. That is, the headset is represented as “perfect for in-bed VR gaming.” In fact, the company has referred to this … Read more

Links Week Starting 3rd January 2022

January 3, 2022 by Bob Raikes

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. I spotted the chart below on the value of automotive electronics from www.kedrosky.com. It’s not new, but I thought it was interesting. Metalens sorts colors for high-sensitivity sensors … Read more

Samsung and LG Display can’t agree on TV OLED panel price

January 3, 2022 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reported that although Samsung is expected to buy OLED panels from LG Display, pricing has been a challenge. Samsung is said to want to position OLED as not as good as its Neo QLED technology, but still wants a profit, so wants the panels more cheaply than LGD is offering. … Read more

Samsung Electronics Showcases Monitor Leadership at CES With Versatile 2022 Lineup

January 3, 2022 by Artem Alekseenko

Samsung Electronics announced new models in its monitor lineup that exemplify its leadership within the sector. The versatile new lineup delivers beautiful picture quality and intuitive features that give consumers more choice when selecting a monitor that fits their exact needs. The 2022 monitor portfolio brings out the best experiences while working, gaming or watching … Read more

Colorado Wildfires

January 2, 2022 by Bob Raikes

Over the holiday, there were devastating fires in Colorado in the US. Very sadly, the high (>100 mph (160 km/h)) winds caused wildfires to devastate residential areas. One of the areas affected was the home of our Education Correspondent, Len Scrogan, pictured below. We hadn’t planned to run a Display Daily today, but in the … Read more

Economist Picks 22 Technologies to Watch

January 2, 2022 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Economist identified 22 ‘technologies to watch in 2022’. Only a couple (which we have listed first) involved displays, directly. VR workouts The Metaverse Solar geoengineering Heat pumps Hydrogen-powered planes Direct air capture Vertical farming Container ships with sails Vaccines for HIV and malaria 3D-printed bone implants Flying electric taxis Space tourism … Read more

Somnium Space is Developing a Headset

January 1, 2022 by Arthur Berman

The “social virtual reality platform company” Somnium Space LTD (London, England)is going into the hardware business. The company explained that “as a decentralized and open Metaverse company we cannot allow Somnium Space to be dependent on hardware gatekeepers to be able to communicate and engage with our users.” To address this issue, the company will … Read more

Google Has a ‘New’ AR Project

December 21, 2022December 31, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The New York Times ran a general article on the metaverse and AR/VR. In the article, Google is reported to be working on a new AR device after acquiring the firm ‘North’ in 2020. North had bought patents that originated at Intel (the ‘Vaunt’ project (Intel Pulls the Plug on AR Smart … Read more

Xiaomi Dials Up High-End Appeal in China With New Phones Aimed at Apple

December 31, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Xiaomi has released three new smartphones in its 12 series, the 12, 12 Pro and 12X. The 12 has a 6.28″ AMOLED with FHD+ and up to 120 Hz refresh. It uses Gorilla Glass Victus and has an under-display fingerprint scanner. The Pro has a 6.73″ panel with 1440p resolution and LTPO … Read more