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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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Like many others, at this time of year, I thought I’d look back and a bit forward to see if I could see any patterns in what I have written over the last year in my nearly 100 Display Daily articles. Some of the topics that I have covered have been related specifically to the … Read more
What They Say Tesla has agreed to change its Passenger Play feature that previously allowed games to be played on a touchscreen when the car was in motion. The move was made after the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigated the feature which did ask for confirmation that the user was not the … Read more
AV LINK, a pioneering designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge 4K and 8K video processing, will exhibit in booth 5K105, from February 1 to 4 2022, in Barcelona, Spain, at Integrated Systems Europe showing MaitreView™ 8KPro, HS-1614W (8K/60Hz HDMI Distribution Amplifier), HRM-1641W (8K/60Hz HDMI Switcher), and MaitreView™ 4KLite. Other products include MaitreView™ 4KPro, the IPS(4K/60Hz AV … Read more
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