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US researchers shrink camera to the size of a salt grain

What They Say Optics.org reported research from the Universities of Princeton and Washington that has led to the development of a camera using ‘metasurfaces’ that is just the size of a grain of salt. The metasurface optical elements, based on silicon nitride, have 1.6 million cylindrical posts in an area just 0.5mm wide . The … Read more

Links Week Commencing 6th December 2021

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. RAW and more updates on the Ninja V Ninja V+ Toyoda Gosei Develops Full Color LED Vehicle Interior Lamps (Arguably a single pixel display!) Roku Opens Amsterdam Office … Read more

Fine haptics in an industrial environment

What They Say Invidis reported that Distec and Tanvas have announced a display that has ‘fine surface haptics’ based on electroadhesion. According to Distec, previous technologies for haptic feedback on touchscreens, such as electromechanical or vibrotactile haptics, are not suitable for permanently installed, IP-protected HMIs, as a certain amount of freedom of movement is required … Read more

Graphics Add-In Board Market Reached $13.7 Billion for Q3’21 Showing Double-Digit Growth Year-to-Year.

According to a new research report from the analyst firm Jon Peddie Research, unit shipments of add-in boards increased in Q3’21 from last year. AMD saw a one-percent increase in market share while Nvidia remained the dominant market share leader with 78.2%. Year over year, total AIB shipments increased by 25.7% this quarter compared to … Read more

​FOR-A Showcase Colour Correction Tool For Large Displays

What They Say Broadcast Bridge reports that FOR-A of America has a number of processor systems for 12G SDI single cable systems, increasingly used for live concerts, sports, and corporate events to support 4K operation. The systems include a colour correction tool for large displays that supports HDR and WCG operation using 1D and 3D … Read more

Counterpoint Summary of Q3 in Mobile

What They Say Counterpoint Research published an infographic that highlighted features of the Q3 2021 smartphone market. The firm also created on on feature phones. The global smartphone market grew 6% QoQ but declined 6% YoY in Q3 2021, clocking shipments of 342 million units, down from 365.6 million in Q3 2020. Samsung retained the … Read more