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Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law

What They Say The UK government has introduced new legislation, the The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill which has three new rules. easy-to-guess default passwords preloaded on devices are banned. All products now need unique passwords that cannot be reset to factory default customers must be told when they buy a device the minimum … Read more

Optics and Gravel

Last week, I (Bob the editor) wrote a Display Daily on metasurfaces and the ways that new techniques are being used to bring new and quite dramatic changes to optics – and which may have a big impact on the development of AR/VR and projection displays. (Is There Really “No Moore’s Law for Optics”?) The … Read more

Spirited Turnaround for Pro Displays as Forecasts show 27% Market Expansion

What They Say Futuresource Consulting said that what it defines as the professional displays market has recovered with 27% growth after a 15% year on year drop last year. The firm forecast a 2021 value of $36 billion. Matthew Rubin, Senior Market Analyst also forecast the LED market saying: “Our forecasts indicate a CAGR of … Read more

Perfectly Balanced: High-Speed, High-Res Gaming with AGON by AOC’s Q27G2S/EU

One of the world’s leading gaming monitor1 and IT accessories brands – AGON by AOC – introduces the AOC GAMING Q27G2S/EU, a brilliant gaming monitor fit for today’s adventurers on the gaming scene. The 68.6 cm (27″) Q27G2S/EU boasts a 10-bit IPS panel for a wide colour gamut coverage, QHD resolution for sharp details and … Read more

Kopin Begins Shipments on $3.5 Million Production Order for its Brillian Display for the U.S. Army’s Common Helmet Mounted Display System

Kopin® Corporation, a leading provider of high-resolution microdisplays for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), announced it has recently started production deliveries of its new superhigh-brightness, full-color Brillian Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD) for the Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) System for the US Army’s helicopter pilots. Kopin’s patented Brillian displays incorporate breakthrough … Read more

Volvo Cars Tech Fund has Invested $2M in Optics Start-Up

What They Say Volvo Cars has invested in a technology company called Spectralics (not to be confused with, as it was in the original report I saw Spectralis, which does something different!). Spectralics is developing a see-through optical overlay, also known as a “multi-layered thin combiner,” that can be integrated onto a car’s windshield or … Read more

Links Week Ending 26th November 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. LG 2022 OLED TVs: 42″ C2, 83″ G2, A2 & B2 model names appear LG 24CN670N-6N: White thin client with fanless CPU Sidtek’s 0.39″ OLED XGA microdisplays are … Read more

PMA Research Distributor Channel Analysis Shows Positive Revenue Growth

PMA Research (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on large displays, have published their latest sell-through tracking report on large-format (32-inch and larger) flat panel displays being sold by leading U.S. AV, PC and IT Distributors who typically serve commercial markets. Revenue for sales of flat panel displays through the distribution channel remained strong despite … Read more