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Is There Really “No Moore’s Law for Optics”?

I’m going to start today’s Display Daily, but getting out, up-front, that I am no expert in optics. However, the topic has been getting more and more interesting recently and because of the critical aspects of optics to AR & VR, I have been keeping more of an eye open for developments. Some six years … Read more

New Study Projects VR Revenue to Reach $22.4 Billion by 2025

ARtillery Intelligence released a new report that projects VR revenue to grow from $4.49 billion in 2020 to $22.4 billion in 2025, a 37.9 percent compound annual growth rate. Entitled VR Global Revenue Forecast, 2020-2025, the report examines VR revenue totals and subsegments – including consumer and enterprise spending. Consumer spending (hardware and software) holds … Read more

New Study Projects VR Revenue to Reach $22.4 Billion by 2025

What They Say ARTillery Intelligence released its forecast for VR and expects that VR revenue to grow from $4.49 billion in 2020 to $22.4 billion in 2025, a 37.9% CAGR. Consumer spending is $5.67 billion this year compared to Enterprise spending of $3.44 billion. 2021 has seen good growth as it will be the first … Read more

FDA Authorizes Marketing of Virtual Reality System for Chronic Pain Reduction

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of EaseVRx, a prescription-use immersive virtual reality (VR) system that uses cognitive behavioral therapy and other behavioral methods to help with pain reduction in patients 18 years of age and older with diagnosed chronic lower back pain. “Millions of adults in the United States are living with … Read more

E Ink and TPV Technology Announce Launch of a 25.3-inch Four-Color ePaper Signage

“E Ink”, the originator, pioneer, and global commercial leader in digital paper technology, announced that it has partnered with TPV Technology, the world’s leading manufacturer of PC monitors and LCD TVs, to bring the first 25.3 inch E Ink Spectra™ 3100 display to the transportation and smart retail markets. In April 2021, the two companies … Read more

XOGO Media Player Adds Support for Sharp/NEC’s ActiveScene

Sharp NEC Display Solutions, a global leader in the projector and display market, announced that ActiveScene™, its comprehensive AV solution that transforms existing glass walls into dynamic digital signage, can now run on the XOGO media player. The integration with XOGO marks an important step in expanding access to the one-of-a-kind solution. “We are proud … Read more

ExpressPlay announces integration with Hisense Smart TVs

What They Say Vidaa and Intertrust ExpressPlay announced that Hisense SmartTVs based on Vidaa can be preloaded with Intertrust’s ExpressPlay XCATM content security for broadcast TV protection. This allows SmartTVs to protect content without the need for set-top boxes (STB) or conditional access modules (CAM). The system is based on the open-standard Marlin DRM technology … Read more

Omdia: “8K TV ownership slow, but OTT will boom”

What They Say Advanced Television reported comments by María Rua Aguete, Senior Research Director/Media & Entertainment at Omdia from the4 K/HDR Summit in Malaga that 8K television ownership will be extremely modest. “8K will grow very slowly, even slower than we thought last year. Even in Japan, the only country that has launched an 8K … Read more

Q321 AUO/Innolux Profit Greater than Cumulative Profit for the Past 3 Years, but Danger Lurks …

AUO announced Q321 revenue of $3.56b up 35% Y/Y with GP of $0.98b up 670% Y/Y. The firm’s guidance for Q421 calls for low single-digit decline in shipments (surface area) and mid-single digit declines in blended ASP. Figure 1: AUO Area Shipments and Blended ASP—Q1-13 to Q3-21 – Source: Company Data/Mizhuo The large area LCD … Read more