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Ultraleap Raises £60 Million in Series D Fundraise to be the Primary Interface for the Metaverse

November 18, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Ultraleap, the world leader in interface technologies – hand tracking and mid-air haptics – announced it has completed a £60 million ($82 million) Series D round of investment. The raise will enable Ultraleap to further develop and commercialise its revolutionary technologies for existing and next generation computing platforms. Significant new investors including Tencent, British Patient … Read more

HDTVTest Shootout Looks for Best TV in 2021

December 21, 2022November 18, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vincent Teoh of HDTVTest had a shootout among five TVs to decide on ‘the best TV in 2021’. He was one judge and two other professional calibrators joined him in the venture. The sets are: LG G1 (OLED) Panasonic JZ2000 (OLED) Philips 936 (OLED) Samsung QN95A (LCD) Sony A90J (OLED) There were … Read more

ActiveLook announced its new “NexT” technology platform.

November 18, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The French component maker, Microoled, has announced new sports eyewear technology through its ‘NexT’ technology for AR. The technology is based on a 304 x 256 monochrome microOLED that consumes less than 1mW and weighs just 6gms. The system connects wirelessly to a smartphone via BLE and is said to have 12 … Read more

Apple Open to User Repairs

November 18, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say We have been following the Apple repair topic and now the firm has said that it will have a ‘Self Service Repair’ programme that will allow some repairs to devices at home. Users will be able to access the tools and instructions used at the Apple Store ‘Genius Bar’. The manuals will … Read more

TCL Rolls Out Technology Demos in Shenzen

December 21, 2022November 18, 2021 by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say TCL has shown at its DTC event that it hosted in Shenzen an 8K Inkjet printed OLED display that was co-developed with JOLED and TCL’s CSOT subsidiary. The article suggests that production might start in Guangzhou in 2023 at the TCL T9 plant which is rated as having a capacity eventually of … Read more

Reports: Samsung and Sony to launch QD-OLED TVs

November 18, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Business Korea reported that Sony plans to be one of the first two TV suppliers to use QD-OLED panels from SDC, following Samsung Electronics. The paper reported that Samsung will show its QD-OLED TVs at CES in January. What We Think This is not really news, but coming from Business Korea adds … Read more

Middle East & Africa Sees Highest Volume of Personal Computing Devices Shipped into the Region for Almost Five Years

November 18, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, experienced year-on-year growth of 7.3% in the third quarter of 2021 (Q3 2021), according to the latest industry analysis conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm’s newly updated … Read more

An Unfamiliar Company Offering a Familiar Type of Product

November 18, 2021 by Arthur Berman

Although this article does report on the development of a new smartglasses product, it is more about the company that designed, manufactures and sells the product. The principle reason that Kifta Technologies caught my attention is that it is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Reporting an African-based high technology display company has been uncommon for Display … Read more

Doogee Rugged Smartphone Has an OLED

November 17, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Chinese smartphone maker, Doogee, has a new rugged smartphone on its way. The V20 unit is unusual in that it is claimed to use an AMOLED display. It will be certified to IP68 for waterproofing, IP69K for high pressure water sprays, and drop tested to Mil-std 810G up to 1.5m. The smartphone … Read more

V-Nova and PresenZ Launch a World-First in VR Movies

November 17, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

V-Nova, a leading provider of video compression solutions, announces the release of a movie in the Steam Store showcasing the future of immersive media and metaverse applications. The movie uses V-Nova’s ultra-efficient point-cloud compression technology combined with game-changing 6DoF volumetric movie format from PresenZ, leader in VR technology. PresenZ is a volumetric video format that … Read more

Lucid Motors Includes a 34″ Curved Display

November 17, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say IEEE Spectrum had an interesting article on a new high end electric car from new maker Lucid Motors of Silicon Valley. The first car from the firm has a 520 mile (837 km) range (and a 0-60 time of a ridiculous 2.5 seconds and the article looks at elements of its power … Read more

V-Nova and PresenZ launch world-first in VR movies

November 17, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say V-Nova and Presenz said that the firms have worked to combine V-Nova’s point-cloud compression technology with a 6DoF volumetric movie format from Presenz. The Presenz volumetric video format uses 3D assets from CGI animated feature films to create 3D scenes that are uniquely related to the viewer’s viewpoint. What We Think This … Read more