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Power On Says Mixed Reality Headset ‘As Early as Next Year’

What They Say In his ‘Power On’ subscription newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that Apple’s first headset will be out next year and will support ‘mixed reality’ that is to say a VR experience with some kind of video passthrough to input surroundings. The headset is intended to ‘handle games in high-quality virtual reality with … Read more

Display and Optics Manufacturing: How Applied Materials Will Tackle the AR/VR Challenge

What They Say DSCC is running an AR/VR event this week (November 3-4) and ran an interview with Applied Materials, a platinum sponsor, to promote it. The firm identified optical nanostructured waveguides as a strategic technology as well as highlighting its semiconductor manufacturing processes. The firm said that at the event it was going to … Read more

Chromebook and Tablet Shipments Post First Decline Since the Start of the Pandemic, According to IDC

After five quarters of growth driven by accelerated buying for remote work and learning, global shipments of Chromebooks and tablets recorded their first decline since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. Chromebook shipments declined 29.8% year over year in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) with volumes dropping to 6.5 million units while tablet … Read more

eMagin Corporation Introduces World’s Brightest Full-color OLED Microdisplay

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eMagin Corporation, a leader in the development, design and manufacture of Active Matrix OLED microdisplays for high-resolution, AR/VR and other near-eye imaging products, has unveiled a new prototype for a widescreen ultra-extended graphics array (WUXGA) (1920×1200 pixels) that uses the Company’s Direct Patterning Display (dPd™) technology to achieve 10,000 candela per square meter (cd/m2) of … Read more

Links Week Commencing 1st 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 first part of this week. Strategy Analytics: Samsung Leads North American Smartphone Shipments in Q3 2021 LG Display and Dezeen announce the second OLED global design competition Gigabyte: WQHD monitor with 270 Hz, … Read more

The Uncharted Waters of Streaming Media

15 years ago, no one in entertainment had ever heard the term “over the top,” or knew what the acronyms SVOD and AVOD meant. Today, they are an integral part of every conversation about media consumption, and are even influencing the designs of tomorrow’s televisions. A recent survey, conducted by Morning Consult in September, revealed … Read more

New LG CineBeam Projector Offers Portability And Immersive High-Resolution Entertainment

LG USA announces the debut of the LG CineBeam Full HD LED projector (model PF610P). The latest innovation in LG’s popular CineBeam high-resolution projector lineup, the PF610P delivers mesmerizing picture quality in expansive proportions with the convenience of portability making it the perfect choice for movie lovers who also want their home theater to move … Read more