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Holograms get real: Startup creates objects out of light and thin air

What They Say An article by CNet drew our attention to a Silicon Valley start-up that is developing light field displays, Light Field Lab. Investors in the firm include Samsung, Comcast and Verizon. According to the article, the company could have some real devices being made last year. The 28″ devices can be tiled to … Read more

Valve VR Headsets Gaining Popularity

What They Say Road to VR reports that the Valve Index headset is the second most used VR headset on the Steam platform, behind the all-conquering Oculus Quest 2. Although relatively expensive at $1,000, the Indixe gained 1.51% share to reach 17.5%. The Quest 2 headset has 33.19% share. What We Think Given the amount … Read more

Up to 100% Improved Drop Performance: Schott Re-Invents Smartphone Cover Glass with Xensation® α 

The international technology group SCHOTT, inventor of specialty glass and pioneer in the development of groundbreaking glass types, is bringing a new generation of smartphone cover glass to products like vivo’s upcoming flagship devices. The company’s Xensation® ? (Alpha) cover glass is a novel composition with substantial improvements in drop resistance. “The properties of our … Read more

Innovative Flexible Micro-LED Arrays Enabled by Graphene

A large, international team of researchers headed by Junseok Jeong of Sejong University (Seoul, Korea) is developing an innovative method to fabricate highly flexible microLED arrays. First, a little background information. Currently, most flexible optoelectronic devices are fabricated using organic materials. The downside of even state-of-the-art organic materials is that they do not provide the … Read more

LG Display’s OLED TV Panels Earn Global Gaming Certifications from UK and Germany

LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced that it has received global gaming certifications based on the exceptional performance and quality of its OLED TV displays. The entire OLED TV display lineup – which ranges from 48 to 88 inches – earned the Qualified Superior Gaming Performance certification from British certification company … Read more

Sony Electronics Introduces ‘Perfect for PlayStation5’ for Bravia XR TVs

Sony Electronics Inc. introduced the ‘Perfect for PlayStation®5’ campaign for its BRAVIA XR TV models Z9J, A90J, A80J, X95J and X90J (“BRAVIA XR TVs”), which are specially designed to work perfectly with the PlayStation 5 (“PS5™”) and offer a fantastic gaming experience with immersive picture and sound. ‘Perfect for PlayStation 5’ TVs will bring in … Read more

LGD’s OLED TV Panels Recognized as the ‘world’s best gaming TV panels’

What They Say LG Display has commissioned TÜV Rheinland and Intertek to endorse its OLED panels for gaming. TÜV has awarded the firm a “High Gaming Performance Gold certification” and Intertek has said it has certified “Qualified Superior Gaming Performance”. Intertek said that the OLEDs are the ‘fastest display available today with a fast response … Read more

Sony announces ‘Perfect for PlayStation 5’ features for 4K & 8K TVs

What They Say Sony introduced a ‘Perfect for PlayStation 5’ logo for some of its Bravia TVs, the A80J, A90J, X90J, X95J and Z9J models. There will be two new features introduced by the end of January 2022. The features are Auto HDR Tone mapping which sets up the PS5 during set-up to optimise the … Read more

K&S Starts Shipping New MiniLED & MicroLED Equipment

What They Say Kulicke & Soffa said that it has started to ship its Luminex ‘next generation mini and microLED solution’. The firm said that the step is the culmination of several years’ development including the acquisition of Uniqarta in February of this year (Kulicke & Soffa acquires microLED placement technology developer Uniqarta). The equipment … Read more

Samsung Display to Mass-Produce Next-Generation Panel ‘QD Display’ in November

What They Say The ETNews reports that Samsung Display is to begin the production of the new QDOLED displays in November this year and has already ordered materials. The paper also said that initial production will be use by Sony and by Samsung Electronics in TVs. A high-ranking Samsung Electronics official said, “We are reviewing … Read more