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Ottawa researchers develop ‘barrel-eliminating’ optical element

What They Say A group of researchers at the University of Ottowa have developed the concept of a ‘spaceplate’ that can be used to replace the space between lenses in optical systems. The concept was published in Nature Communications and described at Optics.org and exploits the idea of exploiting the angle of a light ray … Read more

The Right to Repair Fight Comes to Congress

What They Say A bill has been introduced in the US Congress as the Fair Repair Act. “For too long, large corporations have hindered the progress of small business owners and everyday Americans by preventing them from the right to repair their own equipment,” said Congressman Morelle. “It’s long past time to level the playing … Read more

New Study Projects Mobile AR Revenue to Reach $26.05 Billion by 2025  

ARtillery Intelligence released a new report that projects mobile AR annual revenue to grow from $6.87 billion in 2020 to $26.05 billion in 2025, a 30.5 percent compound annual growth rate. Entitled Mobile AR Global Revenue Forecast, 2020-2025, it dives deep on mobile AR revenue totals and subcategories – including consumer and enterprise spending. Enterprise … Read more

Pervasive Displays Adds Rugged EPDs to its Product Portfolio to Address Emerging Application Opportunities

Pervasive Displays, recognized specialist in the development and supply of e-paper displays (EPDs), has further expanded the range of potential use cases that its products can support through introduction of the new Armor offering. EPDs based on the company’s unique Armor technology will achieve greater mechanical robustness and improved sunlight readability characteristics. This means they … Read more

UHD Broadcast Adoption Stalling

What They Say The IBC.org site published an interesting and extended article on the limited penetration of UltraHD resolution into broadcasting. The article hightlights that both SES and Eutelsat have said that their UHD channel count is down as demo channels are closed and ‘pop-up’ channels are down from two years ago. Paul Gray of … Read more

European Wearable Market Showed Positive Growth in 1Q21, Says IDC

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In the first quarter of 2021, the wearable market in Europe grew 33.0% compared with the same period in 2020, according to the latest IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Between January and March, 22.0 million units were shipped to the region. “A year after disruptions in supply chain and consumer confidence, the wearable market … Read more