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eMagin COO Amal Ghosh (and former SID President) presented at the DisplayWeek’ symposium providing an update on the status and requirements for AR displays. Of particular note is that despite wild speculation, the # of AR devices shipped in 2020 was ~100k. IDC forecasts a volume of 24m by 2024 together with 20m VR headsets. … Read more
What They Say DTV Europe is running a number of webinars with Omdia – with a couple that I thought might be useful to some readers. Day One – Tuesday 15 June 3pm BST: 5G and video – the impact of the technology on video distribution and the new opportunities it brings for service providers … Read more
What They Say Magic Leap said that it is working with AMD to create an SOC for AR headsets that will use less power than previous versions. The company is reported to be ready to ship the next version of its headset towards the end of this year. What We Think The company said that … Read more
Optoma, a world-leading manufacturer of large image display products, announced its new fully optimised 130″ FHDS130 SOLO LED display for boardrooms, classrooms, houses of worship, retail and hospitality. Pre-calibrated out of the box to ensure an optimised image for immediate usage, the FHDS130 delivers a clear, sharp and bright image, and can be installed quickly, … Read more
For some time, I have been looking for a good explanation of the LTPO technology that is increasingly being used in display backplanes. I’m grateful to Ross Young for looking at this as part of his DSCC/SID Business Conference smartphone market presentation and making some interesting slides. The LTPO acronym stands for Low Temperature Poly … Read more
What They Say Gigabyte has released more details of the FO48U OLED monitor for gamers (Gigabyte unveils a 48-inch OLED gaming monitor with HDMI 2.1). Colour support is 98% DCI-P3 / 130% sRGB Pricing and shipment dates are not yet available. What We Think This could be a very desirable monitor for keen gamers. (BR) … Read more
What They Say Huawei announced a new and unusual monitor with a 28.2″ IPS LCD with an unusual 3840 x 2560 (15:10 or 3:2) aspect ratio, the MateView. That gives 164ppi. The monitor is DisplayHDR500 certified with contrast of 1,200:1, brightness of 500 cd/m² and colour coverage of 100% sRGB and 98% of DCI P3. … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic had caused lockdown in all markets in the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) region throughout 2020, and it had helped to create opportunities for many consumer technologies – especially gaming-related devices (PCs and Monitors). According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Gaming Devices Tracker, Q4 2020, the gaming PC market (Desktops and Notebooks) and … Read more
What They Say Counterpoint Research said that its estimate of the BoM cost of the Apple Watch Series 6 is around $136, putting the display subsystem at around $18. The display is an LTPO-based OLED with 1,000 cd/m² of output and the subsystem includes the touch module and Ion-X strengthened glass. The firm said that … Read more
Sharp NEC Display Solutions, a global leader in the display market, announced its partnership with Avery Dennison, delivering an innovative, interactive AV solution, ActiveScene™. Combining Avery Dennison’s Vela™ Dynamic System and NEC projection technology, ActiveScene™ provides a comprehensive AV solution to transform existing windows into engaging, eye-catching displays. Utilizing Avery Dennison’s Vela™ smart window film, … Read more
What They Say Sharp NEC Displays said that it had done a deal with Avery Dennison to promote its projectors for use with Avery’s ActiveScene smart window film which can be controlled electronically to become opaque and used as a projection screen. The firms expect to see applications in retail, conference rooms and museums. There … Read more
What They Say Planar launched a new DirectLight Ultra Series of small pixel pitch LEDs with pitches of 0.6, 0.7, 0.9 and 1.2mm. The company said that for three of the series, LEDs are smaller than ‘standard LEDs’ and with up to three times the brightness, while being more efficient. The smaller pitches are claimed … Read more
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