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Facebook Keen to Get VR Headsets into the Hands of More Consumers

What They Say Mark Zuckerberg continued his promotion of the importance of XR with an interview with CNet in which he said that the firm may bring out a Quest Pro higher end product that might include gaze technology and face/mouth tracking. Mouth tracking would allow more realistic avatar interactions. On pricing, he said that … Read more

CPU Market Q1 2021: AMD’s Fastest Growth in Servers Against Intel in 15 Years

What They Say Tom’s Hardware published a number of interesting charts and (several) tables on the growth in AMD’s market share compared to Intel in recent years. The chart suggests that over the last couple of quarters, growth in share in a couple of segments has slowed, although server applications have continued to grow. Mercury … Read more

Broadcast TV: If It’s For Free, It’s For Me!

It’s been quite a few decades since I got my master’s degree in television and film at Syracuse University. I made many connections while there, but only one has survived four-plus decades, and that is my roommate for two of the three semesters. He had an expression I always thought amusing: “If it’s for free, … Read more

Sony Launches Several BRAVIA TV Models in Large Screen Sizes

Sony has announced the start of deliveries for several large-screen variants of its 2021 televisions. Customers looking to upgrade their home entertainment setup for a more immersive experience centred around a sizeable display will now have the opportunity to choose from a variety of entry and high-end models boasting some of Sony’s most advanced proprietary … Read more

SID/DSCC Business Conference Launches Start-Up Session with an Emphasis on OLED Materials

The 2021 SID/DSCC Business Conference at DisplayWeek, sponsored by Applied Materials, Corning, GE, OTI, Radiant Vision Systems and TOK, is now a week away. It will feature over 40 different talks on all aspects of the display industry. “One of the new sessions this year will cover start-ups and venture capitalists. We are fortunate to … Read more

 Displays Of The Year Names Slip Out Quietly

What They Say In looking around for some information related to the coverage last year by Information Display of Display Week, I stumbled on the most recent edition of the publication which includes details of the Display of the Year Award, which does not yet seem to have been press released. The winners were: DISPLAYS … Read more

LCD Capex Up, OLED Down

What They Say Our Display Daily today is a guest article from Bob O’Brien of DSCC and covers OLED materials, but Ross Young from the firm also published a blog about capex in the display industry. The big news is a boost in spending on LCD equipment to respond to the demand and pricing in … Read more