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Stylus Pen Solutions Provider EMRight Technology Announces Entry into the Chromebook Supply Chain

April 30, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

EMRight Technology, an affiliated company of ViewSonic, announced that it has been added to Google’s approved vendor list (AVL), thereby entering the Chromebook supply chain and the education market. EMRight Technology, an affiliated company of ViewSonic, announced that it has been added to Google’s approved vendor list (AVL), thereby entering the Chromebook supply chain and … Read more

EMRight Technology Can Supply Pens for Chromebooks

April 30, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say EMRight Technology, an affiliated company of ViewSonic, said it has been approved as a supplier by Google and can enter the Chromebook supply chain with its EMR and capacitive touch pen systems. In 2017, it developed an active capacitive stylus pen, conforming with the Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP), and earned Windows HLK … Read more

Apple Leads the $100 Billion+ Smartphone Market with 42% Share

April 30, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

The global smartphone market posted record first-quarter revenues driven by strong revenue growth of top five OEMs according to research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. The annual growth was on a lower base of the same quarter of 2020 when COVID-19 impacted China and parts of the US and Europe. Shipments in countries like Europe, … Read more

3D holographic head-up display could improve road safety

April 30, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say A group from three UK universities has developed a LiDAR-based augmented reality head-up display for use in vehicles that is intended to help road safety by providing additional information to a driver. A paper detailing the research was published here. In the paper, the display is described as follows: The LiDAR data … Read more

Strategy Analytics: Tablet Market Growth Hits 8-Year High as Work-from-Home Trend Entrenches

April 30, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

People are still working, learning, and playing from home, which has led to more demand for tablets than can be met right now, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. Apple, Samsung, Lenovo, and Amazon all posted strong tablet results in Q1 2021 as COVID has reshaped how consumers spend time and where they … Read more

3D is Back on the Menu

April 30, 2021 by Bob Raikes

A couple of weeks ago, in an introduction to an article, I wrote perhaps it was time to get the menu item for 3D reinstated at the bottom of the front page on Display Daily as the topic seemed to be getting more interesting, again. That introduction got quite a bit of feedback, and I … Read more

AUO sales driven by rising prices in 1Q21

April 30, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Like the other panel suppliers, AUO enjoyed the business in Q1 2021, with sales up 3.0% on Q4 2020 to $2.98 billion, and up 54.5% on last year. Net profit was $423 million, an operating margin of 14.5%. What We Think No real surprise here, but it’s good to see AUO doing … Read more

Campfire Emerges From Stealth With Unique Holographic Collaboration System for Professional 3D Design Workflows

April 29, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Campfire emerged from stealth after years of research and development with a new integrated system for 3D/CAD/CAM workflows that enables holographic collaboration, combining both augmented and virtual reality into a new methodology for product design. Campfire has currently raised more than $8M in seed funding from OTV, Kli Capital, Tuesday Capital, and others and expects … Read more

Plastic Logic Display Makes Waves With 878 Smart Sailing Jacket

April 29, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Plastic Logic said that it has supplied a foldable E Ink-based display that is built into the sleeve of a professional sailing racing jacket. The display connects wirelessly to show data from B&G or Raymarine sailing instruments. There’s a brief video here. István Papp of 878 said “We’ve had fantastic feedback on … Read more

The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro Series: Mobile Computing for the Connected World

April 29, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Samsung Electronics unveiled the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360, the new generation of mobile computing devices that bring together powerful performance with the mobile DNA of a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Based on the enhanced Galaxy ecosystem, Galaxy Book Pro and Book Pro 360 work seamlessly with your other Galaxy and IoT devices, … Read more

Samsung’s Notebooks Have Two Grades of OLED

April 29, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung has two new Galaxy Book devices, the Galaxy Book Pro (a clamshell notebook) and the Galaxy Book Pro 360 (a touchscreen convertible), the first Windows PCs it has introduced with OLED displays. Both devices are available with 15.6″ or 13.3″ FullHD displays. The clamshell Pro uses an AMOLED, while the 360 … Read more

IT the Biggest Earner for LGD

April 29, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say LG Display held its quarterly earnings call. The company did well although down on Q4 with revenue down 8% QoQ to $6.2 billion with net profit of £240 million. Smartphone shipments were down. Area was down from 8.54 million m² from 8.66 million in Q4. ASP was up $736, down from Q4 … Read more