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Sony Pro Updates Home Cinema Projectors

What They Say Sony Pro announced two new Native DCI 4K (4096 x 2160) SXRD-based projectors. The new VPL-VW890ES model and VPL-VW290ES model will replace the VPL-VW870ES and VPL-VW270ES respectively. Both have the Sony X1 processor and Super Resolution Reality Creation for upscaling. The lower cost VPL-VW290ES has 1,500 lumens (Ansi not specified) and with … Read more

DPI Labs install OLED TV displays on a VVIP Boeing 767

What They Say DPI Labs of the US said that it has developed 55″ and 65″ lightweight OLEDs and installed them in a Boeing 767 in January of this year. The installation included a complete DPI cabin management system consisting of passenger and cabin crew control panels, audio/video distribution, cabin control modules and DPI’s multi-colored … Read more

VR/AR Webinars by Kopin

John Fan

What They Say Kopin’s CEO, John Fan, is giving a three part series of webinars about how the vision for AR/VR ‘is becoming real’. In part 1 he will cover how we got here. In part 2 he will cover ‘the state of the art’ and in part 3 he will look at the roadmap … Read more

DSCC Forecasts Rapid Growth for AR/VR Displays

Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) will become a multi-billion opportunity for display manufacturers, according to a new report released by DSCC. Annual revenues for AR/VR displays will grow at a CAGR of 52% to reach $4.2B in 2026. The report also shows the market share for each technology and predicts that OLED-on-Silicon (SiOLED) … Read more

ViewSonic Launches New Monitors to Meet Work-from-Anywhere Demand

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, is introducing a series of monitors to support the work-from-anywhere trend that has grown significantly in the past year. With secondary work hubs at home and on-the-go work patterns becoming the norm, fully featured displays greatly help optimise workflow. ViewSonic offers a diverse portfolio of related … Read more

Strategy Analytics: Global Smartphone Revenues to Spike 13% in 2021  

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone wholesale revenues will increase +13% YoY in 2021, the highest revenue growth in six years. Despite the economic uncertainty and dented consumer confidence caused by the coronavirus, the market will be able to bounce back in 2021, on the back of the iPhone 12 super … Read more

Facebook Adds Subscriptions to Oculus – Google Developing Waveguides

What They Say The Protocol blog reported that a plan to enable in-app subscription billing to the Oculus platform is a first move to allow the Oculus platform for the Quest VR headsets to move more towards a ‘metaverse’ and help to promote non-gaming apps. Launch partners include fitness and wellness services FitXR, TRIPP and … Read more

IFA to Go Ahead as a Physical Event

What They Say The organisers have said that they will hold an event over the ‘whole of the Messe’ from the 3rd to the 7th of September. There will also be a virtual component. They said that “Some exhibition segments are seeing unprecedented levels of interest and are already reserved by more than 80%”. Last … Read more