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Enticing Hardware Upgrades and Long-Awaited Game Launches Will Boost PC Gaming Sales This Holiday Season in EMEA, Says IDC

December 14, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) market for gaming desktops and notebooks maintained its strength in the third quarter of 2020, growing 29.7% YoY and totaling 2.4 million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). This is expected to continue into the holiday season, with anticipated growth of 25.1% YoY in the fourth quarter … Read more

Epson Announces a New Generation of Moverio Smart Glass Technology

December 14, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Global technology firm Epson has announced its latest generation of Moverio smart glass augmented reality (AR) technology. Ten years on from the very first Moverio smart glasses, Epson now launches the fourth generation binocular see-through Si-OLED augmented reality smart glasses. The new Moverio range – which includes the BT-40 and BT-40S smart glasses – offers … Read more

Small Panel Shipments Weak from Taiwan, but IT Good

December 11, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Taiwanese makers continue to suffer from the impact of OLEDs on demand for small/medium panels and the weakness in the smartphone market, with sales down significantly on a year ago. However, demand for IT products and TVs continues to provide better results for large panels, with both AUO and Innolux well up … Read more

Sharp/NEC, Intuiface and Nexmosphere Partner to Bring Entrance Flow Management Solution to Retail Sector

December 11, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe is joining with Intuiface – the only no-code software platform dedicated to the delivery of interactive digital signage – and Nexmosphere – the market leader in interactive sensors and controls for retail – to deliver a new innovative digital signage solution. The joint collaboration will bring Intuiface’s Entrance Flow Management … Read more

Japan Display to be led by American investor Scott Callon

December 11, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reports that Japan Display Inc (JDI) will get a new American CEO, Scott Callon, from the firm’s main investor Ichigo Asset Management on the stepping down of current CEO Minoru Kikuoka. Scott Callon has been the Chairman of Ichigo since October 2008. He is also the CEO of Ichigo Asset Management … Read more

Imec Reports Big Progress on a Long Term OLED Challenge

December 11, 2020 by Bob Raikes

Over the years, I have heard many talks about different methods of depositing RGB OLED materials. The lack of a good and shared method for patterning the RGB OLED materials on large substrates has been one of the key barriers to wider OLED TV development. On the face of it, you might have thought that … Read more

How Dell is redesigning its products for circularity

December 11, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Fast Company reported that Dell is working to move to ‘circular design’ so that every part of its products can be recycled or reused rather than thrown out. By the end of the decade, for each product that it sells the company also aims to recycle or reuse an equivalent product. Current … Read more

FCC Votes to Promote Broadcast Internet via ATSC 3.0

December 11, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The FCC, the US telecoms regulator, has approved a ‘Report & Order’ that updates the rules and fee structures related to broadcast internet services including ATSC 3.0. The FCC said it will ensure that TV broadcasters can partner with third-parties to provide news services without the risk of having to pay the … Read more

How FitXR is gearing up for our AR fitness future

December 11, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Protocol had an interesting article about FixitXR, which wants to bring XR to the fitness industry. The company has developed from an earlier business, BoxVR which encouraged VR users to box a virtual opponent, moving to avoid punches. The firm believes that there are plenty of consumers out there who wouldn’t necessarily … Read more

Deloitte Also Predicts XR Developments

December 11, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Earlier this week we carried a forecast from Deloitte about 8K. After publication we realised that we had missed the firm’s predictions for VR and XR. We also found that the pdf that is linked in this article gives a lot more information about 8K (and this nice graphic below of ppi … Read more

Global Cinema Industry Set to Lose $32 Billion in 2020, Says Omdia Report

December 11, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Variety said that the global cinema industry is set to lose $32 billion in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a 71.5% reduction in box office revenue compared to 2019, according to a recent report by media and tech research firm Omdia. Omdia’s “Movie Windows: Adapting for the future” report finds that … Read more

LG Electronics and Candera GmbH to Present an Innovative AR Solution for Automotive Use

December 11, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

LG Electronics Inc. is excited to announce the development of an innovative AR solution supporting various displays such as head-up display (HUD) and center information display (CID) for automotive and in-vehicle use. This modern AR solution displays situational key information like ADAS alerts, navigational hints, point of interests (POIs), or pedestrian detection directly onto the … Read more