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What They Say Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, or Bundeskartellamt, said it initiated formal “abuse proceedings” over Facebook’s requirement that new Oculus device owners register and sign in with a Facebook account. The company started requiring a Facebook account to use its Oculus Quest 2, which launched in October. It’s also ending support for previous Oculus … Read more
It is the time of the year to look forward to industry trends in 2021. This time last year it was not known that global markets would be hit by COVID pandemic. It came when the display market had been already impacted by over-supply for many quarters, panel prices were at record low level and … Read more
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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