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Automotive Leaders Invest in UK Pioneering Holographic Technology Company Envisics

October 7, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Envisics, a market leader and inventor of enabling dynamic holographic technologies for augmented reality head-up displays (AR HUDs), has received an investment of ~$50m from a number of highly complementary blue-chip automotive companies following the successful closing of its series B strategic funding round. The group of investors recognising the potential of Envisics’ revolutionary approach … Read more

Disney movies are now available in 4K on Apple’s iTunes store

October 7, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Disney movies can now be rented and purchased from the Apple iTunes Store in UltraHD with HDR. Buyers of the 1080P version will get an automatic upgrade. The article lists 82 titles that are available in the higher quality. What We Think Streaming is really leading the way in delivering UltraHD now. … Read more

Microdisplays Industry: an Explosive Ecosystem Mixing Technical Innovations, Strategy Games and Attractive Applications

October 7, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

For the past few years, AR headsets have been a dream, with no credible alternative but to use microdisplays. A big microdisplay development effort has been observed for such applications in the consumer market, mainly for OLED-on-Si and microLEDs. But in the meantime, LCOS and DLP have the lion’s share. For major brands, AR would … Read more

Pixelligent Launches PixClear Titania for Ultra High-Refractive Index Applications

October 7, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Pixelligent, whose PixClear® high-index Designer Compounds™ deliver unparalleled brightness, clarity and operating efficiencies for a broad range of display and optoelectronic applications, announces the launch of PixClear® Titania products. The PixClear® Titania product line, which has applications for Augmented and Virtual Reality, OLED/QD Displays and Optical Sensors, among others, delivers a refractive index range of … Read more

Avixa Power Hour Now Online

December 21, 2022October 7, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported comments from Chris Riegel of Stratacache on a recent Avixa Power Hour presentation, MicroLED production soon also in Europe? but now the presentation has been made available on the Sixteen-Nine site as a podcast. What We Think It’s worth a listen as its a heavyweight panel. (BR)

Cooler Screens Raises Over $80M to Fuel Growth and Accelerate Technology Capabilities

October 7, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Cooler Screens, the world’s first and largest in-store digital media platform, announced the close of an over $80 million Series C funding round from Verizon Ventures, Microsoft’s venture fund M12, GreatPoint Ventures, and a number of other preeminent strategic and financial investors to drive company growth and national expansion. Silicon Valley Bank also participated in … Read more

16:9 is Surveying the Direct LED Business

October 7, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Dave Haynes of the Sixteen-Nine blog & podcast site is carrying out a survey to create a free to view report on the direct LED market. He is looking for contributors in the industry or from end users. You can access the survey here. What We Think There is a lot of … Read more

Samsung Claims >100% of BT2020 for New Projector

October 7, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung recently announced its new UST projector. It has now confirmed that it uses direct lasers and claims to be able to support 106% of the Rec 2020 colour gamut and have 2800 ANSI lumens of output. What We Think Up to now, although direct laser has been available in cinema projectors, … Read more

I Know I Shouldn’t Laugh

October 7, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say A Chinese sex toy designed to be a ‘smart male chastity device’ has become vulnerable to a hack that would lock all devices. “The internet-linked sheath has no manual override, so owners might have been faced with the prospect of having to use a grinder or bolt cutter to free themselves from … Read more

One Man’s Gain Is Another’s Man’s Loss

October 7, 2020 by Pete Putman

Two news stories crossed my desk recently that perfectly illustrate the old saw “One Man’s Gain Is Another’s Man’s Loss”. The first was a summary in Media Play News of a report from Digital TV Research (UK) on the state of Streaming Video on Demand (SVOD) subscriptions. According to Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital … Read more

Aledia, French Developer of Next-Generation microLED Displays For High-Volume Consumer Markets, Announces €80M Closing of Planned €120M Investment Round

October 7, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Aledia, a French startup that is pioneering a disruptive technology for microLED displays, has closed an €80M first tranche of its €120M D-round financing. The company will use the proceeds to complete its product development and create the first-of-its-kind, high-volume 3D microLED manufacturing facility in the Grenoble area for an estimated capex of €40 million … Read more

AOC Announces a New Portable 15.6″ Display with 10-point Touch Recognition: 16T2

October 7, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Display specialist AOC announces a new portable touchscreen monitor with USB-C connectivity. The 39.6 cm (15.6″) IPS display 16T2 comes with Full HD resolution and can be connected to a laptop, desktop/server or a smartphone through its two USB-C ports (utilising DisplayPort alternate mode) or its Micro HDMI port. Thanks to the built-in 8000 mAh … Read more