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What They Say A semiconductor market analyst on the Seeking Alpha website has said that Apple is testing Diamond-like Coatings (DLC) as a possible enhancement to Gorilla Glass Victus (the 7th generation of Gorilla Glass, announced in July). The article points out that $14 billion has been spent on repairing screens since the launch of … Read more
What They Say A start-up, Virtuix, will have a home VR treadmill in 2021 for $1999 that it suggests might be used as a home gym. It’s a low friction platform, used with special shoes that allows a lot of movement. What We Think I find VR headsets are quite sweaty even in normal use, … Read more
What They Say Planar (the US brand for Leyard) introduced a ‘lifetime’ warranty programme for its TVF video walls What We Think This programme should be popular with clients. LEDs, like all display devices, do decline in performance over time, albeit slowly. To deal with this, premium brands tend to run the LEDs well below … Read more
What They Say The US army has a research programme to make AR glasses for dogs so that they can get commands while their handlers remain hidden. At the moment, the handlers use hand signals or laser pointers to direct the dog. Using the glasses, the handler gets to the see what the dog can. … Read more
Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, introduced the Planar® EverCare™ Lifetime Limited Warranty, a program designed to provide customers with complete confidence in their LED video wall purchase while reducing their lifetime cost-of-ownership. Included with Planar® TVF Series and Planar® TVF Complete™ LED video walls deployed in North America, Planar EverCare is unique in … Read more
What They Say Vizio has started to ship its first OLED TVs in the US and are priced at $1,199 for the 55″ and $1,999 for the 65″. Features include HDMI 2.1, eARC and FreeSync and the panels support 120Hz. What We Think I recently bought an OLED TV after a lot of soul searching … Read more
HTC and PNY Technologies partner up to distribute the new VIVE® Pro Secure™ headset in North America. The new VIVE Pro Secure system is designed to meet the specific privacy and security requirements of sensitive environments that require Authority to Operate (ATO), such as government agencies and organizations. This professional-grade VR system provides all the … Read more
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
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
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, 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
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)
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