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VitreaLab Developing Laser Backlight

One of the presentations from the recent SID DisplayWeek virtual event was from Vienna-based VitreaLab. They described a new RGB laser light engine that can be used as a backlight for conventional LCD displays or even to illuminate a spatial light modulator (SLM) to create a holographic display. I spoke with co-founders Jonas Zeuner and … Read more

Excitement Growing in Flexible Smartphones

Earlier this week, I was corresponding with Ross Young about the release of his firm’s latest forecast on the foldable smartphone market (more than $100 billion by 2025) and he commented on the excitement in the flexible display market at the moment. That reminded me that I hadn’t reported on his talk from the DSCC/SID … Read more

Gaming PCs and Monitors Will Benefit from Increased Time at Home and GPU Refresh in 2020, According to IDC

Despite the negative and outright disastrous effects of the global pandemic, the spread of COVID-19 has brought with it some opportunities in the consumer electronics industry. With many people stuck at home, the gaming market has benefited from new interest. As a result, global shipments of gaming PCs and monitors are expected to increase 16.2% … Read more

Samsung Introduces New, All-In-One Outdoor LED Signage Solution  to Support Small Businesses

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. is proud to introduce the newest product in its outdoor LED display portfolio, the XPR-B, a flexible, all-in-one display solution for a variety of small and medium sized businesses including schools, local entertainment complexes, quick-serve restaurants (QSRs) and hospitality. Dubbed the ‘LED in a Box’ the XPR-B comes complete with a … Read more

Interested in Computer Graphics? 

What They Say The BBC made a documentary about computer graphics in its excellent Horizon series – in 1981. What We Think It’s an interesting item to view again! This was when I was getting into computer graphics, with very few pixels or colours. Ignore the horrible ‘wow’ on the title music, it’s worth a … Read more

Radiant Webinar Presents Standard Measurement Method for Quantifying “Sparkle” in Anti-Glare Displays

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of display test and measurement solutions, announces that it will host a live webinar presenting a method for objectively and repeatably measuring the effect of sparkle on anti-glare (AG) display quality, according to human visual perception. The webinar, titled “Defining a Sparkle Measurement Standard for Quality Control of Anti-Glare … Read more

Halide perovskite nanocrystal arrays: Multiplexed synthesis and size-dependent emission

What They Say A group from Northwestern University in Illinois, US, has developed a process to synthesize perovskite-based nanocrystals that can be deposited using an organic ink. The dots can be as small as 50 nanometers. The crystals could be used for solar cells or displays. The performance is said to be better than current … Read more

4K Ultra HD: Into the Vaults — Prepping Films for 4K Ultra HD is a Journey of Discovery

What They Say To make the most of the move to UltraHD, content owners have to process their catalogues to optimies for UltraHD and HDR. The pandemic has helped sales of content including Blu-ray disks. The article is an interview with the Paramout Pictures archivists who explained that they go back to original 35mm negatives … Read more

SigmaSense Closes $22M Series A Funding Round with Groundbreaking Invention Enabling Touchless Touch Screens

SigmaSense, the global leader in touch screen performance, announced the closing of $22 million in Series A funding led by Foxconn Technology Group with participation from strategic investors Corning, E Ink, GIS and MRI (managing partner of LG-MRI). Former Dell CFO Tom Meredith also participated in the round. SigmaSense intends to leverage these strategic and … Read more