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Optoma Expands Award-Winning QUAD Series with Groundbreaking 163” All-In-One QUAD Direct View LED Display

October 2, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Optoma, a world-leading manufacturer of large image display products, announced its new QUADZilla FHDQ163 Direct View LED display to the U.S. market, the company’s latest innovation in large display products for the ProAV market. Improving upon the award-winning FHDQ130 QUAD LED display, the QUADZilla delivers 600 nits and stunning, larger-than-life 163-inch imagery with a simple … Read more

The Decision of Streamed vs. Theater is Fading for Consumers

October 2, 2020 by Andy Marken

Netflix’s Reid Hastings had the streaming stage to himself since about 2000 but it got so crowded that this year, the board “encouraged” Ted Sandaros to join him as co-CEO and the two are confident the stage can hold all the new folks that joined them. First, it was just the new members of the … Read more

HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition VR Headset Captures Your Facial Expressions, Heart Rate

October 1, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say HP has announced the Omnicept Solution, a version of its new Reverb G2 Omnicept VR headset which is aimed at B2B applications. The headset includes an SDK for development of applications and uses 2160 x 2160 resolution LCD displays. It also includes extra sensors including gaze recognition technology. HP confirmed that the … Read more

Google Pixel 5 release date, price, specs and big camera upgrades

October 1, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google released its Pixel 5 and 4a 5G at $699/$799 and $499, respectively. The Pixel 5 has a 6″ 1080 x 2340 OLED with 90Hz refresh, a 765G Snapdragon and a dual lens camera. Battery goes up to 4,000mAh and it supports PD charging at 18W. What We Think The Pixel 5 … Read more

Axus Technology Partners with CP Display for Process Development to Accelerate Monolithic 1080p MicroLED Displays to Mainstream AR

October 1, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Axus Technology (Axus), a leading global provider of CMP, wafer thinning and wafer polishing surface-processing solutions for semiconductor applications, announced a partnership with Compound Photonics US Corporation (CP, also known as CP Display), a leading provider of compact high performance microdisplay solutions for Augmented and Mixed Reality (AR/MR), to accelerate sub 5 µm pixel microLED … Read more

Thunderbolt 4 products fix a big USB-C problem

October 1, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Other World Computing will ship a dock with a Thunderbolt 4 port for $150 before the end of the year. The big advantage is that it can convert a single Thunderbolt 4 port to three Thunderbolt or USB Type-C ports. Intel’s Tiger Lake Processors support Thunderbolt 4 as well as USB 4. … Read more

Foxconn Developing microLED AR smart glasses

October 1, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes reported that Foxconn is developing microLED-based AR smart glasses with Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories (EOSRL) as part of a three year ITRI project. The EOSRL devices are said to be based on 5 micron blue LEDs with QD colour conversion which are due in early 2021. What We Think … Read more

VitreaLab Developing Laser Backlight

October 1, 2020 by Chris Chinnock

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

October 1, 2020 by Bob Raikes

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

October 1, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

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

September 30, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

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

Lenovo Takes Orders for X1 Foldable PC

September 30, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Verge reports that Lenovo is now taking orders for the ThinkPad X1 Fold. It has a 13″ foldable display. It comes with Intel’s Lakefield processors, two USB-C ports and a SIM-card slot, 8GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage, and a 50Wh battery. It weighs 2.2 pounds and can come … Read more