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Pricing Reality in the Display Market

Although the SID’s DisplayWeek is slowly beginning to drift away to the past, there is still quite a lot to learn from the speakers at the DSCC/SID Business Conference. I always enjoy the talks by NPD’s Stephen Baker, who brings a great sense of reality to these events, based on NPD’s tracking of consumer electronics … Read more

Huawei to enter monitor market

What They Say Huawei is to enter the monitor market to compete with Xiaomi and others. The standard monitors will be made by BOE Vison-Electronic Technology (BOEVT), an ODM arm of BOE Technology and will be available at the end of the year. TPV will be used as a supplier of curved gaming monitors and … Read more

VividQ Collaborates with Arm to Power Holographic Display on Mobile

VividQ is excited to be collaborating with Arm, a world leading technology provider of silicon IP, to further enable the integration of holographic display into AR wearables. With Arm’s support and expertise, we have been working to make VividQ software compatible with mobile devices with Mali GPUs. Holographic display addresses one of the major considerations … Read more

XRHealth Announces VR Therapy Application to Treat ADHD by Improving Concentration, Reducing Impulsivity, and Increasing Attention Span

XRHealth, the leader in extended reality and therapeutic applications, announces a new VR therapy application for ADHD. The application is aimed to improve well known ADHD cognitive functioning such as attention, impulsivity and higher, more complex thinking functions such as: initiating, organizing, planning and fully executing daily tasks. The VR solution closely monitors user progress … Read more

DVB considers future codec options

What They Say The DVB (which coordinates the technical activities of broadcasters in Europe) has held a meeting to discuss the future of codecs. The codecs discussed were: AV1 (from the Alliance for Open Media); AVS3 (from the Audio Video Coding Standard Workgroup of China); MPEG-5 EVC (with Samsung, Huawei and Qualcomm as the lead … Read more

At this point, 5G is a bad joke

What They Say Experienced tech journalist, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, posted that really, 4G may be faster than 5G at the moment and it will take years for millimetre wave 5G to be widely available. What We Think Anybody that knows about the challenges that TV makers in trying to get 60GHz radio to work just … Read more

Are Retailers Paying Too Much for Their Extended Warranty Programs?

What They Say The author points out that retailers will be impacted by Covid which will reduce ‘footfall’ and the number of transactions. They really need to look at all aspects of their businesses including warranty. The author explains how the premiums are calculated for extended warranties (not particularly for CE or displays). What We … Read more

Innovasonic Demonstrates Ultrasonic Haptics Feedback On Glass Using Proprietary Transparent Piezoelectric Structure

Innovasonic, Inc., a leader in acoustic and ultrasonic thin film technologies, announced the successful proof-of-concept demonstration for Innovasonic’s PiezoTouch™ ultrasonic haptics technology. “This demonstration completes the first phase of our technology platform development ,” said Dr. Boris Kobrin, Founder and CEO of Innovasonic. “We have achieved a significant friction force modulation on a glass surface … Read more

Sony Launches New Native 4K Home Cinema Projectors, Featuring Advanced Processing and HDR Enhancement

Sony has announced three new native 4K (4096 x 2160) home cinema projectors with SXRD panel for the consumer and custom installation (CI) channels. The VPL-VW590ES, VPL-VW790ES and the flagship model VPL-GTZ380, offering innovative processing, impressive brightness and best-in-class viewing experiences. “Sony has led the 4K home cinema projector market with our native 4K SXRD … Read more

MicroLED Display – Technology Innovations at DisplayWeek 2020

Next generation microLED display technology is still evolving. A glimpse of that was seen at DisplayWeek 2020. While some suppliers showcased microLED display prototypes virtually, others in the supply chain presented about materials, process and technology innovations that will help the commercialization of products. MicroLED provides the best features of LCD and OLED display and … Read more

Large Area TFT Display Unit Shipments Reached Historical Record High At 219.6 Million In Q2 2020 With 26% QOQ And 17% YOY Despite Of Covid-19 Pandemic

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Industry worried about large area TFT display shipments decline in Q2 2020 because industry peers had negative expectation on large area TFT display shipments because of COVID-19 pandemic. However, the result was beyond expectation. Large area TFT display unit shipment in Q2 2020 reached historical record high at 219.6 million with 26% QoQ and 17% … Read more