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NEC Corporation and Sharp Corporation have agreed to create a joint venture by combining NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. (NDS), a subsidiary of NEC, with Sharp. NDS and Sharp are two market leading brands in the production and development of visual solutions. The Sharp-NEC joint venture will allow both companies to build upon their strengths and … Read more
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments tumbled 38 percent year-on-year in the month of February, 2020. It was the biggest fall ever in the history of the worldwide smartphone market. Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global smartphone shipments tumbled a huge 38 percent annually from 99.2 million units … Read more
Digi-Capital’s AR/VR Analytics Platform tracked $4.1 billion AR/VR investment in 2019, the third-highest virtual reality investment and augmented reality investment year on record after 2017 and 2018. However, investment dropped significantly in Q4 2019 compared to the previous quarter in terms of both deal volume (i.e. number of deals) and deal value (i.e. dollars invested). … Read more
In a historic first, the worldwide market for LCD-TV display panels is set to decline both in terms of unit and area shipments in 2019, as major suppliers cut production, according to Omdia. Global LCD-TV panel unit shipments will drop by a steep 10-percent margin this year, declining to 257.8 million units, down from 287.2 … Read more
Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide,1 announced availability of the world’s first native 4K 3LCD 12,000-lumen laser projector. A groundbreaking large-venue solution, the new Epson Pro L12000QNL delivers extraordinary detail and ultra HD image quality for incredible, lifelike performance for live events, higher education and corporate environments. The 4K resolution projector boasts 12,000 lumens … Read more
XR is a term which has become more prominent in the last few years. It encapsulates virtual, augmented, and mixed reality topics. The definition of each of these has become saturated in the past decade, with companies using their own definitions for each to describe their products. The new IDTechEx Report, “Augmented, Mixed and Virtual … Read more
LG Electronics once again demonstrated its product design prowess with a grand total of 19 accolades at this year’s Red Dot Design Award, including the Best of the Best honor for its 65-inch GX Gallery series OLED TV (model 65GX). The Red Dot Best of the Best winner in the product design category features LG’s … Read more
A team of researchers led by Professor Kyung-Chul Choi within the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (Daejeon, Korea) is developing “stretchable OLEDs that are compliant and maintain their performance under high-strain deformation.” First, a few words of background information. Part of the definition of … Read more
It’s the best of times and the worst of times. No, it’s the worst of times, at least in the coronavirus-jolted education world. I started shaping this article in my mind immediately after receiving word that my ed-tech presentation at South by Southwest—and in fact, the entire SXSW family of conferences—was being hurriedly cancelled (just … Read more
Television makers that had been planning to significantly boost their display panel purchasing in the second quarter now may be forced to curb their ambitions as concerns rise over a potential coronavirus-driven recession. South Korean and Chinese TV makers were hoping to take advantage of improving panel availability conditions in the second quarter to build … Read more
The worldwide LED video display market achieved spectacular growth in 2019, with revenue rising by 34.7 percent as demand surged for fine pixel pitch (FPP) products. Global LED video display market revenue totaled $5.7 billion in 2019, up from $4.2 billion in 2018, according to the Omdia LED Video Displays Intelligence Service. Quarterly revenue peaked … Read more
I wanted to write about an event that I look forward to every year, the QD Forum. Unfortunately, given the current pandemic, the event had to be postponed. When the QD Forum does happen, you can bet I’ll be there to report on it! In the meantime, I offer you some thoughts on a technology … Read more
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