Empowering display industry professionals with cutting-edge insights and analysis
PMA Research (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on large displays, has published their latest sell-through tracking report on large-format (32″ and larger) flat panel displays being sold by leading N. American Pro AV dealers and Systems Integrators who serve commercial markets. Sales of large-format flat panel displays sold through the North American Pro AV … Read more
In case you missed it, Apple is doubling down on an investment with Tokyo, Japan-based LCD supplier, JDI, with a now public commitment to invest $200 million in the company, as a $788 million (¥85 billion) bail-out deal with China-based Harvest Fund Management went south. JDI supplies non-flagship iPhones with it’s top notch, retina LCD’s … Read more
Can virtual reality actually make a difference in the educational endeavor or is it all ballyhoo and exaggeration? That’s a question I asked in my previous article, “Flying High with Educational VR”. Recently I discovered another clear exemplar of how VR can actually deliver on meaningful educational goals. It’s another story worth telling. This fall, … Read more
ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of display solution products, introduces the latest member to its award-winning projector family with the M1 Mini LED-based portable projector. Weighing about half a pound, the ViewSonic® M1 Mini features an integrated JBL speaker and a built-in battery with power bank compatibility so entertainment can be easily and conveniently … Read more
Worldwide shipments of devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — will decline 3.7% in 2019, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. Gartner estimates there are more than 5 billion mobile phones used around the world. After years of growth, the worldwide smartphone market has reached a tipping point. Sales of smartphones will … Read more
North Focals are AR glasses that have been designed to look like a common pair of eye glasses. The Focal glasses are primarily intended to present notifications and/or app imagery in the user’s line of sight that derive from a linked smartphone. In a sense, Focals can be thought of as a “glasses equivalent of … Read more
Plessey, an embedded technologies developer at the forefront of microLED technology for augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) display applications has introduced a microLED Direct-Drive display platform and development kit, based on its proprietary monolithic GaN-on-Silicon technology. Plessey’s Direct-Drive displays provide OEM’s and product developers with a solution to retrofit current products or develop new concept … Read more
In advance of ATSC-3.0 IP-enabled broadcast transmission in 2020, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® announced “NEXTGEN TV” as the go-to-market name for this groundbreaking television technology. In coordination with broadcasting companies, device manufacturers and standards engineers at CTA’s Technology & Standards Fall Forum, the association also unveiled the NEXTGEN TV logo for devices meeting newly … Read more
At Oculus Connect 6, Respawn™ Entertainment, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. and Oculus from Facebook revealed Medal of Honor™: Above and Beyond, coming next year exclusively to VR, on the Oculus Rift platform. Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond will deliver its most authentic and immersive World War II experience from the series to … Read more
Amazon introduced an all-new line-up of Echo devices that give you even more ways to add Alexa to your daily life—whether at home or on-the-go. Amazon also announced new Alexa features, smart home experiences, developer tools, and devices and services from eero, Ring, and other Alexa device makers. To learn more about the other products, … Read more
At the exhibits of the 2019 Vehicle Displays and Interfaces Symposium, held September 24 to 25 at the Burton Manor Conference Center in Livonia, Michigan, I saw only one automotive OLED display on the show floor. Steve Vrablik of Japan Display (JDI), a leading supplier of automotive displays, explained it succinctly in a one-on-one conversation … Read more
MediaTek introduced its newest chipset for smart TVs, the MT5670. The highly integrated chipset lets consumer electronics manufacturers build high quality, feature-rich 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) digital TVs at affordable price points. MediaTek owns 70 percent market share and is the No. 1 chipset provider for digital and smart TVs. MediaTek currently powers more … Read more
Jon Peddie Research
4 St. Gabrielle Ct.
Tiburon, California 94920
415-435-9368
© 2025 Jon Peddie Research
