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DigiLens Unveils Affordable and Sturdy Plastic AR Lenses at Display Week

One of the more important developments that will be revealed at the 2019 SID Display Week event will come from DigiLens, a California-based company focused on waveguide technology for AR/VR and Head-up Display (HUD) applications. And what did they reveal: the worlds first plastic waveguide offering a full color image in an AR eyeglasses-type demonstrator. … Read more

Universal Display Corporation to Showcase Organic Vapor Jet Printing and Phosphorescent OLED Innovations at SID Display Week 2019

Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED), enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED® technology and materials, announced that the Company will exhibit and present at the Society for Information Display (SID) Display Week 2019 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition being held May 12-16 in San Jose, California. At Booth #940 in the San Jose convention … Read more

Google Pixel 3a ‘Good Enough’ Smartphone Strategy

In case you lost your ticket to the latest Google fest last week (Google I/O 2019), the company launched a pair of new ‘good enough’ ($400 and $480) smartphone devices, among other important announcements and upgrades in the Google-verse. The Pixel 3a and 3a XL are meant to break open the lagging smart device market … Read more

New IDC Spending Guide Forecasts Consumer Spending on Technology to Reach $1.3 Trillion in 2019, Led by Communication and Entertainment Use Cases

Consumer spending on technology is forecast to reach $1.32 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.5% over 2018. According to the inaugural Worldwide Semiannual Connected Consumer Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC), consumer purchases of traditional and emerging technologies will remain strong over the 2018-2022 forecast period, reaching $1.43 trillion in 2022 with a … Read more

Polymer for use with Quantum Dots is Under Development

A team of researchers at the Optical Sciences Division within the Materials Science and Technology Division at the Naval Research Laboratory (Washington, DC) and headed by Michael H. Stewart are developing a transparent, luminescent material The material is a thiol-yne nanocomposite polymer designed to hold light emitting Quantum Dots (QDs). Potential applications for the technology … Read more

OLED is Everybody’s Favorite Display, but…

It is still true that, for the most part, experienced display evaluators prefer OLED-TVs to quantum-dot-enhanced or RG-phosphor-enhanced LCD-TVs. The evaluators tend to value the color saturation, very dark black levels, good motion rendering, and essentially non-existent halo effect. But, as my colleague, Bob Raikes, noted in yesterday’s Display Daily (A Couple of Things I’ll … Read more

NEC Takes the Lead in the “Resolution Revolution” with Ultra-High Definition on 55” Displays

NEC Display Solutions Europe announces a new product that places the company in the vanguard of a “resolution revolution” that will see ultra-high definition (UHD) available on smaller, more affordable displays. NEC today launches the latest addition to its portfolio of ultra-high definition (UHD) displays with the launch of its new MultiSync® V554Q model for … Read more

Sony launches 20 new BRAVIA Professional Displays with TV Tuner and Android 8.0 support

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Sony has announced its latest line-up of BRAVIA Professional Displays, including its first-ever 8K model. The new range consists of 20 different displays, which combine exceptional picture quality and design with advanced professional features to meet the AV needs of modern organisations. The introduction of these new models expands the breadth of Sony’s offer and … Read more

Daktronics and Cadillac Fairview Partner to Install Multiple LED Advertising Displays

Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, has partnered with Cadillac Fairview (CF) on a compilation of installations at seven shopping centers across Canada. CF, one of the largest owners, operators and developers of best-in-class office, retail and mixed-use properties in North America, selected Daktronics to make their visual goals for customer experience a reality over … Read more

Society of Information Display Reveals 2019 Display Industry Award Winners

The Society for Information Display (SID) today announced the winners of its 25th annual Display Industry Awards. The 2019 Display Industry Award recipients reflect the ever-evolving display product landscape, with products designed to support wearables, immersion, vehicles, augmented reality, personal productivity, and more. The honorees will be recognized during the awards luncheon on Wednesday, May … Read more