Portrait Displays announced a new collaboration with MediaTek that the companies say will enhance smart TV viewing experiences. MediaTek claiming to be the number one television chipset provider says it will, with Portrait Display’s help, provide realistic and authentic visual imagery, taking the scenery straight from the director’s lens into viewers’ living rooms. Displays (TVs, Monitors) that are Portrait Display … Read more
It's been nearly a decade since Google Glass landed on the scene. Still, many new smartglasses entrants remain plagued by essentially an underwhelming experience. Yes, there are already AR apps for art, directions, learning, trying on clothes, choosing new furniture, and more. But few smartglasses bring AR experiences to life. Real interactivity is missing. AR smartglasses designed for cycling and … Read more
Meta technology resurfaces as new company with AR pioneer Jay Wright at the helm
One of the first companies to help develop AR was Qualcomm. In 2008, Jay Wright initiated and led a Qualcomm team to create an SDK of AR tools, libraries, and demos. The group’s work got a positive reception demonstrating pent-up demand and interest in AR. They were developing the first tools that became Qualcomm’s Vuforia organization. In Oct 2015, Qualcomm … Read more
E Ink launched its newest Kaleido color eReader display
Source: PocketBook E Ink launched the first generation of its Kaleido color eReader display in Q2 2020. Conceptually, the Kaleido was not unlike previous E Ink color eReader displays. That is, it was an active-matrix monochrome ePaper display with a color filter array (CFA) to provide the color. The problem with the previous versions was that the reflectivity and … Read more
London-based Expanscape has developed a seven-screen transportable PC, and is surely in line for a mention, if not a prize in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Dell’s 40-inch, 5K wasn’t designed for game, but it’s damn good at it
When I said I can’t wait to try gaming on this, they said, Jon, it’s a 60-Hz monitor, not designed for gaming. Yeah, but it’s also < 5 ms monitor and it only refreshed every 16 ms; so what? The games I play only refresh in 33 ms. I’m not a twitcher, at least when gaming. I don’t need a … Read more
The big new display coming for new Mercedes Benz models is the outward expression of the carmaker’s long alliance with Nvidia. We’ve been telling you that alliances take a long time to bear fruit in the automotive industry. The big responsive display is powered by the Nvidia DRIVE platform. It is taking advantage of eight CPU cores, 24-gigabyte RAM, and 46.4 GB per second RAM memory bandwidth are some of the MBUX technical specifications. Let’s not go out tonight honey, let’s stay in and watch in the car.
The number of “firsts” Sony has chalked up for TVs is too long to list. An important brand for over 50 years, Sony promises to amaze their customers, especially during CES time. For this virtual CES they rolled out the big boys. Not the biggest TV you’ve ever seen, but too big for your living room unless you’re Jeff Bezos. … Read more
Dell just announced a slick 40-inch 5K display (see story this issue), and Acer has a new 27-in 4k 275 Hz display. Those are nice, but… if you want a big, really BIG, display then you’re going to have to buy a car. Not just any car, but an expensive car—a Mercedes-Benz, Baby. The curved screen unit stretches almost the … Read more
