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Google Acquires MicroLED Startup Raxium for Future AR and MR Tech

After giving up on its virtual reality ambitions back in March of last year, it seems that Google is ready to enter the augmented reality space with its acquisition of Raxium, a startup dedicated to making MicroLED displays. Raxium is a five-year-old startup that’s made impressive strides in the field of augmented reality displays. The …

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Mini

TVs get a bit better every year, and in 2022 the improvement with the biggest impact might be mini-LED. It’s an evolution of traditional LCD TV tech that uses thousands of tiny light emitting diodes to improve picture quality, and at CES 2022 more TV makers than ever are using it. TCL, Samsung and LG all introduced new mini-LED TVs …

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Samsung Freestyle: An itty

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung TVs just got a lot more portable. At CES 2022 on Tuesday, the company added The Freestyle, an ultraportable smart TV projector, to its lineup.  The Freestyle weighs less than 2 pounds, comes with a 180-degree cradle stand and can project content …

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Samsung Neo QLED TVs promise prettier pictures, better gaming at CES 2022

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung has long made the most popular TVs in the world, and while the company dabbles in unique models like The Frame art TV and massive, expensive Micro-LED TVs, its bread and butter is basic QLED models. At CES 2022, the …

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Samsung The Frame art TV gets matte, anti

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung’s The Frame TV has always offered a unique proposition. It’s made to display not only your favorite TV shows and movies but also — for some buyers, primarily — to show off art. It has a built-in art store that …

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Samsung MicroLED TVs get 89

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. If a typical 85-inch TV is too small and a projector too dim — and you have money to burn — you might have your eye on a MicroLED TV. These massive televisions use a new display technology composed of millions …

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Big TV vs. projector: Pros and cons of huge home theater screens

For nearly 20 years I’ve used a projector as my main “TV.” Watching some of the best shows in history on a 100-inch screen has been a joy. Movies on a 10-foot-wide screen are the ultimate in immersion. All TVs are postage stamps compared to that. For years I’ve advocated getting a projector over a big TV, as the images they created …

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Samsung’s QD

Most people have two options when it comes to TV technology: LCD and OLED. Sure, some people also have the choice of a MicroLED TV, but those can be pricey. Samsung, the biggest TV-maker in the world, has been planted in the LCD camp for many years, while its rival LG is the biggest name in OLED. Despite advancements like …

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Wall

There’s a new TV tech on the horizon, and it promises incredible picture quality and even more incredible sizes. You can buy one right now if you’ve got deep pockets. It’s called MicroLED, and it combines the best features of the current TV technologies into something new — and huge. Using millions of tiny individually addressable LEDs, MicroLED promises to …

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LG’s outrageous direct

Pass on that Aston Martin Valhalla. Swipe left on that diamond-encrusted iPhone. Don’t bother with that, um, modest two-bedroom tract home that’s optimistically within commuting distance of San Francisco. What’s really worth your next million dollars? A television. And not just any television, but a 325-inch, 8K resolution, direct-view LED from LG. It’s similar in concept to Samsung’s The Wall …

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