Global shipments of virtual-reality headsets "shrinking” to 409,000 in Q2 from a million in the year-earlier quarter doesn’t dissuade IDC from its “positive outlook." Screenless viewers brought "a lot of attention to VR in the early days,” as brands like Alcatel, Google and Samsung “artificially propped up” the market by bundling headsets with smartphones, reported the company Wednesday. A major impediment is consumers “still find it difficult to try a VR headset," said IDC. "This is where the commercial market has an opportunity to shine.”

IDTechEx values the global OLED display market at $25.5 billion this year, rising 20 percent to $30.7 billion in 2019, it reported Wednesday. OLED displays used in mobile devices generate about 88 percent of market revenue, followed by displays for OLED TVs, at 8 percent, it said. Wearables, the third largest OLED application, are 2 percent of market revenue, it said.

Energous said its WattUp near-field wireless charging technology has secured regulatory certification in 100 countries including the U.S., Australia, Canada, India, Taiwan and all EU countries. Among those not on the list were China, Israel, Japan and South Korea. While each WattUp-enabled device requires its own certification, Energous customers will be able to reference the Energous certifications “to expedite the regulatory process,” said CEO Stephen Rizzone Wednesday, saying initial rollouts from customers to consumers will begin in coming weeks, “followed by full global releases as the remaining certifications are secured.”

The global e-waste management market is expected to reach 63.7 million metric tons generated by 2025, up from 44.7 million in 2016, Grand View Research reported Tuesday. It noted high-volume sales of electronic devices.

Imax and DTS partnered on certification and licensing for home viewing of remastered content on high-end consumer electronics, they announced Tuesday, with Imax digitally remastered 4K HDR content and DTS audio technologies. It has support including from Paramount Pictures, Sony Electronics and Sony Pictures. “Without this technology, high-dynamic-range content can actually look worse than what was originally seen and intended by the filmmaker due to excessive noise and grain in the film,” Imax said.