Compromise is inevitable for smartglasses products. Omdia predicts a move from AI- to AR-based (with micro display) application when micro‑display technologies mature, particularly in cost, form factor, and outdoor‑usable brightness.
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Display Dynamics – January 2026: Lighter smartglasses with AI and micro displays evolve the new wearable device trend
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Calvin Hsieh
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Calvin Hsieh is the leader of Small Medium Display and Touch User Interface, which is a functional team under the larger team of Components & Devices: Displays. He is responsible for managing the team, primary research, and forecasting on the touch display and emerging display-based user interface market, such as fingerprint on display.
Before starting his analyst career with DisplaySearch, Calvin Hsieh had more than a decade of experience crafting strategies and managing product lines at leading display and system organizations across the globe. He joined DisplaySearch as the director for touch panel market and TV electronics in 2007, which was acquired by IHS Markit in 2014. He joined the Omdia from IHS Markit in 2019 and continues to lead the research of emerging display-based user interface including technology, market, and supply chain. Calvin Hsieh has a master's degree with a focus on human–computer interaction and user interface from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.
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