The tandem OLED technology used in the 2024 iPad Pro models could be used in a future Vision Pro. LG and Samsung have prototyped micro versions of the tandem displays, essentially shrinking them down for use in headsets such as the Vision Pro.
A report, originating from the Korean site Sisa Journal as picked up by MacRumors, mentions that it’s unknown whether LG and Samsung are planning to mass produce these displays right now.
They’re probably a little too advanced to be used in the next Meta Quest anyway, and since Apple isn’t planning a Vision Pro 2 model until at least 2026, the companies still have plenty of time to get production going if they want to.
Tandem OLED displays are super bright and power-efficient because they use two OLED panels stacked on top of each other to harness the light from both.
The results with the iPad Pro (2024) are striking, improving not only the brightness but also the saturation, contrast, and viewing angle. In theory, this double-panel approach should also help with the other main drawback of normal OLED screens — burn-in.
Because heat is the main cause behind burn-in, the two panels combat the problem by running cooler than a single panel would and combining their output to achieve the correct results. This means that tandem OLED displays should have a longer lifespan than regular OLED.
The latest iPad Pro is enjoying all of these benefits right now, and the Vision Pro 2 could enjoy them as well if this tech ends up inside the headset instead of the current 4K micro-OLED displays from Sony.
Speech-to-text apps have flooded the App Store, making it easier than ever to type on our Macs with just our voice. I have previously covered one such app called TypeWhisper. However, there has been a dearth of good text-to-speech models, and most of the good ones are locked behind a subscription.
Ollama, an open-source app that lets you run local AI models on your computer, wants to change that. It works on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and your prompts are never stored or used for training.
Did you think hitting delete on your AI chatbot conversation actually makes it disappear? Georgia Tech researchers just proved that's not entirely true. They have built a forensic tool called ORISA that can dig deleted conversations from your phone and even rebuild them into a working chatbot session you can keep talking to.
How can ORISA bring deleted AI conversations back?
Touchscreen laptops have been around for years. You can get them in all sizes and shapes. Just not from Apple. For years, the Cupertino giant has treated the idea of a touchscreen MacBook the way I treat a meeting that could have been an email: with open contempt. However, Wednesday looks like the day the company could finally change its mind.
The latest Apple invite puts the “Pro and Tell” showcase in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on October 28, 2026. Instead of a regular live-streamed keynote, it is an invitation-only, hands-on event for a handful of press and creators (similar to what the company did for the MacBook Neo earlier this year).