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MicroLED displays

Recorded year2025

Arrays of microscopic LEDs give bright, efficient screens for watches and AR glasses.

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Built on

MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
Blue LEDRecorded · 1993enables

Led to

Glasses-sized VR headsetsForecast · ~2028enables
Glasses that replace the phoneForecast · ~2030enables
Holographic video wallsForecast · ~2030enables
AR contact lensesForecast · ~2034enables
Light-up skin tattoosForecast · ~2058enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.