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Landsec, owner of the Piccadilly Lights, and Ocean Outdoor are testing advanced augmented reality (AR) technology which can connect the iconic screen to audiences and trigger spectacular interactive 3D experiences. Developed in association with Darabase and delivered via their platform, the technology uses a range of techniques including a virtual model to replicate the sweep … Read more
What They Say In an article about the development of the motorcycle market in Japan, Nikkei reported on information being shown in ‘smart helmets’. The Nikkei also reports that Robert Bosch has a distance measuring system for motorbikes (image below) and that Yamaha is trying very hard to make motorcycles that have dual front wheels … Read more
What They Say I missed the news when it was first announced in 2018, but it seems that the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) is trying to build ‘the MSG Sphere’ with “the largest and highest resolution LED screen on Earth”. The firm wants to build the 17,500 seat venue in Stratford, London, following a … Read more
What They Say The Korea Herald reported on the latest Mercedes E Class, said to be the best selling imported car in Korea, and highlighted that it has a new Augmented Reality navigation system. The paper said that the system was added by Mercedes-Benz Korea. The technology is reported to be similar to Hyundai Motor … Read more
What They Say Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that as part of Apple’s miniLED push, the company will release a pair of new MacBook Pro models in 2021 with the technology — and a “more affordable” MacBook Air in 2022. In a note to investors, seen by AppleInsider, Ming-Chi Kuo is refining his predictions for … Read more
Here are some links for the week that might be interesting, but do not need much of a comment Global semiconductor sales grow in October, says SIA Smartphone OLED prices to drop from oversupply: UBI Research Touch interface added to LG transparent OLED Behind the Middle East’s biggest 8K ceiling screen Apple may use Samsung … Read more
A team of researchers led by Richard Friend of the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, (Cambridge, UK) and Dawei Di of the Department of Optical Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, P.R. China) are developing a technology to produce highly efficient perovskite-based LEDs and that also enables the incorporation of a wider … Read more
What They Say Vewd said that it has added support to its software stack for the Japanese BML and Hybridcast hybrid TV standards. That is on topic of existing support for HbbTV and ATSC3.0 which will make it easier for the firm’s customers to use a single solution globally. It can run on top of … Read more
E Ink Holdings, the leading innovator of electronic ink technology, and Plastic Logic, a leader in the design and manufacture of flexible, glass-free electrophoretic displays (EPDs), are partnering to provide the world’s first flexible color displays based around E Ink’s Advanced Color ePaper (ACeP™) technology. Plastic Logic’s advanced oTFT (organic Thin Film Transistor) displays are … Read more
What They Say Warranty Week did its annual round-up of warranty provision and finance in the US high-tech industries. The blog highlights the differences between 2020 and the pattern in 2008/9 and comes to the conclusion that there is no overall pattern, with winners and losers and with increasing and declining provisions. A stand-out performance … Read more
What They Say The Verge got hold of the FlexPai 2 that Royole released recently in China (Watch a demo of Royole’s new folding phone, on sale today for roughly $1,500) the blog had a look at the unit which has a 7.8″ 1920 x 1440 (4:3 308ppi) display and operates as two displays at … Read more
What They Say TV Technology reports that in October, a trial of over-the-air 8K TV took place and used MIMO technology to deliver 113Mbps. The article said that new STBs would need to be used to support MIMO as existing ATSC 3.0 sets could not receive the signal. A vertical antenna could provide HD or … Read more
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