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WayRay, a provider of holographic AR displays for cars, has announced $80 million in new investments from Porsche, Hyundai Motor, Alibaba Group, China Merchants Capital, JVC Kenwood and the Consortium of Sovereign Wealth Funds. The company says the newly raised funds will bolster its focus on R & D, industrialisation and team expansion to become … Read more
LG has officially launched its next flagship smartphone, the V40 ThinQ, which packs in five camera modules and a few other upgrades into a glass and aluminium body. The device features a 6.4″ OLED display with a resolution of 3120 × 1440, 538 ppi and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. It runs Android 8.1, powered … Read more
According to the OLED Association, quoting data from IHS, smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.475 billion in 2018, while smartphone display shipments are forecast to reach 1.665 billion, as panel makers generally sell 10-12% more displays than OEMs sell phones to make up for breakages, etc. The chart below shows the mix of smartphone … Read more
Smartphone maker Nubia says its “Nubia-a” wearable smartphone will be available to buy in China by the end of 2018, with a possible wider global launch to follow shortly after. The device is worn on the wrist like a smartwatch and features an elongated flexible OLED display, as well as a camera lens. Its Android-based … Read more
A struggling MoviePass has made a move that is being seen as questionable in its efforts to boost its subscriber base, automatically enrolling lapsed subscribers in yet another new variation of its monthly plan, without their consent, describing them as a “select test group”. Those not interested in paying for the scheme have to actively … Read more
The first batch of certified IMax Enhanced audiovisual equipment has been revealed, following the announcement of the scheme last month. Five of Sony’s TVs and nine of its projectors are on the list, alongside three Denon AVRs and five from Marantz. Some are new devices, some are already out, while others are receiving firmware updates … Read more
Nanophotonica is a company that has already gotten the attention of many display developers, but they have not been too visible beyond their development partners so far. That may be changing as I recently had a chance to talk with Chris Morton, CEO of the company. They appear to be doing some impressive work in … Read more
Based on a structure designed by Stageco, consisting of two 24m-high masts and a ballast ground block, two lighting towers were placed at an off-set angle above the Planet Paradise hospitality area of the Lowlands Festival, which takes place every year in The Netherlands. Each one was fitted with four LED rings, made up of … Read more
Bloomingdale’s 59th Street flagship Manhattan store is delivering a unique, immersive shopping experience thanks in large part to massive video walls created with 50 LG OLED commercial displays provided by LG Electronics USA Business Solutions. The displays offer a dramatic backdrop for “The Carousel @ Bloomingdale’s,” the upscale retailer’s new rotating pop-up shop that tells … Read more
Bloomingdale’s 59th Street flagship store in New York City is now home to two 6.1m wide, 3.7m high video walls, each composed of twenty-five LG OLED video wall displays in seamless 5 × 5 configurations. Each 55″ LG OLED Wallpaper display, which weighs less than 6kg, has a depth of 3.65mm and a bezel width … Read more
The patent and royalty-related legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm rumbles on. Most recently, a California judge ruled that hundreds of millions of smartphone buyers have paid over the odds for their devices as a direct result of Qualcomm paying Apple a sum of money to guarantee the exclusive use of its chips between 2011 … Read more
Emaar Entertainment, the pioneer of innovative entertainment, leisure and retail concepts, and a business of global developer Emaar Properties, is redefining the luxury cinema experience with its Reel Cinemas in Dubai. Reel Cinemas has brought never-before-seen experiences to the world by elevating its cinemas to the next level of operational excellence, technology innovation, luxurious amenities … Read more
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