Vol 23 – Issue 38 – Page 2

And finally….

by Bob Raikes

Well, it wasn’t April Fools day, but we doubt, anyway whether anybody would have actually been fooled into attacking their iPhone as shown in this video. (Funnily enough, because of a defect in my …

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Not Enough Capacity for Flexible G6

by Milos Pavlovic

The ChosunBiz in Korea has reported that a senior LG manager has promised “I will not repeat this mistake” with the next smartphone, the G6, after disappointing sales of the G5, which had modular …

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The sports-oriented NFL Network has taken delivery of six Planar 55″ LookThru OLED monitors. The FHD transparent displays, which use Samsung’s OLEDs, are installed in its GameDay studio. Analyst Comment There won’t be many …

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Autonomous Vehicles Require More — NOT Fewer — Displays

by Ken Werner

The Society for Information Display’s Detroit Chapter sponsored its 23rd Annual Symposium on Vehicle Displays in Livonia, Michigan, on September 27 and 28. This year’s edition was called ‘Vehicle Displays and Interfaces 2016’. Attendance …

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Lang AG to Distribute DynaScan’s Screens

by Isaac Oburu

Lang AG will start distributing DynaScan’s screens, videowalls and other displays in Germany, Austria and Switzerland following a distribution deal signed by the two companies.

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Lay’s Uses DOOH to Promote UEFA Champions League

by Yvette Raikes

Crisp brand Lay’s is one of the sponsors of the UEFA Champions League and is offering lots of prizes in its “Cheer for your Favourite” campaign. This includes a Snapchat lens, which fans can …

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NEC NC1000C for Smaller Cinemas Uses Lamps

by Bob Raikes

NEC has launched the NC1000C is an ‘all-in-one’ cinema projector which has 2048 x 1080 (DCI 2K) resolution, from three 0.69″ DLP chips and a dual 400W NSH lamp lighting system. The projector is …

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MTV Awards Feature Multi-screen Display

by Yvette Raikes

The MTV Video Music Awards held at Madison Square Garden in New York were shown live on cable networks, smart TVs, mobile devices and the internet. There were multiple video screens at the venue, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Rental and Staging| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 38

BlackBerry To Drop Smartphone Design and Build

by Bob Raikes

Blackberry has said that it no longer plans to make its own handsets, as we suggested after comments in early August. (Blackberry Moves Towards Pure Software) Unique products will continue to be offered, but …

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Xiaomi Top of the Range Phone is Only FullHD

by Bob Raikes

Xiaomi has launched new smartphones at the top of its range. The Mi 5s has a 5.15″ FullHD pixel IPS display driven by a Snapdragon 821 CPU and with 3GB (+64GB flash) or 4GB …

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Sharp Repurchases Offices

by Yvette Raikes

Sharp sold some of its premises in 2015 when business took a downturn. However, Foxconn chairman Terry Guo and Sharp president Dai Cheng-wu have made good on their promise to buy back the old …

Foxconn to Make Phones for OnePlus3 in India

by Milos Pavlovic

The Commercial Times in Taiwan has revealed that Foxconn Electronics will begin to manufacture OnePlus 3 in India beginning Q416.

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| India| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 38