Vol 24 – Issue 21 – Page 10

Chinese Theatre Chooses Christie

by Yvette Raikes

A new form of entertainment has been added to the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Christie 360 is using nine projectors to 3D map the cinema’s forecourt. The central motif is a Chinese pagoda with …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Digital Signage Payback in One Month

by Bob Raikes

As I mentioned last week, we are always looking for examples of a quick ROI on digital signage. A nod, then, to the sixteen-nine.net blog for highlighting an example of a one month payback …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Westgate Updates DOOH to Signagelive

by Bob Raikes

The Westgate Hotel in Las Vegas (referred to often by its old name as the Las Vegas Hilton) next to the convention centre, already has a very large LED wall from Christie in its …

Liverpool DOOH Screen Hacked

by Yvette Raikes

One of the 18 DOOH screens in the Liverpool One shopping centre in the UK was attacked by hackers to read “We suggest you improve your security. Sincerely, your friendly neighbourhood hackers”. It was …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 21

E Ink Result 25/5/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Eink announced FY17 Q1 results with revenues of NT$ 3.2 billion ($106.2 million) and net profit of NT$ 157.0 million ($5.2 million), resulting in a net profit margin of 5%. Both the revenue and …

Tags:E Ink| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Galaxy G8 Eye Security Compromised

by Yvette Raikes

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 smartphone includes iris recognition as an option to unlock the phone. The company originally said that this provided “airtight” security, but the Chaos Computer Club managed to unlock a phone using …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Security on Media Players is Threatened

by Yvette Raikes

Security firm, Checkpoint Software, has found loopholes in the way four media players handle subtitles. Hackers have been hiding malicious code inside files which provide subtitles, which could steal information, deny services or install …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Apachie Deal on Smartphone Holder

by Bob Raikes

Groupon has a deal at the time of writing for a very low cost Apachie smartphone-based VR headset – reduced from £59.99 to £4.99 ($6.50).

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Amazon Users in the UK May Need to Get TV Licence

by Yvette Raikes

Amazon is to offer live TV channels in Germany, Austria and the UK for the first time (Amazon Adds Channels in Three Countries). Subscribers in the UK who add this option to Amazon’s Prime …

Germans Buy More UltraHD TVs

by Yvette Raikes

Among those in Germany who do not yet own an UltraHD TV, 28% plan to buy one in the near future. according to a study conducted by GfK on behalf of the Deutsche TV-Plattform. …

Sony TVs Get Android 7.0 for HLG Support

by Yvette Raikes

Having only just completed providing Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) to its TVs, Sony is now starting the roll-out of Android 7.0 (Nougat) to 2017 and late 2016 models. The update will have picture-in-picture, support for …

Airport Gatwick uses Beacons and Augmented Reality

by Bob Raikes

London’s Gatwick Airport has installed 2,000 beacons to provide an indoor navigation system as part of a major investment update. The technology is being integrated into apps for the airport and is intended to …