Vol 24 – Issue 25 – Page 4

Samsung Has Two New UHD Blu-ray Players

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has added two new UltraHD Blu-ray players, the UBD-M9500 and UBD-M8500, which will replace the UBD-K8500, launched last year. The M8500 is effectively a replacement for the K8500, while the M9500 has new …

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Provision Wins Drug Mart Deal for 3D Displays

by Bob Raikes

Provision Interactive Technologies of the USA said that it has done a deal to put its 3D Savings Center kiosks inside Discount Drug Mart stores around Ohio. The chain has 73 stores. As well …

Raspberry Pi is a Winner

by Bob Raikes

The team behind the Raspberry Pi device has been given the Royal Academy of Engineering’s MacRobert Prize at a ceremony in London. The award is the most prestigious engineering award and the device has …

Dooh Responds to Weather

by Bob Raikes

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has developed, with the Cream UK agency, an outdoor campaign for its beauty products that changes to reflect the weather, with variations for high temperatures, low temperatures and rain. Another set …

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LED Displays Used for Reverse Auctions

by Bob Raikes

Daktronics has worked with Dropit, a engagement technology company, to run reverse auctions (where the price drops until somebody buys) during two Cactus League Spring Training games this past March at the Peoria Sports …

JCDecaux Wins Contracts in Finland and Brazil

by Alan Spencer

JCDecaux has won a 20-year contract for advertising in 1,500 bus and tram shelters in Helsinki. As part of the contract, JCDecaux Finland will install 250 digital screens in Helsinki bus and tram shelters, …

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AMOLED Fine Metal Mask Market Expected to Reach $1.2 Billion by 2022

by Bob Raikes

As AMOLED displays quickly displace LCDs in smartphones, panel makers are rapidly adding new production capacity, accelerating the demand for fine metal masks (FMM), a critical production component used to manufacture red-green-blue (RGB) AMOLEDs. …

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Super Mario on AR in New York

by Bob Raikes

A software developer, Abhishek Singh who is based in New York, has created a Super Mario AR game in Central Park, based on the original game and implemented using the Microsoft Hololens. The BBC …

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AMOLED Panel Market to Surge 63% in 2017

by Bob Raikes

The global AMOLED panel market is forecast to surge 63% in 2017 from a year ago to $25.2 billion on growing demand for AMOLED panels in the smartphone and TV industries, according to IHS …

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Europe’s Largest VR Facility is in Paris.

by Bob Raikes

There is now a permanent VR facility in the 13th arrondissement, called the mk2 VR facility that is available to consumers for a charge of €12 for 20 minutes or €20 for 40 minutes. …

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UK Celebrates 50 years of colour TV

by Bob Raikes

The UK has just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the launch of colour TV services in the country. On 30th June 1967, the BBC started transmission of the Wimbledon tennis tournament in colour. Check …

Samsung Uses Note 7 Parts for Note FE

by Bob Raikes

In Korea, Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note FE (Fan Edition) which uses hardware designed for the ill-fated Note 7 phone. The phone is priced at 699,000 won ($610), around 30% less than the …

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