Vol 24 – Issue 38 – Page 6

Visionect 32″ Sign Lasts for Months on Battery

by Bob Raikes

Visionect has announced a new 32″ E Ink based display that is supplied as a complete solution with a mount, display and software player. It has a battery that can last for months for …

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Tablet App Processors Grow in Value

by Bob Raikes

Strategy Analytics has said that the value of the market for tablet Application Processors has returned to growth and was up 5% in the first half of 2017, after two years of decline. The …

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Ericsson Report Highlights VR Trends and Content Crisis

by Bob Raikes

Every year for the last eight, Ericsson has conducted a big user survey on TV viewing and published the result and this year is no exception. The survey included online interviews were conducted with …

VDS04 Lighting in Display Systems

by Ken Werner

The second morning opened with a session on lighting in display systems. Chin Chang (Semtech) discussed his company’s Boost converter, which, when combined with current sources, serves as a high-performance LED driver for vehicular …

VDS03 Panel Discussion Covers AR, HUDs and Risk

by Ken Werner

Bob O’Brien of DSCC chaired the panel sessionThe symposium’s first day, as well as its coverage of HUDs, concluded with a panel discussion, “Augmented Reality in Head-Up Displays for Automotive Displays, moderated by Bob …

VDS02 Head Up Displays Remain a Challenge

by Ken Werner

In the session on head-up displays, Olli Pekonen (Beneq Oy, Espoo, Finland) presented thin-film electroluminescent displays (TFELs) as being well-suited for vehicular applications. The operating temperature is -100ºC to +100C, there is virutally no …

VDS01 Vehicle Displays Symposium Technical Conference: The Human-Machine Interface Works both Ways

by Ken Werner

The 2017 Vehicle Displays and Interfaces Symposium, held in Livonia, Michigan, on September 26 and 27, continued the growth, stimulating content, and enthusiasm demonstrated last year. Attendance this year was 550, compared to 400 …

Floating Billboard Sailing Along Miami Beach

by Andrew Fenn

Ballyhoo Media, a start-up based out of Miami, has created a furore in the DOOH industry, by installing back-to-back 46′ LED displays on a boat that sails up and down, 100 yards from the …

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All’s Well That Ends Well in NanoLumens Legal Dispute

by Andrew Fenn

A recent legal dispute between NanoLumens, Infiled USA and DetaiLED Solutions has been settled amicably. (Nanolumens Goes into Battle Over Patents) NanoLumens filed the complaint back in June, accusing the two companies, as well …

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JCD Wins DOOH Contract for New Bahrain Airport

by Andrew Fenn

Bob – Image is from Pixabay JCDecaux has signed a ten-year contract with Bahrain Airport Company to supply digital advertising solutions for the country’s New International Airport, its first foray into the Bahrain market. …

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DOOH Expansion at New York’s Penn Station

by Andrew Fenn

Google-backed media firm Intersection has installed twelve new 65″ digital display totems on New York Penn Station’s Amtrak Concourse. The displays show passenger and emergency service information, as well as Digital-Out-of-Home advertising. New York …

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Apple Investigating Swollen Battery Issue on iPhone 8 Plus

by Andrew Fenn

Early adopters of Apple’s new iPhone 8 Plus have reported an issue involving the smartphone’s battery. Batteries are apparently swelling, causing the handset to split apart after a short period of use. The first …

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