Vol 24 – Issue 40 – Page 5

Melonhopper Advertises Halloween Sale with Projection Mapping Video

by Andrew Fenn

Costume clothing brand Melonhopper has released a new Facebook video advertisement featuring projection mapping, to plug its Halloween sale. The video features a model sporting a range of Melonhopper’s handmade costume designs, interacting with …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| Vol 24 - Issue 40

100 All-Laser Cinemas Now Using Barco Projectors Globally

by Andrew Fenn

Barco has achieved a new milestone, with 100 all-laser cinema multiplexes now operating worldwide, using either the company’s Flagship Laser or Smart Laser projectors. These cinemas are seeing a marked increase in cost and …

Google Investigating Pixel 2 XL OLED Burn-In Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s newest smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, are still hot off the assembly line, but early adopters of the Pixel 2 XL are already reporting issues of burn-in and image retention …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Also Now Distributing Vestel B2B Displays

by Andrew Fenn

German distributor Also has signed a new distribution agreement with Turkish manufacturer Vestel. Under the new deal, Also will distribute Vestel’s line of digital signage displays, interactive flat panels, video totems and video walls. …

Ergo Partners with Fleet Ad on Taxi Tablet Advertising Campaign

by Andrew Fenn

Insurance group Ergo has extended its Emoji campaign until mid-December, in collaboration with taxi advertising specialist, Fleet Ad. Via in-car passenger tablets, Ergo’s campaign uses icons and what-if scenarios to educate users about accident …

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IHS: Shifts in Healthcare Industry Will Affect Medical Imaging Market

by Andrew Fenn

A new report from IHS Markit has forecast that medical imaging equipment will be affected by the ageing population and predicted changes in healthcare spending in the world’s leading territories. The report states that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Medical| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Foxconn and Sharp Combine for Smartphones

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn and Sharp will team up to drive Sharp’s presence in the smartphone market, according to press reports. The Economic Daily News revealed that under a new internal agreement, the two companies will form …

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Foxconnto Ship 2-3 Million iPhone X Handsets Ahead of Release

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn will ship 2-3 million iPhone X handsets ahead of the smartphone’s official release on November 3rd, according to Economic Daily Report. EDR states that analyst Ming-chi Kuo of KGI Securities has predicted that …

Oxide Taking Increasing LCD Share

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources have quoted IHS as forecasting the shipment of oxide-based TFT LCD panels for tablet, notebook, monitor and TV applications to hit 55.6 million in 2017, up from 20 million last year and …

Exterion Media Launches Digital Bus Fleet in London

by Andrew Fenn

Exterion Media has stepped up its bus advertising strategy with a new fleet of digital buses hitting the streets of London, devised in collaboration with out-of-home specialist, Talon. Each of Exterion’s digital buses sports …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Lumens Planning HD HUD Using Micro-LED Soon

by Bob Raikes

Lumens of Korea, described as a long term partner of Samsung, has said in an interview with the Korea Herald that it plans to develop HUDs for automotive applications based on MicroLED technology. Jung …

Magic Leap Raises Half a Billion Dollars in Latest Funding Round

by Andrew Fenn

Mixed and augmented reality start-up Magic Leap has announced that it has raised another $502 million in its Series D round of funding. Temasek leads the investment round, with further contributions from EDBI, Grupo …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 40