Haynes Column: E Ink Getting Serious About E-Paper Digital Signage, But Price Still A Barrier July 14, 2026July 13, 2026 by Dave Haynes The Infocomm plan was to do a few write-ups and maybe even another video like the one I did after ISE a few months back. However …
Opinion: A Flock of Drones, World Records and a Cowboy Hat July 13, 2026July 7, 2026 by Balthasar Mayer Drones are breaking one Guinness World Record after another. The digital signage industry can get in on the action – if it gets creative. A column/rant by Balthasar Mayer.
Op-Ed: The Most Exciting Worst Times Ever to Procure Hardware July 1, 2026June 28, 2026 by Florian Rotberg Johannesburg | Hardware costs in digital signage are rising sharply, driven by unprecedented memory price increases and global supply pressures – forcing the industry to rethink its technology strategies. Yet amid this disruption, AI-driven demand and new competitive dynamics are creating one of the most transformative – and exciting – periods the market has ever …
Haynes Column: Dave’s Return to Infocomm – Notes from the Las Vegas Showfloor June 26, 2026June 25, 2026 by Dave Haynes I had to do some pondering when I cracked my travel laptop on the flight home from last week’s Infocomm trade show in ever-ghastly Las Vegas. Tons of stuff, but the vast majority of it: better, versus truly new. So what’s my angle?
Opinion: Why Fox Buying Roku Matters for Digital Signage June 16, 2026June 15, 2026 by Florian Rotberg Las Vegas | Fox’s $22 billion takeover of Roku signals a deeper shift: in the display industry, control over the operating system – and the data it unlocks – is becoming more valuable than the hardware itself. While digital signage remains platform-neutral for now, the real disruption may come from OS giants quietly extending their …
Haynes Column: The Signage Compass Is More Than Another LMM, But … June 15, 2026June 12, 2026 by Dave Haynes Built on an evolving database of 200+ vendors, the tool highlights how little differentiates many offerings — and where real value lies. Useful for filtering options, but still limited by vendor marketing quality.
Opinion: When Hardware Procurement Becomes a Lottery June 10, 2026June 9, 2026 by Florian Rotberg Vienna | PC procurement currently feels more like ordering a Trabant than modern IT – with unclear prices, delivery times, and availability. While integrators struggle, SoCs and cloud solutions are quietly gaining traction in the digital signage sector.
Haynes Column: Retired-ish – Notes from Munich, Scala’s Sale and AI Talk at DSS June 1, 2026May 28, 2026 by Dave Haynes After DSS and before Infocomm, Dave Haynes primes Sixteen:Nine readers for what’s to come – including his key takeaways from the Munich event, the trends he believes matter most, and his perspective on the recent Scala sale.
DSS 2026: Coming of Age in an Era of Permanent Change May 20, 2026 by Florian Rotberg We are on the verge of the start of DSS 2026 and the launch of the invidis Yearbook. And we are on the brink of a disruption in the digital signage market – NextGen Signage. Why resilience, scale, and autonomy will be the key success factors for the industry’s next phase. An invidis Op-Ed.
Haynes Column: Stratacache Layoffs, Useful AI, and Other Things That Don’t Need 1,000 Words May 6, 2026May 4, 2026 by Dave Haynes Some industry churn, a few small but interesting moves, and AI that might finally be doing something useful. A quick scan of what’s happening in the industry – and what might be worth more than a shrug.
