If Retail Is Your Digital Signage Vertical, The Numbers Aren’t Looking Great June 5, 2017 by Super User When I ask digital signage solutions providers about the verticals they chase, most will mention retail, but few say that’s where they are highly-focused. Good thing, given that the scale of retail is not tipping the right way. A Business Insider story notes Credit Suisse research work that suggests retailers are closing stores in the …
Four Winds Interactive Voluntarily Drops Its Patent Lawsuit Against 22 Miles June 5, 2017 by Super User Four Winds Interactive has dropped its lawsuit against 22 Miles, filed last year over claims of patent infringement. Denver-based FWI voluntarily dismissed the case last week, without prejudice, according to documents filed in a Colorado district court. The digital signage CMS company went after Silicon Valley-based 22 Miles last spring over patent infringement, copyright infringement and something called Patent …
Real-Time Digital OOH Campaign Shocks Paris Jaywalkers June 5, 2017 by Super User This is a digital OOH advertising campaign that REALLY shows the potential and impact of using sensors, real-time connections and templates to custom-target a campaign down to individuals. In Paris, sensors at a busy crosswalk monitor pedestrian foot traffic and the red, amber or green state of the crossing lights. If a person crosses the …
16:9 Projects Podcast: Intersection’s CSO On The Massive LinkNYC Smart City Rollout June 2, 2017 by Danica Trapara This episode we’re speaking with Dave Etherington, who is CSO of Intersection, one of the companies responsible for LinkNYC. In 2014, New York City set out to overhaul their payphone infrastructure. The result is LinkNYC, which provides anyone in the city with free phone calls to anywhere in the U.S., free wifi, local information and some …
Diversified Acquires Portland-based AV Integrator CompView June 1, 2017 by Super User Diversified is continuing its brisk march to become the largest pro AV and signage systems integrator in North America (if it’s not already) with news today of its acquiring CompView. The Beaverton, OR (Portland) integrator was listed as a top 15 integrator in the US, and gives Diversified an expanded customer base and talent in eight locations. …
Digital Signage Summit Europe Locks Down Plan For Next Month In Munich June 1, 2017 by Super User The lineup for Digital Signage Summit Europe, early next month in Munich, has been pretty much locked down and the organizers at Invidis are doing a last big push on attendees. The two day event is at the Internationales Congress Center München on July 5th and 6th. This year’s theme is Digital Signage at the Crossroads …
Analyst: Cineplex’s Digital Signage Business Should Hit $60M In 2017 May 31, 2017 by Super User Via Business In Vancouver The guys who operated for years as EK3 were notoriously low-key and tight-lipped about what who they worked with and how they were doing, but in the wake of being acquired in 2013 by the Canadian cinema chain Cineplex, there’s more information coming available. “Any time you walk into a McDonald’s …
Startup Shows E-paper That’s Color And Video-Capable May 29, 2017 by Super User Display nerds at last week’s annual Society for Information Display’s annual DisplayWeek, this year in LA, saw among other things e-paper technology that was both color AND video capable. Tech developed by Silicon Valley start-up CLEARink, based on R&D that came out of the University of British Columbia, was among the Best In Show winners …
Understanding The Importance of FCC Compliance in Digital Signage May 26, 2017 by Curtis Campbell Guest Post: Joni Schmeichel, Daktronics Recently, we have seen an increase in interest around Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance, and for good reason. This is a very important topic and one that should be taken seriously. It is vital for buyers of LED displays to understand this and do their research. At my company, Daktronics, …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: David Mou, Pilot TV May 24, 2017 by Super User I was introduced to Taiwan’s Pilot TV and the company’s product evangelist David Mou by some of the folks who invited me over to Beijing recently for a speech at InfoComm China. Mou wanted to tell me about his company and thought it would make good podcast material. I tried to dodge that, because I’m …
