Projects: AR Brings Marine Life To Ljubljana’s Sidewalks Via DOOH Campaign May 9, 2017 by Super User Here’s a nice use of augmented reality on digital OOH transit shelter screens in Slovenia’s capital city, Ljubljana. Not a new idea, but a good take on the concept. Think this is for a communications company.
Parisien Joins Quividi As Chief Strategy Officer May 9, 2017 by Super User The French video analytics company Quividi has signed on well-known DOOH technology veteran Daniel Parisien as its Chief Strategy Officer. Parisien will oversee Quividi’s strategy and business development globally and be the chief evangelist for the organization, reporting directly to CEO Ke-Quang Nguyen-Phuc. I don’t normally write about new hires because page view counts clearly indicate few readers …
Cenique Merges Under InReality Brand May 8, 2017 by Super User Hong Kong-based Cenique Infotainment Group has formally merged with ADVIA Partners, a strategic consulting firm and InReality, an Atlanta-based agency, in a company that now rolls up under the brand InReality. I know Cenique as a Charlotte, NC company that has a variety of digital signage software applications, as well as Android signage players, but …
Watchfire Raises Warning Of FCC Issues With Low-Cost Asian-Made LED Digital Signs May 2, 2017 by Super User Via Billboard Insider Danville, Illinois-based outdoor LED sign-maker Watchfire is raising warnings to prospective buyers about what it says are the risks of buying lower-cost LED boards from overseas, because some may exceed federal electromagnetic emissions standards and could be ordered switched off. The company has produced a white paper suggesting there is mounting evidence that manufacturers of …
InfoComm’s Digital Signage Track Takes Long Looks At The Big Digital Canvas May 1, 2017 by Super User InfoComm 2017 is coming up fast, with the big pro AV-systems integrator show set for mid-June in Orlando. The show has a pretty substantial digital signage education component this year, built primarily around the idea of the big digital canvas. There are eight major session spread over four days that go deep on how near-seamless video walls, …
Grand Visual Spins Off QDOT; Aims To Ease Managing DOOH Campaigns Across Multiple Ad Networks April 26, 2017 by Super User The UK-based digital OOH creative production house Grand Visual has long been involved on the technical side of that business, and has now gone a lot deeper by formally spinning off an ad technology company that’s meant to make it easier to manage, measure and deliver dynamic ad campaigns across multiple ad networks. The company says QDOT …
Leyard Debuts Overlay That Enables Multi-Touch On Fine-Pitch LED Video Walls April 24, 2017 by Super User Leyard is at the 2017 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show this week in Las Vegas, showing a fine pixel pitch LED video wall that supports multi-touch interactivity. It’s an overlay of some kind, but isn’t glass, so it doesn’t cause glare or, more importantly, trap the heat that can build up from all those …
DSF Plans Meet And Greet Mixer For Atlanta Wednesday Night April 24, 2017 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation has another of its regular Meet and Greet sessions set for this Wednesday in Atlanta. The event is being run at the offices of MaxMedia, starting at 6:30 PM, with a presentation starting at 7:00 PM with Sheldon Silverman, CEO of SmartBomb Media Group. A member of the DSF Board of Directors and …
SignExpo Impressions: Print Crowd Is Starting To “Get” Digital Signage April 21, 2017 by Jim Nista Guest Post: Jim Nista, Insteo Just back from another few days in Vegas, this time for the printed signs show ISA, aka SignExpo. The exhibit floor is filled with giant plotters, laser-cutters, vehicle wrapping demonstrations, 3D printers and more – everything related to traditional sign printing, manufacturing and installation. From a digital signage perspective, things …
For The 11 Zillionth Time, Do Not Turn Off The Damn TV! April 20, 2017 by Super User Another tale of When Cheap Meets Real World, as spotted by reader … My guess – some crappy Android HDMI stick that’s powered by the TV’s USB. TV goes off, stick powers off, and doesn’t come back without a fight when TV powered back on. If so, simple, smart remedy is to plug stick power …
