InfoComm Gets European Help For Las Vegas Digital Signage Summit March 24, 2016 by Super User The big pro AV trade show InfoComm has for several years had some sort of digital signage educational conference running ahead of the exhibit hall opening, and there will be another one this year – with a European twist. The conference’s educational component – InfoComm will deal with the commercial/sponsor end of things – is …
DSE Recap Webinar Set For Friday AM March 23, 2016 by Super User The guys from Hughes asked me last week, when I was at DSE and getting a rundown on what they do and offer, if I could do a webinar with them the following week to re-cap the event. When I found out I didn’t need to present anything – just field a few questions and generally blabber away – …
Christie Hires Blackberry’s Ex Head Of Innovation To Run Software Team March 23, 2016 by Super User It’s very logical to think of Christie as a display hardware company, but if you stop and think about it, you realize it takes solid software to make those projectors and display cubes and LCDs and LEDs all run properly. The company has announced it has hired an ex-Blackberry guy to be its director of solutions software. …
German Charity’s Social Swipe Allows Direct Donations From Digital OOH Poster March 23, 2016 by Super User A UK reader kindly pointed me to this terrific charity program that combines a public-facing set of screens, a card reader and trigger-based content to drive donations to a German relief charity. The Social Swipe program allows people in public spaces to swipe a credit card to make a small donation to Miserior. Put together …
Pix: Preset Group DSE 2016 Mixer In Las Vegas March 22, 2016 by Super User Ok, back at World HQ after DSE and a mini-vacation three hours northeast of Vegas ay Zion National Park. One word review: Amazing. I arranged for a local guy to run around at the mixer last week and grab shots of the venue and people. He was no pro, but he was family of a …
DSE 2016 Apex Award Winners List March 18, 2016 by Super User Here are the winners of the Digital Signage Expo APEX Awards for great work in digital signage. Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (16 entries) Gold – Westbury National Show Systems for Winter Festival of Lights – Oakes Hotel, Niagara Falls Ontario Silver – SET for Palais de Tokyo Bronze – BARCO for ShowBiz Cinemas Baytown 10 Business & …
DSE 2016 Day Two Impressions March 18, 2016 by Super User The 2016 version of Digital Signage Expo is in the can, with the show already announcing next year will be the last week of March, with the trade hall open on the 29th and 30th. The numbers haven’t been pushed out by the show, but I can’t see it being logged as bigger than last …
DSE 2016 Impressions From Day 1: Speed Round Version March 17, 2016 by Super User NOT a lot of time to write … in very late and now I need to head out again. Day 1 at Digital Signage Expo looked busy. It certainly was at the display vendor booths, as I know from first hand experience LG, NEC, Samsung and Planar were all crammed with people. A lot of …
Best Mixer Yet March 16, 2016 by Super User We had about 300 people over for drinks last night at the Hard Rock Cafe, I’m guessing 70% of the 400-plus who were registered for the annual Preset Group Mixer. It was a great night that I think went off quite well, save a few registrations that went missing. That’s why I bring a label …
What You Want To See At DSE 2016 March 11, 2016 by Super User Guest poster Irfan Khan submitted a piece that went up this morning about the general sorts of things you should expect to see on the trade show floor at Digital Signage Expo next week in Las Vegas. Here’s my different take on what you should want to see: The Battle Over Walls It’s really only …
