Melbourne, Australia Politicians Considering Nightly Curfew On LED Billboards To Curb Light Pollution July 18, 2024 by Super User A proposal in front of local politicians in Melbourne, Australia would see digital OOH billboards in that city subject to a curfew, in an effort to curb light pollution from big, super-bright LED displays affixed to buildings. A report in the Guardian newspaper says a review of current conditions suggests location-specific lighting requirements be created …
Siemens Uses LED Displays Inside Factory To Explain Green Energy Tech July 16, 2024 by Super User I get a little antsy thinking about big, expensive LED displays mounted in a factory floor also hosts, probably, forklifts and rolling manlifts, but maybe the four big LEDs that greet visitors to a Siemens Energy production facility in Berlin are not in an area where those things would roll by and risk big bumps …
Big Sub 1mm LED Wall Delivers Wow And Design Tools At New SAVI Controls HW In Dallas July 16, 2024 by Super User The commercial AV controls and automation company SAVI Controls has kitted out its new HQ in Dallas with a massive video wall in an experience center designed to both wow visitors and enable life-sized virtual design efforts. The big feature, visible as partners and customers walk in the building, is a 24-foot-wide by 10-foot-high LG …
Walmart, Target And Pet Store Chewy Generate Most US Retail Media Ad Impressions July 12, 2024 by Super User A LOT of companies in the digital signage ecosystem have their eyes on whatever prizes are available through the rise of retail media networks, though enthusiasm is necessarily tempered by how almost all of the ad spend is going to online, mobile and social. The spend on screens in stores is estimated to be less …
Two-Thirds Of Big EU Businesses Still Not Set Up With Right Tech For Hybrid Work: Survey July 11, 2024 by Super User Hat tip to AV Interactive for first posting on this … The Dutch workplace-centric AV and IT consulting and services firm Kinly has released research that suggests two thirds (65%) of larger companies in Europe don’t yet have office spaces that are optimized for hybrid working, even though pretty much that same number (66%) want …
Conflicting Reports: Korean Display Giants Either Dialing Back Or Trying New Ways To Make Large MicroLED Displays July 11, 2024 by Super User There are a couple of interesting and conflicting reports about the interests and efforts of two giant electronics brands in the still-emerging microLED display sector. One report says Samsung and LG are dialing back their activity and investments, while a separate report suggests Samsung and tech partners are going after a new way to produce …
ATM-Topper DOOH Network In U.S. 7-Elevens Rebrands As C-StoreTV; Partners With Vengo As Media Sales Arm July 11, 2024 by Super User A Digital OOH network that has screens in some 8,500 7-Elevens across the US has rebranded as C-StoreTV, and engaged Vengo as its media sales arm. C-StoreTV is rolled into the 60,000 screens Vengo markets across the U.S. and in the U.K., more than half of that in retail. Vengo started out with ad screens …
M&A: EU Touchscreen Tech Firms i3-Technologies And CTOUCH Join Forces July 9, 2024 by Super User A pair of interactive tech companies in the Benelux region have joined forces, with Belgium’s i3-Technologies acquiring the Dutch firm CTOUCH. From PR: The acquisition of CTOUCH aligns with i3-Technologies’ mission to provide interactive, inspiring and integrated solutions that foster collaboration and engagement in educational, corporate, and public sector environments. CTOUCH’s expertise in sustainable touchscreen …
There’s Digital Signage From Bow To Stern On This New German River Boat July 9, 2024 by Florian Rotberg Guest Post: Florian Rotberg, invidis A media ship is an unusual idea. But the concept of a floating newsroom, a stage for live journalism and a digital signage location for events has become established. The Pioneer One has been sailing on the Spree in Berlin for two years now. Now a sister ship, the Pioneer …
Wallboard Acquires Keywest Technology And Unified Brand July 8, 2024 by Super User The CMS software and solutions firm Wallboard, which has offices in both Dallas and outside Budapest Hungary, has announced a pair of acquisitions aimed at growing its deployed base, but also bolstering staff and skillsets. Wallboard has acquired the Kansas City-area company Keywest Technology and Unified Brand, which operates out of Phoenix. “These acquisitions represent a major …
