DOOH Start-up Pairs Big Ad Screen With Reverse Vending Machine For Recycling April 4, 2023 by Super User Outdoor media companies have, for many years, been putting printed ad posters on the fronts of sidewalk recycling and trash bins, so it was only a matter of time that a company would start up an advertising network that paired high-tech versions of the bins with big outdoor-rated screens. A Santa Clara company called Olyns …
SignageOS Expands Hardware-Software Handshakes To Include VCRs April 1, 2023 by Super User SignageOS has done a pile of integrations that bridge commercial CMS software to different operating systems and devices, and having done the heavy-lifting to create handshakes to devices like smart displays, it has turned attention to more traditional hardware – like VCRs. Despite VHS tapes being considered a technology from the 1980s, says the company …
Workplace Occupancy Intelligence Platform Releases API That Helps Make Case For Office Screens March 31, 2023 by Super User Digital signage technology solved a persistent problem in a lot of workplaces by putting bookings and availability on screens right at the doors of office meeting spaces, and now related software and hardware is minimizing conflicts and chaos in offices that have dropped workstation assignments and shifted to hot-desking. Resolving disputes and confusion over who …
Zurich Politicians Vote To Reduce, Limit DOOH Displays In That City, Citing Environmental Concerns March 30, 2023 by Super User Digital OOH media companies operating in Switzerland are waving red flags about a decision by Zurich politicians that would reduce and limit the amount of digital ad displays on the city’s sidewalks and other public spaces – citing concerns about non-essential energy consumption. Our German language content partner invidis has a post up about the …
Chasing A Niche: French Firm Dematerializes Local Gov’t Legal Notices Using Screens March 30, 2023 by Super User I always advise smaller companies looking to get a foothold in the digital signage industry to be “the people” who do something in particular – finding a niche and offering a solution that solves a problem for that very particular activity. So I was intrigued to come across a French company that is marketing what …
DSF Launches Free Careers Center To Connect People Looking And Companies Hiring March 30, 2023 by Super User I get lots of phone calls and emails from people on both ends of the hiring process – those looking for jobs and those looking for the right people. So news that the Digital Signage Federation has launched a jobs board is a welcome development, as it has the potential to create some focus that’s …
Sharp Collaborating With E Ink On “ePosters” For Digital Signage March 29, 2023 by Super User Japanese electronics giant Sharp has announced what it calls a collaboration with e-paper market leader E Ink to sell what are called ePaper posters as a green alternative to more conventional digital displays. The first step in the collaboration will see Sharp selling a 42-inch monochrome “ePoster” digital paper display in the Japanese market, starting …
Philips/PPDS Tighten Technology Ties With Red Bull F1 Racing Team March 28, 2023 by Super User The Philips display brand and the people who sell it have tightened their ties and profile with the hottest team in Formula One auto racing – Oracle Red Bull Racing. PPDS was already labelled as an Official Team Supplier, providing a variety of monitors and TV screens for the “paddock club” that sits atop the …
LED China’s Two Versions For 2023 Each Expecting 2,000 Vendors, 80K+ Attendees March 28, 2023 by Super User To get a sense of the sheer scale of the LED display manufacturing ecosystem in China – and the many, many companies who only or mostly sell domestically – consider that the two main trade fairs this year for that sector will each have about 2,000 vendors. A little confusingly (there are long-winded explanations but …
Proto Gets Canadian Patent For Its Hologram-Ish Video Display Device And Method March 24, 2023 by Super User The company that first came up with the concept of using large transparent LCDs to create hologram-ish visual experiences has added Canada to its patent profile, building off the US patent it secured last year. LA-based Proto Inc. says its display and communications platform has had its 2022 USPTO patent recognized by the Canadian Intellectual …
