DSF Overhauls Membership Structure; Makes It Free For End-Users November 16, 2022 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) has overhauled its membership structure to designate new tiers and benefits, including free membership for end-users like retailers and QSR operators. It’s the first overhaul of how members are categorized in seven years, and t new tiers and members benefits are now live on the DSF website. “We charged our …
Newark’s New Digitally-Rich Terminal A Gets Previewed November 16, 2022 by Super User Ribbons have been cut and the press and other interested parties have now had a look at the new 33-gate Terminal A at Newark International Airport – the first new terminal at Newark in almost 50 years. The terminal won’t be ready for passengers for a few more weeks, but all the visual stuff is …
Four Winds Rebrands As Poppulo; Gets Even More Focused On Workplace As Its Vertical November 9, 2022 by Super User Well this is interesting – Four Winds Interactive has rebranded as Poppulo, the name of the Irish firm it merged with last year, along with another firm called SmartSpace. Four Winds founder David Levin just sent out a mass email that lays out the news and thinking (there’s also a press release): As you know, …
Subsiding MicroLED Hype Not Stopping German Firm From Building $1B Production Plant November 9, 2022 by Super User I wrote yesterday about how market researchers DSCC are saying much of the buzz about MicroLED display technology has subsided, but there’s also evidence that big money is going into building production capacity. A reader pointed out how the Munich-based LED lighting company OSRAM is investing almost $1B over the next couple of years on …
8K Displays Are Stunning, But Marketplace Adoption Remains Minimal November 8, 2022 by Super User There may well be some 8K displays in stands at next week’s Digital Signage Experience trade show in Las Vegas, but there’s not a lot of indication – at least not yet – that the industry and the much broader general public are all that anxious to pay the premiums and adopt that super high-resolution …
Display Industry MicroLED Buzz Calming From Roar To Hum: DSCC Report November 8, 2022 by Super User The industry buzz about microLED as a digital signage display technology has calmed from a roar to more of a hum, according to a new report from the market research and analysis firm Display Supply Chain Consulting. “MicroLED was initially presented as an ideal display technology for all applications but the hype has faded,” suggests …
Shake Shack Adding Self-Service Kiosks Across Full Chain; Introducing More Drive-Thru Displays November 7, 2022 by Super User Hat Tip to Kiosk Manufacturing Association’s blog for spotting this … The U.S. burger chain Shake Shack is making big investments in digital to deal with shifting consumer expectations and the challenges of hiring and keeping staff. QSR Magazine has a detailed story up about how the chain is investing in self-service kiosks across its …
AV Magazine Had Its Big Awards Night This Weekend In London; Here Are The Winners … November 7, 2022 by Super User UK-based AV Magazine holds a big, splashy and boozy (from the looks of it!) black tie awards night annually to identify and celebrate jobs well done in the pro AV sector, with a focus on the UK and EU markets. The latest edition of the awards was this past weekend, and here’s the list of …
Integrator Solutionz Buys Spinitar; Rolls Into Its “Family Of Companies” November 4, 2022 by Super User Southern California systems integrator Solutionz has acquired a competing firm, Spinitar, with plans to rebrand and roll it into Solutionz’ operations. Under the direction of Solutionz CEO Bill Warnick, says PR on the deal, Spinitar will rebrand as a member of the Solutionz family of companies and continue operating in its current footprint throughout California …
Creative Realities Gets $2M Loan To Speed Up Software Development Tuned To Automaker And Dealers November 4, 2022 by Super UserDigital signage solutions firm Creative Realities, Inc. has tweaked its deal with a main lender to secure a $2 million term loan it says will be used to speed up an “active software development project” expected to spin out as much as $5 million in annuals revenues within a couple of years. That timeline would …
