Six Fine-Pitch LED Columns Welcome Visitors To Louis Vuitton Foundation September 11, 2018 by Dave Haynes This is the atrium of the Louis Vuitton Foundation building in Paris – a one-of-a-kind business and cultural center that is also an art museum and the global headquarters of LVMH, the parent company of Louis Vuitton. There are six fine-pitch LED columns welcoming guests and displaying artworks from the museum’s collection, as well as LV branded themes. …
X2O Media Takes Old Founder To Court, Alleging Trade Secrets Used For His New Company September 1, 2018 by Dave Haynes Digital signage management software firm X2O Media is going after its old CEO in a Las Vegas court, claiming his new firm has misappropriated trade secrets. X2O is also claiming, as reflected in filings with the US District Court in Nevada, breach of contract and trademark infringement by Xentiant Technologies and its founder David Wilkins. …
Toshiba, Directable Debut All-In-One Smart Signage TVs Using Amazon’s Fire Tech August 23, 2018 by Dave Haynes Toshiba now has Amazon’s Fire streaming media player integrated in one of its TV lines, and a small digital signage CMS company is touting an integration that effectively makes it a low-cost “smart” signage display. Reno, NV-based Directable says its platform now runs on the Toshiba Fire TV, and in some sort of tie-up with Best …
Five Pitfalls For Agencies And Integrators In A Commoditizing Digital Signage Marketplace August 23, 2018 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Geoff Bessin, Intuiface You’re probably aware of the Innovator’s Dilemma. An innovative company corners a market and then becomes inwardly focused, directing efforts towards protecting its existing business model and technology rather than innovating further. The result is a company that becomes vulnerable to the type of upstarts they once were. There …
Gatwick’s Cloud-Based FIDS Screen Set-Up Touted As Resilient, But, Ummm, Welll … August 21, 2018 by Dave Haynes The nightmare digital signage problem at Gatwick Airport Monday was resolved around 5 PM local time, with the problem isolated to a Vodafone fiber optic cable being inadvertently cut – perhaps by a construction crew. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please …
Coin-Op Laundry Uses Digital Signage To Drive Programs, Trim Costs August 21, 2018 by Dave Haynes This is a coin-operated laundry business in White Bear, MN (near Minneapolis-St. Paul) using a set of back-to-back screens to drive information around their rewards program, an app and other locations. There is also a hyperlocal ad sales model. The business had been using print ads, but wanted to add animations, as well as …
With System On Chip Growing (And Evolving), It’s Time For An Updated Report August 17, 2018 by Dave Haynes Click here to get a full-sized, more easily read version. Sixteen:Nine has been following the emergence of System on Chip technology since it came on the market more than five year ago, and last year released a special report that took a detailed look into its merits and limits. There are still some naysayers who …
10 Steps For Planning Successful Interactive Wayfinding August 16, 2018 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Jill Perardi, Visix When it comes to wayfinding options, interactive signage is the most flexible and powerful way to go. But each location is different and presents unique challenges. Before buying anything, think it all out and come up with a good plan to help make the process as smooth as possible: 1. …
$6B McDonald’s US Modernization Plan Includes Digital Menus, Drive-Thrus August 15, 2018 by Dave Haynes McDonald’s has announced $6 billion in restaurant modernization and construction plans through 2020, with a portion of that money going to “bright and easy to read digital menu boards inside and at the drive-through” and digital self-order kiosks. A lot of the money will be in bricks and mortar work like modernized dining areas, remodeled …
How iGotcha Drives Digital Signage For Everyone From Banks To Circuses August 15, 2018 by Dave Haynes I was in Montreal recently and had a chance to visit the offices of iGotcha, a digital signage and experiential media solutions company that has very quietly built up a nice book of business since launching in 2005. Working out of an old warehouse building overlooking the historic Lachine Canal, iGotcha works with everyone from …
