Pickcel Develops On-Screen Promotions, Booking Capability For Emerging “Salon Suite” Industry December 1, 2022 by Dave Haynes The Indian CMS software company Pickcel has developed an interesting application aimed at what it says is a new spin on wellness and beauty salons – suites in the U.S. and Canada that are licensed to a single specialist. The company has developed a custom solution for My Salon Suite, a franchise operator that has …
Partnership With SignageOS Almost Doubles Sony’s CMS Platform Ecosystem November 23, 2022 by Dave Haynes Sony has become a very different player in the digital signage since it brought on some people very familiar, experienced and connected in the sector – Rich Ventura first, then Jay Leedy and probably some others I am forgetting (SORRY!) Before they got involved, I could not name a mainstream CMS partner working with Sony, …
London Rail Company Testing Boring But Useful Passenger Info Screens November 22, 2022 by Dave Haynes Last week at Digital Signage Experience in Las Vegas, I had a number of conversations about what’s happening in the industry and use-cases that I found interesting. What I tended to say I was attracted to thing applications a lot of people would regard as boring. Giant LED displays, super-skinny OLEDs and interactive jobs are …
There’s A Lot Of Trade Show Marketing Power In Getting Right To The Point November 22, 2022 by Dave Haynes It drives me nuts when I walk around trade shows and see software companies with stands that don’t make it immediately obvious what they do on the stand’s backdrops or headers, so I made a point of telling the Kitcast guys they did a great job at DSE last week of making it super clear …
Streaming Digital Art Platform Loupe Launches Business Version Aimed At Digital Signage November 17, 2022 by Dave Haynes A streaming digital artworks platform called Loupe, based in Atlanta, has launched a business version of its service that can be used for digital signage and related use-cases. Loupe for Business is described as “an affordable solution for out-of-home business verticals from hospitality to healthcare to bring distinctive art streams into their lobby, offices, lounges …
DSE Mixer Sponsor Profiles: Samsung November 15, 2022 by Dave Haynes It almost seems a little silly writing up a profile on a company that has been part of the industry since it got a name, as Samsung’s footprint and influence is all over the business. The Korean electronics giant got its start in digital signage as purely a supplier of commercial displays, but through the …
DSE Mixer Sponsor Profiles: Spectrio Using DSE To Showcase The Company And Where It Fits November 14, 2022 by Dave Haynes Just a couple of sleeps now until the big annual Sixteen:Nine Mixer, and just a couple of sponsor profiles to go before the event on Wednesday. I’m already in LV to be ready for and deal with any shit-happens stuff, because it does … If you are heading this way, it is sunny as usual, …
Qatar’s Expanded Airport Has 1.2 Kilometers Of LED Ribbon In Flashy New Terminal November 10, 2022 by Dave Haynes Qatar’s main airport has been expanded just ahead of the World Cup, with a mind-blowing 1.2 kms of fine pitch LED ribbon around a new retail-focused terminal space. The Hamad International Airport (HIA) Expansion adds more than 90 brands in the shopping area, a premium art collection, and a 10,000 sq m indoor tropical garden …
NJ Medical Center Makes Digital Big Part Of Its Hospital Rooms Of The Future November 10, 2022 by Dave Haynes Health care seems like a particularly attractive and underdeveloped vertical market for digital signage and pro AV products – throttled perhaps by long project timelines, layers of bureaucracy and a pandemic that has kept services providers of all sizes tied up for the last almost three years. But it’s an environment that would benefit greatly …
Four Winds Rebrands As Poppulo; Gets Even More Focused On Workplace As Its Vertical November 9, 2022 by Dave Haynes 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, …
