Clear Is The New Black: Design Considerations for Transparent OLEDs April 4, 2016 by Linda Hofflander Guest Post: Jennifer Davis, Planar Systems Getting the most out of technology often requires learning some new techniques and ideas. When photography was first invented, people would need to stand still for minutes to capture a portrait, instead of the hours it took for a painter. When moving pictures were new, actors had to learn how to …
Check Out These Cool Data Visualizations From Mike Pell April 1, 2016 by Super User Mike Pell of Microsoft was one of the speakers last fall at the DSrupted conference. I was really happy he agreed to speak because he had a lot to say about visualized data needing to be insightful first, and then, possibly, pretty. He’s released a set of visualizations he calls “Datascrapers” that has been inspired by …
Digital Podium Centre-Stage At Canada’s Music Awards This Weekend April 1, 2016 by Super User The Canadian version of the Grammys – called the JUNOS – goes this weekend in Calgary, and one of the features at the 2016 JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards will be a special podium fronted by a digital screen. Dubbed George – The Digital Podium, the set-up will be used to relay social media updates to the crowd as …
DSF Mixer Set For April 6th At Charlotte-area Bass Pro March 30, 2016 by Super User I’d got to this just for the food, and craft beer, but it’s a bit of a drive (like 14 hours) … plus I couldn’t drive home after the craft beer. Oh well. The Digital Signage Federation is running a mixer April 6th at the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World store in Concord, NC, which …
US FDA Again Delays Calorie Count Rules For Restaurant Menu Boards March 30, 2016 by Super User The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has again delayed enforcement of menu labeling rules, pushing the need for restaurant chains to show calorie counts on menus and menu displays into 2017. Associated Press reports that the final rules released in 2014 were first stipulating that restaurants and other establishments that sell prepared foods and have 20 …
Projects: Queensland Private School Lights Up Its Wonder Room March 29, 2016 by Super User A private co-ed school in the Brisbane/Gold Coast part of Australia has turned on what it calls the Wonder Room – a specially-kitted classroom that features a five-panel multi-touch video used by both students and teachers. Put together by the Australian firm Prendi, the Wonder Room at All Saints Anglican School has a seamless Multitaction video wall that …
Finland’s Valota Brings Visualized Salesforce Data To Digital Signage March 24, 2016 by Super User One of my last meetings at DSE a week ago was a post-show Day 2 sit-down over a couple of beers (yay!) with the guys who run Valota, a Finnish software content company that is taking a different approach to subscription content feeds. They have Euro-centric versions of the standard news, sports and entertainment stuff …
German Charity’s Social Swipe Allows Direct Donations From Digital OOH Poster March 23, 2016 by Super User A UK reader kindly pointed me to this terrific charity program that combines a public-facing set of screens, a card reader and trigger-based content to drive donations to a German relief charity. The Social Swipe program allows people in public spaces to swipe a credit card to make a small donation to Miserior. Put together …
Data Call Adds Health And Wellness Content Feed March 23, 2016 by Super User Texas-based Data Call Technologies has added a health and wellness content category to its long list of cloud-based content feeds used by digital signage networks. The subscription feeds include Healthy Eating, Wellness Top 10s, Powerhouse Fruits and Vegetables, Healthy Workforce and a Did You Know? list. “Our content keeps the DS screens fresh and vibrant while the network operators focus on …
Projects: Digital Signage Now Part Of Addictions Treatment Program March 23, 2016 by Super User So much of the content that I see developed for screens in specific vertical markets and use cases follows perfectly acceptable, but highly predictable patterns. Corporate screens get staff messaging. Retail gets sales and promotion. So it’s interesting to see a project – this one in health care – that does something different. A non-profit focused on …
