Patent Office Shoots Down LG’s Plans To Trademark QNED Term For Its New Premium Displays January 22, 2021 by Dave Haynes Hat Tip to Bob Raikes, who does the paywalled but valuable What Bob Saw newsletter through Display Daily … The US Patent and Trademark Office has denied an application by LG Electronics to register the the term QNED as a trademark. The patent office said that QNED is an acronym for Quantum Nano-emitting Diode, so it …
Volta Completes $125M Raise To Expand U.S. DOOH Network Based On EV Charging Units January 19, 2021 by Dave Haynes A digital OOH media network based on electric vehicle charging stations just got a huge vote of confidence from investors – with an oversubscribed $125 million funding round for Volta that was guided by Goldman Sachs. The company puts totem-style units, equipped with the charging apparatus and 55-inch displays, in parking areas that see a …
Get A Useful Video Glimpse Inside Ray-Ban Flagship In NYC January 19, 2021 by Dave Haynes Here’s a great example of how you don’t need a camera, lights and sound crew to produce a useful video about a digital signage project. This is Samsung’s Parrish Chapman, who I think leads the retail sector for the company’s pro display division in the U.S., walking and talking his way through the Ray-Ban sunglasses …
DOOH Start-up Issues Creative Awards Based On Insights From Anonymous Audience Analytics January 18, 2021 by Dave Haynes My start in digital signage and digital OOH came in elevators, 22 years ago, and I still have this weird habit of walking into office tower elevator cabs and looking at where a screen might go. So I am always curious to see how the medium and technology have evolved over two decades. Vertical Impression, …
Startup View’s Smart, Switchable Glass To Turn DFW Airport Windows Into Digital Signs January 18, 2021 by Dave Haynes The expanded Terminal D at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport will include smart architectural glass that reduces glare and heat, but also allows dynamic messaging on the switchable, network-controlled windows. The windows are expected to be and working by April, with the technology supplied by a Silicon Valley start-up called View. In View’s PR about …
Philips Pro Display Division Re-Brands As PPDS January 15, 2021 by Dave Haynes The professional display solutions side of electronics giant Philips has been re-branded as Philips Professional Display Solutions, or PPDS. There is a new logo, look and website at ppds.com, and a new tagline – powering evolution. The company explains the just-announced change: Over the past two decades, PPDS has rapidly evolved from a position of …
Sony Donates Crystal LED Video Wall, Other AV Tech, To New Int’l African American Museum January 14, 2021 by Dave Haynes Sony Corporation of America is making a $1.7 million product donation to the the International African American Museum (IAAM) that’s going up in Charleston, SC, with the key component being a 32 foot wide fine pitch LED video wall. The in-kind donation is made possible through the Sony’s Global Social Justice Fund, and will be used to create displays …
London’s Cheese Grater Gets 2mm DV-LED Upgrade For Lobby January 13, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is the updated reception lobby of The Leadenhall Building in the financial district of London – known by the nickname of The Cheese Grater, because of its tall wedge shape. The lobby originally had a 24-screen videowall, but the operators switched that out for direct view LED, putting in 32 sq. meters of 2mm …
UltraSense Shows Interactive Sensors That Can Hide In Merchandising Fixture Material January 12, 2021 by Dave Haynes It is taking forever, but at some point we will all go back to a new version of normal retailing and other routine, day-to-day activities. That will also mean a return of interesting in simple but effective things like interactive merchandising. A Silicon Valley startup, UltraSense Systems, is a CES 2021 virtual exhibitor this week, …
What If Smart Displays Didn’t Even Need Power Cords? January 12, 2021 by Dave Haynes One of the big pitches with smart digital signage displays is the ability to streamline an install by having just a single cable, for power, to connect. So what if even the power cable was removed? That’s the premise of a Russian company that is showing off the capabilities of its wireless power technology this …
