The D=SIGN Digital Signage Conference Agenda For Dec. 8-9 Now Built Out November 24, 2020 by Dave Haynes The agenda has been built out for D=SIGN, the two-day online conference being organized by AVIXA and the Digital Signage Federation for Dec. 8-9. It has a pile of my fellow DSF board members, as well as general members and other industry folks – all subject matter experts in one or numerous aspects of the …
Big LCD Video Wall Greets Customers At Entry To WaFd HQ Branch November 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is the renovated public area of the head office of WaFd bank (Washington Federal) in downtown Seattle, with the big digital feature a three by three narrow bezel LCD video wall in the entry. The Connected Walls entry component, developed by Seattle consultancy NewReach and put in by AVI-SPL, runs community content, as well …
Research Showing Interactive Tech Sales Soaring; Up 16% Year-On-Year November 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes New research from Futuresource Consulting suggests the interactive display market has steered its way through this pandemic far better than anticipated, with year-on-year sales actually up 16%. “The market has well and truly bounced back,” says Colin Messenger, Senior Market Analyst, Futuresource Consulting. “Particularly when we consider the supply chain challenges that surrounded COVID-19 and …
Panasonic Adds Transparent OLED To Product Line November 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes Panasonic has announced plans to start marketing a 55-inch transparent OLED display, first in Asia/Australia/NZ and then globally, beginning next month. The company has been showing prototypes at trade shows for a few years (seems to me I have seen them at Panasonic’s ISE booth in the past) but this marks commercialization of the display. …
Corning Launches New Glass And Surface Coating That Kills COVID-19 In Two Hours November 20, 2020 by Dave Haynes Glass and ceramics giant Corning has announced new coatings technology – called Guardiant – its says has been shown in tests to kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The coating contains copper – a metal known to have antimicrobial properties that has already been touted by lesser-known manufacturers as counter-measure to COVID-19 transmission. The company says Guardiant antimicrobial …
Making Smart Displays Interactive Gets Easier Via Nexmosphere-SignageOS Tie-Up November 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes Sensors that trigger content and respond to external actions in other ways have been around digital signage for years, and like most things, it’s grown easier with time to pull these sorts of things together for uses in spaces like retail and exhibits. The Dutch start-up Nexmosphere specializes in producing sensors and controls used for …
Louisville Expo Center Adds Big LED Displays To Parking Lot Entry Canopy November 18, 2020 by Dave Haynes I am weirdly a fan of projects that don’t necessarily set the hearts of creative technologists racing, but just improve on some kind of communications. The entry gates at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC) in Louisville is a convention and events facility that handles everything from a bourbon festival (hic!) to the National Farm Machinery …
Lindt Interactive Piece Blends Interactive Display With Rube Goldberg Machine November 17, 2020 by Dave Haynes Not sure where this is – let’s just assume Switzerland. It is a combination of an interactive display for chocolate giant Lindt, likely at a flagship store or some sort of corporate venue, like the company’s new Home of Chocolate Muesum. Based on what’s evident in the video, users walk up, tap a reader and …
UK Krispy Kreme Adopts Digital Displays To Drive In-Store, Grocery Sales November 11, 2020 by Dave Haynes Krispy Kreme made a big splash recently with its digitally-rich flagship store in Times Square in New York, so it is interesting to see what the donut chain is doing with digital displays in the UK, in more modest locations, with much more modest budgets. Krispy Kreme UK currently operates over 115 locations and has …
That’s TSItouch Tech Getting Worked In Election Return Analyses November 6, 2020 by Dave Haynes If you are in the U.S. or Canada – or further afield – spending an inordinate amount of time watching TV analysts explain the nuances of election returns in rural counties, you are seeing a lot of touchscreens being worked to the point of smoking. I’ve been watching MSNBC and its touch screens are a …
