Nordic Retailer Makes LG’s Transparent LED Film Part Of Flagship Store’s Design March 4, 2020 by Dave Haynes Many people, myself included, have expressed a lot of interest and enthusiasm for LG’s transparent LED film, which has been shown at numerous trade shows but has not really shown up away from exhibit halls. But here’s a real world application of the film, on the mall-facing windows of a large Swedish apparel retailer’s flagship …
SiliconCore’s Jim Wickenhiser Tries To Clear Some Fog Around LED Terminology And Tech March 4, 2020 by Dave Haynes Trying to develop and maintain an understanding of the direct view LED industry is a challenge even for industry veterans. There’s a lot of different tech, a lot of jargon, and a lot of liberal interpretations of what something really is. One company’s miniLED may be the next company’s microLED. One of the most well-established …
72 Sync’d Screens Flow Up And Down On Video Wall At Merck’s Innovation Center March 2, 2020 by Dave Haynes I was banging out a post, singing the praises of a recent video wall job done for a copper company at a trade show, until I noticed a pilot comment on Linkedin that noted what was done was pretty much a clone of a fixed installation in Germany. Moving parts can present problems for any …
Auto Dealer Software Giant Acquires Interactive Service Counter Firm GoMoto March 2, 2020 by Dave Haynes One of the challenges any technology company faces in penetrating a vertical market is crossing the divide from selling something that would be nice to have, to offering something that is seen as essential. In car dealerships, things like big video walls and interactive car configurators are likely still in the nice to have category, …
Pearl Media Expands DOOH Network To Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal February 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes The NYC-area OOH media firm Pearl Media has expanded its place-based digital footprint to include a big commuter and retail hub in Brooklyn, known as Atlantic Terminal. The Atlantic Terminal Network (ATN) went live earlier this month, with eight 85” LCD displays, four 98” LCD displays and three double-sided 65” LCD kiosk displays. The …
Not Every Street Furniture Display Is A Big Slab February 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes One among many impressions I had walking around ISE a couple of weeks ago was that there were an awful lot of companies all marketing outdoor-rated displays, with me wondering if there was enough potential business out there to support them all. The other impression I had was how similar they all looked – big …
DSE 2020 Booth Preview: Ditto Offers All-In-One Digital Signage And Screen Mirroring February 26, 2020 by Dave Haynes DSE Booth Preview: Squirrels, Booth # 2422 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? We’ll show you how to love your screens. You think anybody else is offering that? Squirrels has a long history of excellence in wireless screen mirroring technology, and we’re here …
Bob O’Brien Of DSCC On the State And Future Of Digital Displays In The Time Of COVID-19 February 26, 2020 by Dave Haynes There is very little that’s simple about the display industry – whether it’s on the consumer or commercial side. At first glance, it would seem to be all about the electronics, but a flat panel display, in particular, involves a lot of specialty glass and chemical compounds. What gets pulled together for a digital signage …
Samsung Partners With HAVRION On IOT/Sensor Platform For Campus Safety February 25, 2020 by Dave Haynes Samsung and one of its education-centric integrators have announced a partnership that pairs an IOT/sensor platform with the display giant’s CMS software application, MagicINFO. HAVRION, which given a shared business address must be a spinout of a Miami-based UDT, says it is “dedicated to protecting life during emergency situations through the innovative use of technology …
DSE 2020 Booth Preview: Atdec Showing “Unbeatable” Range of Modular Mount Options February 20, 2020 by Dave Haynes DSE Booth Preview: Atdec, Booth # 3220Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Unbeatable range of mounting options (Wall, Ceiling, Floor, Desk) for any Digital Signage application (video walls, menu boards, display stands and many more). We help businesses to achieve remarkable results from initial …