License Plate Turned Digital Sign Now Testing On Sacramento Roadways May 30, 2018 by Super User The California start-up that turns motor vehicle license plates into part-time digital signs is now testing in Sacramento, using monochromatic electronic ink screens to show everything from the plate number and registration status to ads for car manufcaturers and stolen vehicle notices for police. The Sacramento Bee reports that the test has the plates looking like regular …
Prysm Back In Digital Signage Game With Huge 6K Display May 22, 2018 by Super User The display company Prysm was in the digital signage display market 8-10 years ago with a laser phosphor display cube that had a lot of similarities to Christie’s MicroTiles. But in the last few years, the company has been more focused on displays used for corporate environments, particularly for collaboration. Now the company is back …
FCC Cracking Down On Non-Compliant LED Display Vendors (Updated) May 18, 2018 by Super User When LED companies like Watchfire and Daktronics started making noises in the past year about the perils of buying offshore product that was not FCC licensed, it was reasonable to think a little bit of that was about sowing some FUD – Fear Uncertainty & Doubt. Nothing like the risk of fines or being shut …
Big LCD Video Wall Greets Visitors To New LA Stadium District May 18, 2018 by Super User This is what I assume is a feature video wall in the sales and information center for the Los Angeles Stadium and Entertainment District, a massive 300-acre urban redevelopment site that has the focal point of a 70,000-seat stadium for the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams – pro football teams, if you don’t …
Research: Nearly 11 Million Meeting Rooms Out There – Digital Door Signs, Anyone? May 16, 2018 by Super User UK-based Futuresource Consulting has pushed out new research focused on the corporate market and looking at the rise of technology such as digital meeting room signs. “Over the past 5 years, Futuresource has been tracking the corporate meeting room technology space and the landscape has evolved rapidly, with the market demanding a broader spectrum of feature …
Sony Shipping Six New Signage-Ready 4K Displays Running Android TV May 14, 2018 by Super User Sony continues to seemingly nibble around the edges of the digital signage business – kinda sorta in it, but not in any big or consistent way. The company has had system on chip smart displays since at least 2013, but has not really gone after a smart signage play in the way rivals like Samsung, …
2018 InfoComm Lookahead: 336 Exhibitors Say They’re In Digital Signage, But … May 11, 2018 by Super User I am starting to wrap my head around InfoComm, which is coming up in early June in Las Vegas. It’s not a show I attend to see new stuff. I go to spend the poking around time that I never get during Digital Signage Expo. It is mostly about display technology and related stuff, like …
The Rise Of Next-Generation Digital Spaces May 10, 2018 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Joe Rabah, RMG Networks Imagine that as you enter an airport, there is a personalized message welcoming you, and then further tailored messaging accompanies you throughout your shop, bar and restaurant visits. Then it finally directs you to your departure gate, where you arrive fully informed and having enjoyed a variety of targeted …
Google Announces Lean Version Of Android To Power “Things” Like Smart Displays May 8, 2018 by Super User Google yesterday announced a new service called Android Things, described as a minimal version of the Android operating system that is widely used in digital signage, on media players and in some display manufacturers’ system on chip displays. The intention for Android Things is IoT devices like smart appliances and personal assistants – the latter which …
NoviSign Adds Sharp SoC Android Displays To Digital Signage Solution Set May 7, 2018 by Super User The Israeli digital signage software shop NoviSign now has its platform and media player running on Sharp’s Open Architecture system-on-chip displays. The company’s online Studio editor runs on the new Sharp 40 and 50-inch PN series 24/7 displays. “For the last several months, NoviSign’s engineering team has been working closely with SIICA to test NoviSign’s …
