DSE 2017 Mixer Sponsor Profiles: Chief/Milestone March 14, 2017 by Super User I tend to think of the mounting solutions guys in the signage industry being a bit like Rodney Dangerfield, the comedian who used to moan about how he got no respect at all. The stuff that holds all those displays in place securely, and gets everything perfectly aligned and tidy, is essential to any job. …
SignStix Latest CMS To Add SoC Support March 14, 2017 by Super User UK-based SignStix is the latest CMS software firm to go system on chip (SoC), launching a new embedded signage solution based on the new Philips D-Line display series. What I find interesting about Philips’ “smart” signs is the displays actually have two embedded processors – with a dedicated chip for the operation of the display and a separate one …
DSE 2017 Booth Previews: Advanced March 13, 2017 by Super User DSE BOOTH PREVIEWS Advanced DSE Booth Number – 1351 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? DSE attendees should come to our booth for our complimentary, behind-the-scenes VIP tour of the newest digital signage technologies at the show! Each tour, which will be customized to …
Projects: Daimler Trucks’ New HQ Includes 59-wide Wrap-Around Video Wall March 10, 2017 by Super User I’ve written many times how this is a visual, video-driven medium, and who I was puzzled that so few marketing videos are developed to show off projects. They cost real money, sure, but not anywhere as much as many people think. So here’s one that does a very nice job of showing what was done at the …
DSE 2017 Booth Previews: Global Display Solutions – GDS March 10, 2017 by Super User DSE BOOTH PREVIEWS Global Display Solutions – GDS DSE Booth Number – 1216 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Our new GDS 98″ video wall replacement with optical contrast enhancement will be the centerpiece of booth, along with our new indoor edge-to-edge glass displays …
Meeting Room Sign Market Big Enough Now To Support Vertical-Specific Displays March 9, 2017 by Super User The meeting room signs business has grown a lot in the last couple of years – I track more than 55 companies here, up from maybe a dozen 18 months ago. The early days, so to speak, saw companies using iPads or Windows or Android tablets as the door displays. But the business has grown …
DSE 2017 Booth Previews: NanoLumens March 9, 2017 by Super User DSE BOOTH PREVIEWS NanoLumens DSE Booth Number – 1561 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? In addition to learning more about the industry’s most complete line of LED visualization solutions, attendees will have the opportunity to see NanoLumens Vice President of Strategic Accounts …
DSE 2017 Booth Previews: Daktronics March 7, 2017 by Super User DSE BOOTH PREVIEWS Daktronics DSE Booth Number – 225 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Daktronics is a unique breed of display company. While many know of us the in professional and collegiate sports world, we really are all over the map – both …
Projects: UK Firm Puts 1.5mm LED Wall In Office Reception Area March 6, 2017 by Super User High-end retailers evidently aren’t the only end-users opting in on pricey hi-rez direct view LED walls, instead of narrow-bezel LCD walls, in their signature locations. Here’s a commercial property company in the UK putting in a 1.5 mm wall in the reception area of its head office, near Victoria Station in London. Visual communication specialist …
UK Grocer Trials LCD Slats As Shelf-Edge Product Explainers March 3, 2017 by Super User I was with a retailer earlier this week talking about emerging technology, and one of the things that we spent a lot of time talking about was electronic shelf labeling and teeny shelf-edge displays that use specially-cut full-color LCDs. So it was kind of weird to get back at HQ and bump into an online piece …