Sharp Exits TV Market In Americas, But Not Commercial Display Biz July 31, 2015 by Dave Haynes China’s Hisense Group and Japan’s Sharp announced a deal today that sees Hisense buying all the equity and assets of Sharp’s TV factory in Mexico (for $23.7 million) and with that the rights to use the “Sharp” brand name and all its channel resources in both North and South American regions. In effect, Hisense is completely taking over …
Nice Tunnel, Shame About The Screens July 31, 2015 by Dave Haynes If you fly into Toronto via the little island airport just off downtown, it’s great in just about every way. Handy. Great view coming in and leaving. Fun carrier in Porter Airlines. But the island airport was always accessible only by what has to be among the shortest ferry rides in existence. The handy airport …
LED Signmaker Watchfire Acquires Digital Signage SoftwareCo Aerva July 14, 2015 by Dave Haynes LED signmaker Watchfire Signs has acquired digital signage software firm Aerva, in a deal that closed early this month. Based in Danville, Illionois – west of Indianapolis and south of Chicago – Watchfire builds large-format outdoor LED boards, servicing everything from media companies to schools and communities. I’d assume whatever software has shipped with Watchfire product …
Projects: Augmented Reality Video Wall Fills French Grocery Carts In Surprising Ways July 7, 2015 by Dave Haynes Via PSFK This is a clever use of augmented reality that happily doesn’t require the experience to happen through the lens of a smartphone screen. The French supermarket chain Système U used gesture cameras, software and a large video wall at a store to deliver a fun way of communicating the origins of some of its …
Infographic: How Digital Menu Boards Help Businesses July 7, 2015 by Dave Haynes Here’s a nice infographic ROI-modeling digital menu boards that was passed along by Neil Maycock of Allsee Technologies, a UK-Chinese company that makes a broad range of digital signage displays.
TransitScreen Lights Up Live Data-Driven Mass Transport Displays For Toronto Trial June 29, 2015 by Dave Haynes The City of Toronto has started a pilot with TransitScreen to try out a couple of real-time transportation displays in city-owned buildings. The TransitScreen displays tap into live, real-time transportation data – from TTC subways and buses to Zipcar and Bike Share Toronto – to hopefully give citizens a better shot at getting where they are going …
Panasonic Buys NYC-Based Digital Signage Solutions Firm MagicInk June 29, 2015 by Dave Haynes Panasonic has acquired a small, privately-owned NYC-based digital signage solutions provider called MagicInk Interactive LLC, picking up retail planning and deployment expertise. “After reviewing the potential acquisitions in this area, we believe that MagicInk is well positioned to help us significantly expand our digital signage business. This is just one in a series of planned …
InfoComm Booth Profiles: LG June 17, 2015 by Dave Haynes Here’s what LG says about why people need to swing by its booth (#1529) when the doors open this morning on infoComm 2015 in Orlando. 1 -Why do people going to InfoComm need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? LG Electronics USA (booth #1529) is unveiling a brand new powerful and …
InfoComm Booth Profile: Baanto June 12, 2015 by Dave Haynes InfoComm is just a few sleeps away and I suspect some of the tech who pull the booths together are already sweating it out down in Orlando. Toronto-based touchscreen specialists Baanto has a crew going down, and you’ll find the company at booth 5742. Here’s why John La, the company’s Director, Product Marketing, says attendees should …
UK’s Crystal Display Launches See-Through LED Digital Signage Windows June 12, 2015 by Dave Haynes UK-based Crystal Display Systems has launched an interesting spin on LED curtain walls – tighter resolution windows that can be cut to any size and used on shops or inside buildings as decorative dividers. The transparent LED windows are made up of horizontal slats of LEDs that when all lit up can produce decent looking …
