Samsung Goes Big On LED Display Future, Buys YESCO March 5, 2015 by Dave Haynes I thought it was interesting when Samsung showed a tight pixel-pitch LED board at the recent ISE trade show in Amsterdam, thinking to myself, “Hmmm, Sammy is dabbling in LEDs.” Turns out the electronics giant is more than dabbling. The company has announced the acquisition of YESCO Electronics LLC, the Logan, Utah-based LED sign and …
DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: LG Electronics USA March 4, 2015 by Dave Haynes Garry Wicka, LG Electronics USA Booth 1213 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? LG Electronics USA is the leader in providing cutting-edge display technology, with high-performance and cost-effective commercial solutions suited for environments that attract large audiences, including restaurants, airports, malls, small and medium …
DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: ViewSonic March 3, 2015 by Dave Haynes Gene Ornstead, ViewSonic Americas Booth: 837 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? With over 25-years as an award-winning display technology leader, ViewSonic has one of the most comprehensive commercial display lines in the industry. At DSE 2015, ViewSonic will preview a revolutionary new …
DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: Visionect March 2, 2015 by Dave Haynes Ursa Primozic, Visionect Booth 2828 (E Ink) Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Visionect has 9.7’’ and 13.3’’ electronic paper development kits at DSE 2015. These development kits are out-of-the-box digital signs that use E Ink’s electronic paper displays and are running on Visionect’s …
DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: Sharp Electronics February 26, 2015 by Dave Haynes Gary Bailer, Sharp Electronics Booth 1918 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? As one of the top selling brands for Large Format Commercial Displays, Sharp Electronics has the #1 revenue share for 60”+ Commercial Displays, and is the #1 selling brand for 55”+ …
New Tech: A Smart Projector That Screws In Like A Lightbulb February 26, 2015 by Dave Haynes Pico projectors have been around for a few years now, offering up a way to do projections onto surfaces using something much smaller and lighter than a conventional conference room projector. A Pico projector costs $200 and up and is not much bigger than a smartphone. Now there’s a Kickstarter campaign out for a little …
Why Update A MenuBoard Digitally When You Have Duct Tape Handy? February 20, 2015 by Dave Haynes This is just all kinds of awesome – as relayed by a regular reader. It’s a digital display used by a BBQ/pulled pork food concession at the big international auto show in Toronto. It appears the concession went out of stock on an item, and in the absence of having the tools or even …
DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: Vertigo Digital Displays February 17, 2015 by Dave Haynes Bruno Pupo, Vice President Global Sales & Marketing, Vertigo Digital Displays Inc. Booth 1823 Why do people going to DSE need to put Vertigo on their Must See list of booths? Vertigo will be unveiling and showcasing several new outdoor and semi-outdoor rated products for Retail, Property Management, Way-Finding and Drive-Thru menu applications. What’s your big marketing …
NEC Display Names Bouman New President And CEO February 13, 2015 by Dave Haynes NEC Display Solutions has announced its new President and CEO of the Americas, with ex-Samsung exec Todd Bouman taking the post held for many years by Pierre Richer. Bouman was previously Vice President, Marketing for commercial displays and mobile products in the Enterprise Business Division at Samsung Electronics Americas. “Todd is a top performer and will …
PQ Labs Debuts 4K Touch Overlay At ISE February 10, 2015 by Dave Haynes The Silicon Valley firm PQ Labs is at ISE in Amsterdam this week showing off a new touchscreen overlay it describes as the best money can buy – and the description certainly tells a good story. The Multi-Touch G5: is built for 4K displays takes writing from a stylus no thicker than a pencil tip …