Swiss Startup Tests LED-Fronted Ball Caps That Turn A Crowd Into An Aggregated Sign May 9, 2024 by Super User Tip of the hat to AV Interactive for writing about this … If I had to characterize my opinion on this, it would involve a big, long hmmmm … A Swiss startup called Dynavisual put little LED screens on ball caps worn by 98 fans who were at a European Handball match in Switzerland, with …
Planar Meets Tight Cybersecurity Standards For Pair Of “Smart” Connected Display Families May 8, 2024 by Super User Security questions are now pretty central to planning and sourcing technologies for display networks, however the focus would quite logically be on the most obvious points of vulnerability – the software, servers and play-out hardware. But what about the displays, if they’re connected and termed as smart? Specialty display manufacturer Planar has announced a couple …
This Company Has A Meeting Room Sign Solution, That Doesn’t Need The Signs May 7, 2024 by Super User Atlanta CMS software firm Visix was an early adopter of meeting room sign technology, using tablets and then adding e-paper displays. Now the education and workplace-focused company has a no-hardware option that does pretty much everything an organization might need to book meeting and work spaces, but built around QR codes and web apps. The …
UK Grocer Asda, Booze Giant Diageo Testing Endless Aisle-Style Screens To Increase Buyer Options In “Express” Stores May 7, 2024 by Super User There seemed to very much be a trend in retail towards small or thin ribbon displays to market product in store aisles, and not use up merchandising space, but then this popped up online about somewhat bigger screens in UK grocer Asda. The big box grocer, which for a time was owned by Walmart, is …
School Pairs Digital Signage Platform With Emergency Alerts App To Speed Lockdowns When There’s Risk Of Active Shooter On Campus May 6, 2024 by Super User It’s unfortunate that speed is a mission-critical need, but that is indeed the case with schools in the United States these days because of too-frequent incidents of active shooters on the campuses of K-12 schools and colleges. There is a critical 30-second window from identifying an active shooter on the grounds to when the incident …
Montreal Pro AV Integrator Solotech Orders 5,000 Sq. Meters Of ROE LED For Live Event Work May 3, 2024 by Super User Montreal pro AV integrator Solotech has placed a huge bet on upcoming demands for LED backdrops that would be used for live events, announcing an order of more than 5,000 sq. meters of rental-focused LED display tiles from the Chinese firm ROE Visual, arguably the biggest manufacturer of display tech designed to put up and …
Broadcasters Dialling Back From 4K To 1080P HD For Big Live Events May 3, 2024 by Super User UK-based AV Interactive has an interesting post up that’s not about digital signage, but offers some interesting insights about the consumer demands for 4K video – or more accurately the lack of them. A couple of massive sporting events – the Champions League final and then the EURO 2024 football tournament in Germany will be …
7-Eleven Japan Rolling Computer Vision-Informed Retail Media Network Across 500 Stores May 3, 2024 by Super User The Japanese wing of convenience store giant 7-Eleven is rolling out what looks and sounds like a retail media network in 500 locations around that country, placing a big emphasis on in-store analytics by using a Sony computer vision platform. The retail giant is using the edge AI-sensing platform AITRIOS developed and supported by Sony …
Real-Time Transit Info Screens In Nottingham, England So Bad City Council Sends “We Share Your Frustrations” Email To Riders May 1, 2024 by Super User It’s never a good thing when a city’s mass transport authority sends a note to passengers to concede the real-time information screens at stops along its routes tend to either be blank, or showing inaccurate information. Nottingham City Transport is the UK sent an email saying it shared their frustrations about displays that appear to …
Samsung Now Clearly Selling Its VXT CMS And Related Services Against Rest Of Digital Signage Software Ecosystem April 30, 2024 by Super User As expected in many industry circles, electronics giant Samsung is now competing directly with CMS software companies through its new-ish VXT cloud-based platform, even throwing in discount pricing if subscriptions are bundled with monitor purchases and selling installation services. This is a product page from Samsung’s US site that shows a typical pro display, and …
