Samsung Broadens Use Of SmartThings IOT Devices To Pro AV Applications June 17, 2024 by Florian Rotberg Guest Post: Florian Rotberg, invidis (This post first appeared on the German language site of content partner invidis) Samsung presented SmartThings Pro, a further development of the established IoT platform with B2B functions, at Infocomm 24. The focus is on more sustainable, better automated and more experience-rich digital signage concepts. A preview was already available …
Free And Well Worth The Click: The 2024 Digital Signage Yearbook Now Available For Download June 17, 2024 by Dave Haynes There is not a lot of in-depth insights and interview work done that is specific to the digital signage sector, and much of what is available involves very limited briefs that point to paywalled material, so the annual digital signage yearbook produced by German content partner invidis is pretty much unique because of its depth …
Intel Partners With Sharp To Convert Underused Display Plants To Semiconductor Work June 10, 2024 by Dave Haynes Sharp has found a nice partner to take on some of its under-utilized display manufacturing capacity in Japan, chip-maker Intel. Intel Corp and 14 Japanese partner companies will use Sharp’s underutilized LCD plants in Japan to research advanced semiconductor production technology. The collaboration will reduce the alliance’s costs and in turn provide Sharp with welcomed …
Samsung ESL Spin-Off Solum Partnering With NDI On Video-Over-IP Large Format Displays June 6, 2024 by Dave Haynes A Samsung spin-off company most known for its electronic shelf labels has taken the interesting step of partnering with Sweden’s NDI to develop new large format displays that are based on video-over-IP connectivity. SOLUM, self-described as the world’s leading provider of Electronic Shelf Label and Digital Signage solutions (not so sure about that second bit, …
Miracle Mile Shops On LV Strip Complete Huge LED Displays Facelift June 6, 2024 by Dave Haynes There’s always new stuff to see in Las Vegas, particularly along a main drag that has casino-resort operators steadily trying to out-bling one another. Among the new projects that have been going up and are now done is a refresh of the outside and inside of the shopping and entertainment center Miracle Mile Shops, which is …
E-Paper Digital Signage Displays Still Very Much About The Future, With Just 400 Units Shipped Globally In Q1 2024: OMDIA June 6, 2024 by Dave Haynes Those walking the exhibit halls of InfoComm next week in Las Vegas will see several display manufacturers showing their adaptations of e-paper displays – talking about their future as replacements for static messaging more traditionally done using printed paper. It’s definitely a somewhat limited part of the future if unit costs can come down, but …
Bluefin, Intel Collaborate On New Ocean Series That Adds ChromeOS Support For All-In-One Displays June 6, 2024 by Dave Haynes Atlanta-based Bluefin has broadened its range of supported operating systems for its built-in displays – launching a new Bluefin Ocean series that is a direct collaboration with Intel and allows them to run on Windows, Linux or Chrome OS. Bluefin already had an Intel/Windows solution through Seneca, but Arrow’s decision earlier this year to wind …
Airport Restaurant Publishes Real-Time Service Wait Times Next To Departure, Gate Walk Times Info June 5, 2024 by Dave Haynes The awards post I just published referenced my affection for stuff that might be regarded as pedestrian or even boring, and a quick glance at Linkedin revelaed a great example of that in an airport in northern Europe. A food concessions operator at the airport – not sure where, but in the Nordics region – …
Dubai’s Elevision Expands Its Lift Screen Network To UK Market June 5, 2024 by Dave Haynes A digital OOH company that puts screens in high rise elevators is expanding from the United Arab Emirates to the United Kingdom, with Elevision starting to signing up and install displays in the lifts of residential properties. The Dubai-based company says it has 63 buildings already active, another 30 buildings signed and in the installation …
Does This In-Aisle Digital Marketing Display Set-Up Go Too Far? May 31, 2024 by Dave Haynes It would be interesting to get a read on the measurable impacts – sales, obviously, but also things like brand awareness – for this digital in-aisle display set-up in the UK, spotted on Linkedin, for a brand that’s marketing and merchandising what they call crisps over there. Tactics like putting screens right at the shelf-edge …
