This Company Has A Meeting Room Sign Solution, That Doesn’t Need The Signs May 7, 2024 by Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 …
Touring Experiential Digital Shrine To Footballing Deity Lionel Messi Opens In Miami April 29, 2024 by Dave Haynes Photos – Bruno Aïello-Destombes/Moment Factory An immersive attractions company that had previously been touring projection-mapped shows featuring painting masters like Van Gogh and Monet has now turned its attention to a very modern master, with very different skills – footballing’s biggest star, Lionel Messi. The Messi Experience opened last week in Miami – a nine-room, …
Video: E Ink Shows Its Full Range Of Color E-Paper Displays April 25, 2024 by Dave Haynes Presumably timing this to Touch Taiwan this week and a big exhibit stand at that show, E Ink has put out a promo video that walks through its current product portfolio. Lots of display companies do that, of course, but most display companies have products that already look really good – whereas E Ink has …
