Finding A Niche: Toronto’s Envision Heavily Focused On Digital Donor Recognition, Like This Wall At All-Girls School November 17, 2023 by Dave Haynes In a crowded market like digital signage, it makes a bunch of sense to find a niche and then mine the hell out of it – building up a reputation and reference project list as being the default option for providing services in that defined niche. I’ve seen that in sectors as diverse as auto …
PPDS Launches New Pro Display Series It Says Halves Energy Consumption When Compared To Other Options November 17, 2023 by Dave Haynes PPDS, the company that markets and sells Philips pro displays, has launched a new LCD display series it says cuts energy consumption in half. Curiously, though, the company goes much, much more into the eco-conscious materials and packaging of the new Philips Signage 3000 EcoDesign Series QE-Line than it does about how energy usage is …
Videri Gets $20M Capital Raise To Fund Go-To-Market Plans November 16, 2023 by Dave Haynes Here’s an indicator that there is indeed money in the marketplace to help digital signage companies with growth plans – a $20 million capital raise for NYC-based Videri. The investment from LAGO Innovation Fund (LAGO) is positioned in PR as helping “fuel continued growth for Videri, as it expands its market through distribution and channel …
JFK’s T4 Adds 11 Synect ReadySeeGo Totems To Guide, Inform Air Travelers At TSA Checkpoints November 15, 2023 by Dave Haynes The private operators of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York has added 11 of Synect’s ReadySeeGo Digital Communication Totems to a pair of TSA security checkpoints, in an effort to help travelers get through the rigamarole of commercial air travel. The LCD totems use Synect’s Passenger360 visual communication platform to …
New Phoenix Casino Makes LED Halo Over Gaming Floor Bar A Focal Point For Guests November 15, 2023 by Dave Haynes Here’s a great example of how LED is increasingly becoming a material for people who design built spaces – in this case a splashy new casino in the greater Phoenix area. The Santan Mountain Casino in Chandler is a 160,000-square-foot gaming destination features that, among many things, has a central bar that serves as a …
Mega-Project Developer Uses LED On Film For Riyadh Presentation Center November 13, 2023 by Dave Haynes This is what looks to be a presentation center for a vast mixed-use project in Riyadh – using LED-embedded transparent film on the windows. It is at the themed attraction Boulevard World and, though details are skimpy, is presumably marketing New Murabba, a giga-project backed by the Saudi government-based Public Investment Fund. The development is …
Sharp, E Ink Collaboration Results In New Color E Poster That Leverages IGZO Technology November 9, 2023 by Dave Haynes E Ink and Sharp have collaborated on a color e paper display that goes beyond re-badging an existing E Ink product, combining that company’s Spectra tech with Sharp’s IGZO technology. I absolutely had to look up IGZO, and I now kinda sorta barely understand that it is technology used for the backplanes of digital displays, …
Chinese TV Giant Hisense Now Distributing B2B Displays In US Via Exertis Almo Deal November 6, 2023 by Dave Haynes The Chinese TV manufacturer Hisense – top three globally based on sales volume – appears to be getting deeper into the commercial display business, having entered into an “exclusive U.S. distribution partnership with Exertis Almo, one of the largest and most specialized value-added AV distributors in North America. The agreement sees the full line of …
E-Paper Bus Displays Now Work As Long As Three Years Off Single Battery Charge November 6, 2023 by Dave Haynes Transit stop updates and scheduling is a particularly good application for outdoor e-paper displays, and some of the companies marketing that tech have now pushed the limits on operating life to as long as three years on a battery charge. That’s not including the solar arrays that are sometimes attached to the transit stop poles …
Hip To Be Square: Now There’s A 60-Inch Square LCD November 1, 2023 by Dave Haynes It’s not a milestone or advance that will set the pro AV world on fire, but it is interesting nonetheless that it’s now possible to source a 60-inch square LCD display for digital signage jobs. UK-based specialty display manufacturer Crystal Display Systems had an overnight email blast that touted the “Largest Square Display in the …
