LG’s New North America HQ Near NYC Features 100s Of Digital Signs And Pro Displays August 25, 2023 by Dave Haynes LG has pushed put PR about its new North American headquarters in a wooded area along the Hudson River, in Englewood Cliffs, NJ and in the immediate orbit of New York City. Korean rival Samsung also has its US head office in New Jersey and near the Big Apple. They are about 10 minutes apart …
Dutch Smart Glass Lets Air Travelers Play Pong, Grows Biophilic Leaves As Active Glare Control August 24, 2023 by Dave Haynes I’ve been paying attention to a Dutch startup called VideowindoW because of its interesting approach of manufacturing digitally-embedded building glass that runs media but also doubles up as active glare control. The company promotes several use cases as it looks for early adopters, but the most obvious and compelling one is for windows in mass …
Fuel Dispenser Manufacturer And Kiosk Software Firm Partner On Self-Ordering Option At Gas Station Pumps August 23, 2023 by Dave Haynes Screens on gas pumps have been developed into an advertising medium, most notably by market leader GSTV, but now a manufacturer of fuel dispensers has partnered with a kiosk software company on a set-up that puts self-service C-Store ordering out in gas station forecourts. A company called Dover Fueling Solutions (or DFS) has partnered with …
LG About To Start Shipping A 27-Inch Smart Display In A Fancy Briefcase, And I Want One (Though Not Sure Why) August 22, 2023 by Dave Haynes I think we’ve all come across new products – particularly with electronics – that we saw and wanted, but really couldn’t quantify why or come up with a valid use. That’s certainly the case for me with a new display in a briefcase that LG will start shipping within a few days. Called the StanbyME …
Montreal Digital Artist Pushes Distorted Views Of People Passing Through Portal To Big Video wall August 22, 2023 by Dave Haynes Hat tip to Stefan Bischof for posting about this .. This is an interesting interactive digital art piece that is a different spin on the many gesture-driven video walls we’ve all seen demo’d at trade shows. Called Liminal, it is an interactive exhibition by Montreal-based artist Louis-Philippe Rondeau that involves people passing through what amounts …
Videos: Samsung, LG Booth Tours From Last Week’s K-Display Exhibition August 22, 2023 by Dave Haynes I referenced the recent K-Display exhibition in Seoul and the product demos of the two biggest display manufacturers in Korea – Samsung and LG. The two companies have since put out round-up videos that show their stands at the event, and focus on a range of different products.A lot of the Samsung video (below) is …
LG Shows 30-Inch Extra-Wide Transparent OLED At K-Display Trade Fair In Seoul August 17, 2023 by Dave Haynes The largest display industry exhibition in Korea is on right now in Seoul, with companies such as LG showcasing their latest product advances at what’s called K-Display. Organized by the Korea Display Industry Association, the runs Aug. 16-18 and has roughly 170 exhibiting vendors. The trade show component, as you might expect, is dominated by …
Wendy’s Rolling Out Next Gen Store Design To Meet Evolving Customer Needs August 16, 2023 by Dave Haynes Here’s a look at how Wendy’s is tweaking its stores to align with shifting consumer demands, notably a jump in digital orders. The QSR giant has opened a pair of stores in Kansas and Oklahoma that were built to its Global Next Gen restaurant design standard and the plan is to have more than 200 similar …
LG Launches Health Care-Focused Line Of “Patient Engagement” Displays August 16, 2023 by Dave Haynes The US wing of LG Business Solutions sees an opportunity in health care that gets beyond lobbies and waiting areas – launching a new line of what it calls “Patient Engagement Boards.” The LCD displays are intended to communicate key information in patient care areas on screens – improving the experience both for caregivers and patients. …
Sony Releases Dates For 2023-24 Pro Display Tech Road Show In US, Canada August 14, 2023 by Dave Haynes Sony has announced a series of dates running from the end of this month all way into February 2024 for road show stops by the company’s US pro display solutions team. The first stop in is Chicago, on Aug. 30th. The other dates: Minneapolis, MN – Tues, Sept. 12 New York, NY – Tues/Wed, Oct. …
