Cineplex Digital Media Expanding Shopping Mall Media Network In Canada Via Primaris REIT Deal August 11, 2022 by Super User Cineplex Digital Media has signed a deal that greatly expands the digital OOH media network it operates in Canadian shopping malls, adding 19 venues run by commercial property owner Primaris REIT. The deal sees CDM operate a network of nearly 70 digital displays at 19 Primaris properties in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Each venue will …
LG Shows New Use-Case Concepts For Transparent OLED At K-Display Trade Show In Seoul August 10, 2022 by Super User LG continues to push out new concepts to open up markets and sales for its OLED displays – both consumer and commercial. The electronics giant has a big stand at something called K-Display 2022, a big display technology trade show run by the Korea Display Industry Association and running today through Friday in Seoul. The …
So Much For Mission-Critical Displays … August 9, 2022 by Super User This is the drive-thru screen set-up at a McDonalds in the US midwest – seemingly beat up and suffering from the heat and UV damage of the sun. Yikes! The reader who sent me the photo says it has been like this for about a month – which seems a little nutty, given the mission-critical …
Volta EV Charging Totem Network Already Past 2,300 DOOH Totems And 1B Impressions August 9, 2022 by Super User The one-to-one, driver-to-screen media model of digital ad posters on electric vehicle charging stations seems a little counter-intuitive for out of home media companies that are all about lots and lots of eyeballs, but it seems to be working for Volta. The San Francisco-based media start-up now has more than 2,300 double-sided display units deployed …
Some 6,000 7-Elevens May Have Had Digital Signs Hacked In Last Week’s Taiwan Cyber Attack: Report August 9, 2022 by Super User Whoa … the details either weren’t out or I missed the part in the first reports I saw that it wasn’t a few 7-Elevens with screens that got hacked with anti-US messaging last week, when US Speaker Nancy Pelosi made an official visit to that island nation. It may have been as many as screens …
Unique Herringbone LCD Video Wall Celebrates Health Care Provider At New Orleans Airport August 9, 2022 by Super User With so many case studies being pushed out about the use of LED technology for high-profile video walls, it’s becoming both surprising and nice to see LCD being used – particularly when the finished project is more than a big rectangle. This is a new video wall on a side wall of a concourse at Louis …
Adding Drive-Thru Lanes And Displays Boosting Shake Shack Sales August 9, 2022 by Super User One of the changes the pandemic triggered in the QSR business is the broader adoption of drive-thru lanes and related technology, at first because during lockdowns that was the only way operators could stay open (plus delivery) and then because consumers got used to drive-thru. Drive-thrus allowed operators like McDonalds and Tim Hortons to somewhat …
Consumers, Unsurprisingly, Continue To Worry About Using Touchscreens: Research August 8, 2022 by Super User A lot of consumers continue to worry about germs on touchscreens and would welcome touch-free options, according to the results of a survey conducted across four countries. Research conducted in the UK, US, China and Japan – commissioned by UK-based Ultraleap, which markets touchless technology – suggests more than half of consumers in these markets (52%) …
Displays With Printed Foil Top Layer Make Car Dashboard Info Appear On Demand August 8, 2022 by Super User The giant German auto industry supplier Continental – which may be most known for tires but does much more – is developing interesting new technology that hides messaging behind surfaces, making the visuals appear when needed. The application is geared to dashboards in high-end vehicles, but I could envision a version of this being applied …
SID Moves Its Annual Display Week To LA For 2023 August 4, 2022 by Super User The Society for Information Display has shifted locations for its May 2023 Display Week conference and trade fair, heading down the California coast from San Jose to Los Angeles. The 60th International Society for Information Display Technical Symposium is set for May 21-26, 2023 at the LA Convention Center. That facility is right downtown, in …
