BOE Shows 110-inch 16K MicroLED Monitor At Display Week May 25, 2023 by Dave Haynes Image via Twitter – credit Vincent_Teoh The Society for Information Display’s annual display nerd fest – called Display Week – is on this week in Los Angeles, and I have been reading over press reports and news releases and, well, generally going cross-eyed. It is a trade show and conference best suited to people with …
Wi-Charge Launches 7-Inch Retail Marketing Display Powered Without Wires May 25, 2023 by Dave Haynes One of the biggest challenges with putting digital displays in retail at the point of decision for shoppers – in the aisles and in other merchandising positions – has been finding ways to power the screens without adding a lot of costly electrical infrastructure. It’s changing with new-build retail, but a hell of a lot …
New SeaWorld Attraction In Abu Dhabi Includes Vast 220-Meter 360-Degree LED Wall May 24, 2023 by Dave Haynes The first SeaWorld attraction outside the U.S. has opened on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi – with a pile of AV tech that includes one of the larger LED displays deployed to date. The attraction formally opened its gates yesterday, and one of the key features is a screen in the One Ocean Hub area. …
Looking Glass Adds Chatbot-Driven Animated Avatars To Its Specialty Displays May 24, 2023 by Dave Haynes Many things remind me that I am getting old – particularly pop culture and the affection at least some people have for gadget-driven tech I just find head-scratching. Consider this new product from the Brooklyn-based display technology firm Looking Glass, which has introduced a chatbot and custom avatars to its range of hologram-ish screens for …
Sharp NEC Adds New 75-Inch Panel To Line-up; Supports Intel SDM & Raspberry Pi 4 Module May 19, 2023 by Dave Haynes With so much focus on emerging and evolving technologies, like various kinds of LED, it’s easy to forget there’s still a big old trade in commercial flat panel displays that were at the core of digital signage for the 2000s and 2010s. But new models continue to be developed and released, like this new 75-inch …
Start-up Offering Free Dual-Screen TV To Consumers, In Exchange For Non-Stop Ads May 16, 2023 by Dave Haynes Via Display Daily (pay wall) A start-up has started taking reservations for a free 55-inch 4K TV that has a second ribbon LCD below it that will run ads and information complementary to what’s playing on the primary display. The service – called Telly – is aimed at consumers, but the concept will probably be …
German LED Firm Builds, Stacks Sea Container-Style For Pop-Up Event Screens May 11, 2023 by Dave Haynes Here’s a variation on that pop-up display used for short-term sports and entertainment events in the UK – a German design that’s been around since 2010, stacking two sea container-like units, the upper one with an LED screen. The company is Stuttgart-based LED rental company Screen Visions, and it markets the Vidibox as a multi-purpose device …
LED Display Market Seeing Double-Digit Growth, But LCD Market Still Has Life: Omdia May 2, 2023 by Dave Haynes The research firm Omdia expects the LED video display market to grow at a 12.1% CAGR clip over the next three years, but notes there is still plenty of life left for at least some aspects of the LCD public display market because of the cost delta between fine pitch LED and LCD. From Omdia’s …
Madrid Metro Upgrading Passenger Info Platform To Make Screens Smarter May 2, 2023 by Dave Haynes There are stories all the time about big mass transport venues that undergo renovations, upgrades and expansions, putting in big screens and flashy experiential set-ups. We hear far less, though, about infrastructure upgrades – like efforts by Madrid’s subway system to integrate more data and make its system smart for both passengers and operators. The …
More than 200 Displays Guide, Inform Rail Passengers At New Grand Central Madison In NYC May 1, 2023 by Dave Haynes A lot of mass transport infrastructure in the New York area has seen serious, much-needed upgrades in the last few years, and the latest is a new part of the Grand Central rail station that finally gives access to the Long Island rail system from the east side of Manhattan. For decades, if you were …
