Germany’s Largest Digital Billboard Operator Making Its Own LED Screens April 3, 2023 by Dave Haynes The biggest player in Germany’s out of home advertising sector is taking the intriguing step of developing its own LED billboard products to address energy saving needs and lengthen operating lifespans. Ströer operates about 1,800 roadside LEDs and expects to almost double that within three years. With energy costs and green initiatives now a major …
Houston Astros Add LED Halo Display To Ballpark – INSIDE The Fan Store April 3, 2023 by Dave Haynes Here’s yet more evidence of how LED displays are now a mainstream option – a big halo display at a stadium, INSIDE the fan store. This is the team store for Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, which had opening day this past Thursday. It has a circular LED set-up running both …
Chasing A Niche: French Firm Dematerializes Local Gov’t Legal Notices Using Screens March 30, 2023 by Dave Haynes I always advise smaller companies looking to get a foothold in the digital signage industry to be “the people” who do something in particular – finding a niche and offering a solution that solves a problem for that very particular activity. So I was intrigued to come across a French company that is marketing what …
Sharp Collaborating With E Ink On “ePosters” For Digital Signage March 29, 2023 by Dave Haynes Japanese electronics giant Sharp has announced what it calls a collaboration with e-paper market leader E Ink to sell what are called ePaper posters as a green alternative to more conventional digital displays. The first step in the collaboration will see Sharp selling a 42-inch monochrome “ePoster” digital paper display in the Japanese market, starting …
DOOH Start-up iCleanse Pairs Smartphone Sanitizing Device With Ad Screen For Hospitals, Public Spaces March 29, 2023 by Dave Haynes A Hartford-area company is marketing a DOOH advertising solution that mashes up a screen paired with a device that uses UV-C light to sanitize phones, and rolls in a hand sanitizer dispenser beside it. Called iCleanse, the company’s websites suggests it is in some 100 hospitals across the US, as well as public spaces like …
Philips/PPDS Tighten Technology Ties With Red Bull F1 Racing Team March 28, 2023 by Dave Haynes The Philips display brand and the people who sell it have tightened their ties and profile with the hottest team in Formula One auto racing – Oracle Red Bull Racing. PPDS was already labelled as an Official Team Supplier, providing a variety of monitors and TV screens for the “paddock club” that sits atop the …
Dutch Start-up Videowindow’s Smart Glass Turns Glare Control Measures Into “Biophilic” Art March 24, 2023 by Dave Haynes This is very cool … smart architectural glass that does glare control wth nature-themed digital art. The Dutch startup VideowindoW has started marketing its Biophilic Glare Control – patented technology that can create a dappled natural light experience by rendering a canopy of leaves that is tied in to light sensors and VideoWindow’s software. Biophilic …
Proto Gets Canadian Patent For Its Hologram-Ish Video Display Device And Method March 24, 2023 by Dave Haynes The company that first came up with the concept of using large transparent LCDs to create hologram-ish visual experiences has added Canada to its patent profile, building off the US patent it secured last year. LA-based Proto Inc. says its display and communications platform has had its 2022 USPTO patent recognized by the Canadian Intellectual …
Appspace Ties In Workplace-Focused Platform With Logitech’s Office Technology March 24, 2023 by Dave Haynes The software firm Appspace has long leveraged partnerships with larger (and sometimes much larger, like Cisco) technology firms to open doors and chase deals with enterprise-level customers. With the company’s heavy focus now on what it calls workplace experience, Appspace is doing the work to integrate with hardware partners, including ones its customers might see …
Hotel Near Disneyland Uses Displays, Projection To Make “Grand Magic” In Lobby March 24, 2023 by Dave Haynes The hotels sector has long been an active investor in digital signage, but with the notable exception of casino resorts, most properties have paid for projects that would be described as modest. Like a video wall behind the check-in and directory displays. Then there’s the Grand Magic Hotel near Disneyland Paris … Schroders, the investment …
