PARTTEAM, OEMKIOSKS Develop Interesting Modular Take On Ad-Driven “Street Furniture” November 28, 2022 by Dave Haynes A lot of different specialty display manufacturers have developed variations on digital out of home street furniture displays that have added components they then marketed as “smart city” displays, but I haven’t seen one that takes the same approach as the NOMYU series from the Portugal-based interactive systems manufacturers PARTTEAM and OEMKIOSKS. The partner companies …
Barcelona Digital Exhibit Uses Real-Time Data To Visualize City’s Elements And Surroundings November 25, 2022 by Dave Haynes I really like visualized data installations – not only because of creative output but the way they allow big video wall installations to always look different, based on incoming data. But what I’ve not liked, at times, is how it’s not often clear why the visuals are shifting and transforming, based on the data inputs. …
The Little Looking Glass Displays Are Very Cool, But Not Sure About A Market For The Bigger Versions November 23, 2022 by Dave Haynes With a podcast today about holograms, it’s as good a time as any to provide some impressions after finally having an in-person look at the hologram-ish displays from Brooklyn-based startup Looking Glass, which had a stand last week at DSE. I am of two minds …based on the product offers. The little units that have …
London Rail Company Testing Boring But Useful Passenger Info Screens November 22, 2022 by Dave Haynes Last week at Digital Signage Experience in Las Vegas, I had a number of conversations about what’s happening in the industry and use-cases that I found interesting. What I tended to say I was attracted to thing applications a lot of people would regard as boring. Giant LED displays, super-skinny OLEDs and interactive jobs are …
Qatar Adds Connected E-Paper Transit Displays To Help Guide World Cup Visitors November 22, 2022 by Dave Haynes Given that the Qatari government has spent about $220 billion on infrastructure for the World Cup tournament now underway, the cost of digitizing bus stops on Qatar’s mass transport system with e-paper displays would have been a rounding error. London, UK-based Papercast won the tendered bid to equip stops with e-paper displays that provide real-time …
Streaming Digital Art Platform Loupe Launches Business Version Aimed At Digital Signage November 17, 2022 by Dave Haynes A streaming digital artworks platform called Loupe, based in Atlanta, has launched a business version of its service that can be used for digital signage and related use-cases. Loupe for Business is described as “an affordable solution for out-of-home business verticals from hospitality to healthcare to bring distinctive art streams into their lobby, offices, lounges …
DSE Mixer Sponsor Profiles: Samsung November 15, 2022 by Dave Haynes It almost seems a little silly writing up a profile on a company that has been part of the industry since it got a name, as Samsung’s footprint and influence is all over the business. The Korean electronics giant got its start in digital signage as purely a supplier of commercial displays, but through the …
Ynvisible Launches E-Paper Digital Signage Solution November 15, 2022 by Dave Haynes Portuguese e-paper display manufacturer Ynvisible has formally launched what it calls its new Digital Signage Solution, though the alarm clock visuals provided will make industry people wonder how it might be used. The new product is being showcased this week at Electronica 2022, a trade show in Munich. The primary value propositions are very low …
Qatar’s Expanded Airport Has 1.2 Kilometers Of LED Ribbon In Flashy New Terminal November 10, 2022 by Dave Haynes Qatar’s main airport has been expanded just ahead of the World Cup, with a mind-blowing 1.2 kms of fine pitch LED ribbon around a new retail-focused terminal space. The Hamad International Airport (HIA) Expansion adds more than 90 brands in the shopping area, a premium art collection, and a 10,000 sq m indoor tropical garden …
NJ Medical Center Makes Digital Big Part Of Its Hospital Rooms Of The Future November 10, 2022 by Dave Haynes Health care seems like a particularly attractive and underdeveloped vertical market for digital signage and pro AV products – throttled perhaps by long project timelines, layers of bureaucracy and a pandemic that has kept services providers of all sizes tied up for the last almost three years. But it’s an environment that would benefit greatly …
