If Any Museum Was Going To Go Heavy On Tech, It Would Be MIT’s October 27, 2022 by Dave Haynes The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is widely regarded as attracting many of the brightest young minds in the tech sector, so it makes sense that the school’s museum is filled with and driven by screens, interactive features and AI-based software. Philly-based agency Bluecadet worked with architecture firm Studio Joseph and brand strategy firm Pentagram …
Amazon Launches “Digital Signage Ads” Programmatic Solution For Its Fresh Bricks And Mortar Stores October 27, 2022 by Dave Haynes Amazon has confirmed it is now kinda sorta doing digital signage – albeit in its own stores. The online retail Godzilla has formally introduced something called Digital Signage Ads in Amazon DSP, which starting next month enables “eligible US advertisers via managed service, make it easier for brands to advertise within Amazon Fresh stores. With …
Hyundai Using Samsung’s Premium The Wall As Core Design Tool For US Studio October 20, 2022 by Dave Haynes This is an interesting use-case for a super-premium LED video wall – a huge display in the U.S. design studio for automaker Hyundai. The screen is used to look over a new vehicle design, and tweak things like its lines and color choices, before the automaker goes to the very large expense of building a …
E-paper License Plate Maker Reviver Gets Full Approval For Use In California October 19, 2022 by Dave Haynes The company that has developed connected, e-paper replacements for stamped metal license plates on motor vehicles has just cleared a huge business hurdle, with the state of California making them fully legal. Reviver, based in that state’s capitol, had been running a pilot in one small part of the state since 2018, but now the government …
Welsh Gourmet Grocer Driving Sales, Experience Using Tiled Digital Menus At Order Counters October 19, 2022 by Dave Haynes A good sign that digital signage is increasingly mainstreamed tech in grocery is when screens start lighting up in local and one-off groceries, and not just with the bigger, deeper-pocketed supermarket chains. This is the Cardiff Seaside Market – a gourmet grocer in Wales in guess what city – which has added a pair of …
PPDS Launches Its Own Line Of Stretch Flat Panel Displays October 17, 2022 by Dave Haynes PPDS, the firm that markets Philips-branded commercial displays and related tech, has joined the ranks of companies selling stretched, extra-wide flat panel displays. The company is now selling 37-inch smart LCD displays that have a 32:9 aspect ratio and are intended for use-cases like mass transport station wayfinding and QSR menu screens. Integrators and specialists …
Samsung’s Tizen OS No Longer Just For Its Own Displays October 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes Smart displays have matured and been kitted with the power and technologies that now make them viable as all-in-one digital signage screens, but there has long been a qualifier out there about proprietary operating systems for smart displays used by the biggest flat panel brands – Samsung and LG. If you wanted, for example, to …
Petition Launched In UK To Turn Off Ad Billboards, Posters At Night; Energy Shortages Cited October 11, 2022 by Dave Haynes Community activists in the UK already opposed to digital out of home ad posters and billboards because of their visual impacts are now trying to pressure the government to curb their use because of energy availability and expected restrictions this winter. An organization called AdfreeCities has launched a petition it hopes will compel the UK …
Planar Launches New Outdoor Fine Pitch Displays As High-Bright LCD Alternatives October 11, 2022 by Dave Haynes If you’ve paid attention to developments in LED display technology, you’ve likely concluded it was only a matter of time before pixel density, durability and pricing started to make the technology competitive with high brightness outdoor LCDs – used mainly for Digital Out Of Home ad displays and drive-thru restaurant promotions and menu boards. That …
Some Digital Signs Are Up So High They Should Be Basketball Backboards, But This Screen Really Is A Backboard October 6, 2022 by Dave Haynes I have jokingly written a few times that some displays hung from ceilings in stores and workplaces are mounted so high, above normal sightlines, that the flat panel screens attached to poles were better suited to being backboards for pickup basketball. Now there’s a product on the market that is actually using flat panel displays …
