New Urban Format For Vienna Ikea Has 100+ Digital Signage Screens September 20, 2021 by Super User The German-language consultancy and publisher Invidis has an interesting post up today that takes an extensive look inside a new urban concept Ikea store in Vienna, Austria. While most people who know Ikea know about giant parking lots and loading areas for flat-packed furniture, but this one is an inner city setting where parking is …
The Tiresome “DOOH Cameras Are Spying On Me Thing” Is Back, This Time In Greater Vancouver September 17, 2021 by Super User Via Digital Signage Pulse The age-old “those cameras are spying on me” thing, involving digital OOH ad displays, has reared its tiresome head yet again, this time in lower mainland British Columbia. Business In Vancouver has a story up this week that poses the inflammatory question: Is your bus stop watching you again? Well, yes, …
Panasonic Just Bought A Supply Chain Software Firm; Here’s What That Might Mean For Its Digital Signage Efforts September 17, 2021 by Super User Panasonic has announced the acquisition of a company that does AI-driven supply chain software, and while that may seem somewhat far removed from digital signage, there are hints that it could (and should) be part of a broader plan to service both online and physical retail needs. The Japan-based electronics giant just announced this morning …
Giant LED Board For Times Square Includes Doors That Swing Open And Shut (With Video) September 16, 2021 by Super User The TSX Broadway multi-use development now under construction in NYC’s Times Square district has, to no one’s surprise, a big LED display component on a corner that also wraps around a permanent outdoor stage for live performances. So if you already think Times Square is the world capital of sensory overload, just wait ’til you …
Visionect Adds Smart Magnets With Location Tags For Its ePaper-based Joan System September 16, 2021 by Super User The Slovenian company Visionect has announced a new version, with major tweaks, of its e-paper meeting room management system, known as Joan. The most interesting advance is a system that uses “smart magnets” that allow the screens to be relocated without any reconfiguration work. “Joan’s Smart Magnets attach to any service and act as location …
LG’s Transparent OLEDs Being Used, Somewhat Curiously, In Seoul Parking Garage Windows September 13, 2021 by Super User In a use-case that has probably never crossed the minds of most digital signage people, the operators of an underground parking lot in Seoul are using transparent OLEDs in the windows of the entryways. LG Display in South Korea announced it is supplying 55-inch OLEDs for interior use by the parking lot of Kakao T …
Samsung Partners With Israeli Start-up Niio On Subscription Art For B2B Digital Displays September 13, 2021 by Super User Samsung has partnered with a Tel Aviv startup called Niio to address one of the evergreen issues confronting many end-users who make investments in digital signage displays – feeding the content beast. In the case of Niio, it’s premium, curated digital artwork that end-users would subscribe to in the pretty the much way as they …
Amazon Starts Marketing Its Own Branded Line Of “Smart TVs” With Fire TV Built-In September 10, 2021 by Super User Acknowledging the many, oft-discussed reasons why people putting in digital signage networks DON”T want to use TVs and DO want to use commercial displays, a new product announcement from Amazon is nonetheless interesting because the online retailing Godzilla has introduced a line of TVs that have the media player built-in. So you can buy a …
Sony Formally Cancels InfoComm And NAB Plans Next Month, Citing Health Safety Concerns September 7, 2021 by Super User I think this has been quietly known for some time, but Sony has made it official that it is passing on putting up a stand at InfoComm in Orlando next month – citing health safety concerns. It will also skip the broadcast-focused NAB Show in October. Sony normally has a very large, front-row, visible as …
London’s 3rockAR Launches Pop-Up, AR-Driven “Magic Mirror” Network For UK Malls, Other Venues September 7, 2021 by Super User A London company focused on augmented reality applications and content has launched what it calls the world’s first AR-enabled digital out-of-home advertising network. The company says it has access to more than 80 sites in the UK – presumably malls and mass transit hubs – to put up a large-format screen and camera system that …
