ISE’s London Micro-Show On Today, Tomorrow; Looks Small, But AV People Happy To Be There June 23, 2021 by Dave Haynes The London micro-ISE show is on today and tomorrow, and it appears to have the same sort of dimensions and foot traffic as the one earlier in the month in Barcelona. It is a hybrid virtual and in-person show and the photos and tweets appearing online suggest a few things: UK AV people are just …
DSE To Be Revived – Targeted For Spring 2022 Back In Las Vegas June 23, 2021 by Dave Haynes This week’s podcast, released overnight, has a lengthy, exclusive interview with Paul Miller, CEO of the company that acquired the assets to the defunct Digital Signage Expo and has designs on reviving the event. The podcast summary goes into the basics, but it is worthwhile expanding on what he said. The quick take on it …
Peerless-AV Plans AV/Signage Showcase, Networking Event For Sept. In London June 23, 2021 by Dave Haynes One of the expected outcomes from the absence of big AV trade shows was individual suppliers and service providers re-thinking whether they need to do big shows – opting instead for their own events, done on their own time schedules and where they want and need to be. I’m not sure I buy into the …
InfoComm Was Supposed To Be This Week, But Registration Now Open For Fall-Deferred Show June 15, 2021 by Dave Haynes If the world wasn’t still upside down with the pandemic, many of you (plus me) would be in Orlando for InfoComm this week. The bad news is COVID. The good news is that you are not having to deal with punishing heat paired with 92% humidity (unless you already live in the south and this …
ISE’s Barcelona Event Drew Just Over 2,400 In-Person Attendees June 9, 2021 by Dave Haynes The live event side of last week’s two-day physical ISE exhibition drew about 2,400 people to the Barcelona venue, with another 8,000 registered for the online presentations and virtual fair. Integrated Systems Events Managing Director Mike Blackman, whose firm runs the show for co-owners AVIXA and CEDIA, says it was an important milestone for the …
Submissions Now Sought For Next Global Digital Signage Awards June 3, 2021 by Dave Haynes Submissions are now being accepted for the 2022 edition of the global Digital Signage Awards. Previous awards categories are in place and three new COVID-centric categories have been added, HOPEFULLY as a one-time thing! Those are for sector-specific response, and creative and technical execution related to pandemic-focused signage efforts, Closing date for entries is September …
ISE’s Barcelona Hybrid Live/Virtual Show Opens; Here’s What It’s Like To Get In May 31, 2021 by Dave Haynes There have been a few small gatherings here and there in recent weeks, but the seriously downsized and hybrid live/virtual Integrated Systems Europe event this week in Barcelona provides a glimpses at what going to trades shows might be like in the second half of this year. The German consultancy Invidis has close ties to …
Upcoming Webinars Look At Drive-Thru’s Evolution, And Digital Display In Chain Retail May 20, 2021 by Dave Haynes A pair of upcoming webinars look at QSR technology and deploying big retail networks. The drive-thru one is run by the custom display firm GDS, and is Wed. May 26th. I am moderating/refereeing this one. It has a bunch of super-smart people on it so my job will be easy. 2020 will be forever known …
Display Week: Start-up Brelyon Shows Perceived 122-Inch Viewing Canvas On 32-Inch Screen May 19, 2021 by Dave Haynes In my virtual wander along the exhibitor aisles of SID Display Week, I am looking for display tech that is either a big advance on what’s already out there, or very different. I came across a Silicon Valley start-up called Brelyon that has an immersive display that delivers an immersive virtual reality experience, without the …
Display Week: Need A Bigger Desktop Monitor? How About A 89-Inch Curved MicroLED? May 18, 2021 by Dave Haynes I am looking at a big, curved monitor as I type this, and while it seemed crazily large when I first got it, I’ve had it long enough now to vaguely think, “I’d maybe get something bigger if I could.” I would not, for example, say no to getting a real-world version of this prototype …
