InfoComm 2017: It’s a Wrap – Record Attendance, Up 13.5% From 2016 June 17, 2017 by Super User My aching feet and back have returned from Orlando, and I am starting to thaw out from the high-performing air conditioning units at the convention center. You know things are weird when you’re doing conference sessions in hot, muggy Orlando and women are putting on sweaters. If you were there and found your way to …
Infocomm 2017: Day Two Impressions – Where Are The Gimmicks? June 16, 2017 by Super User My time on the floor was pretty finite on Day 2, but here some quick impressions … Panasonic now has a projection mapping software tool aimed at the sports market, going after Christie and its Mystique software, which makes projection mapping possible on the competition surfaces of, for example, an NBA or NHL arena. …
InfoComm 2017: Day One Impressions June 15, 2017 by Super User It was readily apparent to just about anyone that the big InfoComm pro AV trade show down in Orlando this week would include a lot of exhibit hall real estate filled up by LED display manufacturers. But I’ve never seen as many of them as I saw here – not even at the version of …
Digital Signage Summit Europe Locks Down Plan For Next Month In Munich June 1, 2017 by Super User The lineup for Digital Signage Summit Europe, early next month in Munich, has been pretty much locked down and the organizers at Invidis are doing a last big push on attendees. The two day event is at the Internationales Congress Center München on July 5th and 6th. This year’s theme is Digital Signage at the Crossroads …
Startup Shows E-paper That’s Color And Video-Capable May 29, 2017 by Super User Display nerds at last week’s annual Society for Information Display’s annual DisplayWeek, this year in LA, saw among other things e-paper technology that was both color AND video capable. Tech developed by Silicon Valley start-up CLEARink, based on R&D that came out of the University of British Columbia, was among the Best In Show winners …
DPAA Unveils Speaker Plans For 2017 Video Everywhere Summit May 19, 2017 by Super User It’s hard to wrap my head around an event that’s months off, but the Digital Place Based Advertising Association (DPAA) has announced its initial roster of speakers for the annual Video Everywhere Summit in New York, this year running on November 1. The Summit, at the Roosevelt Hotel, should attract about 800 attendees – brands, agency …
DSF Plans Toronto Mixer July 26th May 11, 2017 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation is coming back to Toronto for a mixer this summer – the evening of July 26, somewhere in the big city. No more details available at the moment. By late July it might actually be shorts weather. It’s been stupidly cool here for the last 2-3 weeks, as it has in …
InfoComm’s Digital Signage Track Takes Long Looks At The Big Digital Canvas May 1, 2017 by Super User InfoComm 2017 is coming up fast, with the big pro AV-systems integrator show set for mid-June in Orlando. The show has a pretty substantial digital signage education component this year, built primarily around the idea of the big digital canvas. There are eight major session spread over four days that go deep on how near-seamless video walls, …
DSF Plans Meet And Greet Mixer For Atlanta Wednesday Night April 24, 2017 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation has another of its regular Meet and Greet sessions set for this Wednesday in Atlanta. The event is being run at the offices of MaxMedia, starting at 6:30 PM, with a presentation starting at 7:00 PM with Sheldon Silverman, CEO of SmartBomb Media Group. A member of the DSF Board of Directors and …
SignExpo Impressions: Print Crowd Is Starting To “Get” Digital Signage April 21, 2017 by Jim Nista Guest Post: Jim Nista, Insteo Just back from another few days in Vegas, this time for the printed signs show ISA, aka SignExpo. The exhibit floor is filled with giant plotters, laser-cutters, vehicle wrapping demonstrations, 3D printers and more – everything related to traditional sign printing, manufacturing and installation. From a digital signage perspective, things …
