Sharp NEC’s New NaviSense AI Platform More About Actionable Insights Than Instant Content Triggers June 30, 2022 by Super User When I was at InfoComm earlier this month, I had a quick walk-thru and chat at the Sharp NEC booth and asked, among a few things, about a new computer vision platform called NaviSense that was being demonstrated. Was this, I asked, an evolved version of the ALP platform developed and marketed by NEC just …
Smart City Technology Firm SmartLINK Rebrands As RoveIQ June 28, 2022 by Super User A Cincinnati-area company focused on smart city applications has changed its brand in a move designed to more closely align with its solutions. The net result is smartLINK is now known as RoveIQ – a nod to the idea that people need guidance when they are out wondering in physical spaces like city centers. “The …
LG Buys Way Into EV Charging Station Solutions, With Eyes On Custom, Screen-Included Stations June 28, 2022 by Super User LG Electronics has acquired a South Korean electric vehicle (EV) charger solutions provider called AppleMango, with its eye on developing charging stations that in some or many cases will get paired with outdoor-rated information displays that instruct usage but also open up monetization opportunities. The acquisition is a joint venture with a pair of companies …
Intersection Adds Its 5,500+ DOOH Screens To Broadsign’s Programmatic DOOH Platform June 28, 2022 by Super User The media company behind all those smart city digital totems on US city sidewalks has puts its media inventory on to Broadsign’s programmatic ad platform, having already turned to the Montreal company’s CMS software for ad scheduling, targeting and management. Mainly known for the LinkNYC digital displays around NYC’s boroughs, Intersection says the 5,500-plus screens …
Company Adds Screens To Anti-Theft Totems Common At Retail Gateways June 22, 2022 by Super User A Vancouver, BC-area company is marketing a display totem product for retail that, interesting, doubles up as a loss prevention tool. Just about any consumer will be familiar with vertical totems that shoppers need to walk though as they exit a store, with embedded electronics in the devices doing what’s called Electronic Article Surveillance loss …
Digital License Plate Vendor Reviver Wins Partial Approval; Adding Texas To States That Can Use Them June 22, 2022 by Super User A company built around the idea of replacing stamped metal license plates with connected, e-paper versions is starting to gain some traction – with U.S. state government clearance to sell and use them in Arizona, California, and Michigan, and now approval for them on commercial vehicles in Texas. Based near Sacramento, Reviver uses e-paper technology …
Delta Air Lines Turning On Its First Parallel Reality Display At DTW Before Month Is Done June 17, 2022 by Super User Delta Air Lines plans to switch on what it calls the first-ever Parallel Reality display on Concourse A at Detroit’s airport at the end of this month – offering a way for up to 100 people to see content personalized to each viewer, at the same time. Huh? What? The technology was developed by the …
Screenfeed Goes No Code With New Connect Dynamic Messaging Toolset June 7, 2022 by Super User The Minneapolis-based subscription content company Screenfeed has launched a new content creation toolset that applies the concept of no-code software to producing customized, data-driven and fully automated messaging for digital signage networks. Called Screenfeed Connect, and the product of 30,000 developer hours over the last two years, the essence of the platform is making it …
Commercial Audio Firm AtlasIED Expands Into Digital Signage For Airport Mass Communications June 1, 2022 by Super User A commercial audio company that says it has 85% percent market penetration in U.S. airports has expanded into digital signage messaging, using custom display totems that can interrupt scheduled messaging with emergency alerts and guidance. Called LookHear, the display and platform tap into Atlas IED’s GLOBALCOM enterprise-wide communications system. The new set-up is a partnership …
Bluefin Adds Windows 10 All-In-One Screens Via New Seneca Partnership June 1, 2022 by Super User The all-in-one display company Bluefin has added Windows 10 IoT to its options for its smaller-format, retail-centric range of merchandising and marketing displays, through a new partnership with the custom PC firm Seneca. The units range in size from 13-32 inches, use an Intel Celeron processor and have touchscreen overlays. Bluefin got into digital signage …
