Barcelona’s Admira Is Big On Retail And DOOH, But Also On Sneakers And Star Wars February 20, 2024 by Super User I am finally getting back to notes and recordings done during ISE week, including one of my favorite memories of that recent show – a visit with the Barcelona-based software and solutions provider Admira. The company is not known all that much outside of Europe, but is a substantial player in the signage market – …
BOE Prototype LCD Gets 2,500 Nits Visuals From A 1,200 Nits Panel February 19, 2024 by Super User One of the big challenges with wandering into stands for Chinese display manufacturers is clearing what can be a big language hurdle, so I was very, very happy during the recent ISE trade show to get a detailed walk around the BOE stand from a senior sales manager who comes from South Africa and works …
InfoComm Opens Registration, Provides Show Details, On June 2024 Event Back in Vegas February 14, 2024 by Super User With Integrated Systems Europe now in the rear-view mirror, the co-owner of that giant pro-AV trade show and conference is able to start marketing the one it fully owns and runs in the United States – InfoComm. AVIXA is now accepting registrations and has started talking about what people will see, do and experience as …
The Top 10 Digital Signage Trends Coming Out Of ISE: Invidis February 12, 2024 by Super User My friends at German content partner Invidis have a good post up today rounding up ISE and the top 10 digital signage industry trends emerging from the recent show. I am shattered after wrestling my snowblower this morning through 30 cm of snow that’s perfect (wet and heavy) for making a snowman (the guy who …
Back At HQ – Time For A Long List Of Thank Yous! February 12, 2024 by Super User Back at a snowy world HQ after two-plus weeks on the road, hacking my way through the seemingly inevitable ISE cold and dry cough (not COVID, tested!). Thank you notes are in order … Thanks to the Integrated Systems Europe people for putting on a massive show that was nonetheless well-run. The crowds were huge …
Digital Signage CMS Software Benchmarking So Far Suggesting They’re All Pretty Darn Similar February 9, 2024 by Super User Sixteen:Nine’s German content partners Invidis did a micro-conference last week during ISE and I finally had some spare time today to review notes about the session they did about the CMS software market. The company, which also does a lot of consulting, set aside time to talk about the findings so far from what they …
Clarification: ISE 2025 Exhibit Space Not Fully Sold Out, But Bookings Already Exceed 2024 February 9, 2024 by Super User The ISE trade show people have reached out to say that while re-booking for 2025 has been very strong, exhibit space is NOT totally booked out, as was suggested here a few days ago. However, exhibit stand space reservations are already up 10% from 2024, which was a record. Not sure where I saw the …
ISE Mixer Back For 2025: Here’s Some Pix From Last Week February 7, 2024 by Super User The venue used for the last couple of mixers has been secured for 2025, and we’re exploring ways to open up the numbers, so more people can attend. That would involve canopies on the outdoor plaza, and heaters. I’d like that as we turned a lot of people away, and outside is quieter. We keep …
A Closer Look At CECOCECO’s LED-backed Wall Finishes February 6, 2024 by Super User I am starting to go through notes and endless pix shot last week at ISE, and remembered one of my first stand visits – actually a day before the show formally opened. The start-up CECOCECO had intrigued me with its 3D-printed ArtMorph LED tiles meant for architectural applications, making walls seemingly, surprisingly come alive. This …
Samsung Details Target Market And Intentions For Its VXT CMS Platform February 5, 2024 by Super User I had a fun, rollicking but pretty blunt conversation with a senior US official from Samsung last week at ISE about its formal launch of VXT, its own SaaS digital signage CMS platform. That needs to get AI-transcribed before I can write that up, and I am looking out at the waves rolling in along …
