Update A Digital Sign, By Texting It June 2, 2023 by Dave Haynes Orlando-based software and services provider Xpodigital has developed an interesting, and patented, capability for quickly revising announcements and calls to action on networked screens around a venue, using text messaging. The company, which has been around forever and mainly focused on the business events sector, has developed what it calls Text-to-Screen technology. To change out …
Entries Now Open For Global Digital Signage Awards June 1, 2023 by Dave Haynes Entries are now being accepted for the global Digital Signage Awards – a judged program that recognizes the best work and new innovations surrounding digital signage and experiential projects. Sixteen:Nine is a main sponsor of the awards, which will be handed out in February 2024 in Barcelona, during Integrated Systems Europe. Like the awards night …
Moviik Debuts 7-Inch Check-in Kiosk Small Enough To Sit On Counters June 1, 2023 by Dave Haynes The Portuguese tech firm Moviik has started marketing a nice little 7-inch self-service queue management kiosk small enough to place on a counter and move around as needed. The little devices have a PCAP touch overlay and a built-in 24/7 printer that generates paper ticket slips used to manage lines in environments like retail or …
Suspended LED Light Strings Create Cubic 3D Displays June 1, 2023 by Dave Haynes A Hong Kong-based company has adapted conventional LED technology to create a hardware and software system that produces large-format volumetric displays that genuinely have three dimensions – albeit at very low resolutions. LedPulse’s core offer is a product based around a series of suspended LED light strings that can be as tall as five meters, …
Chief Says New Tempo Flat Panel Mount Solution Streamlines Display Deployments May 31, 2023 by Dave Haynes The AV infrastructure firm Chief says a new wall mount system for digital signage displays streamlines installation workflows and therefore has the potential to also shave labor costs on deployments, using the age-old time equals money mindset. The company says it will be showing integrators and solutions providers at InfoComm the new Tempo Flat Panel …
Both Growth And Uncertainty in EU Digital Signage Market: ZetaDisplay May 31, 2023 by Dave Haynes Getting a good read on what’s happening with digital signage businesses isn’t always easy because most of the solutions providers are private firms, so regulator-required reports from public companies tend to be intriguing, almost by default. The Swedish firm ZetaDisplay has released its Q1 2023 financials, which suggest both growth and uncertainty in the European …
German Firm Has Turned Raspberry Pis Into Serious Industrial-Grade Network Devices May 30, 2023 by Dave Haynes Low cost Raspberry Pi’s micro PCs have been part of the digital signage ecosystem for probably a decade now, but one of the knocks against the devices has been the need to put together the various hardware components – including a case – to come up with a serviceable, sufficiently rugged unit to put in …
KY Start-up Transmission Builds Out Industrial Workplace Communications Solution Via Pair Of Acquisitions May 26, 2023 by Dave Haynes A start-up called Transmission has announced a pair of acquisitions that are foundational components of an on-premise communications solution aimed at industrial workplaces. Transmission has acquired LobbyFox, a visitor management software company and Industrial Communications, the digital signage software division of Eyeconic.TV. The deal terms and amounts were not disclosed. The acquisition includes the entire …
Wi-Charge Launches 7-Inch Retail Marketing Display Powered Without Wires May 25, 2023 by Dave Haynes One of the biggest challenges with putting digital displays in retail at the point of decision for shoppers – in the aisles and in other merchandising positions – has been finding ways to power the screens without adding a lot of costly electrical infrastructure. It’s changing with new-build retail, but a hell of a lot …
New SeaWorld Attraction In Abu Dhabi Includes Vast 220-Meter 360-Degree LED Wall May 24, 2023 by Dave Haynes The first SeaWorld attraction outside the U.S. has opened on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi – with a pile of AV tech that includes one of the larger LED displays deployed to date. The attraction formally opened its gates yesterday, and one of the key features is a screen in the One Ocean Hub area. …
