UK Startup Cloudshelf Launches No Code Platform Bridging E-Commerce Sites To In-Store Kiosks October 18, 2022 by Super User A London-based start-up called Cloudshelf has formally launched a no-code, automated platform it says bridges online shopping to in-store by extending a version of retailer and brand e-commerce websites to touchscreens. The idea is that smaller retailers who don’t have the money or resources to build made-for-purpose in-store digital experience can instead use Cloudshelf, and …
PPDS Launches Its Own Line Of Stretch Flat Panel Displays October 17, 2022 by Super User PPDS, the firm that markets Philips-branded commercial displays and related tech, has joined the ranks of companies selling stretched, extra-wide flat panel displays. The company is now selling 37-inch smart LCD displays that have a 32:9 aspect ratio and are intended for use-cases like mass transport station wayfinding and QSR menu screens. Integrators and specialists …
BlueZoo Launches Mobile Phone-Sensing Analytics; Enables Opportunity To See Ad Data For DOOH Operators October 14, 2022 by Super User A Silicon Valley firm called BlueZoo has started marketing a solution based on mobile phone detection instead of computer vision to give Digital OOH networks enhanced audience analytics with details down to the minute for individual ad spots. BlueZoo says its BlueFox solution allows agencies to “accurately report the number of impressions for each ad, …
22Miles Bridges Analog And Digital Signage For Workplace Solution With ecoPUK October 13, 2022 by Super User The CMS software 22Miles, now based in Atlanta, has announced an interesting distribution partnership with a company that designs and makes analog signs for workplaces – marrying printed material to digital via QR codes and the 22 Miles platform. ecoPUK manufactures laser-engraved bamboo and acrylic sign panels used to do things like locate meeting rooms …
Volta Jumps Shark With News Of 3D “Support” For Its DOOH Display Network October 13, 2022 by Super User An announcement this morning by Volta – the media network that does screens tied in with EV charging stations – has a “jump the shark” feel to it, with word that its fleet of high-brightness ad posters support 3D creative campaigns. The thing is, they always did, because the three-dimensional visual illusions are in the …
Samsung’s Tizen OS No Longer Just For Its Own Displays October 13, 2022 by Super User Smart displays have matured and been kitted with the power and technologies that now make them viable as all-in-one digital signage screens, but there has long been a qualifier out there about proprietary operating systems for smart displays used by the biggest flat panel brands – Samsung and LG. If you wanted, for example, to …
Content For That Giant LED Orb In Vegas Being Tested In 1/4-Scale Dome In LA October 13, 2022 by Super User More details are starting to emerge about the technology and creative plans for the giant LED-clad orb going up just off the Las Vegas Strip – including who is taking the technology and creative lead on the project, and how content is being tested and previewed. MSG Sphere is an ambitious and expensive new attraction …
Intel Planning Major Layoffs Amid Slumping Demand Computing Power October 13, 2022 by Super User In another sign of a slowing economy and international trade disputes, giant chipmaker Intel is reportedly planning major layoffs, with as much as 20% of some, or all, staffers at risk of being let go. That rolls up to a big number, as Intel employs some 120,000 people globally. Bloomberg broke the story (it is …
Bar Entertainment Network Barvanna Gets Distribution Deal To Be Available Via DIRECTV October 11, 2022 by Super User The Digital OOH start-up Barvanna has done a partnership deal with satellite and streaming provider DIRECTV to makes it services available at the sports, entertainment and hospitality locations where DIRECTV already has receiving technology and play-out boxes in place. The deal potentially – emphasis on potentially – makes Barvanna’s ad-backed soft content programming available in …
Sixteen:Nine Mixer Pre-Event Panel To Explore Merger Activities In Digital Signage October 11, 2022 by Super User Consolidation in this industry has been expected and happening for years, and some some companies have emerged as the main actors in Mergers and Acquisitions activity. There will be few CEOs on the software, hardware or solutions side who have not fielded phone calls and taken meetings with other CEOs or the investment people they …
