Delta’s Parallel Reality Display Now Running At Detroit’s Airport June 30, 2022 by Super User That very interesting new take on display technology – called Parallel Reality – is now live at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, informing Delta passengers about key, personalized flight information. The proposition is that up to 100 people can look at this big display at the same time and see personalized flight information tailored to their unique …
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 …
Lenovo Launches Workplace Solutions Suite That Includes Digital Signage And Desk Booking June 29, 2022 by Super User I’m not sure if this global or more local, but computing hardware giant Lenovo has started marketing what it calls a Workplace Solutions portfolio that rolls in digital signage and workspace booking capabilities. The launch is keyed to Hong Kong, but comes out of Lenovo Asia Pacific. Hong Kong is the global head office for …
Daktronics Actively Testing Large Format, Fill Color Outdoor E-paper Displays With Dutch Firm Etulipa June 29, 2022 by Super User LED display giant Daktronics is part of a small consortium actively testing a new kind of reflective epaper display that supports full color and video, and works reliably outdoors. The electro wetting display display technology was developed by a small Dutch company, Etulipa, and is being tested and evaluated both in South Dakota (where Dak …
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 …
Atedra Spins Out Adstanding As Standalone Programmatic DOOH Business June 27, 2022 by Super User Writing about programmatic platforms for Digital OOH networks tends to make me a little antsy, because the ad sector has its own terminology and there’s a lot to both learn and decode. What I do know is that just like there are lots of CMS software options for end-users looking to put messages on screens, …
Thinking About A Digital Signage RFP? Don’t Do It! June 27, 2022 by Brandon Mullins GUEST POST: BRANDON MULLINS, SPECTRIO Let’s be honest: RFPs are kind of awful, for everyone involved. Requests For Proposals have long been the go-to process for sourcing and selecting technology providers for organizations of all sizes. But they’re time-consuming, hyper-bureaucratic and very often not all that effective in discovering the most suitable solution and provider. …
Here Are Details And Video Of That Stunning Lenticular LED Wall At Rebuilt Laguardia Airport June 24, 2022 by Super User If you get past the sheer wonder of New York’s LaGuardia Airport going from quite awful to quite nice, one of the true highlights of Delta’s brand new Terminal C is a grand-scale fine pitch LED mural that welcomes passengers into the departure hall. It was designed to borrow on the concept and delivery of …
AOPEN’s New Ace Series Pushes New Chrome OS Flex Capabilities June 23, 2022 by Super User One of the interesting outcomes of Google’s Chrome OS Flex software is that companies like AOPEN, which has long been selling Chrome OS-based media players intended for digital signage, can now market new boxes that are not necessarily pinned to a specific operating system. The Taiwan manufacturer, part of the Acer Group, has started touting …
