Barcelona Digital Exhibit Uses Real-Time Data To Visualize City’s Elements And Surroundings November 25, 2022 by Dave Haynes I really like visualized data installations – not only because of creative output but the way they allow big video wall installations to always look different, based on incoming data. But what I’ve not liked, at times, is how it’s not often clear why the visuals are shifting and transforming, based on the data inputs. …
Forehead-Scratcher: Mall Adheres Print Directory Over Digital Version November 24, 2022 by Dave Haynes This is just sad to see as we approach the end of 2022 – a big shopping mall operator resorting to a print wayfinding directory and affixing it directly to a big, what-would-have-been expensive high-brightness outdoor digital totem. An industry friend provided this photo from a higher-end outlets mall in Orlando, run by Simon, which …
London Rail Company Testing Boring But Useful Passenger Info Screens November 22, 2022 by Dave Haynes Last week at Digital Signage Experience in Las Vegas, I had a number of conversations about what’s happening in the industry and use-cases that I found interesting. What I tended to say I was attracted to thing applications a lot of people would regard as boring. Giant LED displays, super-skinny OLEDs and interactive jobs are …
Streaming Digital Art Platform Loupe Launches Business Version Aimed At Digital Signage November 17, 2022 by Dave Haynes A streaming digital artworks platform called Loupe, based in Atlanta, has launched a business version of its service that can be used for digital signage and related use-cases. Loupe for Business is described as “an affordable solution for out-of-home business verticals from hospitality to healthcare to bring distinctive art streams into their lobby, offices, lounges …
Newark’s New Digitally-Rich Terminal A Gets Previewed November 16, 2022 by Dave Haynes Ribbons have been cut and the press and other interested parties have now had a look at the new 33-gate Terminal A at Newark International Airport – the first new terminal at Newark in almost 50 years. The terminal won’t be ready for passengers for a few more weeks, but all the visual stuff is …
DSE Mixer Sponsor Profiles: Samsung November 15, 2022 by Dave Haynes It almost seems a little silly writing up a profile on a company that has been part of the industry since it got a name, as Samsung’s footprint and influence is all over the business. The Korean electronics giant got its start in digital signage as purely a supplier of commercial displays, but through the …
Ynvisible Launches E-Paper Digital Signage Solution November 15, 2022 by Dave Haynes Portuguese e-paper display manufacturer Ynvisible has formally launched what it calls its new Digital Signage Solution, though the alarm clock visuals provided will make industry people wonder how it might be used. The new product is being showcased this week at Electronica 2022, a trade show in Munich. The primary value propositions are very low …
NJ Medical Center Makes Digital Big Part Of Its Hospital Rooms Of The Future November 10, 2022 by Dave Haynes Health care seems like a particularly attractive and underdeveloped vertical market for digital signage and pro AV products – throttled perhaps by long project timelines, layers of bureaucracy and a pandemic that has kept services providers of all sizes tied up for the last almost three years. But it’s an environment that would benefit greatly …
Dropping Demand For Flat Panels Expected To Bottom Out, Then Grow In 2023: Omdia November 10, 2022 by Dave Haynes The latest version of technology research firm Omdia’s long-term demand forecast tracker for the flat panel display market suggests there is a floor to dropping demand seen this year, and that demand for displays in 2023 will grow by 6.2% year-on-year (YoY). Omdia suspects demand will normalize by the second half of 2023. The research …
DSE Mixer Sponsor Profiles: SNA Displays Bolstering Its Broad LED Range With Expanded Back-End Solutions November 10, 2022 by Dave Haynes Just a week out now from the reboot of DSE in Las Vegas, and the return of the used-to-be annual Sixteen:Nine networking mixer, which is seriously sold out. The event happens because of eight great sponsors who help cover the considerable costs. I like to thank and recognize sponsors by running company profiles. So far, …