On-Demand, Custom Greeting Card Kiosks Launched In UK July 22, 2022 by Dave Haynes A UK bricks and mortar greeting cards retailer has paired up with Fujifilm to launch standalone kiosks that can spit out near-instant custom cards, wherever the ATM-like units are located. The Scribbler-branded kiosks are network connected to handle transactions, manage uptime and also get updates of new card designs. The units will hold more 1,000 …
Broadsign’s SOC Compliance Certified, But It’s Maybe Not The SOC You Think July 21, 2022 by Dave Haynes I don’t tend to write often about software certifications because I don’t want readers falling asleep and waking up with keyboard marks on their faces. But once in a while it’s worthwhile, particularly when something new and potentially confusing comes up. Like Broadsign getting SOC 2 certification. The digital signage industry has spent almost 10 …
Toledo Wealth Mgmt Firm Lines Walls Of Meeting Space With LCD, LED To Create In-House Lab July 21, 2022 by Dave Haynes This is a very ambitious and involved lab inside the offices of a wealth management firm in Ohio – with market indicators, charting, TV and social media feeds lining the walls of what appears to be a converted conference room. It’s in the suburban Toledo offices of Venture Visionary Partners and is intended, according to …
Hisense Expands B2B Pro Display Product Line With New All-In-One LED Units July 20, 2022 by Dave Haynes Hisense is a reasonably well-known consumer electronics brands in North America and Europe, but it is nowhere near as known in B2B circles – even though the company has had a digital signage product line available for five years. Now the B2B side of the Chinese electronics firm has pushed into direct view LED, starting …
Increasing Use Of MiniLED For TVs Has Spinoff Effect For Fine Pitch LED Video Walls: Research July 20, 2022 by Dave Haynes The research firm Omdia says the increasing use of miniLED backlights in higher quality consumer TVs is having the spinoff effect on the commercial LED display business – driving the production of increasingly fine pixel pitches for video walls. The TV industry has been increasingly using miniLEDs for backlighting in LCD TVs because that technology …
Google’s Product Lead On ChromeOS To Do DSE Keynote In November July 19, 2022 by Dave Haynes Google’s lead on the ChromeOS file for digital signage and kiosks, among a pile of use-cases, has been announced as a keynote speaker for the Digital Signage Experience (DSE) trade show and conference set for mid-November in Las Vegas. Naveen Viswanatha, head of product management for ChromeOS, will do a talk Nov. 19 titled: Redefine …
Video Wall Processing Tech Firm Brompton Gets £5.1m Growth Boost July 19, 2022 by Dave Haynes One interesting indicator of the rapid adoption being seen with LED video walls is growth and investments in some of the companies that supply key supporting technology – like video wall processing software and hardware. The UK firm Brompton Technology – which has specialized technology that manages and optimizes visuals to large format screens – …
Nutrislice Expands Messaging To Include Digital Food ESLs In Non-Commercial Dining Venues July 18, 2022 by Dave Haynes Denver-based Nutrislice continues to broaden its offer well beyond its school menu and nutrition display roots, with the latest option in its food services technologies a spin on e-paper electronic shelf labels (ESLs) aimed at relaying important food item information at serving lines and food stations, on shelf displays, and even in coolers. Called Spotlight, …
Appspace Gets Even More Focused On Workplace; Launches Unified Platform That Includes Apps, Intranet Solution July 18, 2022 by Dave Haynes Appspace’s roots may be in digital signage, but the company now positions itself as providing workplace experience software, with pushing content to screens just one aspect of a more rounded internal communications offer for corporate environments. The Dallas-based company has launched an all-in-one, unified platform that still has a digital signage application, but also involves …
Orlando’s New Terminal C Will Open With Nearly 900 Screens July 15, 2022 by Dave Haynes The new Terminal C at Orlando’s airport will open in a few weeks with 874 connected displays put in place to inform and guide travelers. The airport authority engaged Synect Media, which is based in Orlando and is largely focused on airports, to develop and activate what the company calls its Passenger360 approach to communications. …
