Digital Billboards In Ukraine Being Used To Dissuade, Insult Russian Invaders February 28, 2022 by Super User Hat Tip To Nurlan at Digital Signage Pulse for noting this … Digital billboards in many western countries have lit up in the past week with visuals and statements aimed at supporting Ukrainians as they deal with the invasion of Russian troops, but I hadn’t thought about how digital boards could be used to talk …
Clever Solution Streamlines Airport Checkpoints With Screens, AI And Automated Barriers February 28, 2022 by Super User I am big fan of digital signage applications that may seem boring on the surface, but are spot-on in how they make something faster, better or easier. Here’s a great example of that mantra in action – airport queues for passenger screenings and/or passport and visa checks. A pair of companies – Qmetrix from Austria …
Swedish Solutions Firm ZetaDisplay Reports Significant Upticks In EU Digital Signage Demand February 28, 2022 by Super User Most companies in the digital signage and pro AV ecosystems are privately-held, so when one of the larger public companies in the combined sector releases by requirement a financial report, observers can get some cues on what may be happening the broader market. In this case, it is the Swedish digital signage software and integration …
DISPLAX Turns Stretched 86-Inch LCD Into Wall-Mounted Piano February 28, 2022 by Super User This is a clever interactive display experience that converts an 86-inch stretch LCD display into a electronic keyboard. The demo developed by the Portuguese interactive technology shop DISPLAX probably has a limited range of practical applications, but has the benefit of being something loads of people would play with in a trade show stand, museums …
There’s A New Version Of That Digital Poster On Wheels, But The Original Question Persists: Why? February 25, 2022 by Super User I wrote a couple of years ago about a Dubai-based company that was marketing a three-sided ad poster on robotic wheels, and asked the simple question: Why? That company is still around, and RoboAds says it now has a new version – the RA-200 – that it calls the “most sophisticated signage robot that has been …
Digital Explainer Screens Key Parts Of First Whole Foods “Just Walk Out” Store February 25, 2022 by Super User High-end grocery retailer Whole Foods Market has opened its first store using Amazon’s frictionless Just Walk Out Shopping technology – a 21,500-square-foot store in Washington, D.C.’s Glover Park neighborhood. The store, which opened Wednesday, is the first of two Whole Foods Market stores expected to open this year that use the cashier-free technology developed by …
Indian OOH Media Firm Pairs Billboards With Solar Panel Arrays February 25, 2022 by Super User An Indian OOH media company has announced an interesting new wrinkle to getting approvals for large-format advertising displays – pairing them with solar power generation arrays. Zest Outdoor has put the money together to put new static – not digital, at least not yet – large format signs in Mumbai that generate revenue through brand …
DSF Launches Industry Advisory Council February 24, 2022 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) has announced a DSF Advisory Council made up of companies in the industry ecosystem that provided the necessary funds to keep the association going as the pandemic settled in and other funding resources all but dried up. The member companies, says the DSF, will advise on topics such as education …
That Giant Vegas Sphere, With 160,000 Sq, Ft. Of LED, On Track To Open Next Year February 24, 2022 by Super User There are many, many examples of big projects – especially in places like Las Vegas – that get announced but either never happen, or take a very long time to go from PR to built and opened. But that giant orb just off the strip touted to have the largest LED screen on Earth is …
Hughes Wins BurgerFi Deal Bundling Digital Signage With Network Infrastructure, Managed Services February 24, 2022 by Super User Here’s a good example of how a service provider can win digital signage deals by also bringing a lot of other capabilities to the dance – Hughes Network Systems enabling the guest experience in the BurgerFi restaurant chain by providing all the networking technology, signage software and managed services. The fast casual chain and a …
