Taiwan’s PanelSemi Marketing Super-Light, Super-Skinny Flexible Active Matrix Display Made To Size Using 9-Inch Tiles May 25, 2022 by Dave Haynes I am not 100% sure what this is, but 99% sure it’s interesting – a very large, very light and super-skinny display that uses active matrix LCD technology instead of OLED. The Taiwanese firm PanelSemi is marketing an active matrix display using mini LED, that is flexible enough to be rolled up and light enough …
London’s New Elizabeth Line Adds 300+ New Screens To City’s Rail System May 24, 2022 by Dave Haynes Services started running this morning on the Elizabeth Line, a new railway service running through central London. The new line, years in development, includes nine brand new stations added to the London Underground map. As you might expect, starting from scratch enabled Transport For London to design in a lot of digital to inform, guide …
Digital Signage For The Banking Sector? Of Course! May 24, 2022 by German Talon Guest Post: Germán Talón, Nsign.tv The pandemic has brought about big changes in many sectors, and banking is no exception. But before the pandemic, we were already seeing lots of high-level changes in the sector like, for instance, in major acquisitions and mergers. Many of these operations resulted in closures of offices and in the …
Virtual Reality And Digital Signage Have A Not-So-Unrealistic Future Together May 23, 2022 by Tim Baker Guest Post: Tim Baker, Signagelive In a world where digital changes quickly, how do we prepare digital signage for a new kind of experience? As I write this, I’m currently transcribing my voice through a service called Descript which I’ll then package and tidy-up in a doc. I’ll then take that document and push it …
Mellitron Broadens Outdoor Display Focus To Include EV Charging Stations May 21, 2022 by Dave Haynes The Canadian electronics enclosure manufacturer Mellitron has joined a growing list of outdoor display companies expanding beyond DOOH street furniture and QSR drive-thrus into electric vehicle charging stations. The Guelph, Ontario company (Guelph is outer-outer-outer Toronto) now has fully customizable Level 2 EV charging stations aimed at restaurant, retail, smart cities and other possible use-cases. …
Palmer Digital Group Partners With IoTecha On Smart EV Charging Kiosks May 20, 2022 by Dave Haynes NJ-based custom display manufacturer Palmer Digital Group was already doing EV charging kiosks but now has a formal partnership with a start-up – IoTecha – that’s focused on providing the key hardware and software components for smart charging infrastructure. The EV vehicle market is growing rapidly, reasons PDG in PR, “and the current infrastructure is …
New Version Of Hardened LED Displays Touted As Improving Visuals By Only Coating The LED Lights May 20, 2022 by Dave Haynes It has been a few years now since the first LED modules with hardened coatings came on the market – with the category taking on the general term Glue On Board (or GOB). Numerous manufacturers now have versions of roughly the same thing – modules coated and encapsulated in an epoxy coating that protects the …
Builders Using Projection Mapping To Show & Market Floor Plans For Residential & Commercial May 18, 2022 by Dave Haynes Digital signage and interactive screen technology have been used for years to help market both commercial and residential real estate properties at facilities like presentation centers. Being able to view photo slideshows and videos is helpful, as are things like 3D/360 degree movies, in getting a sense of the look, feel and scale of a …
Christie Digital Acquires Assets Of Brass Roots Technologies May 17, 2022 by Dave Haynes Christie Digital Systems has acquired the assets of the Texas technology firm Brass Roots Technologies, picking up its IP and talent in the areas of advanced optics and electronics for high-performance display and imaging systems. Employees now work for Christie, but operations will remain in Allen, TX, working under the Christie name. “The purchase of …
AV Carts Get An Interesting Rethink In Peggy May 17, 2022 by Dave Haynes The core concept of AV carts that could roll a screen around a venue to where it is needed is anything but new. They were around in my schooldays, so shortly after man discovered fire. They’ve evolved through the years, and Samsung upended things a few years ago when it came out with The Flip, …
