Global LED Display Sales Have Bounced Back After Big 2020 COVID-era Decline: Omdia September 9, 2021 by Super User The LED video display market appears to be almost fully recovered from the big activity dip recorded in the middle of 2020, as the pandemic really took hold. The research firm Omdia has kindly put out some snippets from its ongoing industry tracking work, via Linkedin, that suggest the industry saw 17.8% Quarter on Quarter …
Among The Endless Drip-Drip Of Bad Product Imagery That Comes In, This May Be The Worst September 7, 2021 by Super User Lots of story and product pitches come in with images that make me wonder if they’re real or Photoshop’d, but at least the vast majority of them involve some effort to make the product and scene appear realistic. And then there’s this one that came in from a Shenzhen manufacturer overnight. Showing flat panel displays …
Navori Labs Acquires Software Side of French Tech Firm Innes September 7, 2021 by Super User The Swiss CMS software firm Navori Labs has acquired the software business and goodwill of a French firm, Innes, that has been selling a similar software solution focused on business and government-based workplace communications. Innes, which has been around since 2005, has almost 30,000 screens using its PlugnCast software, mainly in France and Germany. Navori …
That Giant Mirror Ball In Vegas Is Built With LED Triangles September 3, 2021 by Super User Readers may recall a post earlier in the week about the new Resorts World casino-resort in Las Vegas, and the 50-foot sphere in a big common area. There was no information I could find that got into what it was and how it works, so I was thinking everything from projection from outside or inside, …
Heathrow Express Mashes Up Projection, Sensors To Urge Travellers To Take Express Train In From Heathrow September 3, 2021 by Super User I thought Microsoft killed off the Kinect sensor program years ago, but it evidently exists in a much more sophisticated, commercial-grade form aimed at interactive and mixed reality applications. This version is called Azure Kinect and it is being used, as one example, for an interesting “activation” at London’s Heathrow Airport. If you have ever …
With Merger Fully Done, Two Blended AV/IT Distribution Giants Now One As TD SYNNEX September 2, 2021 by Super User The big merger between AV distribution giants SYNNEX and Tech Data is now fully done, and the blended company will be known going forward as TD SYNNEX. “TD SYNNEX is uniquely positioned in today’s relentlessly transforming technology ecosystem,” says Rich Hume, TD SYNNEX CEO. “As a versatile distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem, …
LinkNYC’s Woes Continue; NY State Auditor Says MediaCo $69M Behind On Revenue Shares September 1, 2021 by Super User The consortium behind all those “smart city” LinkNYC kiosks on the streets of New York is continuing to find their big idea to be a big problem. New York state’s comptroller put out a report at the end of July that says the media company – CityBridge – was way behind on a build-out that …
50-Foot Tall Digital Sphere Greets Guests, Visitors At New Vegas Strip Resort August 30, 2021 by Super User I am not quite sure what this is and how it all works, but the recently opened Resorts World hotel and casino on the Strip in Las Vegas – up past the Wynn and Encore – has a giant digital mirror ball. It is 50-foot-tall mirrored sphere in a main common area of the new …
UPshow Broadens Digital Signage Services From Bars To – Wait For It – K-12 Schools??? August 30, 2021 by Super User This is one of those company pivots I think few people would have seen coming – a firm that got its start putting screens in bars now also marketing an on-premise messaging solution for K-12 schools. Chicago-based UPshow has announced a partnership with the Taiwan-based tech firm AOPEN “to bring captivating, targeted entertainment; valuable, engaging educational …
Japanese C-Store Chain Family Mart Has Three-Year For Multiple Screens In 16K+ Stores August 30, 2021 by Super User The Japanese C-store chain FamilyMart has announced a serious investment in in-store digital, with a three-year plan to deploy multiple screens across a footprint of more than 16,600 neighborhood convenience stores. Japan Today reports: This month Family Mart announced a new digital media and advertising plan in which FamilyMart branches around Japan will be equipped with several large-screen …
