Samsung’s Prosumer Digital Signage TV Bundles Find Home In 2,300+ Classrooms September 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes Samsung has set up an interesting partnership that sees its entry-level, small business-focused digital signage solution Pro TV used in classrooms for distance learning and collaboration. The electronics giant partnered with Academica – one of the largest charter school support organizations in the U.S. – to “reimagine the classroom for the 21st century.” Feedback from …
KC’s Keywest Touts NanoShield Film It Says Self-Disinfects Touchscreens In <15 Mins September 11, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Kansas City-area digital signage solutions firm Keywest Technology has started marketing a copper-infused antimicrobial film – called NanoShield – its makers claim will self-disinfect something like a touchscreen in less than 15 minutes. NanoShield uses copper nanotechnology, Keywest says, to reduce viruses and bacteria by more than 99.99 percent on digital signage, surfaces and …
RMG Hires On Silicon Valley Vet Ahlowalia As New Sales-Focused CEO September 10, 2020 by Dave Haynes Dallas-based digital signage CMS firm RMG Networks has a new CEO – a Silicon Valley software sales veteran whose most recent gig involved secured ID technology. RMG hired on Ankur Ahlowalia, who based on Linkedin seems to have been in the role for a couple of months. Says the PR: Ahlowalia previously served as Chief …
Scotland’s Edinburgh Int’l Airport Adds Vast LED Wall To Revamped Check-in Hall September 10, 2020 by Dave Haynes The UK’s AV Magazine has a great piece up online about new digital work done at the international airport outside of Edinburgh, Scotland – with the focal point a super-wide LED display in the check-in hall. The initial plan was a row of tiled LCDs, perhaps inspired by what was done at Orlando’s airport. But …
Canada’s Media Resources Acquires Irvin In U.S. Expansion Bid For LED Sign Provider September 9, 2020 by Dave Haynes The LED-centric sign company Media Resources, based in the greater Toronto area, has acquired a U.S. firm, Irvin, in a push to expand its presence south of the border. Media Resources, a traditional outdoor billboard and printing firm that has broadened and pivoted into LED in recent years, says blending the two companies will “will …
LED Walls Front Giant New Training Room For Transport Solutions Firm September 8, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is the big training room at the newly-built corporate headquarters in Atlanta of SMC3 – which uses a pair of fine pitch LEDs to showcase the company’s products, train employees, and host corporate events. The company – which does solutions for the trucking industry – built in a training room that seats up to 500 …
Costa Rica’s Idea Media Develops Own IOT-driven Health Safety Kiosk September 8, 2020 by Dave Haynes Back in May, 16:9 related the story of a Costa Rican digital signage solutions company that, like many, had been adjusting its business and offer to deal with the pandemic. I liked, at the time, that the company was not just taking something from China and reselling it. Four months later, I checked in …
BrightSign Launches $135 Dedicated Audio Player For Retail Merchandising September 4, 2020 by Dave Haynes BrightSign has started marketing a new purple box, among many little purple media boxes, that plays out high quality audio but only costs $135. The company has long supported audio via its video playback boxes and earlier version audio boxes, but the new AU335 supports high-bandwidth, 24-bit sound, including Dolby Atmos. The player’s ARC and …
Telelogos Gets Its Signage Management Software Curbing Smartphone Use In Rolling Vehicles September 3, 2020 by Dave Haynes I’ve seen digital signage software and related technologies used in novel, unpredicted ways, but never really saw a use for it in boosting transport driver safety. The French digital signage software and solutions company Telelogos has among the best, most thorough device management set-ups I have seen in the industry – and now its spin-out …
EMEA Pro Av Market Expected To Be Off In 2020 By 9%: AVIXA September 3, 2020 by Dave Haynes The pro AV trade association AVIXA suggests business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) will fall off by roughly $9 billion by the time this nutty year closes. AVIXA’s new 2020 AV Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA) EMEA Summary says that following a rise to $71 billion in 2019, the EMEA pro AV …
