Hypersign Adapts Remote Learning Platform To Enable Virtual Sports Fans August 25, 2020 by Dave Haynes The South Carolina CMS software firm Hypersign has adapted an element of its platform, designed for distance learning, to also be used for enabling virtual fan walls at live sports events. Called The Arena, the software enables the sort of virtual fan displays that have started to pop up at NBA and professional football (soccer) …
LG Confirms Transparent OLEDs Being Used On Subway Windows in Shenzhen, Beijing August 24, 2020 by Dave Haynes LG Display has confirmed those are versions of its transparent OLEDs being used as information displays on the windows of subway cars in China. I can’t find the source PR, but there are numerous tech blogs like this one reporting and quoting an LG exec about how the company is “the first company in the …
LAX Launches ReadySeeGo Digital Wayfinding Totems; Informing, Guiding Air Travelers August 24, 2020 by Dave Haynes One of a few positives of the pandemic is that facilities like airports can do capital projects and add technologies with minimal disruption , with passenger traffic down hugely and line-ups short or gone. LAX is among the airports adding new digital capabilities. This is a nice use of a display totem (guessing those LG …
Digital Facade Greets Deep-Pocketed Travelers At Louis Vuitton Store In Rome’s Airport August 21, 2020 by Dave Haynes The luxury goods brand Louis Vuitton opened a new store at Rome’s international airport back in late February, just as the pandemic really started to take hold in Europe. So with airports almost empty for months on end, not that many people have likely seen the giant LED facade that welcomes shoppers to the store …
SignageOS Launches Survey On State Of Device Management In Digital Signage August 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes Remote hardware management – the software tools that monitor and manage digital signage networks and ideally maximize their uptime – are pretty much critical components for experienced operators. Without good device management tools, whoever operates a network is flying somewhat blind – not knowing what’s up with the state of their network, and relying on …
Digital Signage Summit Videos: Technologies For Re-Opening; Global Perspectives August 18, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is a pair of videos from the recent Digital Signage Summit, run by invidis and Integrated Systems Events. I was asked to moderate a couple of key sessions, which were done live but also recorded and have now been loaded for open viewing to YouTube. The first is a roundtable discussion with vendors and …
LG Shows Concept Of Sliding Door With 55″ OLED Display Embedded In Glass August 17, 2020 by Dave Haynes
Seoul District Deploying Smart Transit Shelters That Have Displays And COVID-19 Counter-measures August 17, 2020 by Dave Haynes A district government in Seoul has installed and switched on 10 smart bus shelters they say are safe to huddle in – with protection against the coronavirus AND the elements. The glass-walled transit stops in the Seongdong-gu district check body temperatures at the door, blocking entry if you are running a fever. They also have …
Is Anyone Buying All These Digital Covid-19 Devices? Apparently, Yes August 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes Since the pandemic hit, lockdowns started and companies in the digital signage ecosystem scrambled to remain relevant, I have wondered if the pandemic/back to business counter-measure technologies launched by seemingly dozens of companies were actually selling. I’ve seen a bazillion PR and sell sheet pieces touting the devices – like thermal mirrors and screen/sanitizer dispenser …
Is Virtual Marketing Working? Aug. 18 DS Roundtable Looks At Online Trade Shows, Conferences August 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes Work From Home requirements that last few months have put most of us in front of monitors watching no end of webinars and attending trade shows and conferences virtually. There are things to like about it, and many things that could be improved … or will always be compromised. Big companies like Samsung have done …
