North America’s Cinema Giants Team Up On Digital Signage Management September 25, 2019 by Super User Toronto-based Cineplex Digital Media, whose parent company is the dominant cinema chain in Canada, has done a deal to manage the digital signage network for AMC Theatres, which is the biggest cinema operator in the US and, I think, the world. Cineplex has announced its selection “to manage and enhance AMC’s digital network at approximately …
DSCC Research Shows Asian Panel-Makers Had Tough Couple Of Quarters September 23, 2019 by Super User Research firm DSCC’s Quarterly Display Supply Chain Financial Health Report suggests the major display panel makers in China, Korea and Taiwan are in the midst of a rough patch, with nine of the 13 panel makers tracked having year to year revenue declines. The industry tracking also suggests many of the companies recorded losses in the …
This LED Pivots And Shape-Shifts Using Industrial Robotics September 23, 2019 by Super User This is a pivoting LED display that would go nicely in something like an airport or exhibition/convention hall, with a set of five blades that can link up as one large face or break out and pivot separately. The manufacturer is PJ Link, and this was/is at LED China, which I think was last week …
Chinese LED Maker Attaches Transparent LED To Sliding Glass Shop Doors September 23, 2019 by Super User I’ve seen projection on sliding glass doors, but this transparent mesh LED that’s attached in some way to a pair of glass sliders that serve as an entry to a shop, or something, in China. A sensor triggers the doors to open and content to change as someone approaches and passes through. This is from …
Uniguest Acquires Tripleplay, On Heels of ONELAN Acquisition September 19, 2019 by Super User Well this is interesting … Nashville-based hotel services provider Uniguest has acquired UK-based Tripleplay, just 15 months after acquiring a different UK company, ONELAN, which shares some of the same software capabilities. The result, says Uniguest, is “the world’s largest IPTV, digital signage, and room booking solutions provider.” Tripleplay does digital signage, like ONELAN, but …
Using Digital Signage For Greener Communications September 19, 2019 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Derek DeWitt, Visix Eco marketing, sustainable marketing, green marketing – whatever you call it, “being green” is something very much on people’s minds today, especially millennials and Gen Zers. As such, it’s an important consideration for any communications strategy, regardless of whether its internal or public facing. This method of marketing means focusing …
October Conference Focusing On Light Field Displays, Other New Display Tech September 18, 2019 by Super User A lot of companies – mainly startups – have been scratching away for years at display technology that is called three-dimensional or holographic. Sometimes the terms are misappropriated and things get called holograms, for example, when display nerds will say, “Nuh-uh. That’s not a hologram.” One of the reasons I went to the SID display …
Printing Industry Group Arguing Digital Signage Not Eco-Friendly September 18, 2019 by Super User The graphic printing industry is making the argument that printed signage has a more positive impact than the digital versions – suggesting that while print has a one-time carbon footprint, digital has a running footprint because of energy consumption. The industry financially supports a blog called Verdigris, part of an initiative “intended to raise awareness …
LG’s Garry Wicka On The Merits And Prospects For OLED In Digital Signage September 18, 2019 by Super User LG has gone very big on OLED displays in recent years – making the super-thin, flexible and generally gorgeous displays the centerpiece of the company’s marketing efforts at trade shows. They bend, they curve, they hang like wallpaper and for some of them, they’re see-through. I had a chance to grab a very busy Garry …
Start-up Gets US Patent For Powering Screens Via Transparent Solar Film September 17, 2019 by Super User A Silicon Valley-based MIT spin-out has been granted a patent for technology that would potentially integrate solar power harvesting and usage within outdoor digital signage displays. Ubiquitous Energy says the new US patent extends the coverage of its ClearView Power technology to display applications. The patent, U.S. Patent 10,403,774, describes a method in which solar technology can …
