Jim Stoklosa On The Workings And Plans For Screens, Adobe’s Digital Signage CMS January 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes Some very big technology companies have come into the digital signage business through the years, and with the exception of the display guys, most have either exited or their efforts kinda petered out. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing …
New Chicago School Has Big (And Big Dollar) OLED Art Feature In Lobby January 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes I have this scene in my head of teachers walking into a brand-new elementary school in Cicero, Illinois, looking at an art installation of 34 OLED displays that run up a wall and make a wavy ceiling, and quietly wondering about their skimpy salaries and tight school supply budgets. Located in Cicero, Illinois, a Chicago …
STRATACACHE Deal Sees LCDs Sourced From China Giant BOE January 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes STRATACACHE appears to be timing partnership announcements this week to coincide with its presence at the NRF retail trade show in NYC. On the heels of a partnership announcement Monday regarding the Japanese market, CEO Chris Riegel has announced what is a more significant and momentous deal with a huge Chinese LCD panel manufacturer. The …
Suburban KC Office Block Adds Art-Driven LED Header To Facade January 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes We’ve seen LED growing in popularity as signature design feature in the lobbies or grand public spaces of big commercial buildings, and now we’re also seeing it as an external design feature. This is the CityPlace Corporate Center in Overland Park (a section of Kansas City), which now has a big LED header playing a …
Quividi Shuffles Exec Team, With New CEO And Co-Founder Back As President January 13, 2020 by Dave Haynes The French computer vision firm Quividi – which has been marketing video analytics into the digital signage and DOOH ecosystems for many years – has shuffled its management team, naming a new CEO, shifting its longtime CEO to the board, and bringing back a founder. Laetitia Lim is the new Chief Executive Officer, with Ke-Quang …
STRATACACHE Partners With Japanese Digital Agency To Accelerate Access To Market January 13, 2020 by Dave Haynes STRATACACHE has announced a strategic technology partnership with a big, influential Japanese ad and digital agency – Hakuhodo DY Holdings – that will give it accelerated access to the digital retail market in that country. Hakuhodo has business ties with a lot of large household brands, like auto and electronics makers. This deal gives the …
Hacked Billboard Had Unlocked Equipment Shed, Used Laptop As Media Player January 13, 2020 by Dave Haynes A digital billboard in the Detroit area was hacked last fall, with ads replaced by a very naughty video. Probably like most people, I assumed a couple of teenaged boys with strong computer chops somehow got at the media player and made the change, for the sake of some giggles. I was right, though the …
It’s Not A Digital Signage Show, But NRF 2020 Has A Lot Of It On Show This Week In NYC January 13, 2020 by Dave Haynes I am skipping the NRF retail show in NYC this week – every 2-3 years is enough for me – but there are plenty of digital signage vendors there, some making a very large investment. STRATACACHE had a very large booth last year and it appears to be much the same for 2020 – we’re …
AMOLED DisplayCo Has 1,000 Screen “Tree” At CES 2020 January 10, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is a decorative tree, with leaves made out of flexible AMOLED screens, that has been set up this week by display manufacturer Royole at its CES 2020 stand. The company also has a smaller version at Shenzhen’s stunning airport terminal that went live this past summer. The company says the “tree” has some 1,000 …
Government Office In West China Adds 140 Sq. Meter LED Lobby Screen January 10, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is an utterly massive LED screen in what must be the lobby of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps’ Command Center. It is a 1.2mm Ledman chip on board display (COB is a different production method from most of the LED display you see out there) and has a resolution of 12,480 by 7290. That …
