BrightSign Adds Voice Command Capability To Select Digital Signage Players November 20, 2019 by Dave Haynes Digital signage media player manufacturer BrightSign has developed new capability that puts a voice command solution – called BrightVoice – on select devices. The interesting wrinkle is that BrightVoice solution is hosted locally on the BrightSign player, and doesn’t need an internet connection to function. The idea is that consumers in retail and other kinds of venues …
10K+ Smart Digital Signage Screens Installed Across 50+ Topgolf Venues November 20, 2019 by Dave Haynes Digital signage projects have grown a LOT in scale in recent years, but the numbers of projects that involve 10,000-plus screens are still pretty limited. So it’s interesting to see news that Topgolf Entertainment Group has kitted out each of more than 50 venues with 200 or more displays. Topgolf, if you are not familiar, is …
Stephen Gottlich, On Why Gable Is All About Visual Solutions And Digital Signage November 20, 2019 by Dave Haynes I have heard some people in this industry starting to describe what they do as visual solutions, as opposed to digital signage. I’m not sure that really fits in all cases, but it certainly does for Gable, a Baltimore-area company that’s been doing analog signs of all kinds for four decades. About 10 years ago, …
400-Plus Dual Outdoor Screens Positioned Around Riyadh For Saudi Culture Fest November 18, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Saudi government used more than 400 custom dual-sided outdoor LCD screens to drive public awareness of events surrounding Riyadh Season – one of a series of cultural festivals staged around the country to attract tourists. Developed by Saudi-based Faden Spectrum Optoelectronics – a digital signage solutions provided based in Riyadh – the screens are …
The Mapist Debuts As New Interactive Wayfinding Option November 18, 2019 by Dave Haynes Another wayfinding/mapping option has emerged in the marketplace – this one a collaboration between software developers in Spain and Pakistan. I had a note from Nabeel Salem, a Pakistani developer who has been doing software and game development for the last 10 years. Earlier in the year, a developer gig came up for building an …
175-Foot Wide Curved LED Marquee Lights Up At North End Of Vegas Strip November 14, 2019 by Dave Haynes If you know Las Vegas, you probably know the intersection on the Strip down by the Venetian, Fashion Show Mall and Treasure Island resort. Like much of the Strip, this area seems to steadily evolve, and the corner that is part of TI has just lit up a huge, curved LED board touted as the …
LG Display Reports Big Loss; 3rd Bad Quarter In Row November 14, 2019 by Dave Haynes LG Display has reported a big loss in its recent Q3 earnings release, its third bad quarter in a row – forcing out the longtime CEO, prompting a round of voluntary departures and most interesting in the context of the commercial display business, the start of a move away from LCD. LG Display reported a …
Start-up Firefly Starts Using 2mm LED For Rideshare And Taxi-Top Ad Screens November 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Silicon Valley media start-up Firefly, which puts car-top media screens on taxis and ride-share cars, has started using 2mm pitch LED displays that it says delivers 4X the visual crispness of competing display systems. The new product – called Sunrise – supplants previous car-toppers that used 4mm pitch LED. This will sound nerdy, but …
More Trouble With Timmie’s Menu Boards November 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes A reader sent along this photo shot this morning while on the way to work in the pedestrian walkway system that runs below street level in Toronto’s business district. The Tim Hortons screens at 55 University aren’t dead, though one is in a bad way. The software appears hung up, so instead of mission-critical menus, …
Five Ways Digital Signage Elevates Employee Experience November 13, 2019 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Curtis Campbell, HughesON As margins in retail continue to be a challenge, and retailers also wrestle with the pressure from Amazon and other eCommerce competitors, as well as the Buy Online, Pickup In Store movement, traditional retailers are looking to focus on the shopper/customer experience to deliver additional value to draw customers into …
