16:9 HQ Is Heading Way East; Going Off Grid For Awhile June 19, 2018 by Super User World Headquarters is in the process of moving from greater Toronto to greater Halifax, Nova Scotia – not exactly a hub of activity in the digital signage business, but close proximity to our grown kids. We’re going from a city of 8 million people, stupidly inflated real estate prices (we cashed out) and increasingly ugly …
Swiss Company Uses Mash-Up Of Web, Mobile And Signage To Reach Hard-To-Reach Workers June 18, 2018 by Super User Via HospitalityNet A Swiss company called Beekeeper is using a cross-platform blend of web, mobile and digital signage to inform and motivate back of house workers in a variety of industries, such as hospitality. The company recently announced a deal to provide its digital workforce platform for operational communications at SIXTY Hotels, a small luxury lodgings chain. While …
Philippines Mall Projection-Maps 50-Foot Tree Of Life As Shopper Attraction June 15, 2018 by Super User This is a 15-meter fiberglass sculpture used as the projection mapping canvas for a permanent attraction at the Robinsons Place Naga shopping mall, in a Philippines city about 400 kms southeast of Manila. The premium mall’s digital art experience is called “Tree of Life” and was put together by Filipino-American artist and landscape architect Jefre …
New, Unnamed Suitor Means RMG Networks May Not Go Private After All June 15, 2018 by Super User It appears RMG Networks has a new suitor, a couple of months after the signage solutions company’s board chair did a merger agreement to take the public company private, but left the door open for a third-party entity to make a “superior” offer before this deal closes. The terms of that agreement at the start of …
Sound In Digital Signage?: Screenfeed Sees Market For Audio-Driven Sports Packages June 15, 2018 by Super User Screenfeed has done sports updates for as long as its been doing subscription content for digital signage networks, but the Twin Cities company is now offering sports video highlight, interview and commentary packages that are built around audio. The company this week pushed out a notice to customers saying: Score the attention of the sports …
NEC’s Cool Projected Menu Board June 14, 2018 by Super User I liked this nice concept NEC had at its booth last week at InfoComm – a menu wall using projection on a textured, wood surface. This is very different from a row of LCD menus set together in an array. In this case, a laser projector beamed the menu options on a dark wood feature …
LED Pixel Pitch Is About Viewing Distance, AND Brightness June 14, 2018 by Super User I thought this was an interesting way for a display company to show what pixel pitch differences mean, not only in the tightness of the image when seen from a distance (I was maybe 12-15 feet back) but also the brightness you get when you have more LEDs packed into a module. You can see …
LG Expands Its Range Of OLED Options June 14, 2018 by Super User Just going back through my notes and pix from last week at InfoComm, and remembered how the focal point of LG’s big, impressive booth was OLED displays. The tech has been around for a while now, and LG continues to be the only major display company to drive organic displays as a commercial option. https://twitter.com/tascav/status/1005207317242044416 …
Samsung Shows Back-To-Back Window Display With Different Brightness Levels June 14, 2018 by Super User One interesting thing I spotted at InfoComm, which I don’t think I’ve seen before, was a dual-sided display in the Samsung booth. Now, back-to-back screens is not at all new. Digital OOH street furniture and mall directories are good examples of well-established use-cases. What was different with this one was Samsung touting this unit as …
New Miami Rail Terminal Boasts 325 LED & LCD Screens June 13, 2018 by Super User This is the screen-filled rail terminal for Miami Central – an 11-acre mixed use development and transit hub in that city’s downtown area. The rail terminal is the newly-opened Miami stop for Brightline, the only privately owned, operated and maintained intercity passenger train in the U.S. The company is working with digital signage and entertainment …
