Why Your Digital Signage ROI Model Is Wrong January 22, 2018 by Derek DeWitt Guest Post: Tomer Mann, 22 Miles I constantly see or hear from customers who end up with bad deals because they are ill-informed by a vendor and make a purchase based on the wrong things. They may be fooled into believing the solution provider has all these advanced features, but find out later there are …
What??? – That Gloriously Stupid Subway Messaging Fixture In Toronto Actually Cost $2 Million January 19, 2018 by Dave Haynes I wrote recently about the mind-wobblingly stupid art installation installed but not activated at a new Toronto subway stop. The set-up would allow anyone to walk up to a kiosk and put up a brief eight-character message on a set of suspended lights. Naughty and nasty messages would, of course, ensue. The installation at the city’s …
Tickets Disappearing, But Still Room For 2-3 Sponsors For Digital Signage Awards Lunch At ISE January 19, 2018 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Awards take place at ISE Amsterdam, immediately after the last session of the DS Summit on Wednesday, February 7. There will be a 45-minute presentation to the Winners followed by a buffet lunch that is ideal for relaxed networking. If you haven’t already booked as a delegate to attend the Digital Signage …
Chicago Office Block’s New LED Display Motion-Paints Impressionist Scenes January 19, 2018 by Dave Haynes One of my favorite big screen creative shops, New York’s ESI Design, has started talking about another stunning piece of work – a 23-foot-tall fine pitch LED feature display in the lobby of a Chicago office block that “paints” videos of familiar local scenes in an Impressionist style. You get visuals that transform from flowing …
Intel Shipping Pair Of Low-Cost 3D Depth-Sensing Cameras For Analytics, Interactive January 19, 2018 by Dave Haynes Intel has started shipping a pair of low-cost RealSense D400 Depth Cameras that add 3D depth sensing capability, something that could prove useful for interactive digital signage applications and for video-driven analytics. Says a press release: Ideal for makers and educators as well as hardware prototyping and software development, the new depth cameras come in …
Startup Kitcast Adds Jamf Device Management To Its Apple TV Digital Signage Offer January 19, 2018 by Dave Haynes Start-ups do themselves no favors pushing out press releases claiming world domination, when their brand is top of mind for absolutely no one outside their offices. Eye-rolling done, we’ll largely skip past news that “Kitcast is the #1 digital signage software for managing content across any TV or display” and get to the interesting bit …
Big AV Enhancements Planned For Las Vegas Convention Center Expansion January 19, 2018 by Dave Haynes Hat Tip Tom McGowan I don’t know what integrators, display and software companies work with Atlanta’s TVS Design, if any in particular, but the architectural firm just won a monster contract that will involve a LOT of AV and digital signage technology. The firm won the $60 million design contract for the expansion of the …
NanoLumens Adds Streaming Artwork Capability To Its Display Playback Platform January 19, 2018 by Dave Haynes Atlanta-based LED display company NanoLumens has added an art streaming platform called Loupe to its AWARE third-party app store, making it possible for end-users to populate their digital display installations with curated portfolios of photography and artwork collections. “Fine art displays can be a major expense for airports, transit terminals and corporate lobbies, and more often than …
The “Service-First” Approach To Selecting A Digital Signage Platform January 18, 2018 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: John Wang, IAdea Digital signage has come a long way from the days of DVD players and USB sticks to a highly-connected platform that enables intelligent applications across every aspect of our lives. As digital signage evolves into a mainstream industry, when selecting a vendor for the playback platform, many system integrators value …
Digital Signage In A Post-Digital Display World January 17, 2018 by Christina Condomaros Guest Post: Ryan Cahoy, Rise Vision This spring, Steven Spielberg will treat audiences to a story millions of readers already know: Ready Player One. The story takes place in a world where people rise and fall in an entirely VR world. It’s a concept that’s becoming more and more of a reality each year. Over …
