Toys R Us Tests Interactive Screens, Digital Endcaps In Vancouver Concept Store July 26, 2017 by Super User Toronto-based Cineplex Digital Media is working Toys “R” Us on a new digital store concept that blends digital endcaps, interactive look-up screens and point of sale kiosks. The concept is being tested at a store in the greater Vancouver area. “Our Langley store is the evolution of our digital future,” says Clint Gaudry, Vice President, Marketing & Store …
Buh-Bye: Adobe End-Of-Lifes Flash For 2020 July 26, 2017 by Super User Flash has been gradually disappearing out of digital signage platforms and playlists for several years, but the company behind the technology, Adobe, made it known yesterday it is formally end-of-lifing it by 2020. Adobe said Tuesday it will stop updating and distributing its Flash Player at the end of 2020. The company said on its …
Dot2Dot Acquires Fellow Digital Signage Solutions Provider Pixel Point July 26, 2017 by Super User Toronto-based solutions provider Dot2Dot Communications has acquired another Toronto-area solutions provider, Pixel Point Digital. “We’ve been supporting the leaders of Pixel Point for over 10 years, their work and flair for innovative solutions is a tremendous asset to our growing business as we move forward,” says Andy McRae, Dot2Dot’s GM, in a press release. That support …
Best Of Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Randy Dearborn, MGM Resorts July 26, 2017 by Super User A planned interview went south on me and there was no time to pull a replacement together, so in lieu of a new one this week, here is one of my favourite interviews to date – with Randy Dearborn of MGM Resorts, done a little more than a year ago. Dearborn has been running digital …
LG Starts Marketing 88-Inch Stretch Digital Signage Display July 25, 2017 by Super User The super-wide 88-inch stretch LCD that LG started showing back in February at ISE in Amsterdam appears to be just about ready for the market – with the Korean electronics giant sending around an email blast. My inbox had this in it this morning: As the new 88″ Ultra Stretch Signage display is bound to debut, …
Projects: Atletico Madrid’s New Stadium Has 300+ Digital Signage Screens July 25, 2017 by Super User The Spanish football (soccer) team Atletico Madrid will have a new stadium when the new season starts in a few weeks, and it will open with more than 300 digital signage screens and another 500 IPTV screens. The Wanda Metropolitano, located in East Madrid, is running the signage and IPTV on UK-based Tripleplay’s software platform …
How To Use Meeting Room Analytics For The Future Of Your Business July 21, 2017 by AdMobilize Guest Post: Neil Rieger, Signet Your workforce’s meetings are at the heart of your organization. They are where employees get together to collaborate and ultimately drive your company forward, possibly making them one of the most important aspects of your office environment. What goes on in your meeting rooms can tell you a lot about …
Projects: 3-Storey Floating LED Wall Greets USC J-School Students July 20, 2017 by Super User This is the student atrium in the newly-built Annenberg Hall at the University of Southern California in LA, which has a showpiece 3-storey-tall display intended to draw the attention of students, possibly even getting them to look up from their smartphones. The hall is part of the ?Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. The five-storey student …
Projects: Selfridge’s Takes Its Staff Communications Digital July 20, 2017 by Super User This is a look inside how digital signage is being used for internal communications by iconic UK retailer Selfridges. AV integrator AVMI has put a high-impact LED wall at the London offices’ “Team Tunnel” and a network of over 30 Samsung Smart Signage screens at Selfridges office and retail locations in Manchester, Birmingham, Leicester and London. …
Aug. 8th Webinar Looks At Protecting Digital Signage Against Hackers July 20, 2017 by Super User An awful lot of the webinars that get organized by vendors or trade associations tend to re-visit familiar territory, but a session coming up in early August is, I think, the first to get into the touchy subject of preventing digital signage displays from being hacked. LED display manufacturer NanoLumens is running an August 8th …
