Video: Largest Outdoor 8mm LED Board On Planet September 15, 2017 by Dave Haynes Here’s video from that monster wraparound 8mm LED board that sparked up in Times Square this summer. Located at 701 7th Avenue (aka 20 Times Square), the wrap-around main screen is 91’4″ high and 186’4″ wide. Manufacturer/integrator SNA Displays says that makes it the largest 8mm outside LED board on the planet. The NFL will …
Screenscape Ranked Among Fastest-Growing Companies In Canada September 15, 2017 by Dave Haynes The guys at Screenscape in beautiful little Charlottetown, PEI got some good marketing news this week – being named among the fastest-growing companies in Canada by Canadian Business magazine. Screenscape was ranked: #118 among the fastest growing companies in Canada #2 among all Atlantic Canadian companies #34 among all software companies The magazine has been …
These Digital Screens Spit At You September 15, 2017 by Dave Haynes This is a public art installation somewhere in Switzerland. A water spout is sync’d with the content so it looks like the subject on the screen spitting out water is flying off the screen. Best opinion I can muster is: Hmmmm …. A public installation in Switzerland by Marck. Contact us for more info or …
NEC Europe Partners With Screenly, Canonical On Raspberry Pi-Powered Digital Signage Displays September 15, 2017 by Dave Haynes The European wing of NEC – NEC Display Solutions Europe – has done a partnership that sees certain NEC pro-grade digital signage displays ship with embedded Raspberry Pi modules, running Ubuntu Core Linux and pre-loaded with the Screenly’s CMS player software. The solution uses NEC’s P and V Series 40–55 inch large format displays and modular …
NanoLumens Settles Lawsuits Filed Against Two LED Display Competitors September 15, 2017 by Dave Haynes Legal actions appear to be having at least some of the desired effect with NanoLumens efforts to counteract competitors it says are infringing the Atlanta-based LED display-makers patents. The company has just pushed out a press release saying it has reached out of court settlements on patent infringement lawsuits filed in June against Infiled USA …
San Diego Dazzles Its New Rental Car Center With 2,100 E Ink Prism Tiles September 14, 2017 by Dave Haynes Airport rental car centers tend to be big, bland concrete blocks that are anything but visual treats, but the new one at San Diego International Airport is a decided departure – with the exterior animated by some 2,100 E Ink Prism tiles. The public artwork, just launched, turns the 1,500-foot long front of the parking …
InfoComm Re-brands As AVIXA – The Audiovisual And Integrated Experience Association September 13, 2017 by Dave Haynes Infocomm has rebranded itself as AVIXA – the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association. The global rebranding effort – roughly four years in the works – was announced today to Infocomm volunteers and partners, as well as to trade press, in the Washington, DC-area, where the organization is based. The brands of major trade shows like …
BroadSign Invests In Serious Security Audit And Sign-Off September 13, 2017 by Dave Haynes Montreal-based CMS software shop BroadSign has announced its cloud-based platform has been run through and certified for a tough set of security and privacy standards – noting it is the first in the digital signage DOOH industry to do so. The company, in a press release, says it has successfully completed the Service Organization Control …
Quividi Adds Shuttle PC To List Of Supported Digital Signage Players September 13, 2017 by Dave Haynes The French audience analytics software firm Quividi has added one of Shuttle’s small form factor PCs to the list of digital signage players compatible with its platform. Shuttle’s DH110 media player has been certified to run Quividi’s VidiReports software in a single screen/single camera mode, as well as in a dual screen/dual camera mode. The specs: Built-around …
Ayuda Rebrands Programmatic Ads Spinoff As Hivestack September 13, 2017 by Dave Haynes Montreal-based Ayuda Media Systems has re-branded and somewhat spun off its programmatic advertising module as it own company, and under a new brand – Hivestack. It’s a move to create some distinction between Ayuda’s core product — business process management software for out of home media companies — and what was Ayuda[x], which is …
