Startup Shows E-paper That’s Color And Video-Capable May 29, 2017 by Dave Haynes Display nerds at last week’s annual Society for Information Display’s annual DisplayWeek, this year in LA, saw among other things e-paper technology that was both color AND video capable. Tech developed by Silicon Valley start-up CLEARink, based on R&D that came out of the University of British Columbia, was among the Best In Show winners …
Understanding The Importance of FCC Compliance in Digital Signage May 26, 2017 by Curtis Campbell Guest Post: Joni Schmeichel, Daktronics Recently, we have seen an increase in interest around Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance, and for good reason. This is a very important topic and one that should be taken seriously. It is vital for buyers of LED displays to understand this and do their research. At my company, Daktronics, …
Shanghai Digital Signage Show This Fall Expecting 70K-Plus Attendees May 26, 2017 by Dave Haynes What looks to be an all-encompassing digital signage show for the China market has been announced for Shanghai Sept. 20-22 – with events focused on digital signage, LED, OLED and signs all ganged together at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. OLED CHINA 2017, DIGITAL SIGNAGE 2017, SIGN CHINA 2017 and LED CHINA 2017 are expected to …
Marjiuana Dispensaries Pay For Digital Signage Set-Up In One Month Of Upsells May 25, 2017 by Dave Haynes Politics and laws are in a bit of “who knows what’s gonna happen next?” state these days in the U.S., but assuming states that decriminalized marijuana are not shut down federally, this is a big growth area for a bunch of industries – including digital signage. You have shops selling a lot of stuff over a …
Digital Signage Ecosystem Seeing Double-Digit Growth: IHS Markit May 24, 2017 by Dave Haynes The latest Digital Signage & Professional Displays Market Analysis from IHS Markit – which the company makes available to Digital Signage Federation members – has a bunch of interesting nuggets of information. Among them: “All avenues of the digital signage ecosystem finished 2016 with double-digit increases, with revenues from media and software for networked digital signage …
Use Digital Signage for Employee Recognition May 24, 2017 by Bryan Crotaz Guest Post: Trey Hicks, Visix Recognition – The “Why” “Good job!” Two little words that can make all the difference to an employee. Employee recognition is one of the hot topics these days in all business sectors, and with good reason. Studies and reports from many different sources show over and over again that people …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: David Mou, Pilot TV May 24, 2017 by Dave Haynes I was introduced to Taiwan’s Pilot TV and the company’s product evangelist David Mou by some of the folks who invited me over to Beijing recently for a speech at InfoComm China. Mou wanted to tell me about his company and thought it would make good podcast material. I tried to dodge that, because I’m …
Projects: Hollywood’s Iconic Chinese Theatre Gets Projection-Mapped May 23, 2017 by Dave Haynes Movie buffs who find themselves in LA tend to make a pilgrimage to the TCL Chinese Theatre, probably the most iconic moviehouse on the planet. Now, if they go at night, they can see a new projection-mapped show on the facade of what for many years was known as Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. The new show in …
Capital Networks Tweaks Management Team As Trainor Eases A Bit More Into Retirement May 23, 2017 by Dave Haynes One of the nicest (and funniest) men in digital signage is continuing his slow-motion slide into retirement. The founder of 26-year-old Toronto-based software firm Capital Networks Limited, Bil Trainor, has elevated several members of his management team into executive positions, while staying on as CEO. Effective today, the senior leadership team will now include Jim Vair …
Projects: This Sliding, Morphing LED-LCD Wall Takes Closer Looks At Human Brain May 23, 2017 by Dave Haynes This is very impressive – a 20-foot tall direct view LED wall sync’d with seven 72-inch LCD monitors that crawl up and down the wall on side-by-side tracks, showing information about the human brain and the scientists pushing the boundaries of neuroscience research. The monitors, when down at eye-level, are interactive, and when sliding up …
