This Elevator Cab Has 10 Big Screens On The Walls And Ceiling August 15, 2024 by Super User MORE than 25 years ago now, sheesh, I got into digital signage and DOOH by joining a company that was putting tablet-sized LCD screens up in the corner or over the entry doors of office tower elevators. That was a giant (and expensive) technical feat back then, and I never imagined what would be possible …
Largest LED Mesh Display In Southern Hemisphere Switched On In Melbourne August 15, 2024 by Super User This is what’s billed as the largest LED mesh display in the Southern Hemisphere, a 500 sq. meter ad display up above the street and on a corner in Melbourne, Australia’s central business district. It was put in by Aussie integrator Certeq, and uses Absen’s C15-31 mesh product, which is relatively low rez at 15.625mm/31.25mm …
Korbyt Broadens Workplace Communications Solution Via Acquisition of UK’s NFS Technology August 13, 2024 by Super User Dallas-based Korbyt has broadened its workplace solutions offer to include meeting room booking and space management capabilities, via the acquisition of the UK firm NFS Technology. The acquisition is backed by the U.S. private equity firm Clearhaven Partners, a US-based software-focused private equity firm that took a majority owner stake in Korbyt last year. Financial …
Aussie Apparel Retailer Makes Its Mall Facade A Digital Billboard August 13, 2024 by Super User There are many examples now of retailers using LED displays to effectively be the facades for their shops in malls and on high streets, using digital arches and screens on bulkheads. But this is a slightly different but interesting take – turning the wall that flanks the entryway into a big billboard. It’s in a …
This 55-inch Transparent OLED Display Disappears Into A Floor Cabinet August 12, 2024 by Super User High price would likely keep these things from flying out the door, sales-wise, but this is an interesting use of a 55-inch transparent OLED as something of a display and product explainer fixture. The display sits atop a metal enclosure, and is voice-controlled to drop down and rise up kinda a slice of bread in …
Seat-back DOOH Ad Screens Trialed in Madrid’s Taxi Fleet August 9, 2024 by Super User The Spanish digital signage CMS software firm DENEVA has partnered with two other companies to have a run at making a successful digital OOH ad model out of the back seats of taxis – using AI to offer segmented, geolocated ad targeting. The trial run of what’s been called DigiTaxi involves taxis in Madrid, the …
All-In-One LED Displays Sales Have Grown 6X Since 2020: Omdia August 8, 2024 by Super User Sales of all-in-one fine pitch LED displays have grown by more than 600% since 2020, according to a new analysis from the tech research firm Omdia. That comes out of Omdia’s new ProAV Vertical Solutions – Corporate and Conference Room 2024 Analysis, with the suggestion that these large format displays will capture more and more of the …
Japan Display’s Small Transparent LCDs Marketed By German Firm For Uses Like Real-Time Translation August 8, 2024 by Super User A German company focused mainly on display technology has started marketing transparent screens that could be used for applications like ticket counters and government offices, where the staff and customer might not share a common language or hearing each other with a glass barrier in the middle is the problem. The new Data Modul displays, …
Lab Testing Suggests Edge-Lit LCDs Win On Skinny, Lose On Longevity August 7, 2024 by Super User Photo from RTINGS shows IR scan of heat-generated by edge-lit LCD The consumer product testing site RTINGs has done a deeply detailed look into edge-lit LCD displays, and found that the trade-off for a skinnier side profile than what’s possible with back-lit LCDs is longevity. It’s important to note the displays tested were TVs not …
ProAV M&A: Kramer Bolsters AV Over IP Chops Through ZeeVee Acquisition August 7, 2024 by Super User The Israeli AV solutions and infrastructure provider Kramer has boosted its capabilities in AV over IP through the acquisition of ZeeVee, a Boston-area manufacturer of video and signal distribution technology for the pro AV and IT markets. Buying ZeeVee gets Kramer advanced technologies and expertise in an area that seemingly has big growth potential – …
