Companies Still Trying To Mainstream 3D In Digital Signage (Good Luck With That) November 15, 2016 by Super User Glasses-free 3D displays is one of those fleetingly cool technologies that just never took off – but there are still companies out there trying to mainstream the tech in digital signage. A Philadelphia-based firm called Stream TV Networks is working with CMS provider Signagelive and the media player firm IAdea on a blended offer built around Stream TV’s Ultra-D 3D …
DSF Plans Dec. 8 Mixer For Phoenix, At Musical Instrument Museum November 14, 2016 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation board is having a Meet & Greet event Thursday, Dec. 8th in Phoenix at the Musical Instrument Museum (or MIM), The venue is at 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. in Phoenix, and there will be drinks and nibblies. The DSF’s event will include a brief presentation by Justin Gillespie about how he’s using digital signage …
CorpComm, EduComm Expos This Week In CubsTown November 14, 2016 by Super User The CorpComm Expo and sister EduComm Expo trade shows are on this week in Chicago – running Tuesday and Wednesday at the Chicago Navy Pier. Not going, but I’m sure those who are will be happy to learn Chicago will be unseasonably mild (and sunny) this week, making what could be a hellishly cold walk out …
Taco Bell’s 1st Flagship Store Features 4×4 Social Media Video Wall November 14, 2016 by Super User The fast food chain Taco Bell has opened its first “flagship” location, a two-storey Taco Bell Cantina on on the Las Vegas Strip – at Harmon Corner,across from City Center and The Cosmopolitan. I mention this because the store has a heavy digital presence, from digital menu boards to a 4 by 4 video wall that runs …
Samsung Buys Harman In $8B Deal November 14, 2016 by Super User Samsung just announced it has acquired Harman International Industries for $8 billion, picking up a company that has multiple brands under its wing, including JBL, AKG and Harmon Kardon. While that may sound like the electronics Godzilla is going big on audio, there’s a lot more to Harman. In its press release, samsung says: Upon closing, …
Make Life Easier for IT And Facilities Teams With Enterprise Digital Signage November 14, 2016 by Stu Armstrong Guest Post: Sean Matthews, Visix Different teams need different things, and digital signage allows you not only to tailor content to specific audiences, but also the way you pull in and manage that information. Your IT staff needs to integrate lots of different systems, while your facilities managers are trying to anticipate and meet visitor …
What The Rapid Adoption Rate For 4K UHD Means For Digital Signage November 11, 2016 by Super User The marketplace, at least in the US and by extension Canada, is going 4K UHD at a rate far quicker than the advent years ago of HDTV. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced holiday season shipments of 4K UHD televisions in the United States are expected to reach 4.5 million units, bringing the total for the …
Back At HQ – New York Round-Up November 11, 2016 by Super User Back at World HQ after a few days in New York doing various things, and finding myself, unplanned, in the middle of the US election. Though the real story was in Washington – and in certain ways the countrysides of Ohio, Pennyslvania and Wisconsin – there was a pile of media and people in Times …
Maybe Big Indoor LED Canvases Don’t Need To Have Crazy-Fine Pixel Pitches? November 9, 2016 by Super User I’m in New York for the InfoComm Connections conference today, and I suspect it will be a very interesting day to be in the city, given the events of last night. I had a chance Tuesday to do a big walk around to look at a bunch of installations, and the things that struck me are …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Brad Parler, Blinds.com November 9, 2016 by Super User A couple of years ago, an old industry friend, Raffi Vartian, said I really needed to see something. He sent me a link to a video, I watched it, and sent back a note saying, “That’s FREAKING brilliant!” The video was for a corporate communications project at the Blinds.com offices in Houston, Texas, and it showed staff-facing messaging being …
