Swedish Firm Has 40-Plus Active Lawsuits On Its Digital Signage Patents April 12, 2016 by Dave Haynes A small Swedish company now has dozens of lawsuits circulating in the digital billboard industry, suing those media companies for patent infringement, based on a suite of patents related to using a computer to remotely control digital signs. The company is called T-Rex Property AB, and has been around since 2003. I’m not sure it …
22 Miles Responds; Calls Four Winds Patent Lawsuit Meritless April 12, 2016 by Dave Haynes The wayfinding-centric signage software firm 22 Miles, Inc., based in Silicon Valley, has issued a statement responding to the lawsuit last month by Four Winds Interactive, of Denver. The statement issued April 8th says the lawsuit, alleging patent infringement and related activities, is meritless and that the company will vigorously defend itself in court. The statement was …
BS Alert: The Crowd Now Reviewing Digital Signage Software, Mostly Using Martian April 8, 2016 by Dave Haynes When Google Alerts popped up a press release this morning celebrating “NAVORI QL PROFESSIONAL AWARDED BEST DIGITAL SIGNAGE SOFTWARE ON CROWDREVIEWS.COM,” I was fairly amazed the Navori guys would make hay over an award from a highly dubious crowd-sourced review site. But they didn’t. The news release was generated by the highly dubious review site. So …
Are Retail Designers & Architects Not Feeling The In-Store Digital Thing? April 8, 2016 by Dave Haynes There’s a really good blog on retail design I monitor through its regular tweets – with me looking mostly for featured projects that use digital displays in the design. I’ve been watching the feed for many weeks now – and seen scores of projects pop up, from around the world – and almost none of …
Five Reasons Why Your Organization Should Be Using Digital Meeting Room Signs April 8, 2016 by Bryan Crotaz Guest Post: Trey Hicks, Visix There are many powerful arguments to be made for using digital meeting and conference room signs for shared spaces in any organization – whether it’s an office, healthcare facility, conference center, college campus or K-12 school district. 1 – Integrative Room signs bring your calendar right to your door, and your door …
Jobs: Digital Signage Retail Project Engineer, New York April 7, 2016 by Dave Haynes I have a client that works with high-end retailers that needs to bring on a project engineer who can design and source solutions based on requirements of clients. Think video walls, integrated display fixtures … generally cool stuff, as opposed to mounting panels on walls. The gig is in New York City and Brooklyn, and can’t be …
Forget The Ad Model, Use Phone-Charging Kiosks To Keep Shoppers Shopping April 7, 2016 by Dave Haynes I’m not at all sold on the idea of screens on phone charging kiosks being a successful digital OOH media model, but the charging kiosks themselves – used purely as services – are proving successful in retail environments. The National Retail Federation’s STORES magazine has a piece up this month about how retailers like Neiman Marcus, …
Are Your 4K Players Really True 4K? April 7, 2016 by Jami McGraw Guest Post: John C. Wang, IAdea At every recent digital signage trade show, 4K or UHD (ultra-high resolution) has been a heavily promoted feature for next-gen displays. Research firm IHS recorded 95% year-over-year growth in 4K screen shipment in 2015. This may be the result of a strong push from display makers to generate market demand for showing …
LCD Or LED? For Digital Signage, It Depends April 6, 2016 by David Kaszycki Guest Post: Alan Brawn, Brawn Consulting Believe it or not, digital signage is seen each day by over 70% of the population. Research shows that we spend an average of 8 hours per day in front of a screen of some type, including televisions, computers, tablets, smartphones, or increasingly… digital signage. Pretty much everywhere you …
Forget The Rules, Subway Going Ahead With Calorie Counts On Menuboards April 5, 2016 by Dave Haynes It’s starting to look like the whole thing about the QSR business going to digital menu boards, because of FDA regulations, is going away. The QSR industry isn’t waiting on rules requiring that its menu-boards show calorie counts. Major operators are just going ahead and doing it. Why that matters is the digital signage business has …
