This Fine-Pitch COB LED So Light And Skinny It Hangs From Aircraft Cables October 30, 2024 by Dave Haynes I have seen some super-interesting stuff this week in Taiwan, and I will write those up for the report that will be out in early Q1, but here’s something I can relate now – a look at tech I have noted in the past but never seen in person. A company called PanelSemi, based at …
Why So Few Posts – I’m Seriously On The Road October 28, 2024 by Dave Haynes If you are wondering why the volume of posts have slowed to a trickle the last week or so, it’s because I am on an epic planes, trains and traffic research trip, and am typing this from my hotel room in Taipei at 6 in the morning. I’m not a good travel sleeper – planes …
This Window Glass Dynamically Shapeshifts, Grows Virtual Plants To Create Shade October 26, 2024 by Dave Haynes The Dutch start-up VideowindoW had a big moment this week at a trade show called Glass Technology Live, showing its very interesting dimmable glass that can use animated creative to block the glare and heat flooding a space like an airport departure seating area. Working with a consortium that included Arnold Glas and LamiPress, VideowindoW showed a …
Preview: Pix From Launch Event For Future Stores In London October 22, 2024 by Dave Haynes That very ambitious, digitally-driven pop-up store on Oxford Street in London had a preview party the other night, ahead of its formal opening next week. Future Stores is a space that brands can lease for short-terms – if for example a consumer device company with, I dunno, AR eyeglasses, wanted to make a big splash …
Specialty Display Firm Praevar, Best Known For High-Bright LCDs, Goes Green With E Ink Posters October 22, 2024 by Dave Haynes A Toronto company known very much for its high-brightness outdoor LCD displays has taken a distinct pivot into e-paper poster displays that consume a fraction of the power. The specialty display manufacturer Praevar has started marketing a 32-inch ePoster based around the E Ink Spectra 6 display, aiming the product at indoor advertising and retail …
Korean Solutions Firm VECT Clearing Securities Hurdles To Do IPO October 21, 2024 by Dave Haynes Language, location and how private companies keep their financials to themselves means it is quite rare to come across data on how digital signage solutions companies do in other parts of the world, so it was interesting to come across a news report about a Korean firm that is planning to go public. It was …
Optisigns Debuts Its Own $300 Pro Media Player, Paired With Its CMS Software October 18, 2024 by Dave Haynes Houston-based OptiSigns has developed and launched a third media player to a hardware line-up that pairs with its digital signage CMS platform – a $300 Pro version that slots in between an entry-level Android HDMI stick and a high-end 8K-ready unit. The OptiSigns Pro Player is a ruggedized unit, passively-cooled little box that can do …
Another Hologram-ish Shower Stall Product Surfaces, But Done A Bit Differently October 17, 2024 by Dave Haynes The huge GITEX tech trade show is on right now in Dubai and among the acres of bling – it’s Dubai, so there’s no end of that – is a Lithuanian video conferencing company doing its own take on those transparent displays I unfortunately liken to shower stalls. During GITEX GLOBAL 2024, says PR, TrueConf …
Wi-Charge Adds A 9-Inch Shelf-Edge Display To Its Battery And Cord-Free Product Line October 17, 2024 by Dave Haynes The Israeli tech firm Wi-Charge has added a 9-inch flat panel display to its product line – larger than earlier models but like those, powered over the air without using cables or batteries. Nine inches may seem small to digital signage people who now regard 55-inch flat panels as being small-ish, but these are intended …
Photos: Here’s A Look At That Solar-Driven Color Billboard Tech October 16, 2024 by Dave Haynes Here are some photos I asked for that show the public demo of that Israeli company’s very different approach to making billboards both digital and also sustainable. KA-Dynamic Color and a NYC partner Sign Expo got the OK to show a portion of its billboard tech in a park yesterday and again today (at the corner …
