All-In-One LED Displays Sales Have Grown 6X Since 2020: Omdia August 8, 2024 by Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 – …
New Omaha Concert Venue Uses E-Paper Displays To Assign And Manage Dressing Rooms And Suites August 7, 2024 by Dave Haynes Using networked displays to help assign and manage meeting rooms in workplaces is now commonplace, but they’re also being used for applications that are kinda sorta similar, but also very different. Like assigning dressing rooms at a performing arts venue. The Slovenian e-paper solutions provider Visionect has an interesting post up about how it has kitted …
Technical Details And Long-View Video Of That Giant LED Backdrop For Adele’s Munich Outdoor Concert Series August 7, 2024 by Dave Haynes Sixteen:Nine’s German language content partners invidis have dug up more technical details on that massive LED display being used as the backdrop for a series of Adele concerts at a purpose-built temporary stadium in Munich, where invidis is based. The Adele Arena in Munich was put in by the Montreal-based specialist integrator Solotech, likely using …
Blue Screens Of Death Invade Planet Earth August 6, 2024 by Vpetersson Guest Post: Viktor Petersson, Screenly It’s Saturday morning. Emergency services in Alaska are knocked out, meaning you can’t even get through to 911. Atlanta, Delta’s hub, is full of people sleeping wherever they can, and the queue to the help desk is more than a mile long. Thousands of flights are grounded, and there are …
LG Gets UL Verification For Its Sunlight-Battling Anti-Discoloration Tech for Outdoor Flat Panels August 2, 2024 by Dave Haynes LG has started marketing what it calls advanced “Anti-Discoloration technology” tuned to high brightness outdoor flat panel displays that are subject to day after day of punishing direct sunlight and heat – which can lead to the LCD layer irreparably yellowing. The discoloring can be the product both of heat load and that heat not …
The Olympics Flame In Paris Is Water Vapor Illuminated By LED Lights August 1, 2024 by Dave Haynes This is not at all digital signage, but what was done here could easily be stitched into a larger visual project that includes digital displays in the experience. If you have been paying attention to the Olympics going in Paris right now, you may have seen the very different take the organizers did with the …
Taco Bell Adding Voice AI Ordering To Hundreds Of US Drive-Thrus August 1, 2024 by Dave Haynes The owner of Taco Bell says it has targeted hundreds of its US stores for the implementation of voice AI-based ordering in the drive thrus. Yum! Brands says its Voice AI technology is already in more than 100 Taco Bell U.S. drive-thrus across 13 states – using it to “enhance back-of-house operations for team members …
