Running Digital Signage Networks On Windows? Pour A Three-Finger Drink Instead Of Morning Coffee Before Reading This July 19, 2024 by Dave Haynes People on the America side of the Atlantic are sipping coffee and taking in news this morning that enterprise devices running Windows on networks – like digital signage media players using that OS – were blue-screened if they also were using security software from CrowdStrike It is not a Windows error directly, but one caused …
This Digital Signage Software Firm Is Letting Customers Decide If They Want AI-based Functionality July 18, 2024 by Dave Haynes While a lot of digital signage CMS software and solutions companies are trying every which way to work AI into their marketing and PR messages, the CEO of a UK CMS firm has taken the interesting step of saying his company is dialing back its AI support and enabling customers to unilaterally switch off AI-backed …
Spectrio Launches Menu Board App Intended To Simplify, Streamline Messaging Across Multiple Use-Cases July 18, 2024 by Dave Haynes Spectrio has developed a set of online tools intended to streamline and simplify what can be arduous tasks of organizing, populating and updating business-critical digital menu boards, whether that’s at quick service restaurants, attractions ticket windows or business service and order counters. The Tampa company’s new Menu Board App is position as a toolset that …
Melbourne, Australia Politicians Considering Nightly Curfew On LED Billboards To Curb Light Pollution July 18, 2024 by Dave Haynes A proposal in front of local politicians in Melbourne, Australia would see digital OOH billboards in that city subject to a curfew, in an effort to curb light pollution from big, super-bright LED displays affixed to buildings. A report in the Guardian newspaper says a review of current conditions suggests location-specific lighting requirements be created …
TelemetryTV Debits Own Digital Signage Operating System, Optimized Hardware Player July 17, 2024 by Dave Haynes Vancouver, BC-based TelemetryTV is the latest digital signage solutions firm to develop its own operating system and play-out hardware tuned to it, with the intent of maxing out reliability, simplifying management and reducing costs. The company now has an online store featuring what it calls the TelemetryOS Box. “Designed for 24/7 commercial use in sectors such …
Video Shows Shopping Experiences And Tech Being Tested For Ikea Stores in Madrid Experience Lab July 16, 2024 by Dave Haynes Here’s an interesting little quick-cutting video that shows what’s going on in a Madrid lab that’s testing technologies and store design ideas for global retailing giant Ikea. The Global eXperience Lab (xLab) has now been in operation for a year, testing concepts for the Ingka Group, by far the largest Ikea franchisee on the planet. …
Two-Thirds Of Big EU Businesses Still Not Set Up With Right Tech For Hybrid Work: Survey July 11, 2024 by Dave Haynes Hat tip to AV Interactive for first posting on this … The Dutch workplace-centric AV and IT consulting and services firm Kinly has released research that suggests two thirds (65%) of larger companies in Europe don’t yet have office spaces that are optimized for hybrid working, even though pretty much that same number (66%) want …
Conflicting Reports: Korean Display Giants Either Dialing Back Or Trying New Ways To Make Large MicroLED Displays July 11, 2024 by Dave Haynes There are a couple of interesting and conflicting reports about the interests and efforts of two giant electronics brands in the still-emerging microLED display sector. One report says Samsung and LG are dialing back their activity and investments, while a separate report suggests Samsung and tech partners are going after a new way to produce …
Proto, Amazon Web Services Collaborate On Text To Hologram(ish) Displays For Retail July 11, 2024 by Dave Haynes Are there many retailers who will spend $50K+ USD for a giant LCD that shows products floating around on a transparent screen? I don’t think so, but some people in the cloud computing side of online retailing behemoth Amazon see something I just maybe don’t. Amazon Web Services and LA-based Proto have collaborated on what …
OptConnect Debuts Teeny Smart USB Modem For Devices On Network Edges July 10, 2024 by Dave Haynes This seems smart and attractive, but I will state upfront I don’t pay much attention to connectivity options for digital signage and DOOH jobs, so I am absolutely not an expert. Utah-based OptConnect, which is in the managed wireless business and has been nibbling around digital signage as an opportune market because of scale, has debuted …
