ZetaDisplay Changes At Top, With Mandorf No Longer CEO; Fully Leaving Company At End Of Year October 23, 2023 by Super User The CEO of one of Europe’s larger, often regionalized digital signage solutions providers has stepped down, with a successor already in place today as the head of Malmo, Sweden-based Zeta Display. Per Mandorf has stepped down down after more than four years, after growing the company organically and through acquisitions, with a main focus on …
100+ Square, Framed LCDs Celebrate Hamburger U Trainees At McDonald’s Global HQ October 20, 2023 by Super User There’s a lot of good stuff going on with the experiential design and execution for the relocated downtown Chicago headquarters building of QSR giant McDonald’s. The company was in suburban Chicago for decades, but shifted its global headquarters to the Chicago West Loop, in a historic-looking building designed by Gensler. The HQ opened in 2018, …
Uniguest Makes Another Acquisition, This Time Healthcare Tech Firm pCare October 19, 2023 by Super User When people ask me about vertical markets that are poised for growth, I tend to say now that the industry has started to tap the opportunity for back-of-house, non-office workplace environments, the next big one is health care. We’ve seen some announcements recently from LG and Samsung that suggest they see it as well, and …
This Dubai Company Has Almost-Crazy Variety Of Kinetic Digital Display Options October 19, 2023 by Super User I stumbled across this company on Linkedin – a Dubai firm called Lazulite that does a wild variety of work using those kinetic/robotic displays that operate a bit like synchronized drawers on sliders, with LEDs on the face of each drawer. This is the same family of tech that was used for the ill-fated and …
Clever Digital Art Piece Traps People Between Books On A Shelf October 19, 2023 by Super User This is much more art than commercial signage, but a fun and interesting approach to mixing screens with physical objects. Japanese multimedia artist Hiroyasu Shimo put a screen in behind books on a bookshelf and created video that makes it appear that tiny people are stuck between the books. Hat tips Alix Pennycuick and Stephan …
Screenly Launches Hyper-Secure Power Bi App To Integrate Visualized Data Tools And Digital Signage October 18, 2023 by Super User There are numerous CMS software companies indicating in their features and benefits that their platforms have integrated with Microsoft’s popular and powerful business intelligence and data visualization tool, Power BI. I don’t have enough nerd in me to discern what’s the optimal way to go at this, but I asked Bristol, UK-based Screenly CEO Viktor …
LA Startup Blends LED Lighting Backdrops With Building Materials To Create Animated “Luminous” Video Walls October 18, 2023 by Super User An LA company has launched a new product that blends LED backwalls with other materials like fabrics and even stone to create luminous, animated wall panels for commercial environments. It’s a spin on what companies like ESI Design did in some office tower lobbies, creating a relatively low cost digital feature wall by animating a …
Captivate Further Extends Footprint Into Residential Via Partnership With Deliveries Locker Firm October 16, 2023 by Super User The DOOH media company most known for putting screens in office tower elevators has broadened its footprint a bit more, partnering with a company that puts package management lockers in the lobbies of upscale apartment blocks and condos. Captivate is working with Luxer One, a tech company that specializes in “contactless pick-up and drop-off solutions …
Reminder: 200+ Pages Of Profiles, Insights And Research On Digitl Signage Available As Free Download October 16, 2023 by Super User I get calls and emails frequently – had one just last week – asking if I knew of good resources for research on the digital signage industry. I always reply that it is very hit and miss in terms of what’s available and worthwhile. There are a handful of credible research firms – like Omdia, …
Chilean Bakery Uses Digital Split-Flap Displays For Full Five-Screen Menu Board October 16, 2023 by Super User Most of the flip-disc and split-flap installations I’ve seen – old-school mechanical or digital – have tended to be single screens that are used more for the visual novelty than as a functional communications tool – which was the main use for the original spinning and chattering status board displays at airports and rail stations. …
