SignageOS, Screenfeed Partner On Standard HTML5 Performance Tests For SOC Smart Displays And Players October 16, 2023 by Super User The Czech/US software firm signageOS has been doing benchmarking tests on system-on-chip smart display technology since 2018, and has now taken the interesting step of partnering with subscription content provider Screenfeed on a standardized content set to test how “smart” digital signage screens and players handle HTML5. The Prague company, most known for middleware that …
Revel, Absen Forge Alliance To Chase Arena, Stadium Display And Signage Business October 13, 2023 by Super User Utah-based solutions provider Revel Media Group has done a partnership deal with the US wing of Chinese LED manufacturer Absen to mutually chase business in sports and entertainment venues. Under this exciting alliance, says PR, Revel Media Group and Absen Inc. will champion each other’s products and services, with a specific focus on elevating the …
AOPEN Now Shipping 3rd-Gen Commercial Chromeboxes October 13, 2023 by Super User Taiwan-based tech manufacturer AOPEN has released a third-generation of its Chromebox Commercial series, aimed at use-cases like retail, QSR, manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality. The new Chromebox Commercial 3 is touted as reliability, performance and versatility, with key features as: Ruggedized: Made from aluminum and SECC metal, and billed as having “near-zero fail rates” Fanless Seamless …
LG, Samsung Announce Tech Partnerships Targeting Screens For Health Care Environments October 13, 2023 by Super User The two biggest pro display manufacturers active in the North American market made announcements this week that signal their interest in chasing the complicated but big scale opportunity of patient communications in health care environments. Both LG and Samsung made announcements Thursday about partnerships with technology companies that are specifically focused on health care – …
Newark’s New-ish Terminal Borrows LED Surprise From Comcast Tower October 12, 2023 by Super User One of the brilliant aspects, going back some 15 years, of the Comcast Tower LED lobby experience in Philly was and is how the big video wall takes on the appearance of the lobby’s non-digital wall finish – and then stuff starts appearing. Newark and Philly are pretty close in proximity, so the Comcast lobby …
DPAA Conference – Start-up Response Point Shows Display Totem That Pairs Public Safety With DOOH Advertising October 12, 2023 by Super User One of my NYC stops earlier this week was the big annual DPAA adtech/media conference, which attracts a pile of media people from round the US and Canada. The organization always does a good job, and I liked the location along the Hudson River, at Chelsea Piers. It looked packed in the presentation room, and …
NYC Walkabout : The Tiffany Virtual Windows Are Lovely, But Reflection Is An Issue October 12, 2023 by Super User The front end of this week was spent in New York, moderating a DSF panel and also doing a few things like catching some of the DPAA conference and getting a peek inside a very ambitious new tech-focused attraction that hopes to open next month (more on that once it’s OK to mention). I also …
US Grocer Hy-Vee To Use Samsung’s VXT And Retail Ads Solution Across 10,000+ Screens October 12, 2023 by Super User Samsung has announced a big commercial win for its increasingly integrated digital signage solution, providing smart displays, CMS software AND in-store ad sales and placement for a roll-out of more than 10,000 screens in the US grocer chain Hy-Vee. Hy-Vee will use VXT CMS to manage a network of screens installed in aisles, deli, meat …
How WiFi-Hungry Smartphones Enable Audience Measurement For Digital Ad Networks October 6, 2023 by Super User Guest Post: Bill Evans, BlueZoo All OOH businesses require an accurate measurement of OOH impressions, but the vast majority of impressions may never be captured. That costs you money. Measuring advertising audiences lets media owners prove that advertisers are getting the impressions they pay for. At the same time, measurement reassures media owners that advertisers …
A Close Look At Transparent LED Foil In Retail, And A Broader Look At Digital In London’s Revitalized Battersea Development October 3, 2023 by Super User One of the work stops I wanted to make while in London recently was the revitalized and re-imagined Battersea Power Station, a huge decommissioned structure along the Thames and just up-river from the central part of the city. It is now a multi-purpose development – with the turbine hall turned into retail and food, and …