LiFi Technology Mashed Up With Wireless Power For New Connectivity Option February 26, 2024 by Dave Haynes Connectivity is fundamental to almost every digital signage network out there, but the industry is seemingly well past the days when just establishing a stable and suitably speedy internet connection was a big chore. Even with a lot of options now available, new ones continue to emerge, like something called LiFi – which uses light …
Tokyo DOOH Network Has 11,500 Screens In Taxis February 23, 2024 by Dave Haynes Language is a big barrier, and it steadily nags at me that much of what gets covered here overlooks what goes on in other parts of the world, notably Asia. Consider news out of Japan of a tie-up between a company that seems to be having genuine success with DOOH screens in taxis and a …
Another Company Takes Stab At Getting Shopping Screens On Shopping Carts Beyond Pilots February 23, 2024 by Dave Haynes The idea of attaching a small flat screen to shopping carts used in big box groceries and mass merchandisers has been around and tried for 15-plus years, and it has never really gone anywhere. But much has happened through those years, and there are companies continuing to take shots at getting widespread adoption in retail. …
“Opulent” Underwater Creative Developed As Refresh To LV Cosmopolitan’s Experiential Lobby February 23, 2024 by Dave Haynes One of the first, and still one of the best, experiential digital installations yet seen in this industry has had a major content refresh – with a new live-action creative piece now running on the monumental 16-foot-tall columns in the lobby of the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The new work – called Opulence – was …
AOPEN Now Marketing Military-Grade, Hyper-Rugged New Chromebox Mini 2 February 22, 2024 by Dave Haynes The Taiwan-based computing firm AOPEN has started pre-release marketing for a second generation of its Chromebox Mini series – describing the Chromebox Mini 2 as not just commercial-grade, but military spec-grade. The little units – roughly the same width as a smartphone – have MIL-STD-810H Certification, which means it has been successfully run through a …
LEDs Continue On Rapid Rise, But Still Business For Flat Panels And Projection: Futuresource ISE Report February 22, 2024 by Dave Haynes The folks at UK-based research firm Futuresource Consulting always send a big team to Integrated Systems Europe, and one of the outputs from all that poking around is a great summary report the analysts put together about what they saw and the trends in evidence. Even better, it’s a free download. That Post-Show Report is …
United Airlines Using “Headless” Digital Experience Platform To Drive Some 1,800 Screens February 22, 2024 by Dave Haynes US air carrier United Airlines has started rolling out color-coded directional signage for print and digital in the pre-security “lobbies” of some of the airports it serves, responding to customer feedback that what was in place needed work. In an interesting twist, Linkedin posts talking up the new look for signage reference how United’s digital …
Sharp’s New Color E-Paper Displays Coming On US Market; Price And Color Reproduction Might Be Issues February 21, 2024 by Dave Haynes The color e-paper displays that Sharp NEC was demonstrating at the recent ISE trade show in Spain will be available in North America starting next month, in 13-inch and 25-inch versions, but eco-conscious buyers might be gulping when they see the prices. The US office of Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America says in PR …
Smart Airport Trolleys Put Wayfinding Screens On Wheels February 20, 2024 by Dave Haynes Big digital display totems with wayfinding are good starts in the effort to help airport passengers find their departure gates and services, but available space and significant capital costs for each unit mean there are only so many of them on concourses. A Danish company called Intelligent Track Systems is trying to address the need …
Krispy Kreme’s London Flagship Uses Screens To Drive Its Doughnuts Experience February 20, 2024 by Dave Haynes The UK software firm Embed Signage has pushed out a nice video that shows the use of its solutions in the London Oxford Street flagship location of Krispy Kreme, the US chain known for mouth-melting, lethally good, warm, glazed, yeast doughnuts. The new store has a series of tiled flat panel menu and promotions displays …
