Hologram-ish Transparent LCDs Embedded In Korean Delivery Truck October 3, 2023 by Super User LED displays on rolling delivery trucks, running ads, is familiar in big cities like Las Vegas, but here’s a very different take on that approach – a truck rolling around the streets of Seoul with a pair of big transparent LCDs integrated into the cargo box. I have no idea what’s being advertised here – …
Digital Signage Helps Spanish Ham Chain Convince Travelers That Vending Machine Sandwiches Can Be Edible And Tasty October 3, 2023 by Super User Buying sandwiches out of a vending machine normally reads like an act of starving, eat-something-or-die desperation, but a new digital signage-backed vending set-up at Barcelona’s main airport actually looks tempting. Enrique Tomás, the world’s largest ham chain, has launched a set of 30 GO!urmet vending machines at strategic points throughout the airport, offering a range …
Raspberry Pi Launches Fifth Generation; Touted As 2X+ Faster Than Pi 4 October 2, 2023 by Super User The organization behind the long-running series of Raspberry Pi series of micro PCs announced the launch late last week of the fifth generation of the units – with upgrades on just about everything. It is the first major release since the Pi 4 came out four years ago. The headlines are that it is more …
FEMA Asking Digital Signage Networks To Join Oct. 4th National Test Of Alert Systems September 19, 2023 by Super User The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is doing a national test of its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) in early October, and asking digital signage network operators to help out with the testing. IPAWS provides authenticated, life-saving emergency messages through mobile phones, radio and TV and digital signage through the IPAWS All-Hazards Information …
Reminder: Get Your Entries In For The Global Digital Signage Awards; Sept. 30 Submission Deadline September 18, 2023 by Super User Submissions for the global Digital Signage Awards need to be in by the end of this month, and as a main media sponsor and the person behind the awards categories, I wanted to remind companies about the deadline and reinforce the rationale for entering. There are some big changes in place for the awards categories …
Sacramento AV/IT Services Firm Opens New Showroom That Doubles As Event Space And Hangout Bar September 13, 2023 by Super User A Sacramento-area IT services and consulting shop focused on the AV sector has launched an interesting new space that is part manufacturers’ showroom and part event space and hangout bar. The Farm says its newly renovated Farmhouse is an all-in-one showroom, event space, corner bar and training center. “The Farmhouse is part showroom, part social …
Seoul Interactive Wall Blends Projection Mapping With Conductive Ink September 12, 2023 by Super User This is a fun interactive wall that blends projection mapping with conductive ink – done back in 2020 at an art center in Seoul. You can see how someone trying out the Netmarble Game Academy exhibition is seeing visuals that just arrive or are highlighted by clever projection mapping from a ceiling projector. You can …
How A Dutch Firm Uses Digital Signage And Interactive Displays To Sell High-End Garage Doors September 11, 2023 by Super User We’re conditioned to seeing digital signage into bricks and mortar stores selling things like apparel, beauty products and vehicles, but here’s a digitally-integrated showroom for a company that sells garage doors. Different Doors sells high-end, custom garage doors and it built pro AV technology – like digital signs and interactive, triggered screens – into its …
Touch-free Capability Added To Those Airport Restroom Survey Displays September 8, 2023 by Super User If you travel much you have probably been through an airport and seen a little screen at the exit to restrooms/toilets/water closets/add a new name here that ask users to rate the cleanliness of the facilities. Just as it seems odd that people are asked to pull on door handles after they’ve been encouraged to …
Color E-Paper Matured To Point It’s Used In Art Exhibitions September 6, 2023 by Super User One of the knocks, historically, with color e-paper has been how a filter was added to the hardware layers that make up a display, to make color possible … but in the process muting what people see. So a deep red looked more like a pastel red on the digital posters. That’s been overcome, as …
