Barcelona’s Admira Is Big On Retail And DOOH, But Also On Sneakers And Star Wars February 20, 2024 by Dave Haynes I am finally getting back to notes and recordings done during ISE week, including one of my favorite memories of that recent show – a visit with the Barcelona-based software and solutions provider Admira. The company is not known all that much outside of Europe, but is a substantial player in the signage market – …
Wi-Charge’s Cord-Cutting Gen 3 Wireless Shelf-Edge Retail Screens Are Sleeker, Offer More Features February 20, 2024 by Dave Haynes The Israeli firm Wi-Charge has launched a third-generation of its retail-focused wireless video displays – small 5 and 7-inch units meant mount at the front of in-aisle shelves and with end-caps. The display units are skinny LCDs that can easily be mounted and moved around as needed, since they don’t rely on wiring – regular …
BOE Prototype LCD Gets 2,500 Nits Visuals From A 1,200 Nits Panel February 19, 2024 by Dave Haynes One of the big challenges with wandering into stands for Chinese display manufacturers is clearing what can be a big language hurdle, so I was very, very happy during the recent ISE trade show to get a detailed walk around the BOE stand from a senior sales manager who comes from South Africa and works …
Samsung Eyes Long Tail Of SMB Market For Its Now-Released VXT Digital Signage Platform February 16, 2024 by Dave Haynes Samsung has been talking up its VXT digital signage solution for more than a year now, but it was at ISE a couple of weeks ago that the South Korean tech giant formally launched the cloud-based software and services solution to the industry, including the broader pro AV ecosystem. VXT is short for Visual eXperience …
Loop Media Expands Market To Include Custom Streaming Channels For Enterprise Businesses February 14, 2024 by Dave Haynes A lot of digital signage CMS and solutions providers who start out targeting the small business market shift to enterprise, where there is more money and scale, and now we’re seeing Digital OOH network operators make a similar shift, or maybe in the case of Loop Media, and expansion. The LA-based company, which provides curated …
New JFK T6 Taking Digital-First, Screen-Led Approach To Passenger Experience February 14, 2024 by Dave Haynes The travel retail trade publication TRBusiness has an interesting post up about the digital-first plan for the new Terminal 6 at JFK airport in the New York area – noting how information screens are fundamental to the travel experience in the new design. The $5B terminal will open its first phase in two years and …
DPAA Creates MOOHA, A Subset Association For All Of Those Ad Networks On Moving Vehicles February 13, 2024 by Dave Haynes The DPAA trade association thinks there is now enough activity and differentiation with roaming digital advertising networks to warrant creating and fostering a self-governing subset group called MOOHA, short for Moving Out of Home Association. The group, labelled a collective by the DPAA, involves companies that have ads on the top of taxis and ride-share …
The Top 10 Digital Signage Trends Coming Out Of ISE: Invidis April 15, 2026February 12, 2024 by Dave Haynes My friends at German content partner Invidis have a good post up today rounding up ISE and the top 10 digital signage industry trends emerging from the recent show. I am shattered after wrestling my snowblower this morning through 30 cm of snow that’s perfect (wet and heavy) for making a snowman (the guy who …
Retail Screen Operator DART Innovation Acquired By Marketing Experience Giant Quad February 7, 2024 by Dave Haynes The guys behind little DART Innovation in North Carolina have realized a nice little exit from the business, being acquired by a firm that describes itself as a $3 billion global marketing experience company. Quad, based outside of Milwaukee, has bought the in-store digital media solutions provider as a strategic investment, with plans to expand …
ISE Day 3 Impressions – 2024 May Well Be Biggest Version Ever February 2, 2024 by Dave Haynes Three days down at Integrated Systems Europe, and one more to go. A healthy chunk of the attendees will have already headed home last night or this morning, so the event center here in Barcelona should be significantly quieter. I have heard numerous times now that this edition will beat all-time attendance records – surpassing …
