LG About To Start Shipping A 27-Inch Smart Display In A Fancy Briefcase, And I Want One (Though Not Sure Why) August 22, 2023 by Super User I think we’ve all come across new products – particularly with electronics – that we saw and wanted, but really couldn’t quantify why or come up with a valid use. That’s certainly the case for me with a new display in a briefcase that LG will start shipping within a few days. Called the StanbyME …
Digital Signage Companies Aren’t The Only Ones Chasing Health Care Communications Business August 22, 2023 by Super User Here’s another example of a company that works outside the digital signage business finding its way into the industry to address evolving customer needs – a firm that started out putting TVs in hospital rooms now doing what it calls interactive patient care. The Long Island, NY firm pCare has a platform that includes screens …
Montreal Digital Artist Pushes Distorted Views Of People Passing Through Portal To Big Video wall August 22, 2023 by Super User Hat tip to Stefan Bischof for posting about this .. This is an interesting interactive digital art piece that is a different spin on the many gesture-driven video walls we’ve all seen demo’d at trade shows. Called Liminal, it is an interactive exhibition by Montreal-based artist Louis-Philippe Rondeau that involves people passing through what amounts …
Videos: Samsung, LG Booth Tours From Last Week’s K-Display Exhibition August 22, 2023 by Super User I referenced the recent K-Display exhibition in Seoul and the product demos of the two biggest display manufacturers in Korea – Samsung and LG. The two companies have since put out round-up videos that show their stands at the event, and focus on a range of different products.A lot of the Samsung video (below) is …
LG Has Its Smart Display “Smarts” In A Standalone Box That Can Now Drive Other Manufacturers’ Smart Screens August 21, 2023 by Super User LG has taken the interesting step of marketing a standalone media play-out device that runs the same webOS operating system as its lines of System on Chip embedded smart displays. The LG WP402 media player would work like an LG smart display, but allows the solutions provider and end-user to plug this in to an …
German Water Park And Spa’s Facelift Builds In Screens In Key Areas August 18, 2023 by Super User Via Invidis … This is a fairly straight-forward digital signage integration at a water park and wellness facility north of Munich, Germany – but there are a couple of interesting elements worth exploring. First, the reception area nicely integrates the welcome and ticketing information displays, particularly the “bar-type” skinny display set in portrait to somewhat …
Sony Keeps Growing Out Digital Signage CMS Software Partner Ecosystem, Adding 22Miles August 18, 2023 by Super User It’s been interesting to watch the differing directions the big pro display manufacturers are taking when it comes to their smart display products and digital signage CMS software. On the one hand, the biggest one – Samsung – has pretty much abandoned traditional software partnerships, and developed its own VXT CMS it is encouraging software …
Dutch Cities Try Sensor-Triggered “Too Loud” Signs To Reduce Roadway Nuisance Noise August 17, 2023 by Super User The cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam are testing a system that uses simple, low-rez digital signs along roadways to try to encourage motorists – particularly people with modified motorcycles – to reduce their noise impact. The program, running this summer, involves an audio sensor that triggers a message on the display that says, simply: “Too …
UK Companies Collaborate On Trial Of DOOH Screen Energy And Emissions Reporting August 17, 2023 by Super User A UK technology provider focused on the digital out-of-home industry has developed what’s touted as a first of its kind reporting tool to look at the environmental implications of public-facing ad screens, down to the ad campaign level. London-based UniLEDÂ collaborated with OPEN Media, Electric Glue and Starling Bank to trial its Screen Energy and Emissions …
LG Shows 30-Inch Extra-Wide Transparent OLED At K-Display Trade Fair In Seoul August 17, 2023 by Super User The largest display industry exhibition in Korea is on right now in Seoul, with companies such as LG showcasing their latest product advances at what’s called K-Display. Organized by the Korea Display Industry Association, the runs Aug. 16-18 and has roughly 170 exhibiting vendors. The trade show component, as you might expect, is dominated by …
