MediaVue Founder and CEO David DeGiorgi (1954-2023) March 27, 2023 by Super User Sad news out of New England: the founder and CEO of the media play-out hardware and software services company MediaVue Systems has passed away. David DeGiorgi died on Saturday after a 16-month battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. He passed peacefully, surrounded by his family, and is survived by his sisters, Debbie and …
Dutch Start-up Videowindow’s Smart Glass Turns Glare Control Measures Into “Biophilic” Art March 24, 2023 by Super User This is very cool … smart architectural glass that does glare control wth nature-themed digital art. The Dutch startup VideowindoW has started marketing its Biophilic Glare Control – patented technology that can create a dappled natural light experience by rendering a canopy of leaves that is tied in to light sensors and VideoWindow’s software. Biophilic …
Proto Gets Canadian Patent For Its Hologram-Ish Video Display Device And Method March 24, 2023 by Super User The company that first came up with the concept of using large transparent LCDs to create hologram-ish visual experiences has added Canada to its patent profile, building off the US patent it secured last year. LA-based Proto Inc. says its display and communications platform has had its 2022 USPTO patent recognized by the Canadian Intellectual …
Appspace Ties In Workplace-Focused Platform With Logitech’s Office Technology March 24, 2023 by Super User The software firm Appspace has long leveraged partnerships with larger (and sometimes much larger, like Cisco) technology firms to open doors and chase deals with enterprise-level customers. With the company’s heavy focus now on what it calls workplace experience, Appspace is doing the work to integrate with hardware partners, including ones its customers might see …
Hotel Near Disneyland Uses Displays, Projection To Make “Grand Magic” In Lobby March 24, 2023 by Super User The hotels sector has long been an active investor in digital signage, but with the notable exception of casino resorts, most properties have paid for projects that would be described as modest. Like a video wall behind the check-in and directory displays. Then there’s the Grand Magic Hotel near Disneyland Paris … Schroders, the investment …
Mood Media Bulks Up Retail Media Capabilities, Acquiring AdTech Firm Vibenomics March 21, 2023 by Super User The retail-centric solutions provider Mood Media has bulked up its capabilities in the fast-growing area of retail media networks, acquiring Vibenomics, a company focused on in-store digital advertising. Known most for in-store audio/radio, Austin, TX-based Mood says it does on-premise media for more than 500,000 business locations, across some 140 countries, including curated music, messaging, …
signageOS Partners On All-Encompassing Connected Devices Monitoring Platform For Businesses March 20, 2023 by Super User The Czech/US software firm signageOS has done an intriguing partnership with an Atlanta-area software shop that allows end-users – like retailers – to have remote monitoring and management available on a variety of smart, connected devices, within a venue, from one platform. In a conventional set-up, assuming devices are indeed being monitored and managed, it’s …
Almost 1,700 Feet Of LED Fins Drive Brand And Inspire At Tech Firm’s NYC Experience Center March 17, 2023 by Super User The identity and access management tech vendor Okta has opened an Experience Center in NYC designed to raise brand awareness among passers-by, as well as educate and inspire visitors. What’s particularly interesting is the use of almost 1,700 linear feet of LED fins just inside the window, set in a curve. Electrosonic did the AV …
Visix Launches E-Paper Signs And Software To Support Workplace Hot-desking March 17, 2023 by Super User Atlanta-based CMS software and solutions firm Visix has started marketing a different take on managing multiple workspaces in office hoteling environments, using e-paper displays as reservation screens at desks. It’s a variation on meeting room signs, the main difference being how these small displays are small, lightweight, affordable and largely trouble-free. Visix has been doing …
Let Me Know What You’re Doing In Generative AI … March 16, 2023 by Super User There have been all kinds of technologies that have somewhat come and gone to and out of the digital signage sector – generating a lot of interest and discussion, but not really catching on. Remember bluetooth beacons? Artificial intelligence is getting a huge amount of attention lately, and I think the prospects for its adoption …
