Mark Ossel Explains The Whys And Hows Of The Global Signage Alliance, And Its Ties To Samsung March 1, 2023 by Super User When I was doing my initial recon walk through the many halls of ISE a few weeks back, I went by a stand that was highlighting something called the Global Signage Alliance, which was unfamiliar to me and made me curious. The stand’s occupants weren’t there, and I was on the go, so I never …
17-Year-Old NEC Screens Still Happily Working Away At Vienna’s Airport February 28, 2023 by Super User Photo: Oliver Bauer, Sharp/NEC When it comes to flat panel displays, the general rule of thumb seems to be that they’ll last roughly five years before the screens will be due for replacement. So it is interesting to read about some displays that have been hard at work for 17 years … and counting. Our …
Pro Flat Panel Demand In US Softened Q3-4 2022: PMA Research February 27, 2023 by Super User LA-area research firm PMA Research says demand for commercial flat panel displays softened in the second half of last year as supply chain issues cleared up and order backlogs were all fulfilled. PMA, which describes itself as the worldwide market information experts on large displays, released that summary out of its latest half-yearly All-Displays sell-through …
NoviSign, Partners Create Spin-Out JV Company – ReaLo – Focused on Turnkey Digital Retail Solutions February 24, 2023 by Super User Three Israeli companies that all come at retail from differing angles have partnered on a new firm, called ReaLo, that makes end-to-end retail marketing/merchandising services available to customers. ReaLo, says PR, will support its customers end to end from the planning stage, through implementation and installation and up to ongoing full support, using its unique …
PPDS Studios Opening Up In EU, UK And US To Support Sellers, Inspire End-Users February 24, 2023 by Super User The company marketing Philips digital signage and related pro AV solutions has started building and opening a series of showroom/demo/meeting spaces across Europe and North America under the handle PPDS Studios. Intended to support partners like system integrators, consultants, distributors, AV/IT designers/architects), as well as end customers, PPDS Studios have already opened in Amsterdam, Madrid, …
R&D Work Suggests Metasurfaces Could Supplant LCD; Boosting Resolution, Halving Power Needs February 23, 2023 by Super User University researchers in the UK and Australia are collaborating on the development of a new kind of engineered material that would be much thinner than LCD technology, boost resolution 10-fold, and use half the power. Researchers at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, the Australian National University (ANU), and the University of New South Wales …
How To Capture An LED Display On Camera (So It Looks Good!) February 22, 2023 by Zach Todd I was sifting through Linkedin last week and saw a company’s post celebrating the installation of a set of outdoor LED screens, and using a set of photos that made the screens look like junk. I’m sure they weren’t junk, but it reinforced the challenges of marketing a product that can look amazing to naked …
Delphi Display Systems Acquired By Another Restaurant-Focused Tech Firm, Toast February 22, 2023 by Super User Delphi Display Systems, which has been mainly focused on a variety of menu and ordering screens for the QSR sector, has been acquired by Toast, a Boston cloud-based software company that likens its products to a restaurant operating system. “As the needs of guests rapidly evolve and the importance of developing incremental revenue streams grows, …
“Boring” But Effective Digital Signage Guides Underground Storage Users At KC Facility February 21, 2023 by Super User This is a great example of what I call boring signage – utilitarian displays and content that won’t get any pulses racing, but does a job effectively. In this case, it’s a set of directories for an underground storage facility in Kansas City. Integrator KCAV (good, to-the-point brand, by the way) put a solution together …
Real Estate Services Giant Uses 24-Foot Lobby LED Wall, Generative Data, To Inspire Staff And Guests At New DC Offices February 17, 2023 by Super User This is a nice fit-to-size LED video wall in the new Washington, DC offices lobby of real estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield – a 24-foot wide canvas running generative art. The video wall is central to the experience for both employees and visitors, says the Chicago creative shop behind it, Next/Now: A larger-than-life LED …
