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 Mixer Back For 2025: Here’s Some Pix From Last Week February 7, 2024 by Dave Haynes The venue used for the last couple of mixers has been secured for 2025, and we’re exploring ways to open up the numbers, so more people can attend. That would involve canopies on the outdoor plaza, and heaters. I’d like that as we turned a lot of people away, and outside is quieter. We keep …
A Closer Look At CECOCECO’s LED-backed Wall Finishes February 6, 2024 by Dave Haynes I am starting to go through notes and endless pix shot last week at ISE, and remembered one of my first stand visits – actually a day before the show formally opened. The start-up CECOCECO had intrigued me with its 3D-printed ArtMorph LED tiles meant for architectural applications, making walls seemingly, surprisingly come alive. This …
Dubai Mall Lights Up Massive 980 Sq. M. LED Wall February 6, 2024 by Dave Haynes This is touted as the biggest indoor LED screen on the planet, taking out what had been described as the biggest OLED video wall on the planet. It is, of course, in bling-loving, deep-pocketed Dubai, at the vast Dubai Mall. The LG OLED wall only went live in 2017, in front of the mall’s aquarium, …
ISE Digital Signage Review And Tech Talk Set For Thursday In Braga, Portugal February 5, 2024 by Dave Haynes I am in Portugal this week, recovering from ISE, dodging winter and getting set to talk at an event Thursday in Braga, a lovely city north of the equally lovely but VERY hilly Porto. My friends at Braga-based tech firm Edigma arranged for me to speak to the digital signage/pro AV community in the region …
Samsung Details Target Market And Intentions For Its VXT CMS Platform February 5, 2024 by Dave Haynes I had a fun, rollicking but pretty blunt conversation with a senior US official from Samsung last week at ISE about its formal launch of VXT, its own SaaS digital signage CMS platform. That needs to get AI-transcribed before I can write that up, and I am looking out at the waves rolling in along …
ISE 2025 Stands Already Booked Solid February 5, 2024 by Dave Haynes Another indicator that ISE is resonating very nicely with the AV/IT community is that it is already fully booked for 2025, which will be run during the first week of February in Barcelona. A lot of exhibitor requests for larger areas couldn’t be honored for next year because of the demand. The show is opening …
ISE Hits All-Time Attendance Records February 5, 2024 by Dave Haynes Given that some ghastly amount of snow has smothered the place we call most of the year, I am particularly happy we are doing a working holiday in Portugal. It has been sunny since we got here and our rented flat is right on the ocean south of Porto. I am also happy I now …
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 …
ISE 2024 Impressions: Day Two – I’ve Got Almost Nothing January 31, 2024 by Dave Haynes Conference day for Dave. Heard great stuff. Learned things. Met some amazing people (looking at you, in particular, Nita). Was on the interview side of interviews, not asking. So I spent very little time on the floor. The net result. Precious little to report other than ISE was super-busy again. I had an interview commitment …
