Chris Johns On How PassageWay’s Real Time Info Screens Boost Ridership On London’s Buses January 17, 2024 by Dave Haynes The UK startup PassageWay operates with the interesting mission of using technology that nudges people to make well-informed and more sustainable decisions about how they get from A to B. That’s done by thinking through and developing the presentation layer for Real-Time Passenger Information content that’s then run on digital signs, most notably for the …
That Giant LED Statue Concept Finally Finds A First Home January 17, 2024 by Dave Haynes The Irish company that’s been touting, for a few years now, the idea of giant LED-driven humanoids that show images of famous people has finally found a first home – in a US shopping mall that is all about the bling. A couple of news outlets – including AV Interactive – are reporting that Dublin …
AVIXA Creating “Impact Fund” Honoring Pro AV Industry Vet Brad Sousa January 17, 2024 by Dave Haynes This is a nice tribute and legacy for a well-known and much-loved pro AV industry veteran who passed away early and unexpectedly last year: an “impact fund” in his honor. Brad Sousa was the CTO of AVI Systems and served on the AVIXA Board of Directors. He passed away on Nov. 8, 2023, in Austin, …
PPDS Launches Free Content Creation And Scheduling App For Its B-Line “Business TVs” January 17, 2024 by Dave Haynes PPDS has added entry-level, on-premise CMS capabilities to update and manage content on its Philips B-Line series of 4K Business TVs – enabling users to create and schedule content off of a new and free app called PPDS Publisher. The B-Line series – available in 43 to 75-inch variants – involves 16/7-rated consumer TVs that …
ISE 2024 Sixteen:Nine Mixer Sponsor Profile: How ScreenCloud Delivers Automated, Web-Driven Digital Signage Experiences January 17, 2024 by Dave Haynes Integrated Systems Europe is now less than two weeks out, and Sixteen:Nine is again doing a Barcelona version of the networking mixers it has been doing since forever. The sold out event happens because of eight great sponsors who help cover the considerable costs of the evening, including tapas and an open bar. I like to …
ISE 2024 Sixteen:Nine Mixer Sponsor Profile: Meet The Dynamic Content People At Screenfeed January 16, 2024 by Dave Haynes Integrated Systems Europe is now two weeks out, and Sixteen:Nine is again doing a Barcelona version of the networking mixers it has been doing since forever. The sold out event happens because of eight great sponsors who help cover the considerable costs of the evening, including tapas and an open bar. I like to thank …
Almost 3,000 Computer-Controlled Tiles Mimic Sea’s Motions In This Giant Kinetic Sculpture January 16, 2024 by Dave Haynes This is not digital signage, and more an alternative to the big LED visuals that have been schemed into newly-built experiential environments in the last few years. Like big video walls, this project uses real-time data to drive the visual experience. It’s a giant kinetic sculpture that encompasses a grand staircase on a new cruise …
Alfalite Bundles Digital Art Library, Media Player Into New AlfaArt Turnkey Video Wall Solution January 16, 2024 by Dave Haynes One of the ongoing challenges of selling big LED video displays into corporate and private spaces is coming up with a plan that not only factors in the cost and integration challenges of the physical screen, but also what’s going to be on it. The Spanish firm Alfalite, which bills itself as the only European …
STRATACACHE, Scala Push Deeper Into Retail With New Ordering And Checkouts Capabilities January 16, 2024 by Dave Haynes The long-running digital signage software platform Scala has been focused in recent years on retail as its main vertical – and that’s even more the case now with the launch of what’s been called Scala Commerce. It’s a suite of in-store consumer self-service and service automation platforms tuned specifically to the retail, hospitality and closely-related …
ISE 2024 Sixteen:Nine Mixer Sponsor Profile – How Sweden’s Dise Delivers Great Digital In-Store Experiences January 16, 2024 by Dave Haynes Integrated Systems Europe is coming on quickly, and Sixteen:Nine is again doing a Barcelona version of the networking mixers it has been doing since forever. The sold out event happens because of eight great sponsors who help cover the considerable costs of the evening, including tapas and an open bar. I like to thank and …
