3D Display Firms Leia, Dimenco Merge To Create Cross-Platform Solution August 8, 2023 by Dave Haynes The Silicon Valley technology firm Leia, which is focused on 3D display hardware and content services, has acquired the Dutch specialty display manufacturer Dimenco, whose main product is also all about 3D. This strategic move, says PR on the deal, unites the capabilities of two leaders in the 3D market, set to accelerate mainstream adoption …
Wireless Screen Sharing, Digital Signage Solution Deployed At 500+ WeWork Locations August 8, 2023 by Dave Haynes Workplace has proven to be one of the most active and opportune vertical markets to chase for pure-play digital signage solutions and software firms, but they are confronted by the interesting challenge of seeing competing solutions from companies that mostly operate outside the digital signage industry. In most cases, they’re companies that have other technology …
Digital Signage Services Demand Plummeted; Hardware Sales Slowed In First Half Of 2023: Survey August 8, 2023 by Dave Haynes Munich-based consulting and publishing firm invidis has released the latest results from the digital signage and Digital Out Of Home “Business Climate Index” it recently revived, suggesting that the first half of 2023 saw demand plummet for digital signage services and sales slow for hardware.”Only with a lot of luck can the industry make up …
ISE Marks 20 Years For Giant Pro AV Show; Largest Footprint Yet Booked For 2024 August 8, 2023 by Dave Haynes The 2024 edition of Integrated Systems Europe is six months out, and its organizers have started talking up both the future and past of the big pro AV show. It will be the 20th anniversary of the trade show and conference, having started in Geneva, Switzerland, moved to Amsterdam and seeing huge growth there, and …
New E-Book Aimed At Opportunity, Challenges Of Running In-Store Display Side Of Retail Media Networks August 8, 2023 by Dave Haynes There are a LOT of blog posts and white papers out there going into the opportunity and impacts of retail media networks, but the great majority of them come at it from the angles of online and mobile, with in-store displays and messaging often not getting much more than a mention or a small section …
Vistar Media Pushes Out Free White Paper On Optimizing DOOH Ad Campaigns August 8, 2023 by Dave Haynes The programmatic DOOH ad platform Vistar Media has made available a new white paper designed to underline the importance of optimizing creative for out-of-home advertising, and provide campaign planning strategies and operational best practices, The paper – “Mind the Gap: Bridging the Gap Between Technology & Creative in DOOH” – is a free download that …
Watch This Amazingly Detailed Visual Illusion Billboard Spot From Seoul: Video August 8, 2023 by Dave Haynes This is a long-form anamorphic illusion ad developed by the Seoul creative shop d’strict for a Korean hydration drink. d’strict was an early adopter in producing these 3D-ish visual illusions for big public video displays – most notably this one in a busy Seoul shopping and entertainment area – and the company continues to produce …
ScreenCloud Drives On-Stage Messaging At Lollapalooza August 7, 2023 by Dave Haynes Digital signage tech shows up in all kinds of unexpected places, and the stage at an iconic music festival certainly qualifies as unexpected. Mark McDermott, the CEO/Founder of UK-based ScreenCloud, put up a post showing his company’s software being used to drive giant rental LED video walls flanking and backing the performance stage at Lollapalooza …
JD Sports Pairs AR Virtual Try-On Solution With Big Video Wall In Two US Stores August 4, 2023 by Dave Haynes This is an AR mirror set-up used in a couple of U.S. locations (New York Times Square and Chicago State Street) for the retailer JD Sports, which sells guess what. Virtual try-on mirrors have been around for ages, and have improved by leaps and bounds in terms of the way they work and look. This …
Cylindrical Shenzhen Telecom Building Half-Wrapped In LED To Create Billboard August 4, 2023 by Dave Haynes This in an interesting use of cladding and partially wrapping around a small, cylindrical commercial building in Shenzhen, China. It is on the Nanshan Telecom building in the Nanshan district of that tech-centric city near Hong Kong. The main half cylinder visible to the street is more than 1,200 sq. meters of Sansi 16mm pitch …
