SignageOS Expands Hardware-Software Handshakes To Include VCRs April 1, 2023 by Dave Haynes SignageOS has done a pile of integrations that bridge commercial CMS software to different operating systems and devices, and having done the heavy-lifting to create handshakes to devices like smart displays, it has turned attention to more traditional hardware – like VCRs. Despite VHS tapes being considered a technology from the 1980s, says the company …
Ocean Outdoor Bulks Up Deep Screen 3D Visual Illusions Offer With Complementary Tech March 31, 2023 by Dave Haynes UK-based OOH media company Ocean Outdoor evidently sees the use in the last three or so years of 3D illusions on big LED ad displays as much more than a flash in the pan, announcing a suite of complementary services intended to amplify creative spots in a curated set of locations. Back in August 2021, …
Workplace Occupancy Intelligence Platform Releases API That Helps Make Case For Office Screens March 31, 2023 by Dave Haynes Digital signage technology solved a persistent problem in a lot of workplaces by putting bookings and availability on screens right at the doors of office meeting spaces, and now related software and hardware is minimizing conflicts and chaos in offices that have dropped workstation assignments and shifted to hot-desking. Resolving disputes and confusion over who …
Zurich Politicians Vote To Reduce, Limit DOOH Displays In That City, Citing Environmental Concerns March 30, 2023 by Dave Haynes Digital OOH media companies operating in Switzerland are waving red flags about a decision by Zurich politicians that would reduce and limit the amount of digital ad displays on the city’s sidewalks and other public spaces – citing concerns about non-essential energy consumption. Our German language content partner invidis has a post up about the …
Chasing A Niche: French Firm Dematerializes Local Gov’t Legal Notices Using Screens March 30, 2023 by Dave Haynes I always advise smaller companies looking to get a foothold in the digital signage industry to be “the people” who do something in particular – finding a niche and offering a solution that solves a problem for that very particular activity. So I was intrigued to come across a French company that is marketing what …
Freshwater Digital Testing Content Automation Using Templates And ChatGPT AI Tools March 30, 2023 by Dave Haynes Michigan-based digital signage solutions firm Freshwater Digital has started using artificial intelligence to blend updated content feeds with pre-designed templates. Pre-designed, subject-specific templates for producing content have been around for years, as have data integration tools that pull information from sources like spreadsheet cells or networked folders, but Freshwater is testing a method that uses …
DSF Launches Free Careers Center To Connect People Looking And Companies Hiring March 30, 2023 by Dave Haynes I get lots of phone calls and emails from people on both ends of the hiring process – those looking for jobs and those looking for the right people. So news that the Digital Signage Federation has launched a jobs board is a welcome development, as it has the potential to create some focus that’s …
Sharp Collaborating With E Ink On “ePosters” For Digital Signage March 29, 2023 by Dave Haynes Japanese electronics giant Sharp has announced what it calls a collaboration with e-paper market leader E Ink to sell what are called ePaper posters as a green alternative to more conventional digital displays. The first step in the collaboration will see Sharp selling a 42-inch monochrome “ePoster” digital paper display in the Japanese market, starting …
LG Launches “First” Digital Signage-Specific Projector, With Built-in SoC Smarts And webOS Support March 29, 2023 by Dave Haynes LG Electronics has taken the interesting step of developing and marketing a new 4K laser, 7,000 lumens projector it says is specifically tuned to the needs of digital signage applications. LG has been manufacturing and marketing projectors for years, but the main use-cases have been applications like corporate boardrooms and lecture theaters. What’s perhaps interesting …
DOOH Start-up iCleanse Pairs Smartphone Sanitizing Device With Ad Screen For Hospitals, Public Spaces March 29, 2023 by Dave Haynes A Hartford-area company is marketing a DOOH advertising solution that mashes up a screen paired with a device that uses UV-C light to sanitize phones, and rolls in a hand sanitizer dispenser beside it. Called iCleanse, the company’s websites suggests it is in some 100 hospitals across the US, as well as public spaces like …
