Audio: DSF Cocktails and Controversy, NYC 2023 – AI In Digital Signage October 13, 2023 by Super User The opening seconds sound a little scratchy and distorted, probably because I was talking more loudly than I needed to, but the majority of the audio from Monday night’s Cocktails and Controversy event sounds pretty good. I have uploaded the file to my podcast platform, so that folks who couldn’t make it to the Digital …
AOPEN Now Shipping 3rd-Gen Commercial Chromeboxes October 13, 2023 by Super User Taiwan-based tech manufacturer AOPEN has released a third-generation of its Chromebox Commercial series, aimed at use-cases like retail, QSR, manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality. The new Chromebox Commercial 3 is touted as reliability, performance and versatility, with key features as: Ruggedized: Made from aluminum and SECC metal, and billed as having “near-zero fail rates” Fanless Seamless …
LG, Samsung Announce Tech Partnerships Targeting Screens For Health Care Environments October 13, 2023 by Super User The two biggest pro display manufacturers active in the North American market made announcements this week that signal their interest in chasing the complicated but big scale opportunity of patient communications in health care environments. Both LG and Samsung made announcements Thursday about partnerships with technology companies that are specifically focused on health care – …
Newark’s New-ish Terminal Borrows LED Surprise From Comcast Tower October 12, 2023 by Super User One of the brilliant aspects, going back some 15 years, of the Comcast Tower LED lobby experience in Philly was and is how the big video wall takes on the appearance of the lobby’s non-digital wall finish – and then stuff starts appearing. Newark and Philly are pretty close in proximity, so the Comcast lobby …
Giant Vending Machine And 3D Illusions Used To Market Coca-Cola Product On Danish Mall Screen October 12, 2023 by Super User This is an interesting blend of 3D visual illusions with a bolted-on, out-sized physical add-ons to a big LED display in a Copenhagen shopping mall – marketing a new Coca-Cola beverage. The campaign mimics a giant Rube Goldberg-esque vending machine to building consumer interest in Coca-Cola Zero Sugar. From a Coke exec on Linkedin: An …
DPAA Conference – Start-up Response Point Shows Display Totem That Pairs Public Safety With DOOH Advertising October 12, 2023 by Super User One of my NYC stops earlier this week was the big annual DPAA adtech/media conference, which attracts a pile of media people from round the US and Canada. The organization always does a good job, and I liked the location along the Hudson River, at Chelsea Piers. It looked packed in the presentation room, and …
NYC Walkabout : The Tiffany Virtual Windows Are Lovely, But Reflection Is An Issue October 12, 2023 by Super User The front end of this week was spent in New York, moderating a DSF panel and also doing a few things like catching some of the DPAA conference and getting a peek inside a very ambitious new tech-focused attraction that hopes to open next month (more on that once it’s OK to mention). I also …
US Grocer Hy-Vee To Use Samsung’s VXT And Retail Ads Solution Across 10,000+ Screens October 12, 2023 by Super User Samsung has announced a big commercial win for its increasingly integrated digital signage solution, providing smart displays, CMS software AND in-store ad sales and placement for a roll-out of more than 10,000 screens in the US grocer chain Hy-Vee. Hy-Vee will use VXT CMS to manage a network of screens installed in aisles, deli, meat …
Rapper Jay Z’s New NYC Store Using Digital Split-Flap Display On Feature Wall October 10, 2023 by Super User I really like split-flap and flip-disc mechanical displays – updated versions of the chattering signs at rail stations and airports that show key passenger information. The challenge with them is they are built with a whole bunch of moving parts, and moving parts can fail. I have no idea if these mechanical units are known …
AI The Focus Of Last Night’s DSF Cocktails And Controversy In NYC October 10, 2023 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation ran its annual Coffee and Controversy event last night in New York, changing the title to Cocktails and Controversy and focusing on AI’s impact on digital signage. I was drafted to be the moderator and we had a good session talking specifically about how artificial intelligence is being applied to digital …
