Samsung’s Tizen OS No Longer Just For Its Own Displays October 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes Smart displays have matured and been kitted with the power and technologies that now make them viable as all-in-one digital signage screens, but there has long been a qualifier out there about proprietary operating systems for smart displays used by the biggest flat panel brands – Samsung and LG. If you wanted, for example, to …
Content For That Giant LED Orb In Vegas Being Tested In 1/4-Scale Dome In LA October 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes More details are starting to emerge about the technology and creative plans for the giant LED-clad orb going up just off the Las Vegas Strip – including who is taking the technology and creative lead on the project, and how content is being tested and previewed. MSG Sphere is an ambitious and expensive new attraction …
Intel Planning Major Layoffs Amid Slumping Demand Computing Power October 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes In another sign of a slowing economy and international trade disputes, giant chipmaker Intel is reportedly planning major layoffs, with as much as 20% of some, or all, staffers at risk of being let go. That rolls up to a big number, as Intel employs some 120,000 people globally. Bloomberg broke the story (it is …
Vast Vienna McDonald’s Flagship “Breaks The QSR Cliche” With LED Video Walls, Hotel Lobby Feel October 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes This McDonald’s in Vienna, Austria would have to qualify as one of the nicest ones out there – looking more like a lux hotel in the reception area than a fast food spot. Our German language content partners at Munich-based Invidis have an interesting post up today about a flagship store in downtown Vienna that …
MVIX Expands Information Capabilities Across Full Passenger Side Of Airports October 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes It’s just logical that if you want to sell your software capabilities into a specific market, you’re likely going to have more success if that product is tuned to that specific market’s broad needs … as opposed to having more generalized tools that COULD do what’s desired. The DC-area software firm Mvix appears to regard …
DSE’s Sandberg And Drain Lay Out Prospects And Plans For Next Month’s DSE Reboot October 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes Digital Signage Experience is coming up in four weeks and I suspect a lot of people are very curious about how the long-running show will be rebooted by its new owners Questex. I certainly am, as I had long thought the old DSE was a dead trade show walking, and that something different was needed. …
Bar Entertainment Network Barvanna Gets Distribution Deal To Be Available Via DIRECTV October 11, 2022 by Dave Haynes The Digital OOH start-up Barvanna has done a partnership deal with satellite and streaming provider DIRECTV to makes it services available at the sports, entertainment and hospitality locations where DIRECTV already has receiving technology and play-out boxes in place. The deal potentially – emphasis on potentially – makes Barvanna’s ad-backed soft content programming available in …
Sixteen:Nine Mixer Pre-Event Panel To Explore Merger Activities In Digital Signage October 11, 2022 by Dave Haynes Consolidation in this industry has been expected and happening for years, and some some companies have emerged as the main actors in Mergers and Acquisitions activity. There will be few CEOs on the software, hardware or solutions side who have not fielded phone calls and taken meetings with other CEOs or the investment people they …
Petition Launched In UK To Turn Off Ad Billboards, Posters At Night; Energy Shortages Cited October 11, 2022 by Dave Haynes Community activists in the UK already opposed to digital out of home ad posters and billboards because of their visual impacts are now trying to pressure the government to curb their use because of energy availability and expected restrictions this winter. An organization called AdfreeCities has launched a petition it hopes will compel the UK …
Planar Launches New Outdoor Fine Pitch Displays As High-Bright LCD Alternatives October 11, 2022 by Dave Haynes If you’ve paid attention to developments in LED display technology, you’ve likely concluded it was only a matter of time before pixel density, durability and pricing started to make the technology competitive with high brightness outdoor LCDs – used mainly for Digital Out Of Home ad displays and drive-thru restaurant promotions and menu boards. That …
