New-ish, Tech-Backed DOOH Network Looking To Roll Strikes In US Bowling Centers June 5, 2023 by Super User The build-it-and-hope-the-ad-buys-come third-party ad network model has had mixed results through the maybe 25 years it’s been tried, but a relatively new run at it might have more success because it has the direct backing of an industry’s association and sponsor sales arm. The Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America (BPAA) and the United States Bowling …
Proto Tilts Its Hologram-Ish Display Stalls To Landscape Mode For Virtual Meetings Use June 5, 2023 by Super User The company that introduced the concept of hologram-ish virtual presence transparent LCD displays, and spawned numerous firms “inspired” by the idea, has started showing an interesting variation that turns the unit on its side for virtual meetings. Proto has a post and video up on Linkedin and Twitter that shows its shower stall-like enclosure set …
Video: Etulipa’s CEO Demos, Explains Electro-Wetting Reflective Display June 5, 2023 by Super User Here’s a good, detailed look at those reflective displays from the Dutch start-up Etulipa – done as a video interview with CEO Has Feil during the SID’s recent Display Week trade show and conference in LA. The interview is by a video blogger – Charbax – who attends and records interviews at dozens of trade shows. …
AdTech Firm Vistar Media Launches Verification Program To Ensure Quality Of Display, Audience And Environment June 2, 2023 by Super User The DOOH-focused programmatic firm Vistar Media has launched a new program called Vistar Verify that’s intended to characterize the quality of the place-based media positions it puts on offer to brand advertisers. A verification process benchmarks all of NY-based Vistar’s DOOH inventory against a set of criteria, with the intent of ensuring they meet expectations. …
Broadsign Turns 20; Adds Access To More DOOH Screens Via Flow City Integration June 2, 2023 by Super User Happy birthday to the folks at Montreal-based Broadsign, which has now been in business for 20 years. We tend to think of the digital signage business and ecosystem to still be quite young, but there are companies like Broadsign that have now been at it for two decades, and others like Scala, Omnivex, Rise Vision …
Update A Digital Sign, By Texting It June 2, 2023 by Super User Orlando-based software and services provider Xpodigital has developed an interesting, and patented, capability for quickly revising announcements and calls to action on networked screens around a venue, using text messaging. The company, which has been around forever and mainly focused on the business events sector, has developed what it calls Text-to-Screen technology. To change out …
Entries Now Open For Global Digital Signage Awards June 1, 2023 by Super User Entries are now being accepted for the global Digital Signage Awards – a judged program that recognizes the best work and new innovations surrounding digital signage and experiential projects. Sixteen:Nine is a main sponsor of the awards, which will be handed out in February 2024 in Barcelona, during Integrated Systems Europe. Like the awards night …
Moviik Debuts 7-Inch Check-in Kiosk Small Enough To Sit On Counters June 1, 2023 by Super User The Portuguese tech firm Moviik has started marketing a nice little 7-inch self-service queue management kiosk small enough to place on a counter and move around as needed. The little devices have a PCAP touch overlay and a built-in 24/7 printer that generates paper ticket slips used to manage lines in environments like retail or …
Suspended LED Light Strings Create Cubic 3D Displays June 1, 2023 by Super User A Hong Kong-based company has adapted conventional LED technology to create a hardware and software system that produces large-format volumetric displays that genuinely have three dimensions – albeit at very low resolutions. LedPulse’s core offer is a product based around a series of suspended LED light strings that can be as tall as five meters, …
Wayfinding LED Halos Wrap Columns At Montreal’s Main Airport June 1, 2023 by Super User Here’s a different take on wrapping support columns inside a building with LED – oval halos on a pair of concrete columns at Montreal’s main airport. The LED displays from Nanolumens are up there to locate the security screening area for flights to the US. I’ve seen lots of LED displays wrapping around square and …
