Zurich Politicians Vote To Reduce, Limit DOOH Displays In That City, Citing Environmental Concerns March 30, 2023 by Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 …
Brad Koerner On How The Display And Experience Future Is Already Here, But Unevenly Distributed March 28, 2023 by Super User Brad Koerner is a Harvard-trained architect who has spent decades looking at how technology affects and defines built environments. He has a specific interest in technologies like lighting and digital displays. An American based now in beautiful Amsterdam, Koerner works with both end-users and technology companies. By his own admission, he’s obsessed by the question …
App Gets Transit Stop Displays Talking For Riders Who Are Blind Or Low Vision March 28, 2023 by Super User This is an interesting application that pairs a smart phone app with a color e-paper transit information display, enabling people with vision issues to hear key transit route and arrivals information. A UK company called React Accessibility is a supplier and manufacturer of technology intended to help people who are blind or have limited vision. …
Philips/PPDS Tighten Technology Ties With Red Bull F1 Racing Team March 28, 2023 by Super User The Philips display brand and the people who sell it have tightened their ties and profile with the hottest team in Formula One auto racing – Oracle Red Bull Racing. PPDS was already labelled as an Official Team Supplier, providing a variety of monitors and TV screens for the “paddock club” that sits atop the …
