Navori Labs Acquires Software Side of French Tech Firm Innes September 7, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Swiss CMS software firm Navori Labs has acquired the software business and goodwill of a French firm, Innes, that has been selling a similar software solution focused on business and government-based workplace communications. Innes, which has been around since 2005, has almost 30,000 screens using its PlugnCast software, mainly in France and Germany. Navori …
That Giant Mirror Ball In Vegas Is Built With LED Triangles September 3, 2021 by Dave Haynes Readers may recall a post earlier in the week about the new Resorts World casino-resort in Las Vegas, and the 50-foot sphere in a big common area. There was no information I could find that got into what it was and how it works, so I was thinking everything from projection from outside or inside, …
Heathrow Express Mashes Up Projection, Sensors To Urge Travellers To Take Express Train In From Heathrow September 3, 2021 by Dave Haynes I thought Microsoft killed off the Kinect sensor program years ago, but it evidently exists in a much more sophisticated, commercial-grade form aimed at interactive and mixed reality applications. This version is called Azure Kinect and it is being used, as one example, for an interesting “activation” at London’s Heathrow Airport. If you have ever …
Cannabis Retail Engagement Shop Builds Custom “Cannabus” To Show Capabilities September 3, 2021 by Dave Haynes Companies like Colorado’s GreenScreens are chasing the display and management business in the fast-growing cannabis retailing sector, and a competitor based in Kentucky is taking an interesting new approach to retailing – a store on wheels. The company, Enlightened, spent $250K to kit out a 42-foot motorcoach bus, dubbed The Real Cannabus. The bus has …
Out Of Home Media Revenues Clobbered During Stay-At-Home Lockdowns: OAAA Data September 2, 2021 by Dave Haynes Data released recently by the Out Of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) reveals just how badly the out of home ad sector was clobbered by COVID lockdowns that expressly encouraged people not to be out of their homes. US media spends decreased significantly across various aspects of out-of-home, both analog and digital, from Q1 …
With Merger Fully Done, Two Blended AV/IT Distribution Giants Now One As TD SYNNEX September 2, 2021 by Dave Haynes The big merger between AV distribution giants SYNNEX and Tech Data is now fully done, and the blended company will be known going forward as TD SYNNEX. “TD SYNNEX is uniquely positioned in today’s relentlessly transforming technology ecosystem,” says Rich Hume, TD SYNNEX CEO. “As a versatile distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem, …
One World Trade Center Adds Giant LED Welcome Wall, 140-Screen Video Mosaic September 2, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is a new exhibit that welcomes visitors to the observatory attraction at the top of One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, on the site of the twin towers brought down almost 20 years ago on 9/11. Developed and delivered by Montreal creative and tech shop Float4, there is a set of video displays …
Sept. 23 Online Roundtable Plans Deep Dive On Real-Time Data In Digital Signage September 2, 2021 by Dave Haynes If a CMS software company or solutions provider is serious about chasing business beyond the SMB market, the chosen platform better support real-time data integration or they’re really not in the game. When the content engine is driven by what the data is saying, at that moment, what’s on the screen is relevant. At the …
Fashion Designer Wang Sets Shopper Mood In NYC With 84-Foot LED Feature Wall September 2, 2021 by Dave Haynes The fashion designer Alexander Wang’s store design team is using floor-to-ceiling direct view LED in the flagship bricks and mortar location in New York, at 103 Grand Street. The newly renovated flagship in SoHo has an 84 foot long LED video well that can do a resolution of 13,320 x 1,440. The big wall is …
LinkNYC’s Woes Continue; NY State Auditor Says MediaCo $69M Behind On Revenue Shares September 1, 2021 by Dave Haynes The consortium behind all those “smart city” LinkNYC kiosks on the streets of New York is continuing to find their big idea to be a big problem. New York state’s comptroller put out a report at the end of July that says the media company – CityBridge – was way behind on a build-out that …
