Universal Symbols Suggested For Screen-based Health, Safety And Weather Alerts February 22, 2021 by Super User An industry consortium called the NextGen Video Information Systems Alliance (NVISA) has put out what it calls a recommended practice document on how to best display emergency alerts based on easily-discernable graphical elements. The group makes the case that weather, health and safety warnings can be more impactful and accessible if alerts that go out …
Stratacache Adds To Real Estate Portfolio With New Multi-Use Building Near Chicago Clients February 22, 2021 by Super User The digital signage solutions provider STRATACACHE continues to buy up real estate, the latest the purchase of a 100,000 square foot facility in suburban Chicago the company plans to make a research and support center. The building purchase is on the heels of CEO Chris Riegel buying a vacant Corning facility he’s spinning up as …
Survey Says!: Mixed Opinions On Need, Style, Locale Of A Focused Industry Event February 22, 2021 by Super User The digital signage ecosystem has a decidedly mixed opinion on whether or not a replacement event is needed for the now-defunct Digital Signage Expo, but there is a clear desire for some sort of event that allows industry people to gather in person. That’s what comes out of a Sixteen:Nine reader survey that gathered more …
Future DSE Survey: Early Results And Call For A Few More Responses February 19, 2021 by Super User I just need a few more responses to that survey pushed out earlier in the week, asking about whether the industry needs a standalone replacement for the DSE trade show, or if the big pro AV trade shows suffice. I have 133 responses as I type this, and an online calculator I used suggested based …
Denver’s Expanded Airport Adds Big Digital Info Screens At New Gates February 19, 2021 by Super User The frequent flyer blog The Points Guy has a post up about the expansion of the terminal at Denver’s sprawling airport, and what caught my eye was the way the airport, and perhaps United Airlines in collaboration, are doing the gate information signage. Digital screens doing “GIDS” screens is not new, but in the last …
IAS Acquired By Another Illinois AV/IT Firm, Pearl Technology February 18, 2021 by Super User IAS Technology, a Central Illinois pro AV solutions provider, has been acquired by another Illinois tech services firm, Pearl Technology. “Adding IAS to our core capabilities positions us for future growth across the nation and brings even more services to current customers,” says Gary Pearl, chairman/CEO of Pearl Companies. “We also look forward to additional …
This Crazy Spherical LED Art Ball Pulses And Shape-Shifts February 18, 2021 by Super User It can be a struggle, at times, to try to describe some of the more arts-oriented AV visual experiences that come on my radar, and that is particularly true with an LED/robotics/sensor sphere thingie called Morph. It is a modular, kinetic, AV ball that is touch sensitive and pulses for interactivity. Says one description: Morph …
LG Going Heavy On Selling DV-LED In Bundled Solutions February 18, 2021 by Super User LG seems to be taking very seriously the whole notion of bundled, pre-sized DV LED display bundles, announcing 25 new ones this week. LG has created 25 unique Direct View LED display bundles that include both indoor and outdoor DVLED displays with Full HD to 8K Ultra HD resolution and sizes from 81 inches to …
NW Spain Mall Filled With Experiential Visuals, Inc. Indoor Projection Mapping February 17, 2021 by Super User This is the As Cancelas shopping mall in A Coruña, a major city up in the northwest corner of Spain. It is also home to one of the bigger AV integrators in Europe – Trison. That company, and its French creative arm NECSUM, are behind some great digital signage and projection mapping work in the …
Survey (So Far): Industry Split Pretty Evenly On Merits And Needs Of Full DSE Reboot February 17, 2021 by Super User The response has been solid and intriguing to the survey I pushed out yesterday asking about whether the industry needs a replacement for Digital Signage Expo, or if shows like ISE and InfoComm address the needs. As of this morning, 78 industry people have put in their views. I’d like to get to 100 or …
