Capital Networks’ Founder Trainor Fully Retires January 4, 2021 by Super User Bil Trainor sent me a nice note in recent days letting me know he was finally, totally, 100% retired from Capital Networks, the broadcast and digital signage software company he started some 30 years ago. “December 31st was my last day with Capital Networks,” he wrote in a note. “Since planning, launching and operating it has …
Etisalat’s Dubai Mall Store Is Floor To Ceiling LED January 4, 2021 by Super User And we’re back, kinda sorta gradually … Happy 2021! The wireless carrier Etisalat is based in the United Arab Emirates, and is the case with many or most high visibility efforts in Dubai, the company’s new flagship store in the Dubai Mall is seriously over the top with digital displays. It appears the store has …
LG To Market New Line Of Premium LCDs As QNEDs January 4, 2021 by Super User Technology marketers have a habit of playing a bit fast and loose with terminology, in an effort to gain a mindshare edge with buyers, I suppose. But their efforts also contribute to confusion. In the context of the display and signage industry, we’ve seen LCD displays called LED TVs, when they were LCDs with LED …
Acquisitive Spectrio Is Itself Acquired By Different PE Firm December 29, 2020 by Super User Tampa-based solutions provider Spectrio had seemingly been going down the well-established path pf growing through acquisition, but on the heels of several buys it has made, the company has itself been acquired by a private equity firm. NYC-based The Jordan Company (TJC) announced that what I guess is a fund in its portfolio – the …
Sony Teases Update To Its Crystal LED Display; Inc. Bravia TV Version December 23, 2020 by Super User Sony appears poised to announce a new, updated version of its much-celebrated Crystal LED video wall – the first mainstream commercial display manufacturer to ship a product based on microLED. It was way ahead of its time a few years ago, when Sony first started showing Crystal LED at trade shows. But a handful of …
DSF/AVIXA D=SIGN Online Conference Attracted Big Virtual Crowd December 22, 2020 by Super User The Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA) and the Digital Signage Federation (DSF) have pushed out numbers on the recent D=SIGN: the Digital Signage Conference, with more than 2,500 industry people registering. “Total registrations for D=SIGN came to 2,540, and 41% were from outside the U.S.,” the organizations say in joint PR. “During the highly interactive …
Happy Holidays! 16:9 (Probably) Off For A Few Days December 21, 2020 by Super User It was around the middle of last week when the Happy Holidays emails from companies started coming in at pace, and conversely the daily torrent of news and PR pitch emails I get started to slow. It is Monday morning, with Christmas on Friday, and there is not a lot shaking, so don’t expect many …
Video: Fantastic Application Of In-Store Digital And Experience At Warsaw Concept Store December 21, 2020 by Super User This is a video that walks viewers through the pretty fantastic digital retailing set-up for the Warsaw concept and flagship store of the apparel retailing chain Modivo. I wrote about this a few weeks ago, but only had images to work off. The store is HEAVILY driven by digital, from LED on the store’s mall …
DOOH Start-ups Partner On Ad Network Creating Projected Billboards In Windows December 17, 2020 by Super User
