Tales & Ales Heads to New York City On October 14 August 14, 2025 by John Berkovich On October 14, 2025, the XUSC community gathers in Manhattan’s West Village for their next digital signage networking event, Tales & Ales. Following the past two events at ISE in Barcelona and Infocomm in Orlando, this will be a relaxed evening for industry professionals – without the rush and noise of a trade show. Hosted …
Nono Shop Swaps Print for Samsung Color E-Paper to Cut Energy Use, Reduce Waste August 13, 2025 by John Berkovich Brands are finding new ways to align their messaging with eco-conscious values, and for Seoul’s Nono Shop – a zero-waste store and vegan café – that commitment now includes Samsung’s Color E-Paper (EMDX) displays. E-paper has been emerging as a next-generation signage solution for the past two years, prized for its ultra-low power consumption and …
Circle K Mexico Using Digital Signage to Boost Sales and Cut Waste August 12, 2025 by John Berkovich Creative Realities has rolled out a proof-of-concept digital signage system at a Circle K Mexico location, marking the convenience store retailer’s first step into dynamic in-store displays. The installation features four promotional screens that run localized seasonal offers, corporate updates, and targeted deals, designed to connect directly with shoppers. By replacing printed signs, the pilot …
Yorktel Acquires Kinly, Merging into a 400-Million-Dollar Global Integrator August 12, 2025 by Florian Rotberg US-based ProAV-Integrator York Telecom Corporation (Yorktel) is acquiring its European competitor Kinly. The latter, a specialist in enterprise collaboration, will be fully integrated into Yorktel. In 2024, the combined company generated about 400 million USD in revenue and employed 1,600 people across both sides of the Atlantic. It’s another deal between two private equity investors …
Samsung’s Micro RGB Promises OLED-Level Color in an LCD Package August 12, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger The TV market has been a tough playing field for a while, and it’s only getting harder for non-Chinese brands to stay afloat. Giants like Samsung, LG, and Sony are doubling down on premium technologies such as OLED and MiniLED in a bid to stand out in an otherwise heavily commoditized industry. Backlight with Individually …
World Equestrian Center Gets Full Digital Signage Solution from PSX and Uniguest August 11, 2025 by John Berkovich Event facilites is still a growing market for digital signage. We wrote about sport stadiums and about concert venues, but there is more. Horses, for example. Yes, you heard that right. ProAV company PSX and digital signage software provider Uniguest have partnered to deliver a campus-wide digital signage and IPTV rollout at the World Equestrian …
Study: Large DooH Screens Hold 5x More Attention Than Digital Ads August 11, 2025 by John Berkovich A new UK study, “The Attention Dividend”, suggests that premium large-format DooH screens attract substantially more attention than online formats, holding viewer gaze for more than five times longer. The research, conducted by Ocean Outdoor in collaboration with attention measurement firm Lumen Research, found that large-format DooH screens were, on average, 5.1 times more effective …
Saudi Sportswear Retailer Adds Smart Mirrors and Interactive Displays August 11, 2025 by John Berkovich Women’s luxury sportswear brand Kayanee has added digital signage, interactive mirrors, and in-store displays to its Riyadh location, working with content management platform Deneva and integration partner Mood Media. The upgrade includes Deneva’s Mirandda smart mirror, which displays garment information, makes recommendations, and allows purchases from inside the fitting room. Shopify integration extends access to …
New Electric Mercedes-Benz GLC Has Grille with 942-Pixel Display August 8, 2025 by Balthasar Mayer The perfect post for starting into the weekend: Car company Mercedes Benz presented its new all-electric GLC EQ car – with it a redesign of the brand’s grille. In the press release, Mercedes-Benz states: “The chrome grille is one of the most visual representations of the brand’s DNA. When one sees a Mercedes‑Benz grille, and …
Charity Exception: How SNA’s Badsha Chowdhury Helped Build an Orphanage in Bangladesh August 8, 2025 by Balthasar Mayer We usually don’t write about charity programs from the industry. Not that we don’t like them. But there are a lot of them, and most of them are … repetitive. We acknowledge that these actions and programs are at least admirable, and that they mean a lot to the companies and employees. But that is …
