Christie Debuts Extremely Narrow Bezel Video Wall LCDs May 1, 2018 by Super User Display tech companies have not entirely given up on marketing narrow bezel LCDs for video walls, even though the prevailing wisdom is that fine pitch LED will take over as prices drop. There’s still a significant gap, though, unless you want to cross your fingers, toes and eyes and buy from a Shenzhen company with …
Microsoft Invests Big In Retail Interactive At Canadian Best Buys May 1, 2018 by Super User Microsoft has bankrolled and installed a series of high-profile product demo stations at eight Best Buys across Canada – presumably their primo, high-traffic stores. Each of the stores has the same installation of three kiosks, which use proximity sensors to activate marketing spots and adjust how the demo experiences operate based on the number of …
DSF’s European Wing Announces New Leadership May 1, 2018 by Super User The European wing of the Digital Signage Federation – DSF Europe – has announced a new leadership set-up. Dirk Huelsermann is stepping back from his long-running position as chairman (since inception nine years ago as OVAB Europe) and the organization will now have a President as its head. Simon Jackson, VP Strategic & Vertical Sales EMEA …
Citilabs Adds Pedestrian Data To Massive U.S. Dataset On Population Movement May 1, 2018 by Super User Sacramento-based mobility analytics solution provider Citilabs has added another interesting layer of mass data to a platform that shows the movement of people in the U.S. The company has added pedestrian data on top of traffic data. Streetlytics now includes the first-of-its-kind pedestrian analytics dataset – using billions of data points to measure and paint …
Why Bolt On A Screen When You Can Zip Tie It In Place? April 30, 2018 by Super User A reader who travels a lot doing PROPER digital signage deployments pays attention to the varying quality of work done by others and spotted this in a bar at Charlotte, NC’s international airport. The screen is being held to the support column by a zip tie, and that’s it. An injury, and then a lawsuit, …
Projects: Giant LED Tower Visually Dominates Central Court In Oman Mall April 27, 2018 by Super User The is what’s touted as the biggest LED tower in the Middle East, a 40-foot tall by 15 foot wide structure that also has an LED floor surround, now up and running at the Muscat Grand Mall in Oman. The tower which used 4mm LEDs and adds up to 263 square meters of visual canvas, …
Possibly The Worst Example Of Buzzword Bingo I’ve Seen (And That’s Saying Something) April 26, 2018 by Super User This press release may set a new high standard for the liberal use of buzzwords, and having read it a few times, I still haven’t much more than a tenuous idea of what they are going on about and why anyone should care. It mentions digital signage as an application, which is why I’ve even …
Reminder: DSF Mixer Coming Up May 9th In Austin, TX April 25, 2018 by Super User A reminder that the Digital Signage Federation is doing a Meet & Greet mixer in Austin, Texas in a couple of weeks – May 9th – and the organizations is hoping to pull a good crowd – notably in a tech-savvy start-up mecca. The event runs at the JW Marriott in downtown Austin, starting at 6. There’s a small …
Mvix Integrates Digital Signage Solution With Cannabis Tech Platform MJ Freeway April 25, 2018 by Super User More and more digital signage software companies are starting to catch on to how the cannabis industry presents a lot of opportunity for menu boards, promo displays and interactive product information stations. A few companies – existing and start-ups – are already serving the space with pure-play products and services, or with functionality and partnerships …
Mark Stross Of ANC On Bringing The Spectacle Of Sports And Live Events To Digital OOH April 25, 2018 by Super User ANC got its start about 20 years ago as a rotational signage company that primarily serviced the pro sports business, and through the years, ANC has grown into a big tech services provider that’s been putting in the visual systems for many arenas and stadiums. If you see a big center-hung set of LED boards …
