LG Launches Low-Rez See-Through LED Film at InfoComm June 14, 2017 by Super User LG is formally launching a transparent LED film that’s meant to stick on things like windows and dividers and offer low-rez graphics. The tech is being launched for the North American market this week at InfoComm in Orlando, but was shown several months ago at ISE in Amsterdam. Says a press release: The LG Transparent …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts – Eric Henry, Tightrope Media Systems June 14, 2017 by Super User Tightrope Media Systems has been around the digital signage business for 20 years, and if you’ve heard of the company, there’s a decent chance you thought, like me, that the Minneapolis firm was a broadcast software company that also did a signage CMS. Turns out it was the other way around, and Tightrope started as a digital …
E Ink’s Programmable Surfaces Gets More Colors June 13, 2017 by Super User E Ink has added more colors to that programmable Prism technology that can be used to make things like feature walls in lobbies changeable. The Taiwan-based company says Prism will be available in seven paint-like colors that can switch out even using just a battery. Says the company: Integrated with traditional architectural materials, E Ink …
NanoLumens Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Four US Competitors June 12, 2017 by Super User Atlanta LED manufacturer NanoLumens has filed four patent infringement lawsuits against competing companies it says are marketing knock-offs of its flexible LED display panels, called nixels. The federal court lawsuits have been filed in the US head office states of four companies: PixelFLEX, of Nashville, Tennessee; InFiLED USA, of Marietta, Georgia; DetaiLED Solutions, of Marietta, …
NanoLumens Adds Infrared-based Touch To Fine Pitch LED Displays June 9, 2017 by Super User Atlanta-based LED manufacturer NanoLumens has added infra-red edge sensors to make its narrow pixel pitch LED walls interactive, if needed. “It used to be extremely difficult to add interactive elements to LED displays, but recent technological breakthroughs have made it much more feasible, practical, and affordable,” says NanoLumens CEO Rick Cope. “Our touch technology is fully …
Sweden’s ZetaDisplay Continues Roll-Up Of Scandinavian Digital Signage Companies June 9, 2017 by Super User The Swedish firm ZetaDisplay continues to roll up other companies in the Scandinavian market, doing a deal to acquire Seasam Oy, the second largest supplier of digital signage in Finland. The company, based in Malmo, had done deals earlier for other providers in Finland and Norway. Seasam has about 20 people and a customer base that …
Projects: Massive Video Wall Lines Moving Sidewalk In Seoul Rail Station June 9, 2017 by Super User This is a massive LCD video wall – maybe 16 wide by 3 high – in a corridor of a high speed rail station in Seoul, as spotted in LinkedIn from Sungwon Kim. No other details. The scale is impressive.
There May Be Beer: Ingram Micro Plans Canadian Night At InfoComm June 7, 2017 by Super User The Ingram Micro Pro/AV Digital Signage team is having an InfoComm Canadian Night next Tuesday at a restaurant and bar on I Drive in Orlando. The event is targeted to Canadians working in in the pro AV and signage ecosystems, and is sponsored by the Canadian Ingram Micro team and vendor partners like Chief, Da-Lite, NEC, …
School IT Services Firm Blends Mobile App With Digital Signage Menuboard Offer June 7, 2017 by Super User In an interesting twist, a tech services provider for K-12 districts, charter schools, and continuing education programs has come up with a school lunch application that blends a mobile app for rating and feedback with digital signage menuboards in lunchrooms. Harris School Solutions (HSS) says EZSchoolLunch “uses emojis, meal ratings, and other features to get students as engaged …
Panasonic Spin-Off Starts Demo’ing 8K Digital Signage June 7, 2017 by Super User The practical use-cases for 8K digital signage aren’t readily apparent, but a Japanese tech company owned in part by Panasonic is demonstrating just that – suggesting the demand for that is tied to the 2020 Olympics on Tokyo. Nikkei Asian Review reports: Adopting a special semiconductor chip efficient at compressing and transmitting image data, the …
