Industry Golf Tourney Set For Just Ahead Of InfoComm April 24, 2025 by Super User If you are going to InfoComm in June, and play golf, an increasingly formalized outing is back on for people in the digital signage ecosystem. Industry veteran Kevin Cosbey is again organizing a golf day just head of a big trade show or industry event – with the 2nd Annual Velasea + Snap Install, Inc. …
Registration Opens For “Re-Imagined” Digital Signage Experience Event, Set For San Diego April 24, 2025 by Super User Show owner-operator Questex has started taking registrations for the re-imagined Digital Signage Experience (DSE) event, which has been shifted to mid-fall with a revised format and new location – the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in Guess Where, CA. The event runs October 19-21, and early registrants can take advantage of discounted registration fees that Questex …
German Apparel Retail Fills Flagship Store Window With Transparent LED April 24, 2025 by Super User While there are lots of vendors now making or reselling someone else’s near-transparent LED products, they’ve seemingly been more evident at trade shows than out in the real world. However, that also used to be the case with conventional direct view LED displays, which are now EVERYWHERE. So it is probably more a function of …
Sad News: Cardiac Arrest Takes PPDS Exec Martijn van der Woude April 24, 2025 by Super User More sad news about someone in our industry: Martijn van der Woude, VP Global Business Development and Marketing of PPDS, passed away Monday due to a cardiac arrest. PPDS, aka Philips, says in a statement that van der Woude was: A colleague, a dear friend, and a true business leader, Martijn has been an intrinsic, …
In Memoriam: Martijn van der Woude May 6, 2025April 24, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Martijn van der Woude suddenly passed away on Monday after a heart attack at the age of just 55. The PPDS manager was the face of Philips in the global digital signage market. Just last week, he was at Touch Taiwan to announce the new Philips e-paper generation with E Ink.
QSR: A Little Bit of Everything April 23, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Seoul | A bakery chain making a statement at the airport: Paris Baguette’s Air Lab is packed with some surprisingly bold and sometimes a little exotic digital signage ideas. It’s definitely worth a visit—and not just for what might be Korea’s best cookies.
DooH: Absen LED with No Down Payment and 10 Years Warranty April 23, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Beijing | As more providers enter the LED market, established manufacturers like Absen are enhancing their offerings beyond just hardware. It’s no surprise that Absen shows the most innovative concepts when it comes to green signage, warranty, and zero down payment options.
Jose Behar On The Stealthy Success Of Texas-based CMS Software Shop Zynchro April 23, 2025 by Super User Every so often I’ll get a call or email from an industry friend asking me about a software company called Zynchro, because they were in the mix, or the incumbent, on some sort of deal that was in play. Yes, I’d say. I’ve heard of them. But that was about it. Well, that’s changed, as …
Impressions From InfoComm China 2025 – AI Stitched Into Many Aspects Of LED Display Tech April 23, 2025 by Florian Rotberg I was chatting this morning with Florian Rotberg of Sixteen:Nine content partner invidis, who who was in Beijing last week for InfoComm China, a sister show to InfoComm (US) and ISE in Barcelona. It runs every April and attracts the same kind of vendors and attendees seen at the related shows. What was interesting was …
China: From Localization to AI-Driven Experiences April 24, 2025April 22, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Beijing | Since the pandemic, China’s domestic economy still hasn’t fully bounced back, even with a reported 5% GDP growth. Now, with new U.S. tariffs looming, the export business is under pressure too. It’s a tough environment for digital signage integrators.
