Happy New Year! December 31, 2014 by Super User 2014 was really good. 2015 is looking great, in terms of activity and interest. Some years I have taken stabs at predictions or Best Of lists. Not this year. Too busy. Tired. In broad strokes, just about anybody I know with viable businesses in this sector says things are happening. I know from personal experience …
Court Filing: Florida v. Activelight, Activision, Etc. December 29, 2014 by Super User This involves a time investment, but if your company has been wrestling in some way with patent infringement disputes – as a vendor or end-user – the suit filed last Monday in Florida is worth a read. The allegations are fascinating – suggesting many years of raising money and seeking licensing for technology that didn’t …
CEW Trade Show Discontinued December 29, 2014 by Super User I saw news elsewhere online that Customer Engagement World – the annual trade show in New York – had been shut down, but wanted to get direct confirmation myself before relaying it here. Joel Davis, the JD in show manager JD Events, confirmed for me via email that the news is accurate: “JD Events has …
Man At Center Of Digital Signage Patent Scraps Sued For Racketeering December 29, 2014 by Super User Florida’s State Attorney General has filed racketeering and fraud charges on the guy broadly regarded as digital signage’s patent troll, alleging David Gothard stole millions of dollars from victims by making false promises and offering stocks that turned out to be worthless. A story in the Naples Daily News alleges that since 2003, Gothard and his companies engaged …
LG’s New LCD Screens As Skinny As iPhones December 29, 2014 by Super User The display industry is getting very close to that moment when flat panels are so skinny and light they can be hung on walls like artwork. Consider this: LG Display will be showing off a new line of TVs – called the Art Slim series – at CES next week in Las Vegas, with the …
Ho Ho Ho December 22, 2014 by Super User Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Time Off! Things will be quiet for a few days, as they are in general for the industry this week, and probably will be next, too. Thank you for all the story ideas, comments and direction this year. I am closing in on nine years and 4,000 posts. Big thanks …
Two More Free Holiday Videos You Can Build Yourself December 18, 2014 by Super User My partners at Shakr in Seoul have generated a handful of free DIY video templates that can be used to create holiday season greetings for customers and visitors to businesses, using Spotomate. All users need to do is get a few photos organized, drag them into the browser workspace, and fill in some text fields. …
Projects: Beverly Hills Porsche Dealer Gets Social In Showroom December 18, 2014 by Super User LA-based Enplug – which runs screens solutions built around social media – put together a program earlier this year for Beverly Hills Porsche, which was looking for a way to better engage with its customers on social media, from inside the showroom. They’d been using print, and not surprisingly finding it wasn’t working so hot. …
Samsung Adds High-Brights To Smart Signage Line December 18, 2014 by Super User Samsung has announced a new line of 2,500 nit high-brightness displays in sizes ranging from 46- through 75-inches, with those system on chip media players built in. The OMD series displays are more than bright enough to park in high ambient light environments, as well as outdoor – the latter needing custom-designed weatherproof enclosure. The panels …
Inlighten Adds Whitebox Full Of Signage Gear December 18, 2014 by Super User I’ve been aware of Inlighten for years – given they’re just down the road and over the Niagara in Buffalo – but have never bumped into them in person or been at their digs near the airport. The company has tended to operate pretty quietly, but that’s changed in recent months – first with a …
