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. […]
interior of an empty modern courtroom 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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
St. Paul, MN-based Tightrope Media Systems has integrated its digital signage content management software with an Apple-centric device management platform that ends up turning little $149 Apple TV set-top boxes into commercial digital signage players. The integration with JAMF, says Tightrope, provides immediate interoperability between Carousel 7.0 and Apple TV. […]
Source: Nikkie Asian Review 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. […]
If you have followed the digital signage business for a few years, you have probably seen stories about the financial tailspins of a set of companies that eventually got blended together as Creative Realities, or CRI for short. Sitting in the cheap seats watching it all go down, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one thinking, Well, this won’t end well. […]
The Raspberry Pi-centric CMS software firm Screenly has written a plugin for WordPress that allows users to generate simple presentations for a signage network off the blogging and website management platform. […]
When I ask digital signage solutions providers about the verticals they chase, most will mention retail, but few say that’s where they are highly-focused. Good thing, given that the scale of retail is not tipping the right way. A Business Insider story notes Credit Suisse research work that suggests retailers are closing stores in the U.S. […]
Four Winds Interactive has dropped its lawsuit against 22 Miles, filed last year over claims of patent infringement. Denver-based FWI voluntarily dismissed the case last week, without prejudice, according to documents filed in a Colorado district court. […]
This is a digital OOH advertising campaign that REALLY shows the potential and impact of using sensors, real-time connections and templates to custom-target a campaign down to individuals. In Paris, sensors at a busy crosswalk monitor pedestrian foot traffic and the red, amber or green state of the crossing lights. […]
Diversified is continuing its brisk march to become the largest pro AV and signage systems integrator in North America (if it’s not already) with news today of its acquiring CompView. The Beaverton, OR (Portland) integrator was listed as a top 15 integrator in the US, and gives Diversified an expanded customer base and talent in eight locations. […]
The lineup for Digital Signage Summit Europe, early next month in Munich, has been pretty much locked down and the organizers at Invidis are doing a last big push on attendees. The two day event is at the Internationales Congress Center München on July 5th and 6th. […]
Here’s an example of how those stretched 86-inch LG LCD panels are being used away from trade show booths and in the real world – a pair of them gracing the entryway to a refurbished theatre in Dorset, England. The screens are running custom promotional content for the theatre, including advertising for productions, vendors and show times information. Sara St. […]
