This is one of those “Hmmm …” things – a kind of interesting mash-up of direct view LED panels on motorized tracks, shifting in a UK shop window. It is in Manchester, in the window of a Marks and Spencer department store (which, for people in the US or Canada, is a bit like a Macy’s or The Bay). […]
In the last two or three years there has been a pretty big shift by the main display manufacturers to bring CMS software companies on to their “smart” signage screens, so it’s interesting to see Sharp’s UK Business wing announcing it is partnering to re-sell a platform that has a separate, proprietary standalone player. […]
Manchester, UK-based digital signage CMS provider NowSignage has announced a full integration with Microsoft’s Power BI product – a business analytics tool set popular in business environments. The company says its integration is an industry-first, but five seconds on Google reveals several companies have some degree of integration with things like visualized data widgets. […]
Much of the focus in this industry is on the hardware and software used to put digital signage networks together, and increasingly, mercifully, on content and creative. Not that much attention gets paid to the service side of the business – installing screens and fixing devices when things go wrong. Even less attention is paid to keeping the hardware clean. […]
Double-sided LCD displays are definitely not new, nor are super-skinny ones, but the UK display company Allsee Technologies has launched a version that takes a cue from a big competitor, Samsung. The company’s new “Hanging Double-Sided Window Displays” have two different levels of brightness for the screens facing outside and into a business. […]
The major shopping center Westfield London has launched a pop-up store that uses artificial intelligence from Nextatlas to identify, curate and display the hottest fashion trends available in that mall. It’s a short-term demo, with proceeds going to the Save The Children charity. […]
This is a good example of how using data, and a sense of humor, can help generate a hyper-targeted, event-driven and cheeky out of home campaign. […]
Here’s a nice example of that whole omnichannel thing actually being put to use – an all-encompassing fitness app called Tona for individuals and gyms that spans everything smartphone screens to leaderboards everyone sees. […]
Big pro AV news out of Spain and the UK earlier today, with the TRISON Group announcing its acquisition of Beaver Group, which has done many of the better QSR and retail digital signage jobs in the UK in recent years. TRISON is Europe’s biggest digital signage-focused integrator – kinda like Diversified, but in Galician Spain instead of New Jersey. […]
Birmingham, UK-based Allsee Technologies has started marketing a digital sandwich board display that’s portable and runs 12-plus hours on a rechargeable battery. The pitch is that these things are easily positioned wherever they need to be, and don’t need to be against a wall to get power, or require a power cord that becomes a tripping risk. […]
Digital OOH street furniture has long been a preferred medium for movie launches, but this is the first time I think I’ve seen them fully adapted to take on the character of a new film. This a mall kiosk in the UK, running on a JCDecaux screen, for a new movie called Detective Pikachu about Pokemons, which are … I’m not really sure. Once again – I’m old. […]
A UK events company is busily recruiting vendors and end-users for a digital signage matchmaking event in greater London this fall. The Digital Signage & Interactive Solutions Summit is one of those specialized events that sees vendors paying for access – both focused and relaxed – with interested, engaged buyers. […]
ONELAN – DSE Booth Number #3025 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? * ONELAN is an industry leader in all things digital signage. […]
This is a blended mirror wall – video wall in the heart of the recently renovated Odeon cinema, just off London’s busy Leicester Square. The UK solutions provider Beaver Group provided all the hardware, software, installation, content creation and support for the flagship cinema. […]
This is an interesting, data-driven campaign put together by the UK’s Grand Visual for the streaming music service Spotify – using digital boards to show the much-varied musical tastes and listening habits of subscribers. […]
