Gefen shipping 4K Multiview Switcher

October 22, 2018

Gefen has launched its Multiview Seamless Switcher, which can power 4K content at 600 mega hertz. The device can take content from four sources and display it…

Videotel partners with wonderMakr to deliver digital signage to Canada

October 22, 2018

Videotel is partnering with wonderMakr, a technology installation company, to deliver its digital signage solutions to Canadian customers.

Kingswood Capital inks acquisition of Wave Electronics

October 18, 2018

Kingswood Capital Management Llc. has acquired Wave Electronics, an A/V and home automation provider. As part of the acquisition, Kingswood will merge Wave…

Signagelive platform update adds interactive kiosk mode for BrightSign media players

October 17, 2018

Signagelive has deployed a new interactive kiosk mode feature for all BrightSign Series 3 and Series 4 players, and Bluefin BrightSign built-In solutions…

Aopen unveils new interactive touchscreen display

October 17, 2018

Aopen has launched its eTile-X series of touchscreen displays. The device supports both Windows 10 and Linux and will initially come in three models, according…

Low-Power Mini-ITX Motherboard Based on 8th Gen Intel® Xeon® E / Core™ Processors

The MI995 low-power Mini-ITX delivers stunning graphics and media performance and supports up to three independent displays in eDP, HDMI 2.0a, DVI-D and…

5 verticals digital signage can majorly impact

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Verticals ranging from cannabis dispensaries to storage facilities can make a big impact with digital signage.

Peerless-AV provides display mounts for Red Rocks Amphitheatre

October 15, 2018

The Red Rocks Amphitheatre, an outdoor theater in Morrison, Colorado, recently upgraded with 33 Samsung displays. Peerless-AV provided its EW Series mounts for…

Caesars Palace delivers 3-D experiential digital signage

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

The Las Vegas Strip is well known for its variety of displays, which dot almost every building. The tourist destination attracts an average of 17,70…

CommScope opens power-over-Ethernet lab

October 10, 2018

CommScope has opened an R&D lab in Greensboro, North Carolina, for "power-over-Ethernet" applications. The company aims to test the performance and safety…

Optoma adds interactive flat panel displays to offering

October 10, 2018

Optoma has added interactive flat panel displays to its product offering. These displays are available in 65-, 75- and 86-inch formats, according to a press…

THine Electronics launches chipset that transmits 8K data

October 9, 2018

THine Electronics has launched its LSI chipset, which can transmit 8K data with 687 billion color depth through 1-meter FFC. The device supports up to 16GB per…

NEC wins 'gold' status for corporate social responsibility

October 8, 2018

NEC Corp. has earned a "Gold" Corporate Social Responsibility rating from EcoVadis, an organization focused on supplier sustainability. NEC has held this…

Bloomingdale's upgrades customer experience with OLED displays

October 4, 2018

Bloomingdale's, an upscale retailer, recently upgraded its 59th Street store in Manhattan with 50 LG OLED displays. LG Electronics USA also provided two 20- by…

McDonald's and interactivity claim top September 2018 headlines

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Last month, users feasted on stories on McDonald's recent digital signage transformation, interactivity and customer engagement. One story analyzed McDonald's…

Birks jewelers selects iGotcha Media for video walls

October 2, 2018

Birks, a fine jewelry and luxury gift provider, recently selected iGotcha Media to deploy video walls for its stores in Canada. The company has already…

Watchfire Signs provides scoreboard for Princeton High School

October 2, 2018

Princeton High School in Sharonsville, Ohio, recently selected Watchfire Signs to upgrade its Viking Stadium with a virtual scoreboard. Watchfire Signs…

Microsoft and Avocor intro collaboration displays

October 1, 2018

Avocor recently launched its collaboration displays to deliver Microsoft 365 content to meeting rooms. The displays are compatible with Windows 10 and offers…

2 reasons customers don't care about your digital signage

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Why do customers ignore your digital signage? Because it's not relevant and it doesn't rise above the noise.

Ibase intros video wall player for 6 HDMI displays

September 28, 2018

Ibase Technology USA recently launched its SI-626 video wall player, which can provide UHD multimedia playback across six HDMI displays. The device is based on…