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OLEDs, the Good News and the Bad News

by Bob Raikes

A lot of British jokes start with the introduction “I’ve got some good news, and some bad news”. Many of them are cruel or politically incorrect, so I won’t repeat them here, but it …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLEDs| Transparent Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Are Smartwatches a Product of the Future…?

by Bob Raikes

… and will they always be? A couple of weeks ago, I mislaid my watch. I was at home and it wasn’t one of those cases of ‘travel attrition’ (I have a theory that …

Tags:Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Tensions in France & ITO

by Bob Raikes

This morning I’m getting ready to pack up and head home after some time (mostly) relaxing in France. As I have done in previous years, I’ve included a picture out of the window from …

Tags:Editorial| France| ITO Replacement| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Terror on Bastille Day

by Bob Raikes

I’m on my holidays this week (at least in theory!) in France. As I woke up after the annual Bastille Day celebrations, I saw news of the terrible attack in Nice after the fireworks …

Tags:Editorial| France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 27

Stress Detectors and Big Data

by Bob Raikes

Over recent years, computing systems have included more and more sensors. However, I’ve long joked that every computer contains a “stress detector” that kicks into operation when the user is stressed. Printers, of course, …

Tags:Digital Signage| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 26| Windows

Digital Signage Summit is Very Software-Centric

by Bob Raikes

After missing last year’s Digital Signage Summit (it clashed with the first day of IBC!), which was the first that Invidis had run in collaboration with Infocomm, we were pleased to be able to …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Munich Digital Signage Summit 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Digital Signage Summit Round-up

by Bob Raikes

The Summit included an exhibition area that is in the atrium of the Hilton hotel. This is an attractive area, but has very high levels of ambient light, so almost anything except a dedicated …

Tags:Digital Signage| High Brightness Displays| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 23 - Issue 26

05 Merck is Looking to “Free Form” LCDs

by Bob Raikes

Luc Yao is from Merck and he talked about ‘Free form LCDs as strategic interface in cities’. He had three purposes in his talk to explain the role of Merck to identify opportunities for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Merck| Munich Digital Signage Summit 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 26

04 Lots of Opportunities – Including AR & VR!

by Bob Raikes

The afternoon session was mostly examples of digital signage projects, so we’ve combined several talks into a single article. Markus Deserno is one of the Managing Directors of Seen Media which is a full …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Munich Digital Signage Summit 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 26

03 Panel Looks at Signage in Retail

by Bob Raikes

There was then a panel session moderated by Florian Rotberg of Invidis. The panel consisted of Mike MacMillan of Vizualize, Damian Rodgett of Pilot Screentime in Germany, Sascha Martini of razorfish and Stewart Caddick …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Munich Digital Signage Summit 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Vizualize Can Track Individuals Without Privacy Problems.

by Bob Raikes

Michael MacMillan is from Vizualize which is a company that is looking at analytics. Founded in 2003, the company now operates in 40 countries – and has large customers including Marks & Spencer and …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Munich Digital Signage Summit 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Still Challenges in Digital Signage, Says Invidis

by Bob Raikes

We attended one day of the Digital Signage Summit, this year. That day was the second day which was less concerned with the advertising side of the business, but was the Friday that the …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Munich Digital Signage Summit 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 26