E Ink Starting To Show New Filter-Free Full Color Displays Aimed At Digital Signage Market
October 4, 2018 by Dave Haynes
Taiwan-based E Ink will be at the CEATAC trade show in Japan mid-month show off its new Advanced Color ePaper – call ACeP – …
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Sony To Debut Interactive Digital Signage Platform At CES: Report
October 30, 2017 by Dave Haynes
Sony is reportedly planning to introduce an interactive digital signage platform at CES in Las Vegas in January that mashes up gesture sensors, augmented …
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Panasonic Spin-Off Starts Demo’ing 8K Digital Signage
June 7, 2017 by Dave Haynes
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 …
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Mitsubishi Developing Tech That Puts “Display” In Mid-Air ( … Or Something)
February 17, 2016 by Dave Haynes
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced development of an “aerial display” that is touted as being able to project images measuring approximately 56 inches diagonally into …
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Projects: Tablet Choir Does Beethoven’s Ode To Joy
February 14, 2015 by Dave Haynes
And here we have 300 tablets all synced together, with Android avatars, singing Beethoven’s Ode To Joy as part of a Google Japan promotion. …
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Projects: Talking Flat Ladies Get Hotel Jobs In Japan
February 8, 2015 by Dave Haynes
It looks like virtual mannequins have escaped from airport queues and hospital waiting rooms and found new work in hotels – or at least one …
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Projects: PARCO’s Fukuoka Store Builds Screens Into Design
December 17, 2014 by Dave Haynes
PARCO is a Japanese department store group that is part retailer, part landlord – blending its own store space with that of independent retailers. The newest …
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Tokyo Scientists Create Touchscreen From Thin Air
October 29, 2014 by Dave Haynes
I’m not even going to pretend I understand what the heck is happening here, but it looks pretty intriguing. A team at the University …
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Crowd-funded Star-up Creates Hybrid Of Digital Signage And Networked Art
July 21, 2014 by Dave Haynes
A Japanese company has launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for networked screens designed to run artwork in offices, homes and other spaces. Called FRAMED, …
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The Digital Signage Will Be In Here
July 9, 2014 by Dave Haynes
As a consultant who helps end-users figure out what they want to do, and what to use, I start my days with the same …
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Pioneer Developing Transparent Tech To Make Digital Signage Work On Shop Windows
October 9, 2013 by Dave Haynes
Japanese electronics firm Pioneer is working on technology – presumably a film overlay – that it suggests dramatically improves the quality of projections in …
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Prysm Gets Japan Distribution Deal With Sony
March 6, 2013 by Dave Haynes
Sony does pro displays and video walls, but the business solution side of its business in Japan evidently doesn’t see much of a conflict …
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