Volume 12, Issue 1 — January 13, 2020

Latest headlines: Fred Ampel on fixing the miscommunication between AV professionals and end users, plus news from Omron, LG, Misapplied Sciences

January 13, 2020 | Volume: 12 | Issue: 1

Welcome to the very first issue for 2020! The 2010’s was the decade that marked the emergence of the digital signage market and the 2020s will be the decade where we cross the infamous (thanks to Geoffrey Moore’s book Crossing the Chasm) chasm from early adopter to early majority specifier, buyer and user. Nearly every university around the world is either integrating a signage network or is planning to. Signage has also been integrated into UCC systems like Zoom, Cisco and Microsoft Teams as a standard feature, it’s been added to wireless collaboration platforms like the Vivitek NovoConnect ecosystem and it’s been launched as DSaaS thanks to new offerings from BrightSign and Userful. But, most importantly, the advertising industry is starting to talk about integrating programmatic systems into the signage platforms. That’s the holy grail. One of our editors was recently invited to see what Samsung deems is the future of digital signage and was then taken on a tour of some of the best installs in and around New York City. It was a lot of fun and it’s all documented, below, in this story from Jacob Blount. But, don’t stop reading there. One of the coolest things we saw at this week’s over-hyped CES show was something from a company called Misapplied Sciences. If you’d have Googled them, before CES, only twelve matches came up on Google.com but, after the show 2,804 matches show up. So, I’d say they were a hit at CES. So, read my story below to find out why — it involves an airline, a new tech and the ability to send 100 people different pieces of content from only one display. Happy New Year!

— Gary Kayye

COLUMNS

+ The “Can I” Question [Dr. Frederick Ampel]

How can we fix the miscommunication between AV professionals and others in a project meeting? Position the request within the overall project matrix and explain how a goal could be achieved rather than why it can’t.

+ Tour of Installs in New York City Tells Story of Samsung LED [Jacob Blount]

Samsung featured unique installs of its micro and direct view LED solutions installed at its customers’ locations, including Fisher Brothers, Ogilvy, MoMA and Times Square in New York City this month at a press and industry analyst event.

+ The Top 9 AV News Stories of 2019 [Gary Kayye]

2019 was like no other year I can recall. While the AV-economy experienced explosive growth, at the same time, a few big brands nearly disappeared, namely InFocus and Polycom. How can the Kleenex of projectors, InFocus, literally divest themselves of projectors? Well, it happened and, that happened to be our biggest story of 2019.

PRODUCT NEWS

+ EnGenius Technologies Announces High-Capacity Wi-Fi 6 Outdoor Access Point [Sara Abrons]

+ Extron Launches Quantum Ultra Certification Program, Planar Offers First Certified Displays [Steph Beckett]

+ Omron Details ISE 2020 Plans [Gary Kayye]

+ Extron Debuts 75-Watt Audio Amps That Don’t Need Ventilation [Gary Kayye]

+ LG Electronics Showcases OLED Wave at CES 2020 [Steph Beckett]

+ Disguise Launches r17 Update to Live-Events Design Software [Steph Beckett]

+ Misapplied Sciences Will Ship Parallel Reality Displays in 2020 [Gary Kayye]

INDUSTRY NEWS

+ The 8K Association Announces Certified Program for 8K TVs [Steph Beckett]

+ Digital Signage Expo Names 2020 Advisory Board [Gary Kayye]

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