Successful launch delivers increased customer satisfaction and measurable sales lift, and drives expansion
Gas Station TV (GSTV), America’s #1 video network at the pump, and Wayne, a GE Energy Business and global innovator of fuel dispensers and technologies, are pleased to announce that, Atlas Oil Company has signed an agreement whereby the national fuel supply and distribution company will rollout the inOvationTV media platform (iOTV) to its dealer base.
Digital Signage Expo, the world’s largest and longest-running international conference and trade show dedicated exclusively to digital signage, interactive technology and digital out-of-home networks, announced 30 finalists for its Apex Awards for 2013. The annual DSE Apex Awards honor innovation in the development and deployment of technology in the global DOOH industry. Nominees are the end-use sites of the installation.
Chosen by an independent panel of six industry journalists*, this year’s Apex Award finalistswere named from a field of nearly 90 entrants vying in 10 major digital signage categories. Gold, Silver and Bronze Apex Awards will be presented in each category at a special awards banquet slated for the opening night of DSE 2013 on from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 27 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. DSE will also present the Apex Award of the Year to one of the Gold finalists.
First Time Demo of polytouch POS Systems at ISE 2013
Pyramid Computer, specialist manufacturer of custom IT systems, will be joined by leading European software development partners LieberLieber Software GmbH and PROVISIO in Hall 9, Stand A120, at ISE 2013, 29-31 January, Amsterdam RAI. Pyramid Computer will be giving a first time demonstration of its new multi-touch point-of-sale (POS) systems, featuring intelligent LED user guidance and QMS (Quick Mounting System) extension modules. Partner company LieberLieber will be using polytouch devices to illustrate a shopping application, an interactive photo booth and GIS store finder application, while PROVISIO will show its range of software for safeguarding public kiosks, remote monitoring and digital signage.
International line-up of experts to outline the latest trends in integration, energy management, intelligent building, working and living
Integrated Systems Events is delighted to unveil the agenda for the inaugural Smart Building Conference @ ISE. Promising a day full of industry insight, opinion, practical design advice and business intelligence, the Conference will take place at the Amsterdam RAI on Monday 28 January – the day before the ISE 2013 tradeshow opens its doors.
Samsung’s Curved OLED TV Delivers Truly Immersive Viewing Experience by Creating Panorama Effect
2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. unveiled Samsung’s Curved OLED TV, breaking the barrier of innovation in home entertainment.
With the beauty of its curved panel, Samsung’s Curved OLED TV provides more life-like viewing experiences adding more multi-dimensional effects to content.
The International CES 2013 opened today in Las Vegas, Nevada, showcasing over 3,250 exhibitors across a record-breaking 1.9 million net square feet of exhibit space. The event, owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, marks the largest annual innovation event in the world and runs through Friday, January 11.
This year’s CES is set to debut approximately 20,000 new products, highlighting the rapid pace of innovation in consumer electronics. Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, expressed excitement over the record-breaking show, emphasizing its global participation and the extensive range of new technologies on display.
Qualcomm’s chairman and CEO, Dr. Paul Jacobs, delivered a preshow keynote emphasizing Qualcomm’s influence on mobile technology. Jacobs was joined by Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer, who showcased new Microsoft Windows products featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon 10 processor. The Snapdragon 800 processor promises to enhance tablets, smartphones, and PCs with advanced LTE capabilities, ultra HD, and 7.1 surround sound.
The keynote event included appearances by director Guillermo Del Toro, NASCAR’s Brad Keselowski and Marc Jenkins, actress Alice Eve from “Star Trek Into Darkness,” and Scott Chambers with Big Bird from Sesame Street. The evening concluded with a performance by Adam Levine and members of Maroon 5.
CES Unveiled, the official press event of CES, kicked off on Sunday night, drawing a significant media presence with 74 exhibiting companies. Highlights included ultra-HDTVs, hybrid tablets, flexible touch screen displays, and advanced mobile solutions. Prominent exhibitors included 3M Touch Systems, Body Media, Chevrolet, and Synaptics.
CES Press Day on Monday featured 28 exhibitor press conferences, unveiling notable products such as:
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is a leading trade association promoting the $206 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. With over 2,000 member companies, CEA provides legislative advocacy, market research, technical training, and industry promotion. The International CES is one of CEA’s flagship events, with all profits reinvested into industry services.
GestureTek Systems Inc. is proud to announce that it has been made the exclusive distributor for the Skin Multi-touch product for the USA and Canada by DISPLAX Interactive Systems. This innovative product is a thin transparent film that can be easily placed on glass, windows, monitors, or virtually any surface to allow that surface to enable multi-touch interaction by one or more users. There are three (3) modes of multi-touch capability for this new innovative product: they are Dual Touch; 6 Touch; and 12 Touch multi-touch interactivity modes.
LAS VEGAS — LG Electronics (LG) has solidified its leading position in the OLED TV market with the unveiling of the revolutionary EA9800 curved model at the 2013 International CES. The EA9800, boasting LG’s proprietary WRGB technology, offers a strikingly thin display with a dramatic curved design and lifelike picture quality that closely mimics natural colors.
The EA9800 is the industry’s first OLED TV to feature a curved ergonomic design and full CINEMA 3D support. This inwardly curved screen ensures that the entire display is equidistant from the viewer’s eyes, effectively eliminating screen-edge visual distortion and detail loss. LG has not yet announced the availability and pricing of this innovative model.
“LG is the first to launch the 55-inch OLED TV,” stated Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG’s Home Entertainment Company. “We believe our new OLED TVs offer the ultimate viewing experience, surpassing anything seen before. The new curved model complements our core OLED TV family with a unique design that capitalizes on the thinness of the screen and the aesthetic beauty of OLED TV.”
LG’s OLED TVs are renowned for their vivid and realistic pictures, a feat achieved through the superior WRGB technology. This unique Four-Color Pixel system includes a white sub-pixel that works alongside the traditional RGB setup to deliver perfect color output. The built-in Color Refiner further enhances tones, resulting in vibrant and natural images. The 55-inch OLED TV also offers an infinite contrast ratio, maintaining optimal contrast levels regardless of ambient light or viewing angle. The High Dynamic Range (HDR) algorithm enhances the infinite contrast ratio and ensures maximum color separation and rich color expression.
Without the need for a separate backlight, OLED technology allows LG to create TVs with significantly reduced weight and depth, resulting in a sleek, minimalistic appearance. The EA9800’s ultra-modern design and curved screen eliminate any visual distractions, maximizing the viewing experience. The use of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) further reduces the unit’s weight while adding strength to the curved screen. The OLED TV’s slim profile and narrow bezel contribute to an immersive viewing experience, whether in 2D or 3D. Additionally, the new model comes with an easy-to-mount wall bracket, allowing for a simple, one-person installation and a display gap of less than an inch from the wall.
The EA9800 incorporates LG’s Paper Slim design, seamlessly integrating the screen and stand into a unified aesthetic entity. CINEMA SCREEN Design elements result in a nearly invisible bezel, enhancing the immersive experience. The Smart Touch Control feature, located below the screen, provides an intuitive way to manage basic functions such as changing channels, adjusting volume, and powering the TV on or off.
LG’s OLED TVs combine industry-leading CINEMA 3D technology with Smart TV capabilities, offering an unparalleled home entertainment experience.
LG Electronics, Inc. is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications, and home appliances. With 117 operations worldwide, LG achieved global sales of USD 49 billion (KRW 54.26 trillion) in 2011. LG is comprised of four business units – Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, and Air Conditioning & Energy Solution – and is a leading producer of flat-panel TVs, mobile devices, air conditioners, washing machines, and refrigerators. LG Electronics is a 2012 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. www.lg.com
The LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company is a global top player in televisions, monitors, commercial displays, audio-video systems, personal computers, and security systems. LG continues to push technological boundaries to create feature-rich devices with stylish designs that meet global consumer needs. LG’s consumer products include CINEMA 3D Smart TVs, OLED TVs, IPS monitors, home theater systems, Blu-ray Disc™ players, car audio video systems, mouse scanners, and external storage devices. LG’s commercial products include digital signage, video conferencing systems, and IP security cameras.
BrightSign, LLC®, a leader in digital signage solutions, announced today that LifeProof, a prominent manufacturer of rugged cases for iPhone and iPad, has deployed its digital signage players in point-of-purchase (POP) displays at Best Buy stores across the United States. This innovative installation aims to captivate shoppers and boost sales within the highly competitive iOS accessories market.
LifeProof’s sleek inline displays, powered by BrightSign’s HD1020 players, have been installed in 800 Best Buy locations, totaling around 1,600 interactive displays. The digital signage features touchscreens integrated into the store shelves, showcasing LifeProof products in a series of dynamic video vignettes that demonstrate key features. Shoppers can interact with the touchscreen to explore product details, creating a personalized experience.
“LifeProof designed an innovative POP display that required not only a compact player to fit within the display, but a player capable of very rich, interactive content,” said Jeff Hastings, CEO of BrightSign. “Installations like these highlight the many benefits of our solid-state players, and we were happy to deliver a robust solution that helped LifeProof merchandize its products in an impactful, compelling way.”
These POP displays function as a “virtual salesperson,” looping video content to attract customers and inviting them to engage with the display. Upon interacting, customers can guide the presentation to focus on products that match their specific needs, creating a tailored shopping experience. The displays aim to not only inform but also entertain, enhancing customer engagement and increasing the likelihood of a purchase.
“We needed a POP display that reflects the value of the LifeProof brand and vividly articulates the value of our products,” said Kyle Ballarta, Marketing Director at LifeProof. “BrightSign made it possible to deliver the interactive content necessary to successfully convey how our products give our customers the freedom to use their mobile devices anywhere and everywhere their day takes them.”
For LifeProof, BrightSign’s players provided an affordable yet highly reliable solution. The deployment of 1,600 players across 800 stores was made possible without exceeding budget constraints, and the solid-state design of BrightSign’s HD1020 players ensures low maintenance costs, with an uptime rate of over 99.9%. This reliability allows LifeProof to focus on engaging customers without worrying about display failures or costly repairs.
BrightSign’s digital signage players are widely used in various industries, including retail, corporate environments, airports, museums, and more. This collaboration with LifeProof and Best Buy exemplifies how digital signage can be a powerful tool for brands to attract and engage customers, driving sales in retail environments.
Panasonic President Kazuhiro Tsuga kicked off the 2013 edition of the International CES, one of the world’s largest consumer electronics shows, by delivering the opening keynote speech at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 8, 2013 (PST). In setting the tone for the exhibition and the industry this year, Mr. Tsuga highlighted in his speech Panasonic’s commitment as an eco-engineering company to offering innovative, eco and smart solutions that are the products of the efforts of its employees around the world to make a better world as well as creating real value for its customers.
Helping Retailers Attract New Customers and Increase Business
Casio America , Inc. and its parent company, Casio Computer Co., Ltd., today announced plans to revolutionize storefront advertising by launching a new digital signage business at the end of this month. Driving this exciting new business is Casio Signage, a newly developed, powerful tool for helping retailers gain an edge over the competition by attracting new and repeat customers.
New billboard features reduced power consumption, Smartlink™ remote power control, and offers faster ROI for outdoor advertisers
Designed with low energy use and reliability in mind, the latest generation of Daktronics trusted digital billboards gives outdoor advertisers the tools to profit more than ever. From its intelligent, energy-efficient design to its catalog of money-saving features, this is the ideal LED billboard solution for outdoor advertising companies of any size.
“We work closely with our customers to discover a clear vision of their goals, so we meet and exceed their expectations with every new product release,” said Jeremy Johnson, Daktronics Key Accounts manager. “With a market that demands 24/7 operation, we continuously work to improve our digital billboards by engineering innovative products that offer increased value and uptime for our customers.”
NCR’s state-of-the-art LCD displays and design services will enhance customer experience at leading sports and entertainment venue
NCR Corporation today announced that PNC Arena, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, has deployed a turnkey NCR Vitalcast™ digital signage solution encompassing 160 LCD displays and professional design services. PNC Arena will leverage the state-of-the-art digital signage solution to deliver and rapidly update professional advertising targeted to the 1.5 million guests who visit its facility annually for more than 150 events including concerts, family shows, Carolina Hurricanes hockey games and NC State University men’s basketball games.
55- and 65-Inch Models Include Built-In Speakers, OPS-Compliant Expansion Slot, Bundle Options high-performance, full HD panel makes these models ideal for extended operation times, including retail stores, restaurants, indoor venues, training facilities and corporate boardrooms.
NEC’s V552 and V652 utilize LED backlighting to reduce the product’s depth, weight and power consumption when compared to their predecessor. Each also features built-in 10-watt speakers and an Open Pluggable Specification (OPS)-compliant expansion slot. This future-proofs the display and allows for the seamless integration of a computer or other NEC/third-party accessories. Additionally, video, RS-232 control and power are passed internally from the display to the accessory, allowing the elimination of additional cabling and simplifying installations.
Mitsubishi Electric US Group Companies will — of course — demonstrate cutting-edge visual display systems for home and business at CES 2013. But for the first time look for the industry’s most sophisticated cooling and heating systems, solar modules, and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units during the International CES Show in Las Vegas, Booth #8231, January 8-11, 2013.
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AT HOME highlights a new slim-bezeled, slim-depth, 70-inch LCD monitor, the MDT-701S. Its built-in, bottom-firing, high-fidelity speakers deliver exceptionally pure sound. And when wall mounted with slim-profile brackets, it’s fully ADA compliant. The HC8000D, a 2D/3D high-definition home theater projector boasts possibly the best 2D/3D conversion algorithm available to transform even classic flicks into sensory adventures. Finally, for home comfort without sweating the bill, Mitsubishi Electric offers residents the most advanced, quiet, energy-efficient cooling and heating system, the MSZ-FE09NA, anENERGY STAR® product. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Electric’s PV-MLE260HD monocrystalline solar modules offer superior reliability and outstanding real world energy production capability for the home.
Panasonic, a provider of professional display and digital signage solutions, today announced the purchase of its ultra thin bezel LED 55” LFV50 professional displays by VER, a national AV, audio, broadcast and computer equipment rental company. VER is the first rental company to offer the thin-bezel video wall displays as part of their AV rental solutions. Twenty five of these units will be on display at Panasonic’s CES booth (#9406 & 9806), showing footage highlighting the company’s newest consumer televisions. Additionally, VER added a large number of Panasonic PT-DZ21K projectors to their offerings.
Slim Profile, Full Ergonomics and Comprehensive Connectivity Ideal for Corporate Environments
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today an addition to its high-end IT desktop line, the MultiSync® EA Series, with the 24-inch EA244WMi. This performance-driven monitor is LED-backlit and ideal for corporate environments.
Designed to enhance work performance, this widescreen model features IPS panel technology with wide viewing angles (178° horizontal/vertical) and ergonomic adjustability. The LED backlighting of the EA244WMi allows for a slimmer profile, lighter weight and increased power savings compared to previous generation models. ControlSync™ technology allows users to control up to six EA244WMi displays in a multi-monitor configuration. Upon establishing one unit as the master, users are able to control many performance attributes of the multi-monitor setup in unison through the single monitor.
