Spatial projection displays are the future for signage, says Omron Electronic Components Europe. Their technology allows directions and other images to appear floating in the air in shopping malls, transport terminals and other locations.

Masayuki Shinohara, an engineer who led the commercialization of aerial imaging at Omron, remembers, “Omron’s research of light control technology had already been launched before I joined the company.”

That was more than 20 years ago...He says his predecessors had accumulated light technologies one after Read more...

Clear Channel Finland updates their Business Panorama digital network at Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport with the installation of two 8.7sqm state-of-the-art Absen N4 LED screens to deliver advertising campaigns from some of the world’s best known brands.

Chosen by Clear Channel International as a trusted partner for some of the world’s biggest airports, Absen is fast emerging as a leading product specialist in the airport vertical.

Completed in 2016, the installation marked another milestone in the relationship between Clear Channel and Absen, with the companies collaborating together for more than three years on projects and product innovations - such as the Absen N Series, developed with airport and retail environments in mind.

The global market for digital signage and professional displays will grow until 2020 at a compound annual growth rate of 8.3% (from 4.4 million units in 2015 to 7.7 million in 2020), says IHS Technology.

Public display growth (public displays, public-display TVs and consumer TVs used in digital signage and professional applications) in Q1 2016 was fueled by higher unit shipments of 32” and 49” displays and a rapid shift towards larger sizes in the education and corporate market. Displays sized 60” to 69” are the most popular category, and Read more...

VXL enters the digital signage market with Ilumineye DS Suite a software and media-player package to make high-quality digital signage available to everyone at a more affordable price.

With offices in EMEA that sprouted up in over 40 years in the IT business, VXL of India is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of thin-client hardware.

It’s their thin client background that leads them into digital signage.

VXL’s VP for Worldwide Sales, Frank Noon, says the cost of current digital signage solutions puts it out of reach to many businesses. “W Read more...