Digital signage CMS provider 22Miles demoed a conversational AI version of the InfoComm tradeshow app, powered by ChatGPT, at last week's show. 22Miles used publicly available event information and ChatGPT integration to create a custom conversational interface capable of answering questions about the event and guiding attendees to booths, meeting…
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US retailer sued for $200m by digital signage supplier
A company that has been building a retail media network based on 'smart' transparent LCD chiller doors has taken out a $200m lawsuit against US pharmacy store chain Walgreens in a contract dispute. Cooler Screens has filed an action in an Illinois state court, alleging that Walgreens reneged on a…
Three simple steps to achieve digital signage security
As a company that builds both hardware and software, we have a unique perspective on the symbiotic relationship between software and hardware. Hardware companies are almost entirely dependent on software to achieve mass-market adoption – and not just software native to the device. We’re living in the ecosystem era, when…
Meet Merlin Entertainments’ interactive concierge display
Chessington World of Adventures Resort has unveiled a new fully interactive digital concierge, with digital signage partner Trison UK lending a hand to operator Merlin Entertainments. The Polo digital concierge is designed to inform and entertain guests in a new, fun and engaging way. Polo can answer questions about the…
Africa’s largest made-for-3D LED digital billboard unveiled
Media company Alpha & Jam has unveiled the largest 3D digital billboard in Africa. Maslow – which at more than 800 sq metres is slightly bigger than the Piccadilly Lights display in London – is the first true 4K digital billboard in Nigeria. The billboard is visible to an estimated…
Saturn aids Eurovision initiative to help Ukrainian diaspora
A Manchester-based AV company transformed Liverpool’s Unity Theatre into an interactive celebration of Ukrainian culture for the Eurovision Song Contest. Culture Liverpool commissioned the Unity Theatre to create a ‘Place Of Hope’, with various cultural events and a pop-up exhibition to allow visitors to learn about Ukraine and its people…
Huge, tapered LED screen marks gateway to Las Vegas Strip
OOH advertising site developer Pearl Media has unveiled its first digital signage in Las Vegas. The Gateway, which is 900 sq metre and comprises more than 14 million pixels, is one of the city's largest DOOH displays. The curved display, which tapers from one end to the other, is on…
Signagelive caters to coffee chain’s thirst for expansion
Since The Coffee House opened its first outlet – 11 years ago in Lymm, Cheshire – it has sought to reimagine the local coffee shop experience. From day one, the ethos has been to exclusively serve its own roasted coffee and hand-produced food, while fostering a sense of community. When…
ADI to install 32m digital display on iconic Bradford venue
ADI is to supply and install a 32m-wide LED display to the exterior of the Bradford Live entertainment venue, as part of a multimillion-pound city centre redevelopment by Bradford council. The 90-year-old art-deco building hosted concerts by the Beatles and The Rolling Stones in 1963, but has been unused for…
The luxury health clinic with 28 LED displays in Barcelona
A new HLA International Clinic in Barcelona is equipped with a digital signage installation comprising almost thirty LED screens. The integration was carried out by Barcelona-based digital signage specialist luk hair!, which chose the nsign.tv software platform for centralised management of the display network. The new building, with four floors…
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