DISPLAYS 30 01732 759725 specialists who primarily offer a post-sales service but can help with pre-sales if needed. n IoT – SmartThings. SmartThings, the largest aggregator of IoT devices, lets you control all devices – washing machine, lights, TV etc. – from a smartphone. It has 230 million registered users and 120 million active users. So far, it has 110 million connected devices, of which 86 million are from Samsung and 24 million from other brands. As well as supporting device interoperability through SmartThings, Samsung is one of four founding members of Matter, along with Amazon, Google and Apple, which is driving global standards in smart device interoperability. Robertson said that Samsung has pledged that by the end of this year every one of its domestic devices will be IoT-enabled and he expects that commitment to find its way into Samsung’s commercial devices too. “We are already able to connect via SmartThings to control them, to turn them on and off and basic remote management. Imagine how powerful that can be when you start linking it into building management systems, especially for facilities managers who are KPI’d on how they are going to reduce costs,” he said. n The Wall MicroLED product. Suitable for boardrooms or large reception areas, The Wall is available in 110inch or two 146-inch models and costs nearly £63,000 for an all-in-one LED with install. Installation takes just two hours and Samsung can handhold resellers through the whole process. This encompasses everything from a pre-installation site survey and site-readiness check to installation, post-installation verification, on-site support and an admin system health check. To find out more about how Samsung and Westcoast can help you add displays and other AV products to your offering, please visit samsung.westcoast.co.uk/home. ...continued PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays, is adding to the appeal of its awardwinning Tableaux series of Advanced Colour ePaper displays, launched earlier this year at ISE in Barcelona, with the announcement of the first fully approved content and device management solution for the lowpower/no-power signage solution. Telelogos software harnesses the power of the display’s built-in Android SoC to remotely manage content, applications and security. Telelogos Managing Director Christophe Billaud said: “We are delighted to be the first ISV to be able to provide a solution for remotely managing the Philips Tableaux range from PPDS. With our expertise in Android development, device management, and thanks to the close collaboration we have created over the many years we've partnered with PPDS, we were able to support this new technology in displays very rapidly. The interest and feedback from our integrator partners and our clients has been hugely positive.” Based on E Ink technology, Philips Tableaux ePaper displays bring new possibilities to customers in multiple vertical sectors by enabling them to display static content in 60,000 colours without the need for any power source. Mains or battery power is only needed to upload content or change settings, after which the 25in (16:9) and 28in (32:9) displays can be disconnected and return to no-power mode. Additional sizes are in the pipeline. The ability to display high quality colour content, 24/7, without power brings new possibilities to customers in retail, hospitality and the corporate sector and expands the addressable market for digital signage to cover needs that have traditionally been met with printed material, while also presenting an energyefficient alternative to existing displays that might be over-specified for the task they perform. Possible applications include signs/notices that don’t need to be changed more than once a day or once a week, such as special offers or pricing information, or changed at all (or at least rarely) such as information about opening times. In corporate and hospitality environments, they could be used for way-finding or for identifying different rooms. Restaurants could use them for displaying menus. At ISE, Martijn van der Woude, PPDS VP Global Marketing and Business Development, told Technology Reseller that PPDS was compiling lists of applications for multiple verticals, citing retail as a key target. This is not just because retailers would benefit from the examples cited above and the flexibility Tableaux gives them to place digital signage on mobile shelving/displays that can’t safely accommodate a wired power source, but also because it would allow them to meet their sustainability goals by replacing always-on video displays with an energy-efficient alternative. “Retailers are very sensitive about their net zero goals, so even if this product is not able to do everything they can do with normal video signage, they might decide that their sustainability goals are more important and choose to compromise with Tableaux,” he said. www.ppds.com Look, no power PPDS certifies first content management solution for ground-breaking ePaper displays
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