DSE 2017 Booth Previews: Freshwater Digital February 15, 2017 by Super User DSE BOOTH PREVIEWS Freshwater Digital DSE Booth Number: C14 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Freshwater has a distinct advantage, as we are one of very few companies that can provide network consulting, custom content solutions, production capabilities, content management, and technology sourcing. …
Projects: Hy-Vee’s W. Des Moines History Pavilion February 14, 2017 by Super User The midwest US, employee-owned grocer Hy-Vee has opened a conference and event center in its West Des Moines, Iowa head office that goes very big on a blend of digital and print graphics. The company turned the building’s lobby into an 11,000-square-foot history pavilion and hired Dimensional Innovations, a Kansas-based architecture and design firm, to …
UK’s Lightvert Launches Crowdfunding Effort; Touts ECHO Tech As New Kind Of AR February 14, 2017 by Super User The UK start-up Lightvert has started calling its unique tech a new type of augmented reality – probably to help people wrap their heads around it – as part of a just-launched equity crowdfunding campaign. The technology, dubbed ECHO, is now out of the proof of concept and ready for commercial application – with development …
My ISE Interview With DailyDOOH February 13, 2017 by Super User Here’s my interview with Mr. DailyDOOH on the NEC stand at ISE last week, in which he refers to me as a “general dogsbody.” Had to look that up. Already researching Canadianisms to throw back at him next year. Hoser may do nicely.
16:9 Projects Podcast: Gavin Winter On The Cube February 10, 2017 by Super User The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) hosts an amazing digital interactive learning space featuring 9 metre-high (27 feet) projections, 48 screen multi-touch interactive panels, and motion tracking technology. Called The Cube, its purpose is to engage and inspire the next generation of thinkers and doers, and provide an immersive and participatory experience for everyone to …
5 Reasons Digital Signage Is Best for Internal Communications February 6, 2017 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Danica Trapara, Rise Vision As companies grow, it’s common for leaders to feel like they’ve lost touch with their employees or can’t keep internal messages organized and in control. It’s at this point the benefit of internal communications is really seen. Internal communications teams are responsible for sharing a lot of different messages with …
Interested In Sponsoring The New Projects Podcast? (Update: Sold) February 2, 2017 by Super User Updated: Never mind. A sponsor is now in place. Thanks! The mothership 16:9 Podcast – which now has 40 episodes and some 85,000 downloads, is sponsored by digital signage content provider Screenfeed all the way through 2017 and beyond, but I’m now looking for a suitable sponsor for the companion podcast, Projects. The new podcast, …
Projects: Canadian Museum of Human Rights February 2, 2017 by Super User Here are some images showing the impressive digital visual implementation at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The museum, which has a readily evident focus, first opened in Sept. 2014, but I THINK it has been steadily adding new galleries. I have tons of family roots in that city, but haven’t been back …
DSE Announces 2017 Apex Awards Finalists February 1, 2017 by Super User Digital Signage Expo has announced 27 finalists for its annual APEX Installation Awards – which celebrate great work designing, building and developing creative for projects in a variety of spaces. The 27 finalists, in nine categories, come out of a field of 138 entrants from 12 countries. As said in the past, I am baffled by …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Sean Keathley, Adrenaline February 1, 2017 by Super User This week, we’re talking experience design with Sean Keathley, the president of Adrenaline, an Atlanta-based company that’s in the business of coming up with the strategy, the content and technologies to make spaces like banks, stores and hospitals really work. Sean talks about the process involved in putting together a successful project, and he made …