New WarnerMedia HQ In NYC Digitally Brands 27 Floors Of Workplace August 5, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is a very impressive set of branded experiences that have been lit up in the new corporate head offices for WarnerMedia. The media company took on 27 floors of space at 30 Hudson Yards in New York, a relatively new development area on the west side of midtown Manhattan. The offices bring together numerous …
LG Starts US Marketing On Its NFC-driven, Cable-Free LED Display Series July 31, 2020 by Dave Haynes LG has started making some noise on this side of the Pacific about a new kind of direct-view LED video wall that connects, shares the signal and syncs between LED cabinets without using physical connectors. I wrote about the tech five weeks ago, when it was touted in South Korea. This new signage product – …
3M End-Of-Lifes Its Touch Systems Business July 30, 2020 by Dave Haynes Minnesota tech giant 3M is exiting the touch systems business – announcing it is end-of-lifing the range of Surface Capacitive (SCT), Projected Capacitive (PCAP) touchscreens and display products now in production. They’ll stop taking orders on them by the end of October, and last shipments will be no later than the end of Q1 2021. …
There’s Nothing Easy About Cutting The Cord And Running Screens, All Day, Off Batteries July 30, 2020 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Chester Niziol, Design Science Running a big digital display on nothing but batteries, for hours, is no mean feat. Trust me on this, as I’ve spent 13 years with my team figuring it out. It’s always been a simple ask – an LCD screen that could be placed in a walkway or entrance, …
Digital Has A New, Changed Importance In QSR, And It’s Probably Not Temporary July 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes Via QSR Magazine If you can cast your mind waaaay back, all the way to 2019, you may recall how restaurants with drive-thru restaurants were seen as unnecessary evils, full of idling vehicles adding to greenhouse gases. They still are, but those drive-thru lanes have kept a lot of QSR businesses alive in the age …
Orlando’s New Airport Terminal Schemes In Big LED Display Plans July 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes The new terminal rising at Orlando’s main airport – remember air travel? – is about 60% ready, and an update piece in the local newspaper indicates big direct view LED is central to the design and experience. The Orlando Sentinel reports: The new terminal will house a trio of digital displays, either floor-to-ceiling or several …
Biggest Indoor LED Mesh Ceiling In N.A. Switches On … In Maine Furniture Store July 24, 2020 by Dave Haynes The biggest indoor mesh LED ceiling in North America – unless you want to describe the Fremont Experience in Vegas that way – has been switched on in an unlikely location – a new furniture store at a mall in Portland, Maine. The Jordan’s Furniture chain opened its first store in Maine last week at …
MicroLED Display Tech Focus Of That Oregon Chipmaker Factory Bought In March By STRATACACHE July 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes Chris Riegel has started talking about his plans for the big abandoned factory he bought in Oregon back in March. The CEO and sole owner of STRATACACHE told the Oregonian the 1.2-million-square-foot facility in Eugene will be focused on developing and manufacturing microLED displays – large-scale video wall tech that would compete with manufacturers like …
10 Soaring LED Sculptures Greet Passengers Arriving At Dubai’s Int’l Airport July 21, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is a very impressive temporary LED installation in the International Arrivals Hall of Dubai’s vast airport – the busiest on the planet. There are 10 vertical LED sculptures wrapped around support columns that line a main walkway. Instead of those flexible, rounded LED modules, or thin strips, the install uses a set of 10m-tall …
NEXNOVO Launches Transparent LED On Glass Displays July 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes Shenzhen-based LED manufacturer NEXNOVO has focused for several years on semi-transparent displays fixed on mesh, but it has now added a new product that puts the LEDs on glass and offers a lot more transparency. Called NexEsign, the product uses “NEXNOVO’s patented integrated-IC technology and nano film circuits.” The big keys are that the displays …
