Another Robotic LED Wall Surfaces, But Indoors June 3, 2019 by Dave Haynes Another robotic LED wall has surfaced, though this one is much smaller and indoors. It is what I assume is a demo from the Chinese LED display manufacturer PJ Link. You may recall Coca-Cola bankrolled a very ambitious robotics-driven LED in Times Square that, as predicted by people who knew better, ran into reliability issues …
Palms Facelift Includes 272 Foot Tall LED Mesh Wall Facing Strip June 3, 2019 by Dave Haynes When I was at DSE a couple of months ago, I had a high room with a Strip and west view, and every morning I’d see off in the distance a huge LED display being tested and perhaps burned in on the side of the Palms resort. That beast has since gone live – a …
Digital OOH Start-Up That Puts Screens On Uber Cars Adds $30M Series A Raise May 30, 2019 by Dave Haynes A San Francisco start-up called Firefly that puts digital OOH media screens on the tops of rideshare cars has announced a $30 million series A funding round, which is on top of a $21 million round late last year. Firefly offers a supplemental revenue stream to rideshare drivers in return for affixing a hyper-local, geo-fenced digital sign …
IoT Weight Sensors On Sydney’s Commuter Rail Cars Show Occupancy Estimates On Platform Screens May 29, 2019 by Dave Haynes This is very clever and useful – commuters travelling on the rail network in Sydney, Australia can now make informed decisions on where to stand on a platform for the best shot at getting a seat. The rail authority, Transport for NSW, now has digital signage on platforms that shows which rail cars have seats …
Sydney’s New Metro Line Dotted With E-Paper Information Signs May 29, 2019 by Dave Haynes The first 36 kilometers of Australia’s biggest public transport project, the newly-opened Sydney Metro Northwest line, are interspersed with stops that provide steadily updated schedule/status information on solar-powered e-paper screens. Installed from Tallawong to Chatswood, 50 urban bus stops – the biggest deployment of these smart signs anywhere in the world – show interchange bus …
Huge 107-Wide LED Canvas Celebrates San Francisco’s People And Past May 28, 2019 by Dave Haynes A huge, 107-foot-wide digital canvas is now lit up at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), with a year-long exhibition celebrating the city’s people and history. The exhibit is a digital mural that uses a 2.5mm fine pitch LED display made by SNA Displays and put in by frequent technical partner Sensory Interactive. …
New AI Exhibit’s Interactive Screen Creates Synthesized Versions Of Viewers May 24, 2019 by Dave Haynes A new interactive digital artwork at the Barbican in London uses camera sensors and a big digital display to generate unique digital forms of people who visit an exhibit called AI: More Than Human. At the entrance to the exhibition, the visitor is greeted by a screen which acts as a mirror, reflecting a unique …
Great Things Can Come In Small Packages, Including Digital Signage Screens May 24, 2019 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Christina Condomaros, Yodeck Smaller screens for digital signage probably isn’t something you think of as effective. I mean, bigger is better, right? But smaller screens could be the perfect showstoppers – and money makers. All you have to do is use them in just the right places. Why choose smaller screens for digital signage? Because …
DSF Toronto Plans June 6th Mixer Based On Digital In Dining May 23, 2019 by Dave Haynes Capital Networks’ Kelly Smith and the Toronto chapter of the Digital Signage Federation have organized the second in what is planned as a running series of breakfast mixers. The June 6th event is focused on Digital In Dining, and features people from McDonalds and Aramark, as well as iGotcha Media. The event is out in …
How HDR Is Transforming Digital Displays May 23, 2019 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Aaron Cheesman , D3 Dynamic Digital Displays The video industry has gone through monumental changes over the years. However, for a long time, the focus was on producing thinner screens and higher resolutions. On the latter front, we’ve reached a point of diminishing returns where, unless you’re sitting particularly close, your eyes may …
