NYC Penn Station Adds Intersection Digital Screens On Amtrak Concourse October 6, 2017 by Super User Seriously busy, seriously dumpy NY Penn Station got a little bit of a digital facelift with the addition of a dozen digital totems in the Amtrak concourse, with the screens providing passenger information, bankrolled by digital OOH ad spots. The station handles a staggering 600,000 passengers a day, so it gets a lot of coveted …
Samsung’s Display Roadmap Adds More LED, More UHD, Ends Small And Square Screens October 5, 2017 by Super User Marco Nalli of Samsung invited a bunch of people in architectural/design/consulting up to the company’s Canadian head office in suburban Toronto on Wednesday for a bit of a lunch and learn, to talk about current digital signage product and the North America product roadmap. I made a rare trip away from the live bait shop/office to …
Sharp Starts Shipping Its 70-inch Video Wall-Ready LCDs October 4, 2017 by Super User We’re at a point with monitors that a 70-inch unit doesn’t even sound all that big anymore, but it’s a bit different when it is a monitor to use as one of many as a video wall. Sharp will start shipping this month a 70-inch display – the PN-V701 – built for 24/7 video walls. …
The Right Viewing Distance For LED Displays? There’s A (Free) App For That October 2, 2017 by Super User Lots of good, helpful comments were provided on the post last week about recommended viewing distances for LED displays – including some mathematical formulas that just put me in rapid eye-blink mode. Way over my head. Phil Lenger of New York creative and services shop Show + Tell has been working with LCD displays forever, …
The Rule Of Thumb For Direct-View LED Viewing Distances Is All Over The Place September 29, 2017 by Super User So what is the real rule of thumb for viewing distances for direct view, fine pitch indoor LED displays? I thought it was 10 feet for every 1.0mm pitch, 15 for 1.5mm, 20 for 2.0mm and so on, and have certainly seen that used. But … Christie’s rule of thumb is 8 – meaning you multiply …
Outdoor LCD Takes A Licking And Keeps On Ticking September 29, 2017 by Super User Stumbled across this video, posted by Atlanta-based LG-MRI, very directly showing how their outdoor street furniture displays are VERY vandal-resistant. I don’t think a company can ever say vandal-proofed because one should never-underestimate the determination of malicious people to take something out … if for nothing more than giggles. This is one of LG-MRI’s guys …
Ballantine’s Creates Immersive, Interactive Scotch Whisky Tasting Rooms September 28, 2017 by Super User This is a couple of years old, but the first I’ve seen of it – an interactive whisky tasting experience that blends immersive 360 projections and interactive touch screens that use optical markers on things like the bottles. It was put together in London for Ballantine’s, a Scottish distiller focused on blended whisky. The global …
Detroit Metro Airport’s DutyFree Gets The LED Halo Effect September 27, 2017 by Super User The big World Duty Free shop in the international terminal at Detroit’s main airport has added a set of displays aimed at energizing the store experience and driving sales and promotions. The showcase feature is a 3mm pitch LED halo ring hanging like a lighting fixture, the idea being the circular display is visible anywhere …
Sephora, Uniqlo Add Digitally-Rich Flagship Stores In Barcelona September 26, 2017 by Super User Information is limited from official channels, but I have seen word here and there about a pair of digitally-rich flagship retail stores opening in Barcelona – for Sephora and Uniqlo. The Sephora concept store appears to have a long corridor leading to the cosmetics shop flanked by a series of tall, fine-pitch LED panels, and …
Digital Screens Replace Paper Tags At Cafe Food Stations September 22, 2017 by Super User Haven’t seen this before … displays fixed above the food guards that you’ll find in cafeterias and buffets all over the place. New partnership between Denver-based school menu-maker Nutrislice and BSI, who since originally posting ome readers have helped me find and link to here (thanks!). We’ve all had the experience of wandering around with …
