LED Tunnel Creates Immersive Experience For MLB All-Star Fans September 22, 2017 by Super User This is a nice temporary set-up using LED displays to create a tunnel effect for a FanFest indoor theme park during the annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game festivities, held this year in Miami. “Major League Baseball made it known three years ago that they were going to implement a tiered series of capital improvements …
NanoLumens’ Cope Honored As Atlanta’s Veteran Entrepreneur Of Year September 21, 2017 by Super User Congratulations to NanoLumens founder and CEO Rick Cope, who was named 2017 Veteran Entrepreneur of the Year this morning by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, in partnership with the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Cope was one of six business leaders cited across different categories, at an awards ceremony held at the Georgia Aquarium. “I am honored and humbled by …
These Digital Screens Spit At You September 15, 2017 by Super User This is a public art installation somewhere in Switzerland. A water spout is sync’d with the content so it looks like the subject on the screen spitting out water is flying off the screen. Best opinion I can muster is: Hmmmm …. A public installation in Switzerland by Marck. Contact us for more info or …
NEC Europe Partners With Screenly, Canonical On Raspberry Pi-Powered Digital Signage Displays September 15, 2017 by Super User The European wing of NEC – NEC Display Solutions Europe – has done a partnership that sees certain NEC pro-grade digital signage displays ship with embedded Raspberry Pi modules, running Ubuntu Core Linux and pre-loaded with the Screenly’s CMS player software. The solution uses NEC’s P and V Series 40–55 inch large format displays and modular …
San Diego Dazzles Its New Rental Car Center With 2,100 E Ink Prism Tiles September 14, 2017 by Super User Airport rental car centers tend to be big, bland concrete blocks that are anything but visual treats, but the new one at San Diego International Airport is a decided departure – with the exterior animated by some 2,100 E Ink Prism tiles. The public artwork, just launched, turns the 1,500-foot long front of the parking …
How Interactive Digital Signage Enhance Customer Experiences September 11, 2017 by DanDawson Guest Post: Richard Murton, Display Technology These days, the importance of engaging with customers is widely recognized – as is the ever-increasing difficulty of doing so. The simple fact of the matter is that customers are becoming highly expert at deploying their own, internal “anti-spam” filters, to deal with all the calls on their attention …
Holographic Display On Coming Smartphone A Precursor To Larger Digital Signage Versions? September 8, 2017 by Super User A spin-off from HP Labs is working with RED – the high-def digital camera guys – to release a smartphone that features a holographic display – a glimpse at tech that also has digital signage touted as a use-case. Red Digital Cinema is working with Leia Inc on what’s being billed as the world’s first …
Digital Signage Display Market Forecasted To Grow By 18% Annually September 7, 2017 by Super User The digital signage display market is expected to see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.2% over the next four years, with the biggest growth coming in displays that are 65-inches or larger. The forecast comes from research firm IHS Markit, one of a small handful of companies that actually invests real time, people and …
Chinese Restaurant Launches With Kiosks That Enable Ordering And Payment Via Facial Recognition September 5, 2017 by Super User Self-service ordering stations on touch-driven displays are getting mainstreamed by giant QSRs like McDonald’s, but a Chinese company tied in with KFC is taking the tech a step further by building facial recognition and payments into the screens. Yum China Holdings has launched a new restaurant concept, KPRO by KFC, in Hangzhou, China (near Shanghai) …
Eyes Open For Giant 14-Foot LED Selfie Head At Columbus, OH Convention Center September 1, 2017 by Super User I like how fine pitch LED is making for some highly creative displays – like this giant head that opened its eyes last night at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, in Columbus, Ohio. The LED head electronics were manufactured by SNA Displays, and the structure and integration was by Design Communications Ltd. This is a …
