Expo 2020 Exhibit Mashes Up Kiosk, AR, Selfies And Projection Mapping January 26, 2022 by Super User The Al Wasl Plaza is one of the signature locations at the Expo 2020 exhibition that was COVID-delayed and now running through March in Dubai. There is a lot of technology all through the Expo site, but a Linkedin post via Christie shows a particularly inventive way to blend interactive kiosks, selfies, AR and projection …
NYC’s JFK Airport Getting $9.5B Terminal One That Very Likely Includes A LOT Of Digital January 24, 2022 by Super User Huge construction projects present very long lead times and a lot of paperwork and patience for anyone getting involved, but there appears to be some pretty good display technology opportunities for what’s being called a new mega-terminal at New York’s JFK airport. The existing and former sites of Terminals 1, 2, and 3, on the …
Newspaper Goes After JCDecaux Again For Its Manchester Sidewalk DOOH Network January 12, 2022 by Super User Whoever runs operations for the digital OOH media interests of JCDecaux in Manchester, England is perhaps thinking regularly that she or he needs a drink, possibly by 10 AM, given the adverse attention its new sidewalk digital ad totems have been getting from the city’s famed newspaper. The Guardian wrote last fall about the grey …
UV-C Light Touted As Quick Disinfecter For Touchscreens, Payment Terminals, But Is It A Feasible Alternative To Hand Gel? January 4, 2022 by Super User I’ve not yet seen much at all in the way of digital signage and commercial AV-related product announcements coming out of the (in normal times) giant CES electronics trade show in Las Vegas, but was a little curious about a Florida company called LumixUV that has what it calls “groundbreaking robotic disinfection technology” that would …
Motion Tracking Dynamically Animates St. Louis Arts Center’s Digital Donor Wall December 20, 2021 by Super User The new University Campus of the Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis, MO has made a 20-foot wide interactive display a visual centerpiece for the multidisciplinary community arts organization, using a motion-tracking system to react to the actions of onlookers. The wall was put together by the Boston-based creative technology firm SOSO. From start …
First Arriving’s Digital Dashboard Displays Add Real-Time Dispatch Info To Content Options December 7, 2021 by Super User I’ve noted in recent weeks my enthusiasm for the absolute focus a small tech company called First Arriving has placed on its narrowly defined but big vertical market – digital dashboards on displays in police, fire and paramedics stations. The company – based in Richmond, VA – has developed and announced a new data integration …
LG Canada Plans Dec. 8-9 Showcase And Conference For Downtown Toronto November 30, 2021 by Super User The Canadian wing of LG’s commercial display and signage business has organized a showcase and conference for two days in downtown Toronto early next week. The event will be at the Rec Room, a big dining and entertainment complex in the shadow of the Rogers Centre (where the Blue Jays play) and not terribly far …
Denver Airport Upgrades Make Digital Signage Central To Check-In Process November 23, 2021 by Super User Jeremy Klammer of the cannabis-focused digital signage firm GreenScreens sent me a bunch of photos of the upgrades now active in the Great Hall at Denver’s sprawling airport – with a focus on how digital signage is now central to the check-in experience. The area where travelers do self-service check-in and bag drop for United …
Qwick Media Launches Interactive Hardware-Software Toolset Focused On Local Tourism November 22, 2021 by Super User The greater Vancouver interactive hardware-software shop Qwick Media has developed a digital toolset focused on the destination tourism sector – a simple cloud and browser-driven platform intended for customers like golf and ski resorts to organize and market the various properties, amenities and services available in the immediate area. The company has been doing self-service …
Mvix Adds Real-Time Alerts From FEMA Warning System November 18, 2021 by Super User The DC-area CMS software firm Mvix has signed an agreement with FEMA, the US agency that deals with the aftermath of things like hurricanes and floods, to tap into the government’s public alerts and warning system to auto-trigger messages to screens. The arrangement allows emergency information to be disseminated and instantly displayed on networks running …
