LED Displays Have Advanced So Much They Now Emulate Form Factor Of Architectural Tile November 22, 2023 by Super User Ever since the Comcast Tower lobby experience was switched on 15-plus years ago in Philadelphia, it’s been evident that LED would eventually be a design consideration and wall finish for architects and the people who do the final look for built spaces. That first job applied a very big grid of Barco LED cabinets to …
London Mayor’s Office Rejects Plans To Duplicate Las Vegas Sphere In That City November 21, 2023 by Super User The Mayor of London has rejected plans by the backers of the Las Vegas Sphere to build a duplicate in the east end of that city, right beside the UK’s largest shopping mall. The development has been rejected for several reason, the main one being the adverse impacts of a giant LED light ball on …
Outernet London Creates Giant Snow Globe Environment With Its Vast Immersive LED Screens November 20, 2023 by Super User Londoners who like to see the public Christmas lights and decor around their city have a new sightseeing stop this year – as the big and impressive digital art landmark on Oxford Street has taken on the appearance of a snow globe for the season. Outernet London, just at the edge of Soho and the …
F1 Race Invests In 32K Sq. Ft. Of Samsung LED Around New Vegas Strip Race Circuit November 17, 2023 by Super User Much of the digital signage attention with the Formula One race this weekend in Las Vegas has involved creative running on the giant LED-clad Sphere, but the company that owns and runs the race series has also invested in some gargantuan LED displays around the newly-built street circuit and new dedicated race facilities. Samsung did …
Grocer In Andorra Uses Floor Projection, LED-Wrapped Column To Create Entryway Experience November 17, 2023 by Super User A grocer in the small principality of Andorra is blended projections on the floor with a big LED-clad support column to put some experience into the arrivals of shoppers. The French retail chain E. Leclerc wanted its store in Andorra (the country is in the Pyrenees on the Spain-France border) to offer a special shopping …
Las Vegas Sphere Gets Worked Into This Weekend’s F1 Race November 16, 2023 by Super User Few people would be surprised to learn the Sphere in Las Vegas will be highly visible during this week’s Formula One race sessions, but the degree of the giant LED ball’s involvement is perhaps more than expected. The company behind the attention-grabbing new venue has done a deal with the F1 people to use the …
Being In Europe Full Time Generating Business For Chinese LED Display Vendor Dahua November 15, 2023 by Super User I get inundated daily by emails and Linkedin requests from Chinese LED manufacturers I’ve never heard of, while just about every LED project I write about – if it is outside of China – uses product from a relatively short list of major Chinese vendors like Absen, Leyard, Sansi and Unilumin. So it’s interesting to …
Vast Abu Dhabi Mosque Using Fine Pitch LED Ribbon Displays To Guide Visitors November 15, 2023 by Super User Here’s an interesting application of fine pitch LED to deliver what I’d call boring but very useful digital signage – wayfinding in a big mosque. This is in the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The Wikipedia page for the place of worship says it is the largest of its kind in that country …
New Phoenix Casino Makes LED Halo Over Gaming Floor Bar A Focal Point For Guests November 15, 2023 by Super User Here’s a great example of how LED is increasingly becoming a material for people who design built spaces – in this case a splashy new casino in the greater Phoenix area. The Santan Mountain Casino in Chandler is a 160,000-square-foot gaming destination features that, among many things, has a central bar that serves as a …
300 Meters Of LED Ribbon Lines Tracks For Pro Cycling Champions League Events November 14, 2023 by Super User LED ribbon boards have grown common on the perimeter of pro football/soccer pitches, and we’ve seen venues like Grand Slam tennis main courts surrounded by dynamic LED walls. But here’s something you maybe wouldn’t expect – almost 300 meters of linear LED ribbon display at a cycling velodrome. The displays were a featured component of …
