F1 Race Invests In 32K Sq. Ft. Of Samsung LED Around New Vegas Strip Race Circuit November 17, 2023 by Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 …
Mega-Project Developer Uses LED On Film For Riyadh Presentation Center November 13, 2023 by Dave Haynes This is what looks to be a presentation center for a vast mixed-use project in Riyadh – using LED-embedded transparent film on the windows. It is at the themed attraction Boulevard World and, though details are skimpy, is presumably marketing New Murabba, a giga-project backed by the Saudi government-based Public Investment Fund. The development is …
Canada’s Bell Media Launches Ad Tech That Syncs Digital Billboards With Radio Ads November 9, 2023 by Dave Haynes Canada’s Bell Media has launched new technology that pairs roadside digital out of home billboards with commercial radio, with ge0-fenced ads on the outdoor LEDs synced with ads on specific radio stations. So, a motorist crawling along the 20 in Montreal or the Gardiner in Toronto might see an ad for the financial company Desjardins …
Las Vegas Sphere Reports $98.4M Loss … But That Mostly Covers Period Before Doors Opened November 9, 2023 by Dave Haynes That giant LED orb in Las Vegas has generated a huge amount of intention since it was lit up and the doors opened for paid admissions, and its backers are undoubtedly hoping it will generate the kind of money needed to make it viable – given that the most recent financials for the Sphere show …
