Global LED Display Shipments Up Almost 18% In Q2 2022: Omdia September 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes Growth in shipments for LED video displays was up almost 18 percent globally in Q2 of this year, with that worldwide number actually throttled by slowed growth in China because of COVID lockdowns. The research and analysis firm Omdia says global LED video display shipments grew 17.7% Year on Year for the second quarter of …
Transparent LED On Film Offers New Life And Option For Projected Illusion Creative September 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes Regular readers will have come across many, many posts here about different display technologies and visual tricks that create visual illusions generally labeled as holograms or holographic, though they’re not … really. We’ve seen transparent LCDs, transparent OLEDs, projections of transparent film and those spinning LED light sticks. But I had not really thought about …
Giant LED Statues Not Rising Up As Planned, Just Yet, But Irish Firm Has A Two-Metre Demo Ready September 9, 2022 by Dave Haynes That Irish company that hopes to have giant LED statues go up as attractions around the planet doesn’t seem to be rolling out at its publicized pace, but will show a reduced-size version of its concept at a UK theme park trade show in a couple of weeks. A two-metre preview of what’s called The …
Custom “Show Capsule” Creative Spans 100,000+ Sq. Ft. Of LED At Resorts World (with Video) September 8, 2022 by Dave Haynes There has been quite a bit of trade press coverage of the giant screens cladding the new-ish Resorts World casino resort up just past the Fashion Show mall and Trump Hotel on the Vegas Strip, but not as much attention placed on what’s on those grand-scale screens. Montreal-based creative technology shop Moment Factory was commissioned …
Modern Display Technology Can Handle New On-Off Energy Restriction Demands In EU: NEC-Sharp Experts September 8, 2022 by Dave Haynes EDITOR – This is an interesting take from German language content partner Invidis, with insights from Sharp-NEC, on how digital signage network operators can navigate energy consumption and cost issues that have emerged in Europe. Guest Post: Florian Rotberg, Invidis In times of scarce energy supply, the pressure on digital signage network operators increases, because …
Virtual Gold Waves Slosh Along 112-Metre LED Wall In Shanghai September 7, 2022 by Dave Haynes The international art collective teamLab is mainly known for developing and running experiential exhibitions at fixed sites like museums and galleries, but the artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians and architects also work on temporary projects like this pretty amazing 112-metre video wall along a walkway in a Shanghai subway station. This artwork, says teamLab, …
Metal Fatigue On Under-Spec’d Suspension Wire Caused That LED Collapse At HK Concert: Task Force August 31, 2022 by Dave Haynes Metal fatigue on a suspension wire that was probably under-spec’d led to the collapse of an LED screen hanging over the performing stage at a boy band concert in Hong Kong in late July, according to a task force now looking into what happened and why. The rated strength of the wire that snapped at …
UK’s The Led Studio Launches Fine-Pitch LED Unit For Outdoor Ad Displays; Designed To Supplant LCDs August 31, 2022 by Dave Haynes I tend to be very reticent to go with claims that something is a world-first, because there’s almost always something else that actually was first, but a new LED display set-up from The LED Studio is definitely among the first of its kind, and an indication of what’s going to come (probably) in a big …
UT Austin Adds 66-Foot Wide Ambient LED Wall To New Campus Sports And Entertainment Venue August 30, 2022 by Dave Haynes Here’s a very different, very clever take on a big LED video wall in a busy public facility: a 66-foot-wide display that neuters the pixel pitch in favor of something durable and focused on ambient visuals. It’s at the Moody Center, a 15,000 seat entertainment venue on the campus of The University of Texas at …
Here’s How And Why Energy Savings Measures With DOOH Screens Can Be A Handle-With-Care Situation August 30, 2022 by Dave HaynesFollowing on to that situation in Europe in which some countries are encouraging or mandating energy usage restrictions, our German language content partners at Invidis have an interesting post up looking at the workable measures for shutting off screens for part of the day. If you are unfamiliar with what’s up here, Russia’s invasion of …
