The First Neiman-Marcus In NYC Has Plenty Of Interactive Retail Tech March 14, 2019 by Dave Haynes Via Retail Info Systems New York City may be a retail mecca, but it has never had a Neiman-Marcus store. That changes tomorrow as the Dallas-based luxury department store opens a whiz-bang three-level branch in Hudson Yards, the massive, high-end development west of Times Square and across the street from the Javits Center. The 188,000-square-foot, …
School District Raises Playground Funds, Celebrates Kindness On Digital Signage Screens March 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes Rise Vision has a nice post up in its blog about a teeny public school district in southern Minnesota that has really embraced digital signage and used the tech in effective and heartwarming ways at a pair of schools. Rise’s Shea Darlison pointed me to the story of the Blue Earth area school district, which …
Lamar Goes All LED In Converting McCarran T1 Baggage Area From Static OOH February 28, 2019 by Dave Haynes This is a very big job that’s now lit up at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas – 60 large, 4mm pitch LED screens replacing the static OOH ad positions around the cavernous Terminal 1 baggage claim area. Lamar Airport Advertising partnered with the airport to put them all in, and there is at least a …
Video: Have A Look At The New, Digital Signage-Filled Canadian History Hall February 28, 2019 by Dave Haynes Here’s a preview video put together by Montreal digital signage solutions agency Telecine, who worked with a team on the signage for the the Canadian History Hall, the new signature gallery at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, just across the river from Ottawa. The hall has 80 digital signage players, 76 screens …
DSE 2019 Releases Apex Awards Finalist List February 27, 2019 by Dave Haynes Digital Signage Expo has announced 36 finalists for the 15th annual APEX Awards, from a field of 112 entrants from 13 countries. The 2019 APEX Awards, presented by the Digital Signage Federation, recognizes and honors achievement for installs, interactive technology and content creation. The awards involve 12 major digital signage categories. Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be presented …
Outfront Starts Live Trial Of Planned 37,000 Screen NYC MTA Rollout February 27, 2019 by Dave Haynes Via NY Daily News Outfront Media has started testing on what will eventually be a rollout of a reported 37,000 new digital signage screens across the NYC subway and commuter rail systems. The digital OOH media screens are getting a test run on subway cars on the No. 7 line, the NY Daily News reports, …
Renovated Office Block Switches On 84-Foot LED As Boston Media Band Experience February 27, 2019 by Dave Haynes This is the renovated lobby and street-level facade of 110 High Street, part of an office tower complex in Boston’s Financial District. The new owners of the building commissioned a “multi-faceted capital enhancement plan” that included a new lobby and entrance built around what is called a “first-of-its-kind 84-foot digital Boston Media Band Experience.” The …
Philly Book Shop Uses Split-Flap Display To Promote Instant-Print Machine February 21, 2019 by Dave Haynes This is a nice use of those old-school split-flap disc displays to promote a rapid book-printing service at an indie book shop in Philadelphia. At Shakespeare & Co.’s new location in Philadelphia’s Center City, the on-demand Espresso Book Machine printer – which can print any paperback on-demand in the time it takes to make a …
London Flagship Cinema Adds Blended Mirror-Screen Heritage Wall February 19, 2019 by Dave Haynes This is a blended mirror wall – video wall in the heart of the recently renovated Odeon cinema, just off London’s busy Leicester Square. The UK solutions provider Beaver Group provided all the hardware, software, installation, content creation and support for the flagship cinema. As well as integration and display of live film times, trailers …
Here Are The 2019 Digital Signage Awards Winners February 11, 2019 by Dave Haynes The globally-based Digital Signage Awards were handed out last week in Amsterdam, with about 120 nominees and guests attending the awards reception and dinner at an old theatre right in the old city’s central district. The awards are done in association with Sixteen:Nine, and happen because of sponsors like TRISON, BBV, Mvix, NanoLumens and Gable. …
