Coin-Op Laundry Uses Digital Signage To Drive Programs, Trim Costs August 21, 2018 by Dave Haynes This is a coin-operated laundry business in White Bear, MN (near Minneapolis-St. Paul) using a set of back-to-back screens to drive information around their rewards program, an app and other locations. There is also a hyperlocal ad sales model. The business had been using print ads, but wanted to add animations, as well as …
Biz Dev Alert: LED-Palooza Planned At Crimson Tide’s Main Sports Venues August 20, 2018 by Dave Haynes Someone on the LED display side of the business with ties to the University of Alabama may want to place a couple of calls to fellow alumni about a $600 million, 10-year plan that will see a whole bunch of new digital displays added to the public and behind the scenes areas of the Crimson …
Watchfire Wins $30M Deal For Refreshed Fremont Street LED Canopy August 15, 2018 by Dave Haynes Danville, IL-based LED sign company Watchfire Signs has won the monster deal for a new multimedia LED canopy over Fremont Street in Las Vegas. The upgraded sign will have 130,000 sq. ft. of LED – which in less technical terms means a lot. Watchfire, in a press release, says it was selected from among 15 digital screen …
Big Video Walls Help Market Mercedes Lux Cars In Pop-up Mall Dealerships August 13, 2018 by Dave Haynes This is a shot from one of a pair of Mercedes Benz pop-up stores set up for two months this summer in high-end shopping malls in Miami and Chicago – using some 60 displays in each to create some visual interest and excitement in relatively small footprint spaces. The digital signage aspect of the stores …
Spotted: Smart City Digital Signage In Montreal That’s Genuinely Smart August 9, 2018 by Dave Haynes I had breakfast in Montreal with an industry friend yesterday, who filled me in on a project that genuinely addresses the notion of digital signage and smart cities. There are 100s of rectangular LED screens in the central business and tourist districts, some in stacks of two or three, telling motorists where parking lots are …
Tokyo’s Narita Airport Has Video Wall Ode To Toliets, Using Low-Rez LEDs And Fabric Panels July 31, 2018 by Dave Hayneshttps://youtu.be/mmgWUMyrNhI This is something called Luminous Textiles – a Philips product that blends multi-coloured LEDs with fabric panels. I’ve seen stuff a bit like this using relatively low-rez LED modules and a layer of film that diffuses and softens the light. In this case, it’s for a working exhibit at Tokyo’s Narita airport that celebrates …
LED Canopies, Facades, Columns And Bulkheads Sync’d To Light Up New Madrid Mall July 27, 2018 by Dave HaynesYou are currently viewing a placeholder content from Vimeo. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content This is what looks to be a very impressive integration of big digital into a shopping …
Take A Selfie, Watch Your Face Melt July 27, 2018 by Dave HaynesYou are currently viewing a placeholder content from Vimeo. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content Hat Tip – Digital Signage Connection This is an interesting mash-up of mobile, signage, mechanics and …
Georgia Tech’s New Football Locker Room Includes Big Digital Signage Component July 27, 2018 by Dave Haynes This is the renovated football locker room at Georgia Tech in Atlanta – following the lead of Texas A&M and University of Texas – and probably other schools – with screen-filled rooms that include displays at each player stall. As the video below shows, there are also larger screens around the facility. Other U.S. schools …
DSE/DSF Open Call for 2019 APEX Awards Nominations July 26, 2018 by Dave Haynes You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content Nominations are now being accepted for the 15th Annual APEX Awards, the awards program put on …