Projects: A Tale Of Two Projected Cars July 10, 2014 by Dave Haynes There have been a couple of demo projects out recently that have really pushed some new thinking about how motor vehicles could be marketed in showrooms or, possibly more to the point, in places away from car-filled showrooms. Christie Digital demo’d projection mapping on the small surface of a car of a scale model car …
Projects: Nescafe Media Wall At Nestle Global HQ June 24, 2014 by Dave Haynes Nescafé’s iPad driven Mediawall in Nestlé’s HQ from defocus films on Vimeo. Defocus Films sent along a video link and a package of photos showing the media wall it pulled together for the food and beverage giant Nestlé at its global headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland. The nine-screen media wall is controlled by an iPad using software the …
Video: Tim Hortons In-Store Dining Network June 23, 2014 by Dave Haynes The Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons is such a part of the cultural landscape up here that someone actually produces a very polished-looking independent blog called Inside Timmies. Michael Tutton from Ontario Lottery came across a post about the chain’s in-store TV, which includes a video of the programming. This picks up on his Tweet. …
Projects: Video Case Study Of I-X Center In Cleveland June 11, 2014 by Dave Haynes It probably goes on a two or three minutes more than it needs to, but this is nonetheless a really solid case study, done in video, of a huge NanoLumens project running at a big convention and trade hall in Cleveland, Ohio. The old WW2 bomber factory has 2.2 million square feet of exhibit space and, …
Projects: Digital OOH Lotto Network Switches On In Mauritius June 11, 2014 by Dave Haynes A media company in the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius is working with that country’s national lottery on promo screens that are replacing analog posters at 250 retail sites. Plug In has the deal with the National Lottery of Mauritius, which is buying airtime on Plug In screens. The system is using Signagelive’s platform, and running …
Advantech Walks IoT Talk With Clever Meeting Room System June 10, 2014 by Dave Haynes My last meeting in Taipei was at the impressive new headquarters building of the embedded systems giant Advantech, and I got a nice demo of an impressive meeting room system that walks the company’s talk about a sensor-driven, Internet of Things future. The first thing you notice in the right side of the main lobby …
Get A Free Guide On The Awesome World Of Projection Mapping May 28, 2014 by Dave Haynes Christie Digital has released its second coffee table-style book celebrating display technology, this new one focused on the awesome world of projection mapping. The Book of Transformations is a free collection of stories, images and videos showing how projection mapping transforms storytelling and takes content outside of the traditional canvas and digital screen. The primer …
Projects: Tim Hortons TV’s Tidy Programming Design May 17, 2014 by Dave Haynes The Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons has been rolling out its dining area network for a few months now, but I hadn’t seen one in the wild until this afternoon, at one of my local Timmies locations. I’m not convinced the things accomplish all that much, especially one located in a smaller footprint site where …
Projects: Boarding Pass-Driven Wayfinding At Logan Airport May 17, 2014 by Dave Haynes I sat in on a nice presentation the other day that showed how Logan Airport in Boston has nicely thought through the challenges of wayfinding in big bustling airports, and built some well-established technology into the solution. The airport is rolling out interactive directories that let travelers find their gate on a map – as …
Holograms Help Winning Candidate Campaign Across India, From A Studio May 16, 2014 by Dave Haynes This is kind of wild … India’s new prime minister Shri Narendra Modi used holograms, portable stages and almost 200 high-end 14K and 20K Christie projectors to speak at 1,200 rallies in 32 days across that vast country, without actually being there. UK-based Musion Das Hologram was responsible for consulting, designing and managing the holographic election addresses …
