Vast Abu Dhabi Mosque Using Fine Pitch LED Ribbon Displays To Guide Visitors November 15, 2023 by Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 …
Las Vegas Sphere Reports $98.4M Loss … But That Mostly Covers Period Before Doors Opened November 9, 2023 by Super User 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 …
Netflix Planning Bricks And Mortar Attractions To Immerse Fans In Popular Shows (And Sell Stuff) November 7, 2023 by Super User Streaming entertainment giant Netflix is reportedly going a little down the path of Disney and Universal Studios, with plans to start opening bricks and mortar locations that let consumers immerse themselves in aspects of favorite shows. First reported in Bloomberg (paywalled), and picked up by other media outlets, the Netflix House concept would start with …
US Sports And Entertainment Venues Seeing Big Demand Jump For Sponsor And Ad Signage November 7, 2023 by Super User A US company that specializes in what it calls sports and entertainment intelligence has some interesting insights and data on why there seems to be a lot of investment these days in digital signage and DOOH screens in sports and entertainment venues. SponsorUnited, based in Stamford, CT, says there has been a massive influx of …
Tiny Maine School District MacGyvers Digital Signage Network With $20 PCs Rescued From Reyclers November 7, 2023 by Super User The CMS software firm Rise Vision has an interesting new case study out about a school district in Maine really pushing its tight budget and multi-tasking what gear it had to boost the effectiveness and impacts of digital signage communication in its schools. Regional School Unit 25 (school names are evidently cooked up by no-nonsense …
Australian Fire Danger Signs Go Digital, But They’re Not Always Bright Enough To Do The Job November 2, 2023 by Super User Photo: ABC News, Cathy Border Here’s a case of a good intentions but flawed execution – fire danger rating signs made easier to update by going digital, but not bright enough for people to read on sunny, hazy days. The rural fire service in Queensland, a state in Australia, switched over from analog road signs …
Korean Creative Tech Shop D’Strict Opening Projection-Driven Arte Museum On Las Vegas Strip November 1, 2023 by Super User The Korean creative shop that has produced some of the more amazing large format visuals seen on big public displays – including among the first anamorphic illusions – is opening what it calls an Arte Museum on the Las Vegas Strip in later this month. The projection mapping attraction will compete directly with Illuminarium and …
