Digital Signage Helps Spanish Ham Chain Convince Travelers That Vending Machine Sandwiches Can Be Edible And Tasty October 3, 2023 by Dave Haynes Buying sandwiches out of a vending machine normally reads like an act of starving, eat-something-or-die desperation, but a new digital signage-backed vending set-up at Barcelona’s main airport actually looks tempting. Enrique Tomás, the world’s largest ham chain, has launched a set of 30 GO!urmet vending machines at strategic points throughout the airport, offering a range …
In Praise Of Boring Digital Signage October 2, 2023 by Dave Haynes Giant, big dollar display installations tend to get a lopsided amount of attention in this industry, so I always like to point out that some of the best work being done borders of profoundly boring – because they’re jobs done with narrow but valuable purposes. My recent trip to the London, UK area involved no …
ClearChannel Cuts Deal To Clad Las Vegas Westin With Giant LED Walls Ahead Of F1, Super Bowl October 2, 2023 by Dave Haynes The F1 race coming up in a few weeks in Las Vegas has triggered an investment by the media company ClearChannel in a set of giant displays on a big hotel just off the strip. Clear Channel Outdoor has partnered with the Westin Las Vegas Hotel & Spa to have three jumbo displays running in …
The Sheer Scale Of The LED Screen In That Now-Opened Sphere Concert Venue Is Mind-Blowing October 2, 2023 by Dave Haynes There have been many, many posts and observations about the unmissable visual impact of the LED-clad Sphere lighting up behind the Venetian in Las Vegas, but now the venue is live inside – with launch concerts featuring Irish rock giants U2. The concert and events theater at what’s called Sphere at the Venetian is 580,000 …
London’s Outernet Immersive (And Free) Visuals Experience Continues To Impress And Draw Crowds October 2, 2023 by Dave Haynes One of the sites I really wanted to see a second time while in London was the Outernet development in the center of the city, on the fringes of Soho and beside the Tottenham Court Road Station on the new-ish Elizabeth Line subway. It’s pretty amazing. The Now Building, the primary venue that has some …
Reminder: Get Your Entries In For The Global Digital Signage Awards; Sept. 30 Submission Deadline September 18, 2023 by Dave Haynes Submissions for the global Digital Signage Awards need to be in by the end of this month, and as a main media sponsor and the person behind the awards categories, I wanted to remind companies about the deadline and reinforce the rationale for entering. There are some big changes in place for the awards categories …
Custom-Fit Version Of Samsung’s The Wall Sells Merits Of Syracuse University To Students, Parents September 15, 2023 by Dave Haynes This is a nice piece of integration work done to blend a big micro LED video wall into the interior features of an architectural landmark – a circa 1964 university building designed by I.M. Pei. The video wall is in place in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University to sell prospective …
Seoul Interactive Wall Blends Projection Mapping With Conductive Ink September 12, 2023 by Dave Haynes This is a fun interactive wall that blends projection mapping with conductive ink – done back in 2020 at an art center in Seoul. You can see how someone trying out the Netmarble Game Academy exhibition is seeing visuals that just arrive or are highlighted by clever projection mapping from a ceiling projector. You can …
How A Dutch Firm Uses Digital Signage And Interactive Displays To Sell High-End Garage Doors September 11, 2023 by Dave Haynes We’re conditioned to seeing digital signage into bricks and mortar stores selling things like apparel, beauty products and vehicles, but here’s a digitally-integrated showroom for a company that sells garage doors. Different Doors sells high-end, custom garage doors and it built pro AV technology – like digital signs and interactive, triggered screens – into its …
Almost 30 Christie Laser Projectors Used To Bathe New Toronto Immersive Venue In Visuals September 1, 2023 by Dave Haynes Those are Christie projectors being used at the new Toronto location of the immersive experience company Illuminarium. The new venue in Toronto’s Distillery Historic District, an old Victorian-era warehouse quarter near downtown, uses almost 30 Christie RGB laser projectors to bathe the 13,500 square foot space in visuals. From PR: Illuminarium at The Distillery District …
