Global Digital Signage Awards To Stream Online April 22nd March 29, 2021 by Super User April 22 has been set for a live online ceremony announcing the Winners, High Commendations and Finalists for the 2021 global Digital Signage Awards. Many companies have already made their reservations to watch the streamed presentation, says awards organizer Matthew Davies, but he’s encouraging all Finalists to take part. “If you are on the list, …
Irish Firm Planning Giant LED-Driven Selfie Statues In 21 Cities Around Globe March 26, 2021 by Super User Via Invidis An Irish company, based in Dublin, is pitching to put 21 giant LED-driven statues in 21 cities around the world, by the end of 2021. The statues have addressable LED units and support some basic movement, making it possible for the things to feature famous people, but also capture, map and then display …
Those Spinning LED Wand Thingies Find An Application – Public Art March 26, 2021 by Super User The madly spinning LED wands that started showing up at AV trade shows maybe four years ago have always been good at attracting crowds at booths, but I’ve not seen or read much that suggests broad adoption in the real world. I think the things are eye candy that stops being visually interesting pretty quickly, …
Huge LED Mesh Screen At Vegas NFL Venue Coming Down, Months After Initial Install March 25, 2021 by Super User Hat Tip to LV resident Tom McGowan The huge transparent LED mesh display that lines one side of the new NFL stadium in Las Vegas is coming down … temporarily. The 27,600 sq. ft. display on the facade of Allegiant Stadium is being temporarily removed so work can be done to tweak the mounting structure. …
Swiss Pharma Retailer Using Computer Vision To Shape In-Store Screen Messaging March 24, 2021 by Super User Here’s an operating example of a computer vision-based analytics platform being tied to digital displays and specifically used to drive sales of endemic products in a store. In this case, it is roughly 120 pharmacies in Switzerland under the TopPharm banner. The retailer is using the computer vision firm Advertima to shape content on two screens per store, …
NYC Property Firm Equips Reception Area With Transparent OLED Showcase March 19, 2021 by Super User This is an interesting use for transparent OLED displays – the reception area for a commercial property company based in New York. There are three see-through OLEDs tiled together, fronting some sort of display case with, I think, engineered structural lumber and maybe some building models. The content includes beauty shots of properties as well …
C-Store Chain Kwik Trip Finishes 1,000+ Screen Rollout Across US Midwest March 19, 2021 by Super User The commercial display company PPDS, aka Philips, has announced the completion of a smart digital signage rollout to some 700 Kwik Trip convenience stores across the U.S. midwest. The c-store chain started a modernization program in 2018 and now has more than 1,000 screens in place – all of them Philips D-Line displays with embedded …
TouchSource Monetizes Office Tower Directory Screens Via New DOOH Media Network March 15, 2021 by Super User A Denver company that has long focused on providing touch-based directory technologies to commercial property owners and operators has taken the interesting step of rolling up the screens as a DOOH media network. Directory screens in office properties are now part of what has been dubbed the TouchSource Directory Media Network. Says TouchSource in launching …
Massive Experiential DV LED Video Walls Focal Point Of New Project In Central London March 9, 2021 by Super User A new development going up now in central London, in the immediate vicinity of the Tottenham Court Road tube station, includes a building with a public atrium lined inside by four-storey tall 8K DV LED video walls. The Outernet London development is a feature of new build and redeveloped properties intended to make the area …
PPDS Helps Turn Suite At Dutch Football Grounds Into Flexible Meeting Space March 5, 2021 by Super User This is only nominally digital signage, but kind of interesting, nonetheless. PPDS – the company that sells Philips professional TV and digital signage products and solutions – has worked with Atlona and Panduit on a networked display solution for the corporate suites at the stadium that is home to the big Dutch football club PSV …
