The Problem With “Transparent” LED, In Two Images November 21, 2019 by Dave Haynes Transparent LED mesh displays have come a long, long way in terms of resolution and scale, and the tech’s ability to deliver tight and bright visuals. In the right setting, it can look really good, particularly at a distance. For glass curtain walls that aren’t really windows, that people don’t really look out, they’re a …
Stephen Gottlich, On Why Gable Is All About Visual Solutions And Digital Signage November 20, 2019 by Dave Haynes I have heard some people in this industry starting to describe what they do as visual solutions, as opposed to digital signage. I’m not sure that really fits in all cases, but it certainly does for Gable, a Baltimore-area company that’s been doing analog signs of all kinds for four decades. About 10 years ago, …
More Trouble With Timmie’s Menu Boards November 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes A reader sent along this photo shot this morning while on the way to work in the pedestrian walkway system that runs below street level in Toronto’s business district. The Tim Hortons screens at 55 University aren’t dead, though one is in a bad way. The software appears hung up, so instead of mission-critical menus, …
Daniel Black Of Glass-Media On The Resurgence Of Window And Retail Projection November 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes Projection on window film is one of those things that I thought had come and gone from digital signage, with too many technical challenges to make the idea really workable. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share …
LED Fills Entire Wall At Regional Bank’s Newest Branch November 12, 2019 by Dave Haynes This is a screen grab (video in embedded tweet below) of a direct view LED video wall being tested at a branch of Amerant, a regional, Florida-based community bank. The fine-pitch LED fills the rear wall behind the customer service counters and wraps around a doorway. It is reminiscent of what has been happening in …
Premium Moviehouse In Oslo Kitted With 100 Displays November 7, 2019 by Dave Haynes A premium cinema in Oslo, Norway has built a lot of the movie-going experience around digital displays, with LED walls and about 100 Scala-driven Philips screens around the entrance lobby, hallways and concessions. The Odeon Kino AS worked with Scala Nordic before the opening last year to get the project live. Scala players drive all …
Trey Courtney Details How Mood Media Delivers Sensory Experiences In Retail November 6, 2019 by Dave Haynes There’s a decent chance that when you walk into a retailer in a developed country, and you hear music or some sort of in-store audio playing, that’s Mood Media. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data …
Coates Starts Marketing Sleek Self-Service Kiosks For QSR October 31, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Aussie-based, QSR-focused digital signage and retail solutions firm Coates Group has started marketing a self-service screen it says pushes the boundaries on kiosk design. Called the K2, presumably named after the lofty, hard-to-climb Himalayas peak, the touchscreen unit looks like a big, sleek tablet with a payment unit at its bottom. “The release of …
Does MIRROR’s Success Offer New Life To Digital Signage Mirror Displays? October 30, 2019 by Dave Haynes I think it is reasonable to suggest the whole magic mirror/LCD display embedded in mirror glass thing has been something less than a runaway success in digital signage. I see them in “stores of the future” and one-off whiz-bang installs, but don’t get any sense they’re widely installed by or for anyone. Perhaps the mainstreaming …
Puma Opens Screen-Filled Immersive Skill Cube In NYC Flagship Store October 30, 2019 by Dave Haynes A lot of athletic shoe flagship stores in NYC seem to build their signature customer experiences around hoops, which makes sense for many reasons, but Puma’s new flagship is focused instead on what the Brits call footy. The Skill Cube immerses visitors in a room fitted 270° floor to ceiling with narrow bezel LCD screens, supplemented …
