Dallas Aquarium Uses Big LED Backdrop To Enhance New Rainforest Experience November 4, 2021 by Dave Haynes There is probably a fancy technical term that has “reality” in it that would apply to this interesting project in Dallas, but I dunno what that term is … extended reality, maybe? Suffice to say the project blends the real deal with supporting visuals done digitally. The Dallas World Aquarium (DWA), which takes up two …
Raydiant Adds 1,000+ Digital Menu Board Template Gallery To Third-Party App Marketplace November 4, 2021 by Dave Haynes It wasn’t all that long ago that digital signage nerds would be happy to go into a QSR and see the operation had opted in on using digital menu boards, but we’re now at a point that it’s more of a surprise when digital menus are not being used. Lowered hardware costs, greatly-raised reliability and …
Uniguest’s M&A Flurry Continuing; Adds Volara’s Interactive Voice Platform To Solution Set November 3, 2021 by Dave Haynes Nashville-based Uniguest is continuing its acquisitive ways – with the “digital engagement technology” firm announcing of Volara, an NYC firm specializing in voice-based engagement software. Already managing more than 20,000 voice assistant solutions at over 400 locations, says the announcement, Volara now launches Uniguest’s voice technology division, positioning the company to bring voice-based contactless engagement …
Samsung’s New The Wall Promo Video Does Killer Job Explaining Tech With Visuals November 2, 2021 by Dave Haynes Manufacturers who send me written PR material that goes on and on, and on, about the technical specs of their display product too often seem to forget that what they sell is a visual product. They want to tell me in written material, instead of show me in pix or, better, in video! So it …
Toronto Commuter Transport Network Expanding Use Of Real-Time Digital Signage Across Hubs November 2, 2021 by Dave Haynes People who need to regularly get around and across the Toronto area will be familiar with that busy city’s mass transport system, which involves commuter rail and buses and hooks in, where it can, with the city’s subway system. There has been digital signage for years inside stations, but now Metrolinx, the umbrella organization that …
Modernizing Corporate Digital Signage In The Enterprise November 1, 2021 by Daniel Hurtado Guest Post: Daniel Hurtado, Userful In today’s corporate landscape, interconnection is paramount for organizations to thrive, and maybe even survive. Increasingly, our interconnectedness is visual, and companies are using visual tools to communicate, leveraging video, images, dashboards and more. The need for those visual tools, along with the decreased price of screens, advancements in technology …
Video: We Go Walkies At InfoComm 2021 With Manny And Ben Of Q Division October 28, 2021 by Dave Haynes Manolo Almagro and Ben Gauthier from the consultancy Q Division are down at InfoComm walking the floor and getting set to speak tomorrow morning. They very kindly offered to give me a quick walk-around and impressions from the floor. The quick summary: it’s busier than expected, but in the context of digital signage, there’s not …
Here’s A Very Clever Use Of Those LED Light Wand Thingies, For Generative Art October 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes I have hugely mixed feelings about those madly spinning LED light wand thingies that always seem to attract attention at trade shows. I think they’re gimmicks with short-term stopping power. I worry about any electronics in busy spaces that has moving parts, and these things spin like fans. And I dislike how they’re called holograms, …
Functionality Beats Wow Factor, For A Change, In Use Of Big Sony Premium LED Wall October 26, 2021 by Dave Haynes Here’s a case of a premium fine pitch video wall going into a business for functional reasons, as opposed to many of the Wow Factor jobs that are mainly intended to impress viewers in places like corporate lobbies. It’s a curved Sony Crystal LED wall being used by an aerospace contractor to review drawings and …
AVI-SPL Launches New Experiential Tech Business Unit October 26, 2021 by Dave Haynes Pro AV integrator giant AVI-SPL has launched a new business unit – XTG (Experience Technology Group) – focused on servicing the increasing demand it says it is seeing for immersive, and interactive brand and employee experiences. XTG is building on AVI-SPL’s rich heritage and reputation, says the company in announcing the service, by specializing in …
