LinkNYC’s Woes Continue; NY State Auditor Says MediaCo $69M Behind On Revenue Shares September 1, 2021 by Dave Haynes The consortium behind all those “smart city” LinkNYC kiosks on the streets of New York is continuing to find their big idea to be a big problem. New York state’s comptroller put out a report at the end of July that says the media company – CityBridge – was way behind on a build-out that …
50-Foot Tall Digital Sphere Greets Guests, Visitors At New Vegas Strip Resort August 30, 2021 by Dave Haynes I am not quite sure what this is and how it all works, but the recently opened Resorts World hotel and casino on the Strip in Las Vegas – up past the Wynn and Encore – has a giant digital mirror ball. It is 50-foot-tall mirrored sphere in a main common area of the new …
UPshow Broadens Digital Signage Services From Bars To – Wait For It – K-12 Schools??? August 30, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is one of those company pivots I think few people would have seen coming – a firm that got its start putting screens in bars now also marketing an on-premise messaging solution for K-12 schools. Chicago-based UPshow has announced a partnership with the Taiwan-based tech firm AOPEN “to bring captivating, targeted entertainment; valuable, engaging educational …
Japanese C-Store Chain Family Mart Has Three-Year For Multiple Screens In 16K+ Stores August 30, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Japanese C-store chain FamilyMart has announced a serious investment in in-store digital, with a three-year plan to deploy multiple screens across a footprint of more than 16,600 neighborhood convenience stores. Japan Today reports: This month Family Mart announced a new digital media and advertising plan in which FamilyMart branches around Japan will be equipped with several large-screen …
Witnesses In The Case For Digital Drive-Thru August 30, 2021 by Dave Haynes One of the arguments I have been making in the last year or so about COVID and digital signage is how the pandemic really reinforced how valuable instantly or easily updated messaging was to retailers, restaurant operators and venue managers. Here’s a classic case of what happens when you don’t have it – from a …
Chromeboxes Are Still Out There, And Being Used On Digital Signage Jobs August 30, 2021 by Dave Haynes There was a time, a few years back, when hardware devices running Google’s Chrome operating system were thought in some circles to be a next big thing in digital signage – because the devices were relatively inexpensive, used an OS based on the latest web technologies, and were backed by a top three global tech …
Dutch Wholesaler Fills New Customer Experience Center With 46 Flat Panels August 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Dutch wholesaler Technische Unie has lit up a new 450 sq. m. interactive experience center that uses 46 large flat panel displays to inform and inspire industry partners. The Eindhoven company has been around since 1880 and works with more than 700 suppliers worldwide, with 280,000 SKUs associated with technical installation materials for housing, …
Full Building Brand Experience Goal Of Re-opened Kia 360 In Seoul August 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes Hat Tip Invidis for tipping me on this … The South Korean car manufacturer Kia has redesigned and reopened a dedicated brand experience building in Seoul, dubbed Kia 360 and filled with digital displays that showcase its vehicles, as well as mobility solutions. The space was previously known as BEAT360, but having the brand name …
It Takes 12 Techs And Seven Days To Service, Optimize That Huge New LED Wall At The LVCC August 26, 2021 by Dave Haynes The deployment and field services firm USSI Global has pushed out an interesting press release about its role in dealing with that massive video wall that’s been lit up in the lobby of the new part of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Samsung has already put out a lot of material about the 4mm LED …
NYC Artist Brings Above-Ground View Into MTA Subway Cars In Guerilla Projection Mapping Effort August 26, 2021 by Dave Haynes Via DesignBoom, Hat Tip David Title Suppose you could sit in a subway car, look up at the ceiling, and view the passing scenes at street level. That’s the core idea behind a very clever art project done on a subway car’s ceiling on the New York system, using projection mapping to blast motion images …
