New Nike Rise Store In Seoul Uses Run Club Data To Drive Visuals On Giant Feature LED Wall August 12, 2021 by Dave Haynes Nike seems to endlessly roll out new tech-driven concept and flagship stores, but one that just opened in Seoul is interesting for the way it blends a BIG LED feature wall with real-time data. The 24,000-square-foot Nike Rise store, which opened yesterday, has a three-story fine-pitch LED display that shows real-time running stats from the …
Consumers Jumpy When Business Entries Have No COVID Guidelines Signage: Research August 12, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Greek/American digital signage CMS software firm Yodeck took the interesting step of commissioning research to learn what consumers think about signs being used for COVID-19 safety messaging, with the big insight being how nervous people got when there was no messaging. The survey, involving some 400 Americans back in Q2, suggested 63% of consumers …
Panasonic Gets Serious About Digital Signage in U.S., Canada; Debuts “Complete Solution” August 11, 2021 by Dave Haynes Panasonic has not been an overly visible player in the North American digital signage ecosystem for many years, but the Japanese visual systems and electronics manufacturer is taking a focused run at the business with what it is calling a Complete Digital Signage Solution. The company has announced what could be called a turnkey solution …
UK Mediaco Ocean Outdoor Launches DeepScreen Creative Service Based On Anamorphic Illusion Billboard Spots August 10, 2021 by Dave Haynes The interest and apparent demand for big LED billboard ads that used anamorphic illusion creative techniques has grown to a level that a major UK out of home media company has developed a whole service around it. Ocean Outdoor has started marketing a new service called DeepScreen, with a set of templates that can speed …
Prague’s SignageOS Bolsters Americas Presence By Bringing On Industry Vet Arnett August 9, 2021 by Dave Haynes I don’t usually do posts about new hires because analytics suggest not a lot of people care, other than the people hired and their new masters. But I’ll note this one, as it reflects a European company bringing on a familiar face to more effectively project itself into the US and Canadian markets. Prague-based SignageOS …
The Digital Storefront At An NYC Zara Is Getting A LOT Of Online Buzz, But You Should Know It’s Not Real August 9, 2021 by Dave Haynes This video keeps making the rounds lately on Linkedin and no matter how many technical people jump in with comments explaining how it is just CGI and not really happening at a NYC Zara store, many more people keep gushing on about how amazing it is. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. …
Tokyo Olympics Used Projection Mapping In Novel Ways, But The Most Stunning Visual Wasn’t Quite Real August 9, 2021 by Dave Haynes If you watched any of the Olympics in Tokyo on broadcast TV or online you would have seen some stunning visual effects. The one that hit me was the projection mapping introductions for the highest profile track events – the 100 metre sprints for women and men. The stadium was darkened and the full length …
LG Using AI-driven Voice Assistants In Mobile Service Provider Stores In Korea August 6, 2021 by Dave Haynes Hat Tip Craig Keefner at kioskindustry.org for flagging this … LG’s mobile retail wing is starting to use voice recognition technology from an Israeli startup to act as digital assistant at its mobile phone service provider stores in South Korea. Kardome announced it will install its voice activation technology in 2,000 LG Uplus store kiosks …
Tech Details Emerging On That Flashy New Immersive Media District In London August 5, 2021 by Dave Haynes That big, tech-filled “Outernet” entertainment and immersive media district is due to open in London late this year, and some details are coming available about who is behind the big visual display elements . The German firm Ventuz Technology AG has pushed out press information talking about how it is providing the real-time graphics content …
More Consolidation: PE-backed Workplace Solutions Firm Aura Buys UK Integrator Reflex August 5, 2021 by Dave Haynes More consolidation news, this time from the UK, where the workplace tech firm Aura has acquired the Reading-based full-service audio-visual integrator Reflex. Aura is a private equity-based company put together from a pair of companies, and is focused on workplace solutions for mid to large-size enterprise companies. Reflex has been around for almost 40 years …
