Netflix Adds Crystal LED Video Wall For Special Screening Room At LA HQ January 26, 2021 by Dave Haynes Netflix was one of the first companies to make direct view LED the key visual feature of a headquarters lobby, and now the streaming media giant is using microLED as its primary display in a special screening room. The company, according to Hollywood Reporter, has activated a 17 foot wide by 9 foot high Sony …
STRATACACHE Hopes To Be Producing MicroLEDs Display Chips In US By Q4 2021 January 25, 2021 by Dave Haynes More details are starting to emerge about STRATACACHE’s intentions for that microLED production facility the company is spinning up in Eugene, Oregon. The new factory, reports microled-info, will be a complete microLED production line, from epiwafer (on 300 mm silicon wafers), through transfer process and to final module assembly. The company plans to produce a …
DV LED Special Report – January 2021 January 25, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Jan. 2021 Direct View LED Special Report by Sixteen:Nine is now available for free download. There are no strings attached. No fee. No registration form. No tracking. Just click on the download link here and you can grab the PDF file, and save to your PC or other device. All I’d like and appreciate …
Patent Office Shoots Down LG’s Plans To Trademark QNED Term For Its New Premium Displays January 22, 2021 by Dave Haynes Hat Tip to Bob Raikes, who does the paywalled but valuable What Bob Saw newsletter through Display Daily … The US Patent and Trademark Office has denied an application by LG Electronics to register the the term QNED as a trademark. The patent office said that QNED is an acronym for Quantum Nano-emitting Diode, so it …
DV LED Report Coming Monday January 22, 2021 by Dave Haynes That promised direct view LED Special Report will be out early Monday, available as a free, no-strings, no registration download. The 50-plus page report, in PDF format, is a follow-up on the original Special Report done by Sixteen:Nine and released in early 2018. Much has changed, and that’s reflected in the material. The report is …
Austrian Bank Uses Abstract LED Arrays, Inside And Out, To Drive Customer Experience January 22, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is a nice indoor and outdoor LED set-up at by the Austrian bank Raiffeisenlandesbank, in Vienna. A half-round vertical stack over the entry is peppered with LED tiles in abstract array, and that theme carries inside the street-level glass windows, where there are more LEDs in equally unstructured patterns. The Austrian CMS software firm …
The Latest Crazy Anamorphic Video For That Big Seoul DV-LED Display January 20, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Seoul-based creative shop D’strict has activated another crazy anamorphic creative piece for that big Samsung DV-LED display in a main Seoul shopping area. I’m not sure how to even describe this. D’strict says it is a “kitschy and unique experience of everyday stuff turning soft. Humans, animals, plants, and even objects become soft and …
Volta Completes $125M Raise To Expand U.S. DOOH Network Based On EV Charging Units January 19, 2021 by Dave Haynes A digital OOH media network based on electric vehicle charging stations just got a huge vote of confidence from investors – with an oversubscribed $125 million funding round for Volta that was guided by Goldman Sachs. The company puts totem-style units, equipped with the charging apparatus and 55-inch displays, in parking areas that see a …
Get A Useful Video Glimpse Inside Ray-Ban Flagship In NYC January 19, 2021 by Dave Haynes Here’s a great example of how you don’t need a camera, lights and sound crew to produce a useful video about a digital signage project. This is Samsung’s Parrish Chapman, who I think leads the retail sector for the company’s pro display division in the U.S., walking and talking his way through the Ray-Ban sunglasses …
Skykit Packages Up Full Solution Aimed At Varied Workplace Experiences January 19, 2021 by Dave Haynes Minneapolis-based digital signage solutions provider Skykit has broadened and re-packaged its product lineup and, like several competitors, set its sights on workplace experience technology. Skykit, announcing the changes today, says it is reimagining the workplace experience – making it safer for businesses to return to the office or adapt to altered operations. Skykit’s new products …
