Panasonic Adds Transparent OLED To Product Line November 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes Panasonic has announced plans to start marketing a 55-inch transparent OLED display, first in Asia/Australia/NZ and then globally, beginning next month. The company has been showing prototypes at trade shows for a few years (seems to me I have seen them at Panasonic’s ISE booth in the past) but this marks commercialization of the display. …
Corning Launches New Glass And Surface Coating That Kills COVID-19 In Two Hours November 20, 2020 by Dave Haynes Glass and ceramics giant Corning has announced new coatings technology – called Guardiant – its says has been shown in tests to kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The coating contains copper – a metal known to have antimicrobial properties that has already been touted by lesser-known manufacturers as counter-measure to COVID-19 transmission. The company says Guardiant antimicrobial …
Telelogos Broadens Employee Messaging Reach Via New Channels Platform November 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes The French CMS software firm Telelogos has expanded its workplace communications platform capabilities to move around and show content in ways that reflect the changing office landscape. A new internal communication solution called Channels works in conventional office spaces, but also pushes out to smartphones and desktops at home offices. Says the company’s …
Making Smart Displays Interactive Gets Easier Via Nexmosphere-SignageOS Tie-Up November 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes Sensors that trigger content and respond to external actions in other ways have been around digital signage for years, and like most things, it’s grown easier with time to pull these sorts of things together for uses in spaces like retail and exhibits. The Dutch start-up Nexmosphere specializes in producing sensors and controls used for …
Indoor Projection-Mapping Visual Show Resorts To Drive-In To Generate Visits November 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes Via AV Magazine … Projection-mapped multimedia experiences are starting to pop up as touring or fixed site shows in many major cities. I have a good friend set to open up one just like that in a big city. But the pandemic has made it challenging to open, or stay open, and to host an …
Louisville Expo Center Adds Big LED Displays To Parking Lot Entry Canopy November 18, 2020 by Dave Haynes I am weirdly a fan of projects that don’t necessarily set the hearts of creative technologists racing, but just improve on some kind of communications. The entry gates at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC) in Louisville is a convention and events facility that handles everything from a bourbon festival (hic!) to the National Farm Machinery …
Lindt Interactive Piece Blends Interactive Display With Rube Goldberg Machine November 17, 2020 by Dave Haynes Not sure where this is – let’s just assume Switzerland. It is a combination of an interactive display for chocolate giant Lindt, likely at a flagship store or some sort of corporate venue, like the company’s new Home of Chocolate Muesum. Based on what’s evident in the video, users walk up, tap a reader and …
Definitely Not Your Average, Grubby ATM Lobby November 13, 2020 by Dave Haynes I’ve seen in my travels a few cases of banks dressing up their cash machine lobbies to make them a bit more inviting, but this flagship bank in Spain is next-level nice. These are images from the new “All in One” flagship CaixaBank branches put in at a pair of iconic buildings located in Barcelona …
SE China Mall Uses Huge LED “Waterfall” And Arena-Style LED Ribbon Displays For Shopper Experience November 13, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is a shopping mall in Guangzhou, with a huge 2.5mm pixel pitch LED waterfall in the central atrium and LED ribbon displays that are reminiscent of pro sports venues. The content runs on the main screen and four levels of ribbons, and syncs. One of the most interesting aspects, to me, is the stage …
UK Krispy Kreme Adopts Digital Displays To Drive In-Store, Grocery Sales November 11, 2020 by Dave Haynes Krispy Kreme made a big splash recently with its digitally-rich flagship store in Times Square in New York, so it is interesting to see what the donut chain is doing with digital displays in the UK, in more modest locations, with much more modest budgets. Krispy Kreme UK currently operates over 115 locations and has …
