Cruise Line Uses Robotic Arms For Choreographed LED Screen Shows May 4, 2019 by Dave Haynes Four Royal Caribbean cruise ships – the newer ones that are the size fully loaded container ships – are now using screens on robotic arms for entertainment. The cruise line’s Quantum Class ships – like the Spectrum of the Seas – have lounges with these dancing screens, using ABB robotics arms. The first ones went …
From Oldest To Newest: Barclays Refreshes Massive LED Facade in NY Times Square May 3, 2019 by Dave Haynes The UK-based investment bank Barclays has refreshed the LED displays on the facade of its New York City headquarters on Seventh Avenue, putting on 7,046 square feet of new direct LED. “The enhanced signage system is a powerful example of how we infuse digital innovation into everything we do here at Barclays,” says Richard Haworth, …
Company That Rents Physical Artworks To Businesses Adds Digital Signage Capabilities May 3, 2019 by Dave Haynes A company that provides physical works of art as a service to property owners and companies has added digital capability, providing a presumably less costly alternative to custom creative for things like large format video walls. Boston-based TurningArt says it has a collection of over 25,000 pieces of art, including paintings, illustrations and photographs, “most of …
Now NYC Activists Are Duct-Taping Anti-Smart City Messages On LinkNYC DOOH Screens May 3, 2019 by Dave Haynes It’s been a rough few weeks for the media company Intersection and its LinkNYC “smart cities” ad posters. First, dozens were vandalized and damaged. Now an activist group is duct-taping anti-LinkNYC messages to the screens. RethinkLinkNYC is a New York-based community group that opposes the screens, primarily on the basis of privacy concerns. The group’s …
UK’s Allsee Marketing Battery-Powered Digital Sandwich Boards May 2, 2019 by Dave Haynes Birmingham, UK-based Allsee Technologies has started marketing a digital sandwich board display that’s portable and runs 12-plus hours on a rechargeable battery. The pitch is that these things are easily positioned wherever they need to be, and don’t need to be against a wall to get power, or require a power cord that becomes a …
Another, Very Different Digital Signage Fail At Timmies May 2, 2019 by Dave Haynes This is a Tim Horton’s in downtown Toronto this morning, as spotted by a digital signage vet. I’ve seen lots of Timmies where one or several screens are out – notably at Montreal’s airport – but this is a new one. Things are working – but the screens all have on-screen messaging for SICOM, weirdly …
San Francisco Venue Using Projection Mapping To Create Immersive Dining Experience May 2, 2019 by Dave Haynes Projection-mapping seems to be finding its way, more and more, to full-time or extended run indoor projects that are about entertainment and experience. This is F.E.A.S.T – an immersive and interactive dining experience at a San Francisco entertainment, arts and events venue called Onedome. It is a dining experience that combines interactive digital art, music, a …
Vancouver Office Tower Uses OLED Video Wall To Replace Directory, Renew Lobby May 2, 2019 by Dave Haynes This is a tiled LG 2 by 6 OLED video wall built into the lobby wall of an office tower in downtown Vancouver, BC. The displays are set into a bamboo wood wall set against a granite wall. They replaced a physical building directory. The project at Park Place, at 666 Burrard Street, was put …
Diversified Expands To Australia Via Integrator Acquisition May 1, 2019 by Dave Haynes The largest digital signage-focused integrator out there – New Jersey-based Diversified – just added what will undoubtedly be its most far-flung office, in Australia. The company has announced the acquisition of Rutledge AV – a top integrator down under. “I’m very excited for this endeavor, expanding our capabilities into the Australian market and being a …
LG Announces Dates For Display Tech Road Shows Across US May 1, 2019 by Dave Haynes LG has announced the schedule for its annual TechTour, with the first roving road show date set for two weeks in Washington, DC. The electronics giant has events planned for: May 14 – Washington, DC July 24 – Dallas Aug. 22 – Orange County, CA Sept. 12 – San Jose, CA Sept. 26 – Chicago …
