Sydney’s New Train Ops Center Boasts Largest Control Room LED Wall On Planet November 28, 2018 by Super User A lot of the larger LED companies – particularly ones from China – have been going after the control room market with its finest pitch LED product, the thinking being large public and private companies might have deeper pockets than retail and other vertical industries. But it looks like a U.S.-based manufacturer has bagged the …
Ryan Croft of TransitScreen On Making Content That Moves People November 28, 2018 by Super User This is inadvertently turning into transit digital signage month on this podcast, having spoken lately with CHK America about epaper transit signs and just last week with Roadify, which aggregates data from transit systems. This week I’m talking to Ryan Croft, one of the co-founders of TransitScreen, which has made a mark in North America …
That Insane ETISALAT Booth At GITEX Also Had Shape-Shifting LED Walls November 27, 2018 by Super User One of the buzziest impressions from the recent GITEX trade show in Dubai – a very large, by the looks of it moderately crazy variation on CES – was the way, way, way over-the-top ETISALAT booth – with the telecoms company having LED everywhere, and a flying car (only kinda sorta – it appeared to …
New Spanish Shopping Mall Greets, Entertains With Giant, Curved LED Facade November 26, 2018 by Super User This is a new shopping mall – Torrecardenas – in Almeria,Spain, on the south coast, about 200 km east of Malaga (if that means anything to you). The mall developers went very big on direct view LED on a curved wall by the main entry point. What I like, based on the videos below, is …
Digital Signage Awards Entries Up 50%: Awards Night Tables Booking Up November 24, 2018 by Super User Entries for the 2019 Digital Signage Awards, which Sixteen:Nine is among the main sponsors, are up 50 percent year to year, and the list of entrants is impressive. The entries closed, on schedule, at the end of October, and there are some big names among the companies looking for recognition: Alphadisplay Art of Context Beaver …
This Movember-Focused Digital Poster Recognizes, Responds To Facial Hair November 23, 2018 by Super User This is a great example of how video analytics technology can be applied to a digital OOH ad campaign – adding some surprise and whimsy for people, particularly men, who walk by a digital poster. The Movember Foundation, the men’s health charity, is running a campaign in the UK and Australia that uses Quividi’s pattern …
Global Flat Panel Sales Headed For Big Dip: IHS Markit Research November 22, 2018 by Super User The flat panel display equipment market is forecasted to be heading into a rough patch, as manufacturers wait for demand to catch up with supply. Market research firm IHS Markit says flat panel display sales are expected to fall from $20.2 billion in 2017 to $14.0 billion in 2020, declining at a compound annual rate of …
TeamViewer Device Management Software Added To BenQ’s Smart Displays November 22, 2018 by Super User Device management is pretty essential for digital signage networks of any scale – especially those with multiple, dispersed locations. It’s one thing to walk into an on-premise server closet and reboot a PC or router, but can be quite another to make that happen at a location in another state or country. Many SMS platforms …
Scott Kolber Of Roadify On Organizing Transit Data For The Masses November 21, 2018 by Super User Mass transport data is some of the stickiest content out there for digital signage screens. It’s information people tend to want and need, and they’ll habitually look at screens to get it. Tapping into the open data from one transport authority, to show it on screens, is relatively easy. It gets more complicated when you …
Interactive Zone Lets Fans Photobomb Favorite NHL Players November 19, 2018 by Super User The NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers pro hockey team has established a Family Fun Zone in its home arena, the Wells Fargo Center, that’s largely built around interactive technology. The team worked with Philly-based MVP Interactive on four different fan experiences – including a couple of augmented reality photo set-ups. I’m partial to the one that enables people …
