Taking Analog Style, And Going Digital With It November 9, 2018 by Super User Here’s a digitized take on those analog flip-flap, flip-disc boards, like the ones coming out of Philadelphia profiled yesterday. The New Zealand wing of the Flight Centre travel agency chain, if it is like Flight Centres I’ve seen elsewhere, has for many, many years had signs in windows and inside that list airfare costs for …
Blockchain for Digital OOH: Why, When, How? November 9, 2018 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Dan Dawson, Grand Visual We’ve taken an active role in defining how it might affect Digital OOH media specifically. Through our work with the Digital Future Council, a think tank of clients, industry leaders, and technologists, bridging the gap between media, advertising, and technology, and here’s what we found out about the transformative role that …
New Split Flap Display Adds Digital Spin To Old School Information Signs November 8, 2018 by Super User I’m a total sucker for flip disc displays – electro-mechanical signs that rapidly flip through a succession of characters to convey information in a way that’s old school cool, and kind of hypnotic. The tech is not new. These sorts of signs have been in airports and rail stations since the ’60s. But they’ve had …
LED Light Displays Show The Ebb And Flow Of Boston’s Tides, Using Data Visualization November 8, 2018 by Super User This is one of those projects that treads the line between light and signage – though I’d probably argue it’s much more about lighting. But very smart lighting, that is visualizing data. So kinda signage. Which is why I am writing about it. Tidal Light is a public data sculpture that uses addressable LED light …
PowerPoint-based Digital Signage Platform Offers All-In $190 Solution November 8, 2018 by Super User Mention PowerPoint as a digital signage tool and a lot of industry people go into teenager eye-rolling mode. But that’s a bit unfair, as I don’t think it’s ever wise to dismiss a presentation tool familiar and used by millions and millions of business people, globally. I got a note the other day from a …
Epson Marketing Spotlight-Style Projectors For Retail Settings November 7, 2018 by Super User Stumbled across this interesting new product being marketed by Epson – a laser projector that’s set up like a ceiling spotlight, but intended to show full visuals, as opposed to simply illuminating an area. Called LightScene, the $2,500 MSRP projectors look a bit like spotlights, but have 2,000-lumen, 20,000-hour projector engines that can push just …
What’s Up With The Dead Tim Hortons Menu Boards? November 7, 2018 by Super User I realize seeing two venues is not necessarily indicative of anything, but can’t help but wonder what’s up with the tech side of the Tim Horton’s digital menu board network. I was in Montreal’s airport a few weeks ago and snapped a shot of the arrivals level Timmie’s stand, which had four of five screens …
For LED Screens Within Public Reach, The Future Is Hardened November 7, 2018 by Super User There’s no question that direct view LED displays have seen a huge uptick in marketplace adoption in the last couple of years, but one thing that’s been holding back even broader adoption is durability. In simple terms, conventionally-made LED displays are fragile. That’s not much of an issue if the displays are up on a …
Listen To Coffee And Controversy 2018 November 7, 2018 by Super User I was in New York last week for the Digital Signage Federation’s annual Coffee and Controversy breakfast event – a panel discussion that each year brings together some of the most influential leaders in the digital signage industry. It was the biggest one to date, with some 225 people turning out at Google’s NYC offices …
The Value Of Protecting Your Digital Signage Displays November 5, 2018 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Daniel Waldron, Armagard Protecting your digital signage is a necessity. The risks and consequences of not protecting your displays include weather damage, vandalism and theft. Knowing what your digital signage is up against underlines the value of protecting your displays. With that in mind, here’s the case for safeguarding your digital signage. 1. …
