Gatwick Becomes Poster Child For Digital Signage Failover Planning August 20, 2018 by Dave Haynes A damaged connectivity cable has taken the flight information display boards offline at London Gatwick Airport today, forcing airport staff to – honest – get out the dry erase markers and scribble information on whiteboards. As an industry friend noted, having sent me news of this: “They seem to have forgotten all about the enterprise …
With System On Chip Growing (And Evolving), It’s Time For An Updated Report August 17, 2018 by Dave Haynes Click here to get a full-sized, more easily read version. Sixteen:Nine has been following the emergence of System on Chip technology since it came on the market more than five year ago, and last year released a special report that took a detailed look into its merits and limits. There are still some naysayers who …
NanoLumens Develops Credit Course Aimed At Educating Architects On LED Tech August 16, 2018 by Dave Haynes This is a clever move by NanoLumens to get firmly on the radar of architects who design interior spaces, and do things like scheme in big LED video walls: get in their education ecosystem. The Atlanta LED display manufacturer has developed a new certified course to be offered through the American Institute of Architects’ Continuing Education …
LED Display Market Now Valued At More Than $5B: Futuresource August 16, 2018 by Dave Haynes LED displays are now a $5 billion global market, with the Americas region reaching a key milestone of $1 billion for the first time in 2017. The data comes from the market research firm Futuresource Consulting, which makes displays one of a relatively short list of vertical markets it studies. I note this because news …
10 Steps For Planning Successful Interactive Wayfinding August 16, 2018 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Jill Perardi, Visix When it comes to wayfinding options, interactive signage is the most flexible and powerful way to go. But each location is different and presents unique challenges. Before buying anything, think it all out and come up with a good plan to help make the process as smooth as possible: 1. …
Watchfire Wins $30M Deal For Refreshed Fremont Street LED Canopy August 15, 2018 by Dave Haynes Danville, IL-based LED sign company Watchfire Signs has won the monster deal for a new multimedia LED canopy over Fremont Street in Las Vegas. The upgraded sign will have 130,000 sq. ft. of LED – which in less technical terms means a lot. Watchfire, in a press release, says it was selected from among 15 digital screen …
$6B McDonald’s US Modernization Plan Includes Digital Menus, Drive-Thrus August 15, 2018 by Dave Haynes McDonald’s has announced $6 billion in restaurant modernization and construction plans through 2020, with a portion of that money going to “bright and easy to read digital menu boards inside and at the drive-through” and digital self-order kiosks. A lot of the money will be in bricks and mortar work like modernized dining areas, remodeled …
How iGotcha Drives Digital Signage For Everyone From Banks To Circuses August 15, 2018 by Dave Haynes I was in Montreal recently and had a chance to visit the offices of iGotcha, a digital signage and experiential media solutions company that has very quietly built up a nice book of business since launching in 2005. Working out of an old warehouse building overlooking the historic Lachine Canal, iGotcha works with everyone from …
Magna Puts Vast Immersive Meeting Space On Auto Plant Floor August 14, 2018 by Dave Haynes This is a seriously whizzy-bangy meeting room space that’s interesting mainly because it is located in the heart of the production floor of a contract auto manufacturer. I’ve been in an auto plant and with everything happening, everywhere, it’s a dirty, power-spiking, really challenging place to be dropping in a lot of high-tech visual systems. …
Big Video Walls Help Market Mercedes Lux Cars In Pop-up Mall Dealerships August 13, 2018 by Dave Haynes This is a shot from one of a pair of Mercedes Benz pop-up stores set up for two months this summer in high-end shopping malls in Miami and Chicago – using some 60 displays in each to create some visual interest and excitement in relatively small footprint spaces. The digital signage aspect of the stores …
