Big Red One’s Museum Goes Interactive In $8M Renovation December 11, 2017 by Dave Haynes The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park, in Chicago, recently completed a year-long, $8 million renovation that complete reimagining the presentation of the story behind the U.S. Army’s famed division known as the Big Red One. The new version has extensive storytelling installations that integrate interactive media and other historic artifacts through experiential design. The program …
OnLogic Debuts Fanless, Seriously Rugged Version Of NUC Digital Signage Player December 8, 2017 by Dave Haynes Vermont-based industrial PC maker OnLogic (formerly Logic Supply) has set its sights on digital signage as a vertical market it wants to build out, and has debuted a sharp, but very durable-looking fanless box that would do very nicely in challenging environments like food services and factory floors. The ML100G-31 is a variation on Intel’s Next Unit …
Astral Switches On Ayuda’s Hivestack Programmatic OOH Ad Platform In Canada December 7, 2017 by Dave Haynes Astral, one of Canada’s larger OOH and digital OOH media players, has expanded its relationship with Montreal’s Ayuda Systems – launching a programmatic advertising solution run by Ayuda spin-off Hivestack. Says a press release: Using an exclusive self-serve platform, powered by Hivestack and fueled with real-time mobile location data, clients will be able to use …
That Giant Coca-Cola Board In Times Square Has Stopped Shape-Shifting December 7, 2017 by Dave Haynes My New York out of home industry friend spent about 15 minutes today in Times Square watching the monster 3D robotic Coca-Cola billboard, and reported back that it is still big, but it’s not robotic at all at the moment. The whole time he watched, no movements on the board. One LED module was out, …
Hospital Deep In Hot, Bone-Dry Mojave Desert Gets Waterfall Feature, Via LEDs December 7, 2017 by Dave Haynes A U.S. Army Medical Command facility built a waterfall in the Mojave Desert to create a soothing feature in the building’s lobby – but used LED displays instead of real water. The Weed Army Community Hospital at Fort Irwin, California – located in an area that gets insanely hot through part of year – worked …
STRATACACHE Launches Q Division Retail Consultancy; Led By Manolo Almagro December 7, 2017 by Dave Haynes STRATACACHE has quietly recruited, developed and launched a new retail technology consultancy called Q Division, led by one of the better known tech gurus and geeks in this business, Manolo Almagro. The company has been up for at least a few weeks now, but was formally announced today. Q Division is described as a team …
Media Studies College Makes Giant Trapezoidal LED Display Lobby Centerpiece December 6, 2017 by Dave Haynes This is the lobby of the new home for the Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII) on the campus of Georgia State University, with the focal point a 34-foot wide trapezoidal curved LED display. The downtown Atlanta building is home to the university’s digital media and film industries studies. “Our new Creative Media Industries Institute building …
Why All Room Management Signboards Are Not Created Equal December 6, 2017 by Jami McGraw Guest Post: John Wang, IAdea The modern workplace is undergoing a digital transformation, reinvented with the latest technologies to strengthen employee productivity, improve returns of investments on the facilities and enhance corporate image for visitors. One of the most significant changes happening at the doorsteps of the meeting room is the installation of a “room …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Jin Fan, ClearLED December 6, 2017 by Dave Haynes One of my big takeaways from the trade show circuit earlier this year was my conclusion that transparent LED was starting to look really good. If you’re not with me on what that is, think LED displays that are a bit reminiscent of window blinds, with the LED lights on the louvers. What you end …
A Queue Management Digital Signage Solution … For Washrooms December 5, 2017 by Dave Haynes Spotted by a reader on Reddit … Somewhere in South Korea, there’s a bathroom that has mashed up IoT sensors and digital signage to create what amounts to a queue management system and dashboard for washrooms. This smart toilet information system, set up in a men’s washroom, shows in a graphical display how many toilet …
