Transparent OLED Demo’d As Sliding Glass Explainer Overlay For Museums December 23, 2022 by Dave Haynes Photo: Yonhap News This is an interesting application of transparent OLED for a museum environment – demo’d by LG this week in Seoul at what was billed as the Transparent Future Exhibition at the Sejong Museum of Art. In the Culture & Entertainment Zone, LG showed how transparent OLEDs on a track/slider system could be …
Here’s More Details And Video From Biggest Immersive LED Attraction In Europe December 22, 2022 by Dave Haynes Here’s some more detail, and images, from a new Tornado Hunters theme park attraction in France, which features what’s billed as the largest 360-degree circular LED screen in Europe. The immersive theater for the Chasseurs de Tornades at Futuroscope in Poitiers, France uses some 800 Samsung-manufactured direct view LED cabinets to give the paying audience …
Proto Gets Investment Backing From Ventures Wing Of Auction Giant Christie’s December 22, 2022 by Dave Haynes The LA company that somewhat mainstreamed the use of transparent LCDs as kinda sorta but not really holographic displays has got itself an interesting new investor – the venture/investments wing of high-end auction house giant Christie’s. Christie’s Ventures has made an undefined investment in LA’s Proto, on the heels of Christie using the shower stall-like …
Watch A Video Of What’s Described As The Largest Transparent LED Film Install In Europe December 21, 2022 by Dave Haynes This is what LG says is the largest transparent LED film installation in Europe, running atop a set of windows at the entry to the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, the main arts center for that country. I couldn’t find much on the way of detail, but you can see both the impact and the …
Slick Solution Uses AI, Sensors, Projection To Boost Order Pickups At Korean Starbucks Cafes December 21, 2022 by Dave Haynes The customer experience kind of falls apart at busier quick service restaurants when guests order their coffees or whatever, and then stand back and wait for someone to holler out their name or order number when their goodies are ready for pickup. I was passing through Boston Logan recently and there had to be 40 …
No Podcast This Week Or Next December 21, 2022 by Dave Haynes No new podcasts this week or next, but a bunch are in the works for the new year. There are also some 300 past episodes going back six or so years, so if you are desperate to hear my voice – and evidently need counselling – there should be all kinds of listening options through …
End To Zero-COVID Policy In China Causing Workforce, Supply Chain Issues Again: Invidis December 20, 2022 by Dave Haynes China’s decision to abandon its long-running zero-COVID policy may have eased public unrest, but had other consequences – overburdened hospitals and weakened supply chains for the technologies that drive businesses like pro AV and digital signage. Our German language content partners Invidis have an interesting post up about the implications of China’s big shift, noting …
Cloud based & On-Premises Digital Signage Platforms: What’s The difference? December 20, 2022 by Dave Haynes GUEST POST: MARTIN HAGEN, SOCIALSCREEN Anyone weighing digital signage CMS software options will quickly find themselves at a fork in the planning road: use a cloud-based SaaS platform, or install software on the premises and behind the end-user’s firewall. It’s a big decision, and the first thing to sort out is the differences between them. …
Planned Conversion Of Mirage To Hard Rock Casino Clears Nevada Gaming Approvals December 20, 2022 by Dave Haynes Anybody that sells specifically into the casino and overall hospitality market will know this, but if that’s just one market being chased you should be aware of a monster opportunity for displays and other gear has cleared approvals for Las Vegas. The Mirage resort has been sold by MGM and the new owner is the …
LED Mainstreamed: Toronto Mosque Puts Pair Of 217-Inch Displays In Main Prayer Hall December 19, 2022 by Dave Haynes More evidence that LED displays are now mainstream products: one of the larger mosques in the greater Toronto area has switched out aging, dim projection equipment for a pair of large all-in-one direct view LED displays in its main prayer hall. The Jaffari Community Centre (JCC) is described as a Shia “161,000-square-foot multi-faceted facility that …
