Iconic UN Buildings In NYC Projection-Mapped To Kick Off World Cup Program November 8, 2022 by Dave Haynes Projection mapping on buildings is reasonably common these days, and much easier to do because of technology advances, but it is still impressive when a very large, iconic structure becomes a digital canvas. Earlier this fall, the United Nations headquarters in New York were illuminated by some 26 projectors to kick off a campaign celebrating …
8K Displays Are Stunning, But Marketplace Adoption Remains Minimal November 8, 2022 by Dave Haynes There may well be some 8K displays in stands at next week’s Digital Signage Experience trade show in Las Vegas, but there’s not a lot of indication – at least not yet – that the industry and the much broader general public are all that anxious to pay the premiums and adopt that super high-resolution …
Display Industry MicroLED Buzz Calming From Roar To Hum: DSCC Report November 8, 2022 by Dave Haynes The industry buzz about microLED as a digital signage display technology has calmed from a roar to more of a hum, according to a new report from the market research and analysis firm Display Supply Chain Consulting. “MicroLED was initially presented as an ideal display technology for all applications but the hype has faded,” suggests …
Digital Signage, Queue Management Tech Help Screen Athletes At USA Special Olympics November 7, 2022 by Dave Haynes The 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando used a nice combination of queue management and digital signage technologies to manage a healthy athlete screening program set up to process as many as 12,000 athletes over the seven-day run of the event. Special Olympics worked with the creative technology shop edgefactory, based in Orlando, on …
Shake Shack Adding Self-Service Kiosks Across Full Chain; Introducing More Drive-Thru Displays November 7, 2022 by Dave Haynes Hat Tip to Kiosk Manufacturing Association’s blog for spotting this … The U.S. burger chain Shake Shack is making big investments in digital to deal with shifting consumer expectations and the challenges of hiring and keeping staff. QSR Magazine has a detailed story up about how the chain is investing in self-service kiosks across its …
AV Magazine Had Its Big Awards Night This Weekend In London; Here Are The Winners … November 7, 2022 by Dave Haynes UK-based AV Magazine holds a big, splashy and boozy (from the looks of it!) black tie awards night annually to identify and celebrate jobs well done in the pro AV sector, with a focus on the UK and EU markets. The latest edition of the awards was this past weekend, and here’s the list of …
Some 500 Sync’d Drones Take Over NYC Skyline To Market Candy Crush; Residents Unimpressed November 7, 2022 by Dave Haynes Residents in big cities have raised objections to things like river and ocean barges with LED boards on them, and big digital boards on roadways, so I suspect synchronized drone arrays in the sky used specifically for product marketing are not going to be greeted warmly if they start appearing regularly. The technical feat of …
Integrator Solutionz Buys Spinitar; Rolls Into Its “Family Of Companies” November 4, 2022 by Dave Haynes Southern California systems integrator Solutionz has acquired a competing firm, Spinitar, with plans to rebrand and roll it into Solutionz’ operations. Under the direction of Solutionz CEO Bill Warnick, says PR on the deal, Spinitar will rebrand as a member of the Solutionz family of companies and continue operating in its current footprint throughout California …
Creative Realities Gets $2M Loan To Speed Up Software Development Tuned To Automaker And Dealers November 4, 2022 by Dave HaynesDigital signage solutions firm Creative Realities, Inc. has tweaked its deal with a main lender to secure a $2 million term loan it says will be used to speed up an “active software development project” expected to spin out as much as $5 million in annuals revenues within a couple of years. That timeline would …
Orlando’s Airport Switches On Impressive Digital Art Features In New Terminal C November 4, 2022 by Dave Haynes My love-hate relationship with Orlando and particularly its main airport is shifting increasingly to affection as that big, bustling venue starts to rival Singapore’s Changi for its use of digital displays and great creative. I kind of dread flying in and out of Orlando because the planes tend to have a lot of people on …
