A Very Different CES Offers Glimpse Of How Big Trade Shows Will Work This Quarter January 3, 2022 by Dave Haynes The normally huge and people-crammed CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas kicks off the trade show circuit for numerous companies and individuals involved in the digital signage and pro AV sectors, but as we all know too well, nothing continues to be normal. The show is still on this week, though a pile of …
Three-Sided LED Column Is Towering Centerpiece In Chilean Flagship Store January 3, 2022 by Dave Haynes The visual centerpiece of the Santiago, Chile flagship store for retailer Falabella is a more than 16 meter tall, three-sided fine pitch LED column with a wide assortment of custom creative designed much more to deliver experience than sell stuff. The column is in a central plaza, surrounded by up/down escalators, and it may (or …
Kyle Porter’s $2.3 Billion Decision To Get Out Of Digital Signage December 29, 2021 by Dave Haynes Let’s start winding down this nutty year – really two nutty years – on a happy note, with a giant tip of the hat to a still-young guy who got his start in digital signage and place-based media, but left the business to start a company that just got sold at a value of $2.3 …
LG’s Latest OLEDs Up Brightness Levels By As Much As 30% December 29, 2021 by Dave Haynes LG Display continues to chip away at one of the primary objections about the display capabilities of OLED versus LCD: brightness. Ahead of CES in Las Vegas next week, the Korean electronics giant is touting new OLED TV technology it says ups brightness by as much as 30%. So why, you may ask, does that …
Delivery Cubes For Scooter Delivery Get Little LED Media Facades December 29, 2021 by Dave Haynes We’ve seen, through the years, LCD screens tied in with harnesses so they loom over the heads of people hired to walk-around with these portable digital signs. And we’ve seen, for many years, LCD and then LED screens attached to the tops of taxis and, more recently, ride share cars. Now LED displays are being …
DSF Announces New Board, Incoming Chairman For 2022 December 28, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) has announced the results of its recent election of 2022 Board of Directors by members, with four new well-known industry veterans joining the board. The newly elected board members: Kristin Roubie of EloTouch; Bryan Meszaros of OpenEye Global; Jeffrey Weitzman of Navori Labs; Tony Green of Snap Install. Current director …
Beauty Brand’s New Andorran Concept Store Uses LED Columns As main Design Feature, Inside And Outside December 28, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is definitely one of the nicer applications of transparent LED technology I’ve seen applied to retail – a concept store for a beauty brand in Andorra. The digital experience side of the Julia Onix store was pulled together by the Barcelona-based creative technology shop Instronic, and uses semi-transparent mesh LED as the main feature …
Venetian Resort’s Faux Venice Streetscape in Vegas Projection-Mapped For Holidays December 28, 2021 by Dave Haynes People involved in projection mapping work on buildings have to – when necessary – explain to clients that the visual experience only works when the sun goes down, but here’s a case in which projecting on a historic streetscape could work any time of day … because the building facades are indoors. The Venetian Resort …
Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays December 23, 2021 by Dave Haynes Things seem to pretty much be shut down, as emails have slowed down to the point that it’s almost all spam. I’m around and paying attention, but don’t expect many posts for the next few days. Happy holidays, whether you observe something by faith or not. Regardless, slowing down for a few days, if you …
LG’s OLED Demos At CES Include OLED Canopy For Spin Bike Set-Up December 23, 2021 by Dave Haynes CES has long been a mega-show that is as much about getting attention with eye-popping and novel products as it is about showcasing electronics that clear-thinking consumers want and would buy. So in the great CES tradition of new products with dubious business cases or market demand, LG Display has put out press about a …
