Brilliant Example Of Digital Merged With Mechanical For Engaging Interactive Work March 29, 2021 by Super User This is brilliant stuff … famous works of art digitized and playfully integrated with old-school mechanical devices to make them interactive. The exhibit is called Mechanical Masterpieces – a collection of paintings reimagined by artist Neil Mendoza for the 21st century. Optimized for short attention spans, it allows viewers to poke, switch, disco, inflate and …
Here’s A Modest But Good Example Of How DV LED Offers Up Design, Install Flexibility March 29, 2021 by Super User One of the key arguments made for using direct view LED is its modularity – the ability to build a video wall that meets shapes that aren’t just 16:9 rectangles. Here’s a modest little DV LED video display done by integrator AVI SPL for Advent Health, that shows what can be done with LED, that …
Real Estate Developer Uses Anamorphic Illusions On Indoor Corporate LED Video Wall March 29, 2021 by Super User New anamorphic 3D visuals on big LED boards located in public plazas in Asia seem to be popping up more and more on feeds like Linkedin. Like this one with a Star Trek craft flying out of a building corner. Here’s a very different take – a corporate office in Vancouver, BC that is using …
Global Digital Signage Awards To Stream Online April 22nd March 29, 2021 by Super User April 22 has been set for a live online ceremony announcing the Winners, High Commendations and Finalists for the 2021 global Digital Signage Awards. Many companies have already made their reservations to watch the streamed presentation, says awards organizer Matthew Davies, but he’s encouraging all Finalists to take part. “If you are on the list, …
Irish Firm Planning Giant LED-Driven Selfie Statues In 21 Cities Around Globe March 26, 2021 by Super User Via Invidis An Irish company, based in Dublin, is pitching to put 21 giant LED-driven statues in 21 cities around the world, by the end of 2021. The statues have addressable LED units and support some basic movement, making it possible for the things to feature famous people, but also capture, map and then display …
Those Spinning LED Wand Thingies Find An Application – Public Art March 26, 2021 by Super User The madly spinning LED wands that started showing up at AV trade shows maybe four years ago have always been good at attracting crowds at booths, but I’ve not seen or read much that suggests broad adoption in the real world. I think the things are eye candy that stops being visually interesting pretty quickly, …
See The Difference Between Coated And “Naked” DV LED Modules March 26, 2021 by Super User I’ve written a few times about the hardened, engineered coatings that some direct view LED manufacturers are using on their modules to better protect against damage. It’s been a little hard to explain and even harder to show in trade show photos I’ve grabbed, but this close-up comparison image does a good job. This is …
Start Up Road Runner Plans 1,000 Ad Screens On The Backs Of Commercial Panel Vans March 25, 2021 by Super User The digital OOH startup that sees a business model in putting high bright LCDs on the backs of commercial vehicles has done a substantial deal to put screens on panel vans owned by the smart infrastructure firm Siemens. Road Runner Media had run a trial with Siemens on 16 vehicles in 3 markets during 2019 …
Huge LED Mesh Screen At Vegas NFL Venue Coming Down, Months After Initial Install March 25, 2021 by Super User Hat Tip to LV resident Tom McGowan The huge transparent LED mesh display that lines one side of the new NFL stadium in Las Vegas is coming down … temporarily. The 27,600 sq. ft. display on the facade of Allegiant Stadium is being temporarily removed so work can be done to tweak the mounting structure. …
Swiss Pharma Retailer Using Computer Vision To Shape In-Store Screen Messaging March 24, 2021 by Super User Here’s an operating example of a computer vision-based analytics platform being tied to digital displays and specifically used to drive sales of endemic products in a store. In this case, it is roughly 120 pharmacies in Switzerland under the TopPharm banner. The retailer is using the computer vision firm Advertima to shape content on two screens per store, …
