Updated 1,500-Foot Fremont Street LED Canopy Now Live In Las Vegas November 21, 2019 by Super User Danville, Ill.-based LED manufacturer Watchfire Signs says work is now complete on what is touted as the world’s largest single video screen, a renovated Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas. Watchfire won the $30 million deal last year and says the project was delivered on budget and ahead of a schedule that had schemed in a “grand …
The Problem With “Transparent” LED, In Two Images November 21, 2019 by Super User Transparent LED mesh displays have come a long, long way in terms of resolution and scale, and the tech’s ability to deliver tight and bright visuals. In the right setting, it can look really good, particularly at a distance. For glass curtain walls that aren’t really windows, that people don’t really look out, they’re a …
Charlotte Office Block Lights Up Vast 4K, Data-Driven LED Lobby Wall November 21, 2019 by Super User This is a 64 foot wide by 36 foot tall LED wall that fills the feature wall of the lobby of the Legacy Union building in Charlotte, NC – which runs algorithmic, experiential digital artwork, bolstered by custom sound. The building is part of a mixed use commercial development downtown, near the NFL stadium. The …
DSF’s Coffee And Controversy Privacy Panel Now Up As Video November 20, 2019 by Super User The edit is done and now you can watch the full video of the Coffee and Controversy panel on privacy issues run last month in New York City. I moderated the session and had a great, very smart bunch of panelists. The edit was done by the Digital Signage Federation, which organized and hosted the …
BrightSign Adds Voice Command Capability To Select Digital Signage Players November 20, 2019 by Super User Digital signage media player manufacturer BrightSign has developed new capability that puts a voice command solution – called BrightVoice – on select devices. The interesting wrinkle is that BrightVoice solution is hosted locally on the BrightSign player, and doesn’t need an internet connection to function. The idea is that consumers in retail and other kinds of venues …
10K+ Smart Digital Signage Screens Installed Across 50+ Topgolf Venues November 20, 2019 by Super User Digital signage projects have grown a LOT in scale in recent years, but the numbers of projects that involve 10,000-plus screens are still pretty limited. So it’s interesting to see news that Topgolf Entertainment Group has kitted out each of more than 50 venues with 200 or more displays. Topgolf, if you are not familiar, is …
Stephen Gottlich, On Why Gable Is All About Visual Solutions And Digital Signage November 20, 2019 by Super User I have heard some people in this industry starting to describe what they do as visual solutions, as opposed to digital signage. I’m not sure that really fits in all cases, but it certainly does for Gable, a Baltimore-area company that’s been doing analog signs of all kinds for four decades. About 10 years ago, …
400-Plus Dual Outdoor Screens Positioned Around Riyadh For Saudi Culture Fest November 18, 2019 by Super User The Saudi government used more than 400 custom dual-sided outdoor LCD screens to drive public awareness of events surrounding Riyadh Season – one of a series of cultural festivals staged around the country to attract tourists. Developed by Saudi-based Faden Spectrum Optoelectronics – a digital signage solutions provided based in Riyadh – the screens are …
The Mapist Debuts As New Interactive Wayfinding Option November 18, 2019 by Super User Another wayfinding/mapping option has emerged in the marketplace – this one a collaboration between software developers in Spain and Pakistan. I had a note from Nabeel Salem, a Pakistani developer who has been doing software and game development for the last 10 years. Earlier in the year, a developer gig came up for building an …
Europe’s Digital Signage Organisation Plans Dec. 4 Mixer In London November 15, 2019 by Super User The Digital Signage Organisation is running a members-only mixer at The Royal Opera House in London, UK on December 4th. There will be a technology tour both inside and outside the venue, followed by a Q&A session with the venue’s in-house IT team, and then drinks on the opera house’s balcony, which sounds very cool. …
