Projects: Fighting Irish Add Giant LED Board, Fine Pitch LED To Renovated Stadium August 15, 2017 by Super User News of a stadium adding a big-ass LED screen in the stands is commonplace, but what’s interesting about an announcement involving the University of Notre Dame is ALL the fine pitch LED being added around the Fighting Irish’s historic football grounds. The university has put in a 54 by 96 foot 10mm board at one end …
NEC Ups Warranty To Five Years On 24/7 Digital Signage Display Series August 14, 2017 by Super User I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about screen warranties, but do think NEC Display announcing some of its pro-grade 24/7 digital signage displays will ship with five-year warranties is out of the norm. The company says four of the models in its P-series will shift from three to five year warranties. “We’re passionate about …
Video: Coca-Cola’s Morphing Times Square LED Board August 11, 2017 by Super User Here’s a different video looking at that morphing 3D robotic display Coca-Cola has switched on this week in Times Square.
IoT And Digital Signage Come Together To Improve Logistics August 11, 2017 by Rich Ventura Guest Post: Rich Ventura, NEC Display Solutions Bain and Company predicts that by 2020, annual revenues for IoT vendors selling hardware, software and complete solutions will exceed $470 B. This massive tech expansion will push deeply into the logistics field, where IoT-enabled devices — utilizing communication protocols such as Bluetooth, RFID, Zigby, and Zwave, to …
Projects: Coca Cola Switches On World First Robotic 3D LED Board In Times Square August 10, 2017 by Super User Coca-Cola has had a big sign in NYC’s Times Square for a century, and this week the global brand turned on a new iconic sign billed as the world’s first 3D robotic LED billboard. It has 1,715 moving and 245 static LED cubes, with an overall visual footprint of 240 square meters, which in non-metric terms, is …
Projects: Giant LV Strip Board Framed By Virtual Roman Columns August 10, 2017 by Super User I don’t think I’ve seen an LED marquee quite like this – a very tall roadside slab that has the curves of three-dimensional Roman columns on each side, wrapped in LED. It’s an 85-foot tall 10mm sign along the Las Vegas Strip, in front of Caesar’s Palace. It went up in June, I believe, for …
Startup Uses Sensors, AI To Drive Real-Time Lineup Dashboards For Sports And Entertainment Venues August 10, 2017 by Super User A Detroit-based startup called Waittime has developed a data-driven, multi-screen platform aimed at improving the fan experience at sports and entertainment venues, by telling people where the washroom and concession lines are shorter. The company installs sensors in venue concourses, with the data they spit out interpreted using artificial intelligence to determine wait times. The …
HTML5 Can Be Rocket Fuel For Interactive Retail Digital Signage August 10, 2017 by Samuel Mekonen Guest Post: Michal Lisewski, Merixstudio Let’s imagine a family’s trip to the local shopping mall, and how web technologies and screens make that visit entertaining and worthwhile. The family pulls up to the parking garage entry, and sensors over parking stalls are driving a dynamic screen that’s telling arriving motorists levels 1 and 2 are …
Projects: Cruise Ship Sets Sail With Experiential Video Wall August 9, 2017 by Super User Cruise ship giant Royal Caribbean International’s Ovation of the Seas took its first voyage in 201g with an experiential video wall on its main esplanade, using nine different pieces of themed, reactive content. The permanent 8’ x 20’ digital art wall reacts to each person passing by, and can be controlled through gestural interactivity. It …
Six Must-Haves For Any Digital Signage Design August 9, 2017 by Samantha Brault Guest Post: Mike Kilian, MVIX Signage, whether it be analog or digital, is at its foundation a form of advertising. The intention of most signs is to attract people to come closer, capture those same people with the content on display, and send customers, consumers, or the general public on their way with a call …
