LED Mainstreamed: 850 Sq. Ft. Video Wall Dominates New Charlotte, NC “Sports Lounge” March 21, 2025 by Dave Haynes In another indicator that LED has most definitely been mainstreamed, a new sports hangout about five minutes outside of downtown Charlotte, NC has an 850 sq. ft. display behind and above the main bar that is described as the largest immersive LED screen on the US East Coast, outside of a stadium or casino. I’m …
Amscreen Joins Growing List Of Specialty Display Firms Testing Large-Format Color E-Paper As High-Bright LCD Alternative March 21, 2025 by Dave Haynes It is likely that at some point all of the specialty display manufacturers who have long focused on LCD, and more recently dabbled in direct view LED, will add color e-paper displays to their product range – particularly in parts of the world that pay attention to pesky little issues like climate change, and energy …
Singapore Getting Its First Dedicated Immersive, Projection-Mapped Art Space Late This Year March 20, 2025 by Dave Haynes Singapore will, a little surprisingly, finally have a full-time immersive arts venue by the end of this year – with word of the planned launch of IMBA Theatre in an area called Gardens by the Bay. It’s a little surprising because of the sophistication of that city-state and an airport that has invested in a …
Video: See How Teeny Even MiniLEDs Are For TVs And Pro Displays In This Teardown Video March 20, 2025 by Dave Haynes There are likely many, many people who pay attention to evolving technology on the display side of digital signage who don’t fully have their heads around just how teeny LED light emitters are these days – and this is well before microLEDs get out of R&D and are mainstreamed. So this teardown video of a …
CRI, Uniguest And LG Team Up On 900-Screen Digital Refresh Of Vancouver Canucks’ Home Arena March 20, 2025 by Dave Haynes The sports and entertainment venue that’s home to the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, in Guess Where, has completed a big digital transformation that is nicely indicative of why these kinds of live events venues are now a big target vertical for a lot of digital signage technology providers. The technology refresh at Rogers Arena …
JCDecaux Now Has Giant 17-foot Tall LED Ad Totems In Downtown San Francisco March 19, 2025 by Dave Haynes The qualifier I’ve heard numerous times about using LED for outdoor advertising “street furniture” is that the resolution can’t match what a full HD or 4K high-bright LCD can offer, and that may well be the case unless a media company invests in still super-expensive ultra-fine pitch LED. But what LED offers – setting pitch …
Video: Aussie QSR Using Conversational Voice AI To Process Drive-Thru Orders March 19, 2025 by Dave Haynes There have been numerous stories in the last couple of years of some of the largest quick service restaurant chains out there working with tech giants on AI-driven voice ordering in the drive-thru lanes, but I’ve not seen much about smaller regional QSRs having the resources or business ties to also test and possibly adopt …
An LED Display Light Enough To “Dance In The Air” Like A Flag March 19, 2025 by Dave Haynes We’ve seen LED displays cover buildings and fill windows, and even be used as fashion garments, but I’m not sure I’ve come across the suggestion that they could be used for waving flags. The Shenzhen LED manufacturer Coxeled is marketing something it calls the LED Flying Screen – a display it says is as flexible …
Specialized Venues Remain Stronghold For Projection As Mainstream Markets Erode: Futuresource March 19, 2025 by Dave Haynes The research and consulting firm Futuresource Consulting has a new analysis out that likely backs up what people who pay attention would say – that the front projector industry has significant challenges and only selective opportunities ahead of it. That said, it is still a segment generating some big numbers – with the overall market reaching …
London Screens-On-Ebikes Firm Starts Parking Scooters To Reach Crowds At Big Events March 18, 2025 by Dave Haynes Delivery scooters fitted with displays on the cargo boxes behind the rider is really just a new spin on a well-established idea of mobile ad displays – from the sides of cube trucks to the tops of taxis and ride-share cars. But the London company that has some 100 all-electric delivery scooters tearing around the …
