A 7.3m seamless digital 'umbrella' is among the 70 displays to have been installed at Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal A. The LED display – said to be the first of its kind in airport advertising – is suspended above the terminal's largest concourse, allowing people approaching from either direction…
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Mumbai airport upgrades IPTV system with Amino H200
Amino and Communetiques have signed a deal to upgrade the integrated IPTV and digital signage solutions at Indian airports. Deployment will start at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai. India's second-largest airport will upgrade its system with the Amino H200, which offers Power over Ethernet for single-cable installation. The…
Realmotion servers power immersive installation at airport
An immersive multimedia installation at Orlando International Airport's new South Terminal Complex is utilising Realmotion's interactive media servers and a new AI-powered marker-less motion capture system. The Moment Vault allows passengers to walk through three curved 2mm LED displays that form a circle, while viewing content relevant to the locale, including…
Zytronic touchscreens fitted to UK train ticket machines
Zytronic has provided the touchscreen for ticket vending machines (TVMs) that are being rolled out at stations across the UK’s rail network. The kiosks were initially installed and trialled at Gatwick Airport by Govia Thameslink Railway, which was looking for a TVM design with a large, full-screen interface. The TVMs…
Giant two-sided ‘3D LED screen illusion’ unveiled in Bahrain
A four-sided LED display, with a total screen area of 300 sq m, is showing what is believed to be the first forced perspective LED screen illusion that can be seen from two separate vantage points. The illusion can be seen at the Boutique Sky Screens installation in the Duty…
German train station display hacked to show pornography
Hackers have manipulated an electronic display at a station on the Wuppertal Suspension Railway, in Germany, to show pornographic content. The screen, which is about 2m tall and 1m wide and is located on the platform at Oberbarmen station, showed 20 smaller images from a pornographic platform for about an…
Basel rail station upgrades audio with Renkus-Heinz arrays
Located at the intersection of France, Germany and Switzerland, Basel Station (Basel SBB) is a hub for travel throughout Europe. But high background and train noise, compounded by reflective ceiling and walls, made announcements hard to understand, resulting in traveller confusion, missed trains and congestion throughout the Swiss station. Travellers…
Moment Factory brings beauty and surprise to HK airport
Moment Factory has produced three new multimedia experiences that greet passengers arriving and departing from Hong Kong International Airport. Each installation is strategically positioned in Terminal 1 to confront passengers at key moments in their airport journey. In the landside Meeters and Greeters Hall, departing and arriving travellers are welcomed…
World-first ‘parallel-reality’ screen to make airport debut
Delta Air Lines is to launch a "parallel-reality" screen experience which allows up to 100 customers to see individual, personalised content on a single screen at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The Parallel Reality beta screen experience will be available to customers who opt in, and will show customised flight and wayfinding…
London’s Elizabeth Line opens with 329 DOOH displays
London's new Elizabeth Line rail transport system has opened with 329 new advertising displays, making it the largest launch of digital advertising assets at any one time on the Transport for London rail network. Eight central stations on the line have all been built with advertising displays embedded in their…