Crossing the Border Electronic signage sends messages to thousands waiting to cross into the U.S. (2004-04-14) One of the world’s largest and busiest border crossings often entails long waits for those traveling between countries. For the car-bound -- and those riding bicycles or walking -- the view when crossing from Tijuana, Mexico into the San . . . MORE |
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Blade Sign Boom Times Skechers’ Times Square sign features a new EDS application within a sign cabinet. (2004-01-22) Skechers, a retailer of running shoes, left its Electronic Digital Signage (EDS) footprint at its flagship store in Times Square. The LED, electronic-display blade sign marries an LED video-display format to a blade sign, giving a retaile . . . MORE |
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A New Crop of Signs Grows in Times Square The Big Apple plants a vine, an interactive videoscreen and a blade sign incorporating an electronic display. (2003-12-19) Times Square -- a never-ending garden of signage, with new “flowers” springing forth year after year. This year’s crop of new signs “planted” in Time Square include the world’s largest beanstalk, a sign that virtually connects itself to O . . . MORE |
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Full-Color LED Displays LED displays’ anticipated life and cost over time (2003-12-19) There is a mistaken perception regarding light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and the cost of LED signs, which goes something like this: “The cost of these things keeps going down; just wait a few years longer, and the price will be even more affordable.” . . . MORE | |
It's Not About the Light Bulb, It's About the Lighting Dr. Makarand Chipalkatti, of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, discusses future LED applications. (2003-12-01) Without question, many lighting professionals have reached a comfort zone when retrofitting existing lighting or installing new systems. Often they devise their requirements by satisfying the question: “What has been used previously in th . . . MORE |
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