CHANGED MINDS

Dexus Art Installation / Think Piece To demonstrate the benefit of an inspiring physical environment to employee wellbeing, workplace specialists Dexus installed ‘Brainwaves’ — open to the public in the lobby of 100 Mount Street, North Sydney. Users are encouraged to enter the installation and focus on a moment of mindfulness. Using cutting-edge brainwave detection … Read more

SHOWROOM SHOWCASE

Interactive digital signage plays a key role in Mercedes-Benz’s new retail corporate identity.  Story: Derek Powell Photos: Jason Smith Photography A gleaming new landmark now graces the Brisbane riverfront at Breakfast Creek. Created as a luxury lifestyle precinct, the anchor tenant will be LSH Auto’s state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz new car showroom and service centre, the first in … Read more

FLYING HIGH

1000sqm of Absen LED into the new Istanbul Airport Set to become the world’s largest airport, the US$11bn Istanbul Airport will eventually handle up to 200 million passengers a year. At the heart of the new airport terminal, is the freshly constructed Unifree Duty-Free area, which at 53,000sqm, is the biggest duty-free shopping area in … Read more

GRAND ENTRANCE

RAC Arena upgrades foyer signage with Aurora LED Making a grand entrance has always been a high priority for the RAC Arena in Perth. Readers may recall that back in 2012 the arena launched with an extraordinary, multi-faceted digital signage feature in its foyer, comprising scores of LCD panels. But after that installation had reached … Read more

TAKING A PEEK AT POKÉ

Sometimes food needs explanation. Finn Poké was glad it did. Story: Derek Powell Jem Jacinto knows the food business. After all, he learned his craft in some of the world’s toughest markets, helping his brother-in-law build the Fig & Olive fine dining chain with restaurants in New York, Chicago, DC and LA. Now that new … Read more

DIGITAL COLISEUM

Frictionless Entry Thanks to Smart Kiosks It’s rare to see a new theatre being sold so heavily on its technical superiority. There again, the new $100m Coliseum Theatre in West HQ has gone extra hard to impress with its technical credentials. The new venue on the Rooty Hill club site in Sydney’s West has a … Read more

SIGNAGE OASIS

Paradise Casino a Signage Hot Spot The Paradise Casino is what you might call a true destination. Situated in the deserts of Arizona, the casino is an entertainment oasis.  A renovation to the main gaming floor saw the installation of a number of large digital screens, video walls, and active ceiling lighting.  The casino engaged … Read more

WHAT A STUNNER!

New jellyfish exhibit takes visitor interactivity to new levels. Story: Christopher Holder Who’d have thought jellyfish could be quite so mesmerising?  These sea-going invertebrates get a bad rap in Australia, on account of their handy knack of paralysing people. But that’s just the box jellyfish and the man o’ war. There are plenty of loveable, … Read more

ELO TAKES CARE OF RETAIL

Elo’s touch tech leads way Elo, a leading global supplier of retail technology solutions, has announced additions to its broad family of POS and self-service solutions. Elo reduces technology complexity while increasing application potential with a common architecture across a broad range of Android or Windows devices with a fully modular and configurable design. Elo … Read more

SIMPLE DOESN’T MEAN BASIC

SpinetiX ARYA: Small Business Simplicity The future is small business. Well, that certainly is a growth market SpinetiX has identified. SpinetiX is a digital signage specialist, initially distinguishing itself by building bulletproof solid state media players. As the market matured, SpinetiX moved into software, bringing the powerful Elementi package to market and Cockpit monitoring and … Read more