Polycomp news achive for August 2008.

New football scoreboard for BYU

American university Brigham Young (BYU) in Provo, Utah is to unveil its new football scoreboard.Located in the university's LaVell Edwards Stadium, the scoreboard will have three screens, with the main LED display showing replays on a board which measures 16 feet by 23 feet, reports the Deseret News.It will join the existing south screen, which has been in the stadium since the early 1990s, but will eclipse it in terms of display.
Friday, 29th August 2008 - full story

LEDs light up Bradford city centre

Bradford's Centenary Square became a beautiful magical garden for five days in August, and LEDs played a big part.LEDs provided the lighting for a pool of dancing water fountains which were both designed and installed by Lancashire business Water Sculptures, reports L&Si Online.The installation was part of the festivities, which also included other displays and live entertainment, at the Garden Magic event.
Friday, 29th August 2008 - full story

Flexible LED display unveiled

A new flexible LED display is to be unveiled at the PLASA show in September.Described as the "world's first full flexible LED video skin", the product can be moulded onto surfaces and forms smooth curves which can display high quality video, reports L&Si Online.The digiFLEX skin, created by displayLED, is produced in 320 by 160 millimetre tiles which can flex horizontally and vertically.
Friday, 29th August 2008 - full story

Trafalgar Square lit up by LED display

Trafalgar Square in London has been lit up for the last three weeks by an 85 square metre LED display with dual video/TV playback.
Thursday, 28th August 2008 - full story

Dave Matthews' LEDs

Dave Matthews Band have been around for a while but they are looking to the future after utilising LEDs on their latest tour.
Thursday, 28th August 2008 - full story

Convention centre gets LED display

A convention centre in Raleigh in North Carolina is to feature a new LED display.
Thursday, 28th August 2008 - full story

LED panels make television appearance

LED panels have been used to light up the stage in an upcoming television series.
Wednesday, 27th August 2008 - full story

LED display screens useful in emergencies

Virginia Tech, a university in the USA, has installed state-of-the-art LED display screens in its classrooms as part of its multi-channel emergency response notification system.
Wednesday, 27th August 2008 - full story

Portage gets new football scoreboard

The town of Portage in Pennsylvania, USA, has had a new football scoreboard installed in its Mustangs' stadium.
Wednesday, 27th August 2008 - full story

LEDs reduce Cambridge Folk Festival carbon impact

The organisers of the 44th annual Cambridge Folk Festival used LEDs to help reduce the event's carbon footprint.
Tuesday, 26th August 2008 - full story

Production helps to display LED energy efficiency

The Boxford Masques' biannual community production was the perfect opportunity to display LED energy efficiency.
Tuesday, 26th August 2008 - full story

Las Vegas Planet Hollywood gets LED displays

Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino has added some large LED displays to its buildings in an attempt to stand out on the Las Vegas strip.
Friday, 22nd August 2008 - full story

Toshiba and Idemitsu Kosan develop new Organic LED panel

A new small-molecule Organic LED panel for mobile equipment has been jointly developed by Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology (TMD) and Idemitsu Kosan.
Friday, 22nd August 2008 - full story

Singapore National Day features LED display

While the Olympics in Beijing grabbed all the headlines, there was another city in Asia that had an impressive LED display recently.
Thursday, 21st August 2008 - full story

LED display lights up Grand Prix ball

An LED display helped add to the ambience at the annual British Grand Prix Ball in the Clubhouse of the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC).
Thursday, 21st August 2008 - full story

LED sign for Democratic National Convention

An LED sign will direct delegates at the 45th Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, from August 25th to 28th.
Thursday, 21st August 2008 - full story

American city debates LED signs

A city in Arkansas in the USA has held a public hearing to create a new ordinance to deal with the number of LED signs being put up.
Wednesday, 20th August 2008 - full story

New scoreboard for Columbus Clippers

The Columbus Clippers are to get a new scoreboard after Franklin County commissioners approved the plans.
Wednesday, 20th August 2008 - full story

New LED display in Kuala Lumpur

Advertising specialist Danascreen has used an LED display for one of its latest stand-alone advertising billboards, located on Jalan Ampang, a major road in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
Wednesday, 20th August 2008 - full story

Danish station gets LED display

A television station in Denmark has added an LED display to its broadcasts.
Tuesday, 19th August 2008 - full story

Cowboys to get world's largest LED video boards

The Dallas Cowboys' new stadium, to open next year, will feature the world's largest high-definition LED video boards.
Tuesday, 19th August 2008 - full story

LED display leads way to Bird's Nest

Spectators walking to Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium to watch the events are having their way lit by an LED display.
Monday, 18th August 2008 - full story

Brits finish top of scoreboard in eight events

Team GB had an amazing weekend at the Olympics, with Brits finishing top of the scoreboard in no fewer than eight events.
Monday, 18th August 2008 - full story

LEDs light up Olympic swimming

The Water Cube in Beijing is using LEDs to light up its Olympic events.
Monday, 18th August 2008 - full story

Electronic display screens to appear in Swansea

Several electronic display screens are to be installed around Swansea city centre.
Friday, 15th August 2008 - full story

LED display lights up Underglobe

An LED display recently lit up the Underglobe, a nightclub beneath the Globe Theatre in London.
Friday, 15th August 2008 - full story

Dance like MJ with LED panels

Thanks to some LED panels, music fans can now light up the floor as they dance - just like Michael Jackson in the Billie Jean video.
Friday, 15th August 2008 - full story

Projection displays LED market growth

Growth in the LED market will be 20 per cent or more for the next several years, according to an industry expert.
Thursday, 14th August 2008 - full story

Murrayfield to get new screens and scoreboards

Murrayfield is to erect permanent screens - the biggest of their kind in Scotland - and will also get new scoreboards.
Thursday, 14th August 2008 - full story

The Dubai Mall to be full of LED displays

A new shopping centre in Dubai is to be filled with LED displays.
Wednesday, 13th August 2008 - full story

Wrestling lit up by LED panels

LED panels helped add to the spectacle of World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) WrestleMania XXIV which was held outside for the first time this year.
Wednesday, 13th August 2008 - full story

PSU get new football scoreboard

The installation of a new football scoreboard at Pittsburgh State University's (PSU) Carnie Smith Stadium has begun.
Tuesday, 12th August 2008 - full story

Underground LED display

It seems places everywhere either have or want an LED display these days, and now there is even one underground.
Tuesday, 12th August 2008 - full story

Brit pips it on scoreboard

Britain has its first Olympic swimming champion for 48 years - but the times on the scoreboard couldn't have been closer.
Tuesday, 12th August 2008 - full story

Harrington finishes top of US PGA scoreboard

Irishman Padraig Harrington became the first European-born player since Tommy Armour in 1930 to finish top of the scoreboard and win the US PGA Championship.
Monday, 11th August 2008 - full story

Scoreboard shows USA 101 China 70

Hosts China were soundly beaten by the USA in the men's Olympic basketball as the scoreboard clearly showed.
Monday, 11th August 2008 - full story

World sees Olympics LED display

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing featured a prominent LED display.
Monday, 11th August 2008 - full story

Pietersen adds 50 to cricket scoreboard against country of birth

New England captain Kevin Pietersen added 50 runs to the cricket scoreboard in his first match in charge - against the country of his birth, South Africa.
Friday, 8th August 2008 - full story

Tom Petty uses LED panels on tour

Tom Petty & The Heartbreaker's 2008 North American summer tour has had an exciting support act, in the shape of some LED panels.
Friday, 8th August 2008 - full story

UFO LED display

An LED display in Poland was truly out of this world as it was designed to look like a flying saucer.
Thursday, 7th August 2008 - full story

LED panels help Foos rock UK

American rockers the Foo Fighters wowed huge crowds in the UK with the help of some LED panels.
Thursday, 7th August 2008 - full story

Two American stadiums get new football scoreboards

Two stadiums in the USA became a little bit more hi-tech after getting new football scoreboards.
Wednesday, 6th August 2008 - full story

Hockenheim sees largest ever LED video board

The largest LED video board ever used at a major motor racing event was seen at this year's German Grand Prix.
Wednesday, 6th August 2008 - full story

A vintage LED display

An interesting LED display has been created by Spanish lighting company Indal, by lighting the Castilla y Leon Pavillion at the Expo Zaragoza 2008 with 20,000 LEDs in 30,000 wine bottles.
Tuesday, 5th August 2008 - full story

LED display future in race timing

A race-timing company in the USA believes using an LED display will become a big part of its future.
Tuesday, 5th August 2008 - full story

LED panels feature at Olympics

LED panels feature heavily as part of the Volkswagen Pavilion at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Monday, 4th August 2008 - full story

Claim: Outdoor sports scoreboard needs an LED video board

When it comes to building a large outdoor sports scoreboard, an LED video board is the only way to go, according to EE Times.
Monday, 4th August 2008 - full story

American town wants LED signs

A group of business owners in Simpsonville, South Carolina, want the city council to relax its laws on LED signs for businesses.
Friday, 1st August 2008 - full story

LED display is the B'z

Japan's best-selling rock band B'z are using a giant 'magic carpet' LED display for their ACTION 2008 tour.
Friday, 1st August 2008 - full story

Another LED display for Times Square

A new LED display is being installed in Times Square in New York City for the Walgreen Company.
Friday, 1st August 2008 - full story