The sky's the limit... or is it?

Sky Factory is a US-based company offering "fake skylights" to brighten up interiors using various techniques. One of their products, called SkyV, seems to use digital signage technologies.

According to the company's press kit...

"The Sky Factory is a unique business that develops realistic illusions of sky for interior spaces. In the past several years these illusions, called SkyCeilings™, have been installed in thousands of ceilings worldwide: healthcare, commercial, hospitality, and now, increasingly in private homes."

The effect (at least in the simulated content on their web site) is quite interesting and there are probably many sites that can benefit from this type of digital wallpaper. The company claims their SkyV product can display "terrabytes of HD content". The specifications call for 3 - 47" LCD screens that weigh 71 to 74 pounds each, all mounted into a "faux skylight" frame.

The screens are driven by what is described as a "Hard drive based dedicated multi-channel HD player" but no other mention of software or hardware specifics.

This could become an interesting project for commercial digital signage network operators. Run a generic, "environmental" content loop intermixed with occasional messaging or advertising. If done tastefully, this could prove to be quite effective and bring displays into environments that would not normally lend themselves to digital signage.

Here is their video presentation...