Here’s A Chiller Fridge Media Solution That Does The Job But Doesn’t Bust Budgets July 12, 2023 by Super User Here’s a very different, and probably way less costly and involved demo of going at the idea of adding digital signage to chiller fridges. While companies like Cooler Screens have gone down the path of retrofitting the heavy, expensive and custom-sized chiller doors in high foot traffic retail (and run into a big problem), Fargo, …
Philly’s Airport Rolling Out TSA Wait Time Screens Across Terminals July 12, 2023 by Super User Flashy, big dollar video walls and experiential installations at renovated airports tend to get the attention of industry writers and observers, and that makes sense, but there is a whole subset of very pedestrian – even boring – deployments that are just as important to making passenger experiences enjoyable. Like TSA screening status boards at …
Spectrio Acquires inReality, Adding AI-Driven Venue Analytics To Solution Stack July 11, 2023 by Super User The Tampa-based digital signage software and solutions firm Spectrio has added to its solution stack with the acquisition of inReality, an Atlanta-area company that does audience engagement and analytics. Disclaimer – Spectrio acquired and now publishes Sixteen:Nine. From the announcement: Spectrio, one of the nation’s leading providers of comprehensive digital signage systems, has broadened an …
How Analytics Tools Can Give Digital Signage Networks Superpowers July 7, 2023 by Super User Low-cost sensors and easily shared and integrated data sources are taking much of the guesswork out of on-premises digital signage, making it possible to finally realize a long-held goal of putting the right messages on the right screens at just the right times. But analytics platforms that characterize audiences and venues are not just about …
Korbyt Launches New AI Computer Vision Toolset To Dynamically Change Content June 12, 2023 by Super User Digital signage CMS software platforms have been using computer vision for years, through partners or directly, but Dallas-based Korbyt appears to have ratcheted up that capability by having AI tools not only characterize viewing dynamics, but also dynamically adjust what’s on screens. The new toolset from Korbyt – with the odd name Machine Learning Broadcast …
Loop Media Adds AI-Based “Channel Recommender” To Free In-Venue DOOH TV Service June 9, 2023 by Super User This hits as somewhere between interesting and a gimmicky way to signal AI usage – a partnership between a streaming DOOH platform and a service that has AI-driven chatbots that can recommend the optimal content channel for a venue. LA-based Loop Media, the self-described free streaming television media company for business, has partnered with the …
Miami Start-up Smart Matter Launches AI Assistants For Digital Signage June 8, 2023 by Super User There’s a LOT of talk in the digital signage, DOOH and pro AV ecosystems about integrating AI into many aspects of day-to-day workflows, and just like all kinds of specialized smartphone apps and desktop extensions have popped up with AI toolsets, the same will likely happen with these sectors. Coming on the scene, starting today, …
Interactive Display Helps L’Oreal Marketers Demo AI-Driven Make-up Matching Experience June 6, 2023 by Super User Here’s an example of a beauty brand using interactive digital display totems to drive experiences at an event. Last month in Toronto, for an event focused on promote L’Oreal’s True Match Foundation, solutions provider Big Digital worked with MacIntyre Communications on an AR experience driven by a large interactive display, lighting and an app-loaded tablet. …
Looking Glass Adds Chatbot-Driven Animated Avatars To Its Specialty Displays May 24, 2023 by Super User Many things remind me that I am getting old – particularly pop culture and the affection at least some people have for gadget-driven tech I just find head-scratching. Consider this new product from the Brooklyn-based display technology firm Looking Glass, which has introduced a chatbot and custom avatars to its range of hologram-ish screens for …
Mvix Launches AI Toolset That Filters Content Scheduled For Screens May 23, 2023 by Super User There has been a lot of discussion in recent months about how artificial intelligence tools could be used to rapidly, and at little cost, generate visual content for screens, but now a digital signage CMS provider is marketing an AI toolset that filters and moderates visuals before they get to screens. The DC-area software firm …