JD Sports Pairs AR Virtual Try-On Solution With Big Video Wall In Two US Stores August 4, 2023 by Dave Haynes This is an AR mirror set-up used in a couple of U.S. locations (New York Times Square and Chicago State Street) for the retailer JD Sports, which sells guess what. Virtual try-on mirrors have been around for ages, and have improved by leaps and bounds in terms of the way they work and look. This …
Japanese Railway Auto-Translates Customer Queries As Chats On Transparent Screens In Station August 3, 2023 by Dave Haynes A Japanese passenger railway has started testing a service that auto-translates conversations at customer information counters – enabling foreign travellers with little or no Japanese to get answers returned in their language on a transparent screen that sits between the railway staffer and the traveler. Seibu Railway is testing what it calls polyglot simultaneous translation …
Loop Media Partners With AI Firm On Ad And Content-Filtering “Brand Safety Layer” July 26, 2023 by Dave Haynes The DOOH media firm Loop Media – which puts free media players into environments like restaurants and bars – has started working with an AI firm that specializes in speech recognition to filter advertising and keep competitive or objectionable ad spots off screens. LA-based Loop says its AI-powered “Brand Safety Layer” is being offered to …
Here’s A Chiller Fridge Media Solution That Does The Job But Doesn’t Bust Budgets July 12, 2023 by Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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, …
