Let Me Know What You’re Doing In Generative AI … March 16, 2023 by Dave Haynes There have been all kinds of technologies that have somewhat come and gone to and out of the digital signage sector – generating a lot of interest and discussion, but not really catching on. Remember bluetooth beacons? Artificial intelligence is getting a huge amount of attention lately, and I think the prospects for its adoption …
I Tried A Bot-Generated Blog Post, And It’s Not Bad March 14, 2023 by Dave Haynes My son Scott is HEAVILY into AI-generated art and has been regularly sending me samples of work created, as well as raising my limited level of understanding of what this all is and how it works – including pointing me at Dall E and Midjourney and some ChatGPT set-ups. My understanding and experience are still …
Germany’s Cyreen Puts Intelligence In Shopping Carts To Track In-Store Screen And Marketing Impacts March 10, 2023 by Dave Haynes Our German language content partners invidis had a post up recently about a Frankfurt start-up called Cyreen, which consumer behavior analytics for retail environments, and is touting the sales impacts of retail media screens. Cyreen’s retail media technology – Connecting Ad-Impressions with a Purchase (CAP) – has the ability to tie in-store messaging impressions down …
Surge Pricing Comes To QSR, Enabled By Digital Menu Displays March 10, 2023 by Dave Haynes In the early days of digital signage, management software and screens were promoted as a way for quick service restaurant operators to much more easily and quickly change what was on the menus posted behind order counters – notably removing things like breakfast items that are unavailable the balance of a day. Years on, with …
Live Performers Pair With Movement Tracking On Video Wall On The Absolutally Walkway March 1, 2023 by Dave Haynes I’ve seen companies like Zuzor at digital signage and AV trade shows demonstrating movement tracking experiential software for video walls, and thought it was interesting, but couldn’t come up with many real-world use-cases other than eye candy for little kids and extroverts. But here’s one that uses that sort of tech to to pair brand …
It’s Time For The Digital Signage Community To Start Dabbling With Generative AI January 25, 2023 by Geoff Bessin Guest Post: Geoffrey Bessin, Intuiface The world of generative AI is on fire. Super-powered algorithms are writing code, crafting stories, and creating images that would challenge a Turing test. Under the covers, deeply complex machine-learning processes are burrowing through billions of human-created words, graphics, and code, getting more intelligent and more creative by the minute. …
Read About The Sophisticated Tech Set-Up At Orlando Int’l Airport’s Moment Vault January 20, 2023 by Dave Haynes The technical and creative teams behind an experiential multimedia installation at Orlando International Airport have pushed out PR that goes into substantial detail about what’s called The Moment Vault – three big, curved fine-pitch LED walls that form a circle. The Moment Vault’s impressive technology was planned out and managed by system designer Smart Monkeys, …
ISE Sixteen:Nine Mixer Sponsor Profiles: SignageOS January 19, 2023 by Dave Haynes Integrated Systems Europe is fully back after COVID-era disruptions, and Sixteen:Nine is doing a Barcelona version of the networking mixer it has been doing annually at DSE in Las Vegas for the past decade or so. The event (sold out, sorry!) happens because of eight great sponsors who help cover the considerable costs. I like …
Samsung Pairs Smart Display Line-up With Sprinklr’s Unified CXM Platform January 17, 2023 by Dave Haynes Samsung has done an interesting partnership that sees its SMART Signage all-in-one display platform as new endpoints for content published out of what’s marketed as a unified customer experience management platform, or Unified-CXM. The electronics giant announced that NYC-based Sprinklr is now an official Software Partner for Samsung and the Sprinklr platform is now available …
Raydiant Partners With AI-Driven Photo Edit Firm On Virtual Try-on Solution For Fashion Retail January 6, 2023 by Dave Haynes The San Francisco-based “digital display experience platform” provider Raydiant has done an interesting tie-up with a London, UK company that offers a virtual clothing try-on solution, extending the capability from online into physical fashion retail stores. The core capability of Zyler is allowing shoppers to see themselves in any outfit, without having to physically try …