Rebooted DSE Lines Up Data Viz Artist Refik Anadol As Keynote Speaker October 25, 2021 by Super User In a move I would describe as cheeky, the team pulling together the DSE reboot in March has announced its keynote speaker – just as InfoComm starts its exhibits and conferences this week in Orlando. It’s a great “get” for Questex – Refik Anadol, the most known and arguably successful creator in the emerging discipline …
New London Pop-Up Venue Brings TopGolf’s Digital Razzle-Dazzle To Footy October 20, 2021 by Super User A pop-up venue in London, that you could very loosely describe as TopGolf for football players, is using interactive technologies to measure and celebrate skills. Called METRIX, the site at a shopping mall in the White City area creates a reactive sensory experience for players and fans who want to test or show off their …
Digital Display Usage In Drive-Thru Spiked In COVID Era, But Research Suggests Industry Far From Built Out: Study October 6, 2021 by Super User QSR Magazine covers guess what and does an annual, very thorough study of what’s happening with the drive-thru side of that business. It is required reading for anyone selling display hardware or software into that space, and provides some intriguing insights about how much things changed when COVID-19 turned up. Under a headline suggesting the …
Hong Kong Startup Displayforce Launches Digital Signage CMS And AI-Based, Ad-Focused Platform In $299 “Box” October 5, 2021 by Super User A Hong Kong start-up called Displayforce has launched an interesting new product and service that pairs a digital signage play-out device with a camera used to do audience measurement and trigger content. The Displayforce Box is an L-shaped unit that can be parked on the top or bottom of a flat panel display and powered via …
Quividi Adds AI-Driven Motor Vehicle Counting, Classification, To DOOH Audience Measurement Toolset September 22, 2021 by Super User The longtime audience measurement firm Quividi, which has been doing computer vision long before that name grew common, has added vehicle detection and classification to its feature set – with the intent of helping more accurately characterize motorist audiences for roadside digital OOH networks. Interestingly, and I am not entirely sure why, the French firm …
The Tiresome “DOOH Cameras Are Spying On Me Thing” Is Back, This Time In Greater Vancouver September 17, 2021 by Super User Via Digital Signage Pulse The age-old “those cameras are spying on me” thing, involving digital OOH ad displays, has reared its tiresome head yet again, this time in lower mainland British Columbia. Business In Vancouver has a story up this week that poses the inflammatory question: Is your bus stop watching you again? Well, yes, …
Broadsign Broadens Audience Measurement Toolkit, Support Via Computer Vision Integration With Sightcorp September 9, 2021 by Super User Montreal-based CMS software firm Broadsign and the Dutch computer vision firm Sightcorp have completed an integration that sees anonymous facial analysis solution tied in with Broadsign’s Control CMS and Reach supply-side-platform (SSP). Via the latest integrations, says PR, DOOH media owners can easily provide media buyers with more meaningful audience insights and data visualizations based …
Intel Winding Down Its RealSense Computer Vision Business: Report August 19, 2021 by Super User Via CRN The long-running IT publication CRN is reporting that Intel is “winding down” its RealSense computer vision business, meaning its depth sensor cameras are going away just as Microsoft ended production and support for its Kinect sensor cameras. Reports CRN: We are winding down our RealSense business and transitioning our computer vision talent, technology and products …
Samsung’s 2021 The Wall Has Even Teenier LEDs; Uses Lots Of AI And Wireless Docking July 19, 2021 by Super User Samsung has announced a new generation of its microLED display dubbed The Wall – with the main changes being even teenier LEDs, 8K support, AI-based processing and adoption of wireless docking. Says Samsung in PR today: A new Micro AI Processor instantly analyses and optimizes every frame of video to deliver the best picture quality …
McDonald’s Sued Over Use Of AI In Drive-Thru Lanes June 11, 2021 by Super User QSR giant McDonald’s is being sued in its home state over its use of AI-driven recognition technologies in the drive-thru lane, with the court file citing invasion of privacy. The customer is arguing that McDonald’s company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by not getting prior approval before using voice recognition technology in the …
