DISPLAX, Interactive Scape Mash Up Technologies For New Take On Interactive Tables May 16, 2024 by Super User Very good, hyper-responsive multitouch technology has been mashed up with slick object recognition tech out of Germany for an interactive table aimed at markets like museums, showrooms and military/police situational awareness rooms. The product – called Tile Pro | Scape X – blends the touch technology from Braga, Portugal’s DISPLAX with the objection recognition tech …
Workspace Booking Platform Humly Expands Solutions To Company Parking Spaces May 16, 2024 by Super User The pandemic-triggered shift in how workspaces are designed and operated evolved the use-case for screen-based solutions around offices – adding shared desk availability to displays that pre-pandemic were more about meeting room assignments and availability. Now a Swedish company operating in that “workplace experience” space has added a new twist – visualizations that show the …
NCR Voyix Partners With GRUBBRR On Kiosk Tuned To Spiking Demand In QSRs For Self-Service Ordering May 16, 2024 by Super User Point of sale giant NCR Voyix is going after the spike in demand for self-service ordering and payment kiosks in the restaurant sector by launching what it calls its Aloha kiosk, which has GRUBBRR’s software running under the hood. Kiosks, the company says, address ongoing issues the food services industry is facing – including finding …
Here’s A Futuresource Video Recap Of Emerging Display Tech From Displayweek Show May 16, 2024 by Super User Ted Romanowitz of the UK research firm Futuresource Consulting focuses his analyst eyes on the LED sector, so it is not surprising that he headed down from Portland, OR to Silicon Valley this week to take in the Society For Information Display’s annual nerd-fest Display Week. He’s produced a quick recap video that’s worth a …
Data-Driven Generative Art Used For Canadian Bank’s Video Wall At Busy Transit Hub Branch May 15, 2024 by Super User This is an interesting use of an LED video wall at the front of a very public bank branch – the TD Canada Trust branch at Toronto’s Union Station, a hub for passenger rail, commuter rail and commuter buses, as well as a main subway stop. The branch has a big 12 foot by 6 …
Owner Foxconn Shutting Down Sharp’s TV Display Business May 15, 2024 by Super User Japanese electronics giant Sharp announced this week it is getting out of the TV display business, shutting down production lines in Japan and looking at selling businesses. This is televisions, not pro displays, so that does not mean InfoComm is a last stand for Sharp NEC, which markets high-end commercial displays, projectors and other systems. …
SID’s Display Nerd Fest This Week Includes Much Brighter OLEDs, Auto Dashboards As Displays May 15, 2024 by Super User The Society for Information Display’s annual Display Week symposium and exhibition is on right now in San Jose – attracting the very technical side of the digital signage and pro AV community, as well as all kinds of engineers working in everything from automobile dashboard designs to military systems. I’ve been to this event, which …
Why, Despite VXT, I Am Grateful To Samsung May 13, 2024 by Jason Cremins Guest Post: Jason Cremins, Signagelive Samsung is now a formal competitor to digital signage software providers. It has released its VXT platform and communicated clearly with the market that it is going alone to win direct business. However, this was not always the case. In 2013, Marc Benson (our CTO) and I were approached by Samsung UK to attend a briefing at their Chertsey, UK. …
Pyramid Markets Kiosk With Transparent OLED Screen That Doesn’t Block Sightlines In QSR May 10, 2024 by Super User The market will tell the story, and I am a bit skeptical, but this is nonetheless an interesting use of transparent OLED for QSR environments, tying the display to kiosk functionality. The IT solutions firm Pyramid will be showing a version at its stands at the upcoming National Restaurant Association trade show – positioning it …
Italian Tech Firm Deploying Ynvisible’s Large Format E-Paper Displays As Gas Station Fuel Pricing Signs May 10, 2024 by Super User E-paper displays have been talked up for bus and rail schedule signs at stops and smaller platforms, but I’ve not seen it touted for another market that offers a lot of scale – fuel station pricing on big roadside pylons. The Vancouver company Ynvisible Interactive Inc. has announced a deal and delivery of some 25,000 …
