It Takes 12 Techs And Seven Days To Service, Optimize That Huge New LED Wall At The LVCC August 26, 2021 by Dave Haynes The deployment and field services firm USSI Global has pushed out an interesting press release about its role in dealing with that massive video wall that’s been lit up in the lobby of the new part of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Samsung has already put out a lot of material about the 4mm LED …
Asian Fast Food Chain Itsu Does COVID-driven Pivot To Self-Service Order Screens And Meal Status Displays August 24, 2021 by Dave Haynes The pandemic has forced a lot of fast food and fast casual restaurant operators to rethink how they operated – from adding drive-thru capability to reducing the amount of staff-to-customer interactions. What the Asian-inspired Itsu chain is doing in the UK is a good, though certainly not unique, example of how those kinds of restaurants …
Intel Winding Down Its RealSense Computer Vision Business: Report August 19, 2021 by Dave Haynes 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 …
Philips Pro Displays Can Now Be Managed, Monitored From Crestron Controller Screens August 19, 2021 by Dave Haynes PPDS, the company that markets Philips commercial display solutions, has done an interesting tie-up with AV automation and integration giant Crestron that makes networked screens easily monitored and managed from Crestron’s XiO Cloud solution. The XiO Cloud platform makes it possible to remotely control a screen’s functions from a touchscreen Crestron AV systems controller – …
Will Vaccine Passport Kiosks Catch On As A Common Tool For Safe Access To Venues? August 13, 2021 by Dave Haynes In the early months of the pandemic, there was a flurry of activity in the area of kiosks and tablets that were adapted for use as automated temperature screening kiosks for everything from airports to workplaces and even retail. I’ve seen little evidence, in terms of announcements or case studies, to suggest they ever really …
imageHOLDERS, Ultraleap Partner On Touchless Kiosk Solutions July 15, 2021 by Dave Haynes After almost 18 months of a global pandemic I’d suggest the bulk of the population – save for the puzzling people who insist it’s a hoax or that their freedoms are threatened – has a routine down for touching things and then seeking out some hand sanitizer. We also know, broadly, that COVID is much …
The Talking Flat Ladies Have Risen From The Dead, And They’re Now “Holograms” July 13, 2021 by Dave Haynes It was maybe 10 years ago, perhaps longer, when a few companies started marketing solutions for airports, retail and elsewhere that involved a looped rear-projection of a person on a sheet of plexiglas overlaid with a projection film. The idea was that this virtual person – albeit a short-ish and very flat person – could …
Navori Debuts 2nd-Gen HDMI Stix Player That Does High-Frame Rate 4K But Costs $249 July 6, 2021 by Dave Haynes Ruggedization seems to be an evolutionary thing in the digital signage sector, with consumer hardware gradually giving way to more industrialized devices with time and experience. We’ve seen it with PCs and set-top boxes, and now that’s happening with HDMI sticks. Some of the first ones on the market, like the Dell stick and units …
50-Meter Wide 12K LED Barge Set For Tokyo Oympics Sailing Contests July 5, 2021 by Dave Haynes While the content world is still pretty early on the adoption curve for 8K, there is already activity happening and real-world demos of 12K video. Japan has arguably been the earliest adopter of high-res video and spectators at specific events at the Olympics around Tokyo later this month will be able to take in live …
Samsung Launches Its 24″ All-In-One Kiosk And Supporting Software Partner Ecosystem June 30, 2021 by Dave Haynes
