Sharp Launches 90-Inch Commercial Display For Digital Signage November 23, 2012 by Super User We are moving ever closer to the point that smaller video walls don’t actually need to be arrays of LCDs with bezels that hopefully aren’t too thick and unsightly. You could get four 45-inch LCDs and put them together in an array, or just get one of these 90 inch fellas from Sharp and stop …
Signagelive, Seneca Data Debut Sub-$1K Digital Signage Bundle November 19, 2012 by Super User Signagelive and Seneca Data have worked a bundle deal that sees the upstate NY commercial PC maker ship a box with pre-loaded software, three years of platform access and three year warranty, for sub-$1,000. The bundled solution features an Intel-powered Windows 7 Embedded media player with 2GB of memory and 320GB of internal storage, pre-installed …
Tech: An LCD Screen And Keypad On A Bank Card November 14, 2012 by Super User I have a tag-team presentation thing for an executive group at the end of the week, with my Mr. Smartypants portion devoted to emerging technologies that affect shoppers. One of the things I will be focused on is how display technology is evolving ion such a way that there will be screens just about everywhere. …
Gear: Mac Minis For Digital Signage Get Better, Faster November 9, 2012 by Super User I’ve chatted with several people who think the Apple Mac Mini is the best mid-level priced digital signage player on the market because of its form factor, speed and emphasis on graphics performance. If you are in that camp, the good news is the Mac Mini is now even better. As Engadget reports, the Mac …
UK Startup Raises Game On Virtual Fitting Rooms November 5, 2012 by Super User A UK start-up has taken a more sophisticated, less gimmicky spin on the idea of virtual fitting rooms, and it’s the sort of thing that could have application not only online but on the sales floor of apparel retailers. As TechCrunch reports, Metail is coming off a trial with Tesco and signing up retailers in …
Microsoft Hints At Shipping New, Large Multi-Touch Devices November 2, 2012 by Super User Microsoft is planning to ship devices that use Perceptive Pixel’s multi-touch capabilities, through there are few details about the what’s and when’s. This should come as no surprise as the software giant bought the small NYC startup this spring, presumably for its IP. Jeff Han, who started and sold Perceptive Pixel to Microsoft (where he …
Pinch Smart Devices For Free-Form Video Clusters November 2, 2012 by Super User I haven’t worked out in my head how this could apply to digital signage, but new software developed by researchers at the Tokyo University of Technology definitely has some intriguing possibilities. Called Pinch, it’s an interface that connects the displays from multiple touch devices together. When a user places a thumb and index finger on two …
Digital Signage At Deli Counter, But Not Like You’re Thinking October 25, 2012 by Super User So screens at the deli counter would not be all that innovative. I’ve seen that a few times. But here – I forgot I took this – is digital signage on the digital scale/pricing thingie that weighs your pile of Montreal smoked meat shavings. Never seen that. Too small, I think, to having any impact. …
New Multi-Touch Overlay Only As Thick As Coin October 24, 2012 by Super User This is pretty slick – a multi-touch screen overlay with a frame that is no thicker than a coin. The unit, called the G4S, is from Silicon Valley-based PQ Labs. It is infrared multi-touch and the PR suggest it is twice as smooth in terms of responsiveness as an iPad, which is a bit of …
Software Stitches 5K Videos Into Huge Panoramic Video Walls, In Real Time October 22, 2012 by Super User You may recall a few months back a post about a Toronto company that has some crazy software that enables infinite zooming on a touchscreen. Content Interface has shown the software at a few trade shows and at the Preset DSE party, and I am surprised it has not found its way into more video …
