imageHOLDERS, Ultraleap Partner On Touchless Kiosk Solutions July 15, 2021 by Super User 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 …
Samsung Launches Its 24″ All-In-One Kiosk And Supporting Software Partner Ecosystem June 30, 2021 by Super User
Purina Puts Some 200 Lift And Learn Digital End Caps In US Midwest Groceries June 18, 2021 by Super User This is an interactive end-cap for big box stores that uses sensors and a touch screen, as well as print graphics, to get shoppers learning more about a line of pet food products. Ther end-caps are in some 200 supermarkets in the US midwest, in a program for Purina put together by the NYC-based interactive …
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 …
Chipotle Using Digital Signage To Speed Up Back Of House Order Prep June 10, 2021 by Super User These may be common and I just haven’t come across them, but I was intrigued watching a video interview with QSR chain Chipotle’s CTO, talking about making a big pivot to digital when COVID hit. Just about every restaurant had to adjust in a serious way, but it is a bigger challenge for companies that …
Userful AV Over IP Visual Networking Platform Now Formally Includes Digital Signage June 9, 2021 by Super User Calgary-based software firm Userful has added a digital signage content management system to its range of “visual networking” applications. The company has been around the digital signage industry for several years, but has mainly been known for an evolving, network-driven video wall platform. The new Emerald Signage application sits at the front-end of the company’s …
BT Enhances Its Smart City DOOH Totems As It Expands UK Street Hub Network June 7, 2021 by Super User British telecoms giant BT is expanding its network of what it calls Street Hubs – Digital OOH displays with smart city components – in both existing and new sites around the U.K. BT intends to add as many 200 second-generation versions of the digital totems in the coming year, using a new enhanced design called …
VSBLTY Does Retail Analytics Partnership With Sensormatic, Johnson Controls May 21, 2021 by Super User Smaller tech companies with very specific capabilities to offer will likely get more traction in the market if they are partnered and integrated with more established technologies, so I like this partnership just announced between Sensormatic Solutions and Philly-based computer vision start-up VSBLTY. Swiss-based Sensormatic is part of Johnson Controls, a global player in smart …
Wicket Software Gets Patent For AI-driven Access Controls To Venues May 20, 2021 by Super User I assume or at least hope that software companies who develop access control systems that mash up computer vision, sensors and screens – for retail and other kinds of venues – will have had a look over the patents out there before getting too deep into product development. Here’s one reason: The Philly-area software firm …
Google’s Project Starline Touts Hologram-ish, 3D Video Calling May 19, 2021 by Super User Google had its annual I/O conference yesterday, and among the new pots and pans the tech giant said it was working on was something called Project Starline – a very involved, more lifelike take on video calling. It is something akin to a video calling booth that has a 65-inch display that relays, in real …
