Ultraleap Debuts Free Software To Make Existing Touchscreen Devices TouchFree October 8, 2020 by Dave Haynes The UK tech start-up Ultraleap – which markets technology that merges camera-based hand-tracking with haptic feedback – has released free software it says enables existing touchscreens to go touch-free. The qualifier in that is to make the TouchFree software work, operators will need to add on a $250 camera/sensor or a $90 controller gadget. The …
Transport And Military-Focused Tech Firm Cubic Expands Into Digital Signage Systems October 2, 2020 by Dave Haynes It has been readily apparent for some time that it is relatively easy for a company to develop a basic digital signage content management system, and while that results in a lot of start-ups, it also leads to well established companies adding the capability. It is, as noted in the past, generally much easier to …
Intuiface Offers Free Consulting To Raise Understanding, Drive Benefits Of Analytics September 25, 2020 by Dave Haynes The French software firm Intuiface – which markets a no-coding-necessary platform for building and running interactive digital experiences – has launched a free consulting service designed to help the ecosystem and end-users wrap their heads around analytics. The free service focuses on KPI identification based on project goals. The company also has an optional follow-on, …
KC’s Keywest Touts NanoShield Film It Says Self-Disinfects Touchscreens In <15 Mins September 11, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Kansas City-area digital signage solutions firm Keywest Technology has started marketing a copper-infused antimicrobial film – called NanoShield – its makers claim will self-disinfect something like a touchscreen in less than 15 minutes. NanoShield uses copper nanotechnology, Keywest says, to reduce viruses and bacteria by more than 99.99 percent on digital signage, surfaces and …
Costa Rica’s Idea Media Develops Own IOT-driven Health Safety Kiosk September 8, 2020 by Dave Haynes Back in May, 16:9 related the story of a Costa Rican digital signage solutions company that, like many, had been adjusting its business and offer to deal with the pandemic. I liked, at the time, that the company was not just taking something from China and reselling it. Four months later, I checked in …
Telelogos Gets Its Signage Management Software Curbing Smartphone Use In Rolling Vehicles September 3, 2020 by Dave Haynes I’ve seen digital signage software and related technologies used in novel, unpredicted ways, but never really saw a use for it in boosting transport driver safety. The French digital signage software and solutions company Telelogos has among the best, most thorough device management set-ups I have seen in the industry – and now its spin-out …
65 Foot Programmable LED Light Sculpture Rises In Warner Media’s NYC Offices August 31, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is called The Prow, a light sculpture that can also serve as a very different kind of digital sign at its location, the splashy new HQ of Warner Media in New York. I wrote earlier in the month about the digital job done for workplace and visitor communications over 27 floors of a new …
Facial Authentication: Frictionless Transactions for Customers August 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Sanjay Manandhar, ISM Connect When maturity of browsers in the late 1990s was making websites more than digital posters, and getting us all into e-commerce, a constant refrain was that it was not advisable to put one’s credit card details online—fraudsters might start using your credit card. Today, due to advancement in secure network connection …
SignageOS Launches Survey On State Of Device Management In Digital Signage August 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes Remote hardware management – the software tools that monitor and manage digital signage networks and ideally maximize their uptime – are pretty much critical components for experienced operators. Without good device management tools, whoever operates a network is flying somewhat blind – not knowing what’s up with the state of their network, and relying on …
Seoul District Deploying Smart Transit Shelters That Have Displays And COVID-19 Counter-measures August 17, 2020 by Dave Haynes A district government in Seoul has installed and switched on 10 smart bus shelters they say are safe to huddle in – with protection against the coronavirus AND the elements. The glass-walled transit stops in the Seongdong-gu district check body temperatures at the door, blocking entry if you are running a fever. They also have …
