Novel Line-Up Safety Solution Blends IoT Sensors With Overhead Projections August 4, 2020 by Dave Haynes An Orlando AV solutions called Crafted Design has debuted an interesting take on the social distancing guidelines for line-ups – using overhead sensors and projection to keep safely spaced apart as the pandemic rages on. The solution is called QueueSight – using IoT sensors to detect people in a queue and projecting green, amber or …
Rite-Aid Outed For Using Facial Recognition Tech July 30, 2020 by Dave Haynes The news agency Reuters recently posted a story outlining and confirming how the U.S. drugstore chain Rite-Aid had been using facial recognition technology – cameras and AI algorithms – to monitor customers in some of its stores in New York City and L.A. The computer vision tech was being used mostly in lower-income, non-white neighborhoods …
There’s Nothing Easy About Cutting The Cord And Running Screens, All Day, Off Batteries July 30, 2020 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Chester Niziol, Design Science Running a big digital display on nothing but batteries, for hours, is no mean feat. Trust me on this, as I’ve spent 13 years with my team figuring it out. It’s always been a simple ask – an LCD screen that could be placed in a walkway or entrance, …
Coca-Cola Updates Self-Service Soda Dispensers To Make Them Touchless July 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes Faced with restaurants and c-stores that have shut down their self-serve soda fountains, by choice or mandate, to reduce the risk of contagion spread, Coca-Cola has updated its Freestyle soda fountains with software that enables thirsty customers to order their custom drink off smartphones. By scanning the QR code on the machine, their smartphone launches …
iGotcha Media Launches COVID-Focused Health And Wellness Technology System July 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes The folks at Montreal solutions provider iGotcha Media have launched what they’ve dubbed a Health and Wellness System – effectively a selection of technologies aimed at helping brands and retailers manage their way through a landscape and rules that keep changing. This system, says the company in PR, creates a safe and secure retail environment …
Iceland’s Airport Using Sensors, AI To Visualize, Streamline Passenger Flow July 8, 2020 by Dave Haynes Via SmartCitiesWorld The international airport in Keflavík, Iceland is using an AI-driven passenger management solution to forecast and then visualize passenger and capacity loading and enable physical distancing. It’s the sort of thing you could imagine would be useful and seen on displays in the “back of house” in all kinds of scenarios, from mass …
Computex Delayed To 2021, Despite Taiwan Having Fully Contained COVID-19 June 12, 2020 by Dave Haynes In a prime example of the phrase “abundance of caution,” the organizers of the computing trade show Computex have cancelled the 2020 show, having already postponed it from this month to fall. The show is in Taipei each year, and is being cancelled to remove any risk of transmission. This is in a city and …
Intuiface Launches Reference Designs For Key “New Normal” Interactions May 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes The French software firm Intuiface has released a pair of what it calls reference designs for common challenges facing retail, restaurant and facility managers as they manage access and interactions in the midst of this pandemic. The idea is to develop and document framework designs that make it relatively easy for third parties – like …
Talking About Touch CEO Roundtable Set For Monday May 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes The role of touchscreens in the midst of a pandemic is a hot topic these days, and a particular challenge for technology companies that deliver interactive solutions built around touch. I’m guiding/moderating/refereeing a 90-minute webinar on Monday that features the CEOs of four companies directly involved in touch. Called LET’S TALK ABOUT TOUCH, the live …
BrightSign Debuts Contactless Capabilities For Interactive Screens, Menus May 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Silicon Valley-based media playback device firm BrightSign has announced new supporting software for its little purple boxes that enables them to digitally throw touchscreen controls and lookup information to smartphones. BrightLink is a software module that enable consumers who have smartphones to scan a QR code and get a URL that transfers control of …
