Toronto’s BIG Digital Launches Its Own Line Of “Entranceway” Health Safety Solutions For Retail, Venue Operators May 12, 2020 by Dave Haynes I’m not sure if my friends over at Toronto solutions provider BIG Digital have come up with anything all that new in terms of building access controls and signage for these nutty times, but the company has done a nice job of packaging up a set a solutions beyond marketing a “thing.” I’m getting a …
Gobright Adds Purple Light To Indicate Shared Workstations Need Cleaning May 12, 2020 by Dave Haynes As digital signage and workplace technology companies pivot to develop solutions for the challenges brought on by a global health crisis, they’re working with things like thermal scanners and dispensers that were rarely part of normal, or any, projects. The Dutch firm Gobright, which focuses on workplace tech, has debuted an interesting new solution that …
Canadian Traffic Data Halved By COVID-19, But Starting To Come Back Slightly May 7, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Canadian OOH media company PATTISON Outdoor Advertising has released new location traffic data that would confirm the sense most people would have if and when they head out for vital supplies like groceries, potato chips and booze – traffic has been halved. But it is increasingly lately, as Canadian cities are starting to very slowly …
Philips Smart Android Displays Touted As PeopleCount Solutions For “New Norms” May 7, 2020 by Dave Haynes Philips has started marketing its Android-equipped smart displays as the hub for access controls at retail and other types of venues that need to “gate” foot traffic because of COVID-19. Philips Professional Display Solutions, the company says in new PR, has worked with partners globally to create a solution that helps retailers follow government guidelines …
Computer Vision In The Time Of Covid-19 May 6, 2020 by Sean James Guest Post: Sanjay Manandhar, ISM Connect Even before Covid-19, limiting touch on public displays was a good hygiene practice. In digital signage, whenever “interactivity” is mentioned most think of touch interactivity, but few think of social media interactivity or other forms of interaction with the viewing public. While one-to-one touch interactivity, such as downloading a boarding …
Costa Rica Solutions Provider Pivots To Own Sanitizer-Display Hybrids To Stay Open May 5, 2020 by Dave Haynes Costa Rican digital signage solutions company IdeaMedia was looking, like a lot of companies, at a bumpy future brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak, so like a lot of small companies thrown into an unplanned lockdown, it pivoted. “We are trying to not only to remain alive, but also try to financially survive this …
Beabloo Launches Interaction Care Solution Designed To Address New Retail Norms April 30, 2020 by Dave Haynes Numerous companies have been announcing new products – like access control and thermal sensing displays – to help run businesses in the midst of COVID-19, but Barcelona-based retail tech firm Beabloo has gone several steps further by launching a full solution designed to address a variety of needs for what may be a new norm …
Germany’s xplace Markets Smart Entrance Kit For Retail April 29, 2020 by Dave Haynes One of the things discussed at length in the latest 16:9 Podcast, released overnight, is the use of displays, sensors and software to control foot traffic into stores and other businesses. The heads of the German consultancy invidis relate how these digital A-Frame displays are being used as a measure to limit access and meet …
More Digital Signage Solutions Companies Coming Up With Tech For Pandemic Measures April 29, 2020 by Dave Haynes More digital signage companies are betting technology investments in the next few months will be built around pandemic measures, and marketing products that see are solutions to mostly new problems. The Connecticut-based solutions provider Reality Interactive – more known for interactive in retail – has started touting a thermal scanner/screen product aimed at providing access …
Montreal’s Vif Communication Building Own Digital Signage Screen And Sanitizer Combo April 28, 2020 by Dave Haynes In the last few weeks, I have noticed several companies in a variety of countries – from Israel to here in Canada – reading the marketplace and starting to market screens that are paired with a hand sanitizer dispenser. I don’t know if it is one or several manufacturers, but the design seems to have …
