McDonald’s Sued Over Use Of AI In Drive-Thru Lanes June 11, 2021 by Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 …
Workplaces Reworked Special Report Now Available For Free Download June 10, 2021 by Dave Haynes Workplace was already a major vertical market for the digital signage industry prior to COVID-19, and even though the pandemic has triggered rethinks and reboots on where and how we all work and collaborate, just about everything suggests digital signage technologies will continue to be a key to impactful workplace communications. While home offices will …
Userful AV Over IP Visual Networking Platform Now Formally Includes Digital Signage June 9, 2021 by Dave Haynes 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 …
Brisbane Telecoms Retailer’s Corner Storefront Features Twin LED Arches June 8, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is a very interesting use of direct view LED on the facade of a high street telecoms store in Brisbane, Australia. The display is a curved arc over two windows on the street corner store for the Yes Optus Store on Queen Street in Brisbane. The project was done by the local to Brisbane …
DSCC Suggests Large Flat Panel Display Market Shifting From Shortages To Oversupply June 8, 2021 by Dave Haynes Just as many industry people are scratching around trying to find what they need to deliver on work in the midst of technology shortages, there’s word the display part of the business is flipping from shortage to oversupply. The industry analysts at Display Supply Chain (or DSCC) have pushed out a new report that suggests …
LED Display Maker, Suppliers Create DV LED Training Academy June 7, 2021 by Dave Haynes A group of mainly Asian suppliers have banded together to create what they’re calling the EZ LED Academy – a free series of training pieces aimed at raising the level of understanding of direct view LED display technology. One of the companies involved is EZ LED, a Shenzhen region LED manufacturer, while the others are …
The Digital Signage Industry Is In The Middle Of Radical Change. Here’s Why And How … June 7, 2021 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Stephen Gottlich, Gable The digital signage industry is in the midst of radical change. On one side, you have the typical AV integrators, who have focused on providing no more than the commoditized technology that enables both audio and video communication. On the other side of the spectrum, you have companies like JCDecaux …
BT Enhances Its Smart City DOOH Totems As It Expands UK Street Hub Network June 7, 2021 by Dave Haynes 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 …
Workplace Special Report Coming Next Week June 4, 2021 by Dave Haynes Look for another Sixteen:Nine Special Report early next week – this one an 80-pager (really) that drills down into how digital signage fits into workplaces that are, or will soon be, re-populating in countries where vaccines and other efforts are knocking down COVID-19. The report looks at what’s expected, societal attitudes and how the technology …
