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, …
Two-Day Digital Signage Summit Kicking Off Online This AM July 29, 2020 by Dave Haynes Getting set to log in and mostly monitor the 2-day Digital Signage Summit, which is normally a live event held each summer in Germany, but is virtual – like just about everything – this time around. I am moderating a panel midday focused on retail re-opening and ops challenges, as well as talking about the …
CES 2021 Cancels Physical Event; Will Be Online-Only July 28, 2020 by Dave Haynes The trade show dominoes keep tumbling, with cancellations now stretching into the new year with words that the mammoth CES show set for Las Vegas in January is now going to be an online-only thing. Says show owner Consumer Technology Association: “With the growing global health concerns about the spread of COVID-19, it is not …
Digital Has A New, Changed Importance In QSR, And It’s Probably Not Temporary July 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes Via QSR Magazine If you can cast your mind waaaay back, all the way to 2019, you may recall how restaurants with drive-thru restaurants were seen as unnecessary evils, full of idling vehicles adding to greenhouse gases. They still are, but those drive-thru lanes have kept a lot of QSR businesses alive in the age …
SignageOS Gets $2M Growth Infusion From Czech VC July 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes These are rough times, but it may be encouraging to read that there is indeed some investor money out there for companies in the digital signage ecosystem. The Prague start-up signageOS has announced a $2 million cash injection from a Czech venture capital firm, to grow the company’s self-described Digital Signage Unification Platform. “As …
Orlando’s New Airport Terminal Schemes In Big LED Display Plans July 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes The new terminal rising at Orlando’s main airport – remember air travel? – is about 60% ready, and an update piece in the local newspaper indicates big direct view LED is central to the design and experience. The Orlando Sentinel reports: The new terminal will house a trio of digital displays, either floor-to-ceiling or several …
NBA Latest Pro Sports To Add Virtual Fans To Games Via LED July 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes HT, Shea Darlison at Rise Vision for noting this … Professional sports teams have been and are trying to figure out how to get back to live competitions when packing people into their venues is not allowed. There are a few places around the globe where live sports is on and fans are allowed in …
Biggest Indoor LED Mesh Ceiling In N.A. Switches On … In Maine Furniture Store July 24, 2020 by Dave Haynes The biggest indoor mesh LED ceiling in North America – unless you want to describe the Fremont Experience in Vegas that way – has been switched on in an unlikely location – a new furniture store at a mall in Portland, Maine. The Jordan’s Furniture chain opened its first store in Maine last week at …
MicroLED Display Tech Focus Of That Oregon Chipmaker Factory Bought In March By STRATACACHE July 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes Chris Riegel has started talking about his plans for the big abandoned factory he bought in Oregon back in March. The CEO and sole owner of STRATACACHE told the Oregonian the 1.2-million-square-foot facility in Eugene will be focused on developing and manufacturing microLED displays – large-scale video wall tech that would compete with manufacturers like …
