How Can You Certify Your COVID-19 Re-opening Efforts? July 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Adrian Weidmann, StoreStream Metrics Businesses of all stripes, facilities and organizations are all working with their own playbooks for opening, and staying open, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of their playbooks, and their tactical implementations, is to convey trust, credibility, and transparency to anyone who enters their premises …
Enplug Adds Streaming Art App For Business Digital Signage, And Consumers July 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes LA-based digital signage CMS software firm Enplug has launched a new app/widget that enables users to put curated classic and contemporary art work on screens. Enplug Art uses material from contemporary artists and out of museum collections, with some 1,000 works available to schedule and show via everything from set-top boxes to smart TVs. “Digital …
American Airlines Adds Touchless Check-In At 230+ Airports July 22, 2020 by Dave Haynes My guess is that anyone flying commercially these days is hyper-aware of contagion risks and just about bathing in sanitizer liquid when in a terminal or on a plane, so the fear of using touchscreens can seem a bit overwrought. You touch something, you sanitize … That stated, if you don’t need to touch something …
10 Soaring LED Sculptures Greet Passengers Arriving At Dubai’s Int’l Airport July 21, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is a very impressive temporary LED installation in the International Arrivals Hall of Dubai’s vast airport – the busiest on the planet. There are 10 vertical LED sculptures wrapped around support columns that line a main walkway. Instead of those flexible, rounded LED modules, or thin strips, the install uses a set of 10m-tall …
Amazon’s New Interactive Video Service Pitched As Fast, Easy Way To Add Streamed Live Video To Solutions July 16, 2020 by Dave Haynes Amazon knows a thing or two about web services and video streaming, and has just introduced a new, fully managed service that the company says makes it fast and easy for customers and partners to set up live, interactive video streams. Run and sold through its subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Interactive Video Service …
Pandemic Erases Some $20B In 2020 Pro AV Revenues – AVIXA Research July 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes The global pandemic will suck at least $20 billion out of global pro AV industry revenue expectations this year, according to AVIXA’s 2020 AV Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA). Revenues reached a peak of $259 billion in 2019, but will dip by $20 billion to $239 billion in 2020. The analysis suggests the industry …
NEXNOVO Launches Transparent LED On Glass Displays July 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes Shenzhen-based LED manufacturer NEXNOVO has focused for several years on semi-transparent displays fixed on mesh, but it has now added a new product that puts the LEDs on glass and offers a lot more transparency. Called NexEsign, the product uses “NEXNOVO’s patented integrated-IC technology and nano film circuits.” The big keys are that the displays …
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 …
29 Billion Pixels Of Virtual Water Falls In This Aquarium’s Lobby July 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes The folks at the creative shop Fusion CI are particularly known for computer-generated visual effects that feature water, and this is a great example of their technical chops. The St. Louis Aquarium in that Missouri city has a big LED feature in its Grand Lobby that arcs down to a giant clock face. Working with …
