Dutch McDonald’s Offers Glimpse Of Possible Future For Dining In QSRs May 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes Photo – REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Drive-thru lanes have saved many QSR operators in North America who would otherwise have seen business slow to just take-out and delivery, with dining areas in most jurisdictions closed or greatly restricted. But there are lots of QSRs that don’t do drive-thru or never made it that much of …
The Huge IFA Tech Trade Show Is Going Ahead For September In Berlin, But Will Be Very Different May 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes Anybody who regularly attends trade shows will likely have been wondering when those kinds of events will resume, and how they’ll work going forward – at least pre-vaccine. The giant consumer and business technology show IFA may hold a clue. In 2019, the Berlin show attracted 245,000 visitors, dwarfing even the insanely crowded CES show …
Q-Better Makes Free QR Code/Smartphone Solution Available For Access Control May 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Portuguese company Q-Better, which has been doing queue management for the past 10 years, has announced a new, free access control software solution for businesses, like retail, that may be opening back up but need to limit how people come inside. The QR-Queue solution is cloud-based and built around the base idea of scanning …
Telemetry Launches Digital Signage-Style Messaging For Remote, WFH Offices May 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes Vancouver, BC-based digital signage CMS software shop Telemetry has developed complementary software for its platform that extends the messaging concept of digital signage into satellite and work from home offices. Called Visual Communications for Distributed Teams, the software is designed to “keep remote users aligned and informed with critical updates, dashboards, announcements, and live streams …
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 …
Full Video Of ACE Discussion On Privacy, New Retail Norms, Now Up Via DSF. Teaser Here… May 13, 2020 by Dave Haynes A teaser video is up for the great discussion recorded online last week by the new umbrella organization ACE (Advocates of Connected Experiences). It involved the heads or key members of several different associations that all touch on and deal with similar issues and challenges around experience and privacy. This is a small sample of …
This Fantastic Sloshing Virtual Wave Looms Over A Seoul Shopping District May 12, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is just flat fantastic creative work by the Seoul digital shop d’strict. It’s a three-dimensional illusion of a wave washing around inside a big glass cube looking over a heavily trafficked section of Seoul. It is showing on a 90 meter wide by 20 meter tall direct view LED board. It’s just art, and …
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 …
