Burger King Re-Purposing Screens Inside Lockdown Stores To Celebrate Workers May 12, 2020 by Dave Haynes QSR giant Burger King has found an interesting way to re-purpose self-service order screens that are not being used right now, because in-store dining is barred in most or maybe all jurisdictions. The company’s order-ahead smartphone app allows users to write thank you notes and props to staff, that then appear on the self-service screens …
STRATACACHE Adds Churchill-Inspired Mural To Dayton Office Block May 12, 2020 by Dave Haynes Photo credit: Dayton.com This is cool – a street-level mural quoting Churchill near the entry to STRATACACHE’s office tower in Dayton, Ohio. Yes, STRATACACHE owns a whole skyscraper, something you can buy in the rebounding rustbelt city for about the same price as a brownstone walk-up in lower Manhattan. Painted by a local mural artist, …
From VCR To CMS, Visix Marks 40 Years In Business May 12, 2020 by Dave Haynes There are a few companies like Capital Networks, Scala, Rise Vision and Omnivex that have been around the digital signage industry for 25 years or so, but I don’t think there’s another company in the ecosystem that can top the 40 years that Visix has now been in this business. The Atlanta-based CMS software firm …
Freshwater Digital Launches Access Control, Screening Technologies May 11, 2020 by Dave Haynes Grand Rapids, MI-based solutions provider Freshwater Digital has added pandemic-prompted digital access control and temperature scanning technology to its range of services. Many tweaks of Chinese solutions have emerged on the market, but Freshwater appears to have come up with something homegrown, more customized, and, arguably, more visible than the tablets on stands and counters …
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 …
Amazing: Chinese Firm Puts Out Sanitizer Kiosk Patent Claims; Day Later, Different Firm Clones That Claim May 7, 2020 by Dave Haynes It’s unfair to be automatically dismissive of claims by Chinese companies that they have obtained patents on products, but entirely reasonable to be suspicious – given the history of copycat and counterfeit products that come by the container-load out of the country. I posted yesterday about a Chinese company that put out notice that it …
Tripleplay Does Free IPTV Upgrade For UK Hotel Housing NHS Medical Workers May 6, 2020 by Dave Haynes UK CMS and solutions company Tripleplay specializes in signage and guest room TV solutions for the hospitality sector – primarily hotels but also sports and entertainment venues. So the company saw a nice opportunity to help out by upgrading a hotel, located next to one of the most famous sports pitches on the planet, …
China’s Marvel Technology Claims Patents There, In US And EU For Hybrid Screen/Sanitizer Dispensers May 6, 2020 by Dave Haynes There has been a proliferation of hybrid/hand sanitizer kiosks coming on the market in the last few weeks, most of them looking almost exactly the same. Six months ago, these things were interesting but almost novelty products – something a media company might use, or a retailer looking to attract some shoppers to a screen, …
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 …
