Microsoft, Kroger Team On Connected Grocery Service, Built Around Smart Shelf Screens January 8, 2019 by Super User Microsoft and the US grocer Kroger have partnered on a new connected store product – built around shelf-edge screens and cloud computing – called Retail as a Service (or RaaS). The idea is to streamline shopping for things like groceries, using smart shelves and things like portable scanners. The first elements of the service are …
First OLED, Then QLED, And Now ULED January 8, 2019 by Super User First there was OLED. Then QLED, which looks like OLED but is actually LCD tech. Now there is also ULED, which is like QLED, but different. The Chinese display manufacturer Hisense has started touting, via its CES appearance, ULED displays – which are conventional 4K LCDs that have a second LCD layer, using Quantum Dots …
Freeman, Pisano And Smith Added To DSF Board January 7, 2019 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) has announced the 2019 Board of Directors, including three newly elected at-large board members. Chris Freeman of United Airlines, Frank Pisano of BrightSign and Kelly Smith of Capital Networks were voted on to the board for two year terms. Wayne Rasor of FastSign and Will Amos of Diversified were each voted back on …
A Sliding Shelf-Edge Display That Recognizes The Products It Fronts January 7, 2019 by Super User Stumbled via Linkedin on this video post about a retail merchandising solution that puts a tablet on a slider rail in front of a bank of related products. It’s from a San Francisco area company called OnQ that designs and manufactures category displays for retailers and brands. Instead of “push to learn more” buttons, sensors …
Samsung Debuts Jumbo And TV-Sized Versions Of The Wall Micro LED Display January 7, 2019 by Super User Samsung now has jumbo and small versions of The Wall – the micro LED display it introduced year ago at CES. The Korean electronics giant’s First Look CES 2019 event today features a new 219″ display and a 75” version that’s in line with the form factor for large TVs in homes. At last year’s …
LED Billboard Barge Cruising NYC’s Waters Predictably Upsetting Residents January 3, 2019 by Super User It should surprise exactly no one that at least some of the good residents of New York are not all that thrilled that a barge with big-ass LED screens on it is working as a floating billboard on the Hudson River. This Gothamist post lays out the public upset and civic position on Ballyhoo Media, …
New Digital OOH Screens On London Tube Seem To Miss Creative Opportunity January 2, 2019 by Super User The media people have to sell it, and the content creatives have to develop it. Which is maybe why the new digital screens in the escalator wells of London’s famed subway system seem to be missing an opportunity. The old display panels were replications of posters that stair-stepped up and down the escalator side walls, …
How McDonald’s Has Made In-Store Interactivity The Norm January 2, 2019 by Brandon Harp Guest Post: Emily Ingram, Prendi Consumer expectations are advancing rapidly, and businesses will benefit if they keep up with it. Here’s a look into how McDonald’s have tackled this, to meet our growing expectations. I walked into McDonald’s the other day with a colleague, who went immediately up to the touchscreen kiosk to complete her order. Now …
16:9’s 2018 Year In Review For Digital Signage, And A Look Ahead December 31, 2018 by Super User Here are the most heavily-read posts on 16:9 in 2018, as well as (later) my observations on the major trends in 2018 for digital signage, and what may be coming in 2019. As you will notice right away, readers like free or cheap, and they definitely like lists and headlines that promise 3 or 5 …
Big LED Fail At Montreal’s Trudeau Airport December 30, 2018 by Super User From a reader – This is a very large LED display board at international arrivals at Montreal’s main airport, shot this weekend. I THINK this is a media company’s display, and not the airport’s.
