And Now There Are Glasses-Free 3D Video Walls … December 30, 2016 by Dave Haynes Hong Kong-based Marvel Digital Limited will be at CES next week showing off a video wall that blends ultra narrow bezel displays with glasses-free 3D. Putting nine panels in a 3 by 3 set-up will result in a 138-inch diagonal digital canvas, which the company will have at booth 30264, South Hall 3, at the Las Vegas …
Retail Phone Charging Station Uses Fingerprint Scan For Security December 29, 2016 by Dave Haynes Phone charger stations with screens on top are nothing new, but an Ottawa digital signage company has come up with a clever spin on the set-up. To stow and charge your phone, you slip your phone in a bay, plug in and scan your fingerprint. The Ottawa-based company has two units installed earlier this month …
Startup Wants To Make Digital Signage Integral To Marathons, 10Ks December 29, 2016 by Dave Haynes A Naperville, IL start-up called Smart Digital Screen has launched a service that touts the use of digital signage and complementary technologies to make marathons, 10Ks and other mass sporting events better and safer. The idea for Real Smart DS came from the experience at the Boston Marathon in 2013 – where two bombs were detonated …
China’s KFC Testing Facial Recognition Software For Suggestive Selling December 28, 2016 by Dave Haynes In a move that seems much more a gimmick than a boost of customer experience, the Chinese business unit of KFC is using video analytics at an interactive screen to suggest what customers might like to order, based on what they generally look like. As reported in TechCrunch, and re-reported all over the place based …
NFL’s Vikings Use Transparent OLEDs To Tell History Of Team Uniforms December 23, 2016 by Dave Haynes There were lots of “Ooohs” and “Aaaahs” when Planar started showing its transparent OLED displays about a year ago, but also some less enthused “Ohs” when it became apparent a 55-inch screen cost $15,000. So the question has begged since then – are many end-users buying the things? Answer – yes. There probably hasn’t been …
Giada Announces Teeny New 4K-Ready Digital Signage Player Based On Intel Apollo Lake December 23, 2016 by Dave Haynes Shenzhen-based PC manufacturer Giada has announced a new fanless and energy-efficient mini PC aimed squarely at the digital signage market. The Giada F105D uses Intel’s latest generation Apollo Lake processors and has a built-in Intel HD graphics graphics processor that allows up to 4k on two displays at the same time, the company says. It uses six watts of power. The …
Superdry’s Berlin Flagship Tries On Gesture-based Virtual Dressing Room December 23, 2016 by Dave Haynes Via Retail Design Blog https://vimeo.com/195329834 I have mixed feelings about an interactive virtual dressing room-ish display set up at the new Berlin flagship store of apparel retailer Superdry. Put together by London-based SeymourPowell, it’s touted as an interactive “smart mirror” but the display is not a mirror and doesn’t use mirror glass … so, umm, it’s not. …
Watch Moment Factory’s 3D-like Experiential Video Wall At Microsoft’s NYC Flagship December 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content Even digital signage nerds miss industry stuff right in front of their eyes. When I was …
Here’s A Pair Of Amazing LED Curtain Ceilings In Chinese Shopping Malls December 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes I’m not quite sure what all these projects are about, or where they are located (other than China), but they look very nice. These are shots supplied by the Shenzhen-based LED manufacture Gtek. While it undoubtedly invests a lot in R&D, they company could stand to invest a couple of bucks in a competent translator – as …
Enough With The Tired, Overused, Stupid Marketing Lines December 21, 2016 by Luis Villafane Guest Post: Luis Villafane, Maler Digital Signage I just got really upset. I bought a “classic” pinball machine for the office. It’s one of those machines with no electronic boards at all, where everything is mechanic. Easy to hack, easy to modify and very easy to fix. A joy. I used to be great playing …
