Titan, Control Group Pair Up At Intersection! June 24, 2015 by Dave Haynes The outdoor ad firm Titan and interactive/technology agency Control Group have been merged into a new urban experience company called Intersection! – the deal bankrolled by a consortium that’s led by Sidewalk Labs, a newly-minted partnership between Google and former Bloomberg CEO Dan Doctoroff. Titan and Control are two of the key companies behind LinkNYC, the big project aimed at …
YCD Beefs Up HTML5 Support On C-nario Suite June 23, 2015 by Dave Haynes I don’t tend to write about minor version releases for software, as only existing clients and almost-there prospects really care. But news from the Israeli firm YCD Multimedia caught my eye. Version 3.7.1 of its C-nario Digital Signage Suite (you may remember YCD bought C-nario) adds some important features for supporting HTML5 content – which is …
IntuiLab, Signagelive Team On Interactive Content-Builder For ChromeOS Digital Signage June 23, 2015 by Dave Haynes The French company IntuiLab has long had great software that enables users to develop interactive touch experiences without knowing much of anything about coding, but the technology has always been on the fringes of digital signage. That’s changed with a partnership that builds IntuiLab into UK-based Signagelive’s content management platform, and has it optimized for …
QSRs, Digital Signage And The Internet Of Everything June 22, 2015 by ElenaLathrop Guest Post: Ron Gazzola, Samsung Putting the quick in Quick Service Restaurants, or QSRs, has owed a lot to the sensors and systems that are now the basis of what’s being called the Internet of Things. To get an order to a customer, without customer lines backing up, takes automation and smart devices that are driving …
Postar App Drives Digital Signs Via iPads And Chromecasts June 20, 2015 by Dave Haynes A little UK start-up has launched Postar, an iPad app that allows small business owners to build a simple digital sign message on the tablet and then run it on larger screens using $39 Chromecast HDMI sticks. Postar says it is focused on micro business operators, like indie coffee shops and boutiques. Users download the app for free off …
InfoComm Booth Profiles: LG June 17, 2015 by Dave Haynes Here’s what LG says about why people need to swing by its booth (#1529) when the doors open this morning on infoComm 2015 in Orlando. 1 -Why do people going to InfoComm need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? LG Electronics USA (booth #1529) is unveiling a brand new powerful and …
Projects: A Movie And A Craft Beer June 15, 2015 by Dave Haynes Flix Brewhouse is an interesting movie theater chain in that it pairs the big screen with the tall glass – the latter used for the output of the micro brewery that Flix runs onsite. Yes, you can sip a craft beers and watch a flick in a theatre. This is second only in awesomeness to …
InfoComm Booth Profile: Baanto June 12, 2015 by Dave Haynes InfoComm is just a few sleeps away and I suspect some of the tech who pull the booths together are already sweating it out down in Orlando. Toronto-based touchscreen specialists Baanto has a crew going down, and you’ll find the company at booth 5742. Here’s why John La, the company’s Director, Product Marketing, says attendees should …
Projects: Tiny Virtual Chef Fires Up Meal For Belgian Diners June 12, 2015 by Dave Haynes This is brilliant – projection mapping, using a custom animation on a guest table at a Belgian restaurant. A tiny chef pops out of a virtual hole in the table, and proceeds to fire up a grill and start cooking. The whole thing is projection mapped and is a great representation of how that tech …
UK’s Crystal Display Launches See-Through LED Digital Signage Windows June 12, 2015 by Dave Haynes UK-based Crystal Display Systems has launched an interesting spin on LED curtain walls – tighter resolution windows that can be cut to any size and used on shops or inside buildings as decorative dividers. The transparent LED windows are made up of horizontal slats of LEDs that when all lit up can produce decent looking …
