China’s KFC Testing Facial Recognition Software For Suggestive Selling December 28, 2016 by Super User 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 …
No Podcast This Week December 28, 2016 by Super User Just a quick note … no podcast this week. I have one or perhaps a pair of interviews tomorrow, so we’ll be back to the regular weekly cadence in the New Year, when everyone (me included) is fully back at work. There are some three dozen previous episodes, so you can perhaps revisit one or …
NFL’s Vikings Use Transparent OLEDs To Tell History Of Team Uniforms December 23, 2016 by Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User Even digital signage nerds miss industry stuff right in front of their eyes. When I was in New York a few weeks ago, I finally had a chance to see the flashy Microsoft store on 5th Avenue, at 53rd, just down from Trump Tower. I was immediately looking inside at the visually dominant back video …
Here’s A Pair Of Amazing LED Curtain Ceilings In Chinese Shopping Malls December 22, 2016 by Super User 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 …
Thanks To Many, Many, And Merry Christmas! December 21, 2016 by Super User I’m still at it today and tomorrow, and maybe even Friday – but my guess is a lot of industry people are already in holiday mode, or imminently so. With that in mind, I wanted to get a note out while there are still people at their desks, and reasonably sober. First, thank you to …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Jacob Horwitz, IST December 21, 2016 by Super User Deployment is a huge part of any substantial digital signage project, but it’s not a side of the business that gets a lot of attention. Jacob Horwitz started, runs and owns one of the biggest pure-play digital signage deployment companies out there – INSTALLATION & SERVICE TECHNOLOGIES, or IST. The company is based out of …
