Projects: Big Displays, Tiny Pixel Pitch At Mercedes R&D Center November 28, 2014 by Super User German automaker Mercedes Benz sells a lot of vehicles in China these days, and earlier this month, it opened an R&D center in Beijing – with the customer areas including a couple of giant LED walls that have a very tight 1.9 mm pixel pitch. That’s tight enough to look at from up close without the …
Projects: Holt Renfrew At Toronto Yorkdale November 28, 2014 by Super User Yorkdale is by most measures Canada’s premium shopping mall – the place where most luxury retailers establish their first flagship store in the country and where established retailers put in a lot of money to draw in crowds. Holt Renfrew equates kinda sorta to a Neiman Marcus store in the US – a decades-old luxury …
Infographics: Beacons Visually Explained November 28, 2014 by Super User Here’s a nice, simple graphic from a BLE beacons manufacturer, kontakt.io, explaining how the little things work. Though there’s no end of buzz about beacons technology, I get a sense many people don’t really understand what they do and don’t do.
CREX (CRIRNINBI) Files First Blended Financials (Not Good, But …) November 27, 2014 by Super User The blended entity that came out of conjoining Wireless Ronin, Broadcast International and Creative Realities has released its first set of financials, and the tradition continues. More red ink for what is now listed as CREX. Now, to be fair, the deal just closed in late August, and CEO Paul Price (who was already running …
Europe Also Facing New Menu Guidelines November 26, 2014 by Jennifer Davis GUEST POST: Luka Birsa, Visionect The rules on what kind of information businesses must display for their customers vary from industry to industry, as well as from country to country. Take the hospitality industry and food allergen information for example. Whether disclosing the allergenic substances in the items on your menu is prescribed by law …
Projects: Nordstrom, eBay Testing Interactive Dressing Room Mirrors November 26, 2014 by Super User Retailer Nordstrom is working with eBay on interactive dressing room mirrors that let shoppers see how they look in real clothes, but then let them look up details or alternatives, and get someone to bring in a larger or smaller size of what’s being tried on. It’s a test starting next week in a Nordstrom in Seattle …
Google Switches On Spots On LED Board That Ate Times Square November 25, 2014 by Super User The launch content for The LED Billboard That Ate Times Square has been replaced by booked content from Google – which is running a series of long-form pieces and interactive gaming elements all aimed at promoting the latest version of its Android mobile operating system. It’s hard to find anything official about this, but from …
Jobs: Solutions Engineer, US November 25, 2014 by Super User One of my clients has an opening for an experienced Digital Signage Solutions Engineer. The sales and solution engineer will be responsible for software and hardware support for digital signage networks. Other responsibilities will include software and hardware demonstrations, customer software training, technical support, solutions engineering based on client requirements. The company is US-based, and …
Projects: Interactive Amazon Storefronts In NYC Subway Stops November 25, 2014 by Super User I’m not sure about this … Digital information kiosks on NYC subway platforms are showcasing custom-built transactional ads from Amazon.com, creating temporary virtual storefronts on the busiest mass transit network in the Americas. The digital kiosks show curated products from Amazon’s Consumer Electronics Holiday Gift Guide, showcasing select products to 1.2 million riders per day. …
US FDA Issues Calorie Count Rules: What That Means For Digital Menu Vendors November 25, 2014 by Super User After years of making noises about it, and lots of uncertainty about go or no go, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has today finalized two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, similar retail food establishments and vending machines. The rules apply to sites with 20 …
