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16:9: Samsung’s 2021 the Wall Has Even Teenier LEDs; Uses Lots of AI and Wireless Docking

Samsung has announced a new generation of its microLED display dubbed The Wall – with the main changes being even teenier LEDs, 8K support, AI-based processing and adoption of wireless docking. Says Samsung in PR today: A new Micro AI Processor instantly analyses and optimizes every frame of video to deliver the best picture quality possible. […]

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Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 11:00 AM

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16:9: McDonald’s Sued Over Use Of AI In Drive-Thru Lanes

QSR giant McDonald’s is being sued in its home state over its use of AI-driven recognition technologies in the drive-thru lane, with the court file citing invasion of privacy. The customer is arguing that McDonald’s company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by not getting prior approval before using voice recognition technology in the drive-thru ordering process. […]

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Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 2:50 PM

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Android Set-Top Box Maker Minix Now Has Player Based On Intel NUC Design

If you spend your days sourcing gear for media players, maybe this is not news to you. But I did not know that the Hong Kong manufacturer that seems to make the most trusted Android set-top box for digital signage applications also has a box based on Intel’s NUC design. Minix has a Next Unit of Computing mini-PC with a Celeron CPU inside and support for Windows 10. […]

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Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 10:00 AM

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16:9: VSBLTY Does Retail Analytics Partnership With Sensormatic, Johnson Controls

Smaller tech companies with very specific capabilities to offer will likely get more traction in the market if they are partnered and integrated with more established technologies, so I like this partnership just announced between Sensormatic Solutions and Philly-based computer vision start-up VSBLTY. […]

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Fri, May 21, 2021 at 8:49 AM

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Wicket Software Gets Patent For AI-driven Access Controls To Venues

I assume or at least hope that software companies who develop access control systems that mash up computer vision, sensors and screens – for retail and other kinds of venues – will have had a look over the patents out there before getting too deep into product development. […]

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Thu, May 20, 2021 at 10:49 AM

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Burger King Using AI For Dynamic Recommendations On Ordering Touchscreens

The tech blog VentureBeat has an interesting post up about how major QSR chains are following the lead of McDonald’s by applying artificial intelligence for driving sales and customer experience. It notes that Burger King worked with Intel and an AI company to come up with a recommendation engine for touchscreen ordering. […]

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Thu, May 20, 2021 at 8:08 AM

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Ford Patents Method To Scan DOOH Billboards, Push Versions Of Ads To Dashboard Screens

Auto manufacturer Ford has patented a method and apparatus for using AI-driven pattern detection to read digital billboards on highways, using the on-board sensors in new vehicles that are there for safety purposes. […]

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Wed, May 12, 2021 at 8:27 AM

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16:9: Taiwan’s Neousys Debuts Rugged Box That’s AI-Ready And Does Four 4K 60fps Outs

The digital signage world may have shifted quite a bit from PCs to smart displays and specialty devices like BrightSign boxes for digital signage jobs, but there is still demand for PCs for more specialized and computing-intensive jobs. […]

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Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 6:00 AM

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16:9: The Interactive Display Ecosystem in a Single Poster

Every so often there are graphics that come out from technology sectors that try to identify and sort a particular ecosystem, grouping sets of company logos by capability or focus. I can’t recall seeing one focused on digital signage, and that may be in part because of the 100s of CMS software companies out there – more of which still, amazingly, keep popping up. […]

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Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 3:45 PM

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16:9: Ladorian, inReality Bring Data-Driven Personalized Messaging to In-Store Screens

That feeling you sometimes get online – with served ads that seem to know your recent, personalized shopping interests – is now finding its way into physical stores through tie-ups like a new one between a pair of digital signage-focused tech firms. […]

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Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM

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KC Office Block Uses Generative Data For A Dynamic Digital Clock Tower

This is a digital clock tower feature on an office building in central Kansas City, using generative art to suggest the time and weather. The LA creative technology shop StandardVision was commissioned by Block Real Estate to develop the new digital display at a top corner of 46 Penn Centre. […]

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Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 11:44 AM

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16:9: Poland’s Screen Network Using Deep Fakes of Masterpiece Paintings to Showcase Their OOH Screens

The Polish digital OOH media company Screen Network have developed a fun campaign that draws attention to their screens by using “deep fake” technology to manipulate famous paintings. The campign uses artificial intelligence and deep learning to create life-like but entirely artificial animations of famous paintings from the likes of Van Gogh, Vermeer and Da Vinci. […]

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Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 9:00 AM

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16:9: How a Swiss Pharma Retailer Uses Analytics Based on Computer Vision to Drive Sales

Here’s an operating example of a computer vision-based analytics platform being tied to digital displays and specifically used to drive sales of endemic products in a store. In this case, it is roughly 120 pharmacies in Switzerland under the TopPharm banner. […]

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Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 7:54 AM

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Does Retail Really Need Roaming Robots With Screens That Try To Sell More Candy Bars?

Robotics can be absolutely amazing in terms of applications – just consider the Mars rover and the companion helicopter expected to soon start test flights on the Red Planet. Back here on Earth, there are countless great applications for robotics, but then there other ones – some cooked up by marketing and merchandising people – that are just stupid and pointless. […]

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Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 9:38 AM

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16:9: Feeding The Content Beast With “Machine-Generated Creative”

Feeding the content beast – steadily dealing with the insatiable appetite of a digital signage network – has been an issue for as long as the industry has been around, and one that’s still not really solved. […]

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Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 12:38 PM

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