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16:9: Interactive Retail Merchandiser Perch Completes $1.7M Seed Funding

NYC-based Perch, which has for several years been developing very clever interactive merchandising pieces for retail, has announced a $1.7 million seed funding raise and a high profile addition to its advisory board.Perch first came on my radar several years ago with an overhead projection system that turned an ordinary white merchandising table into a very nicely designed interactive lift and learn device. […]

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Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 7:25 AM

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Ultrahaptics Offers Touch Experiences For Screens, Without Touching The Screens

Way back in the corner of DSE, in the innovation zone, a Bristol, UK company called Ultrahaptics was demonstrating tech that creates the sensation of touch in mid-air, in front of digital screens. […]

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Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 9:22 AM

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16:9: How Tanvas Uses Haptics To Add The Sensation Of Touch To Otherwise Lifeless Displays

Imagine if you could feel what you see on a touchscreen. If, for example, you could unzip a zipper by drawing your finger down a screen and experiencing that familiar sensation. That’s the premise behind a Chicago startup called Tanvas, that is using haptics technology to enable users of interactive screens to have genuine touch added to their experiences when using touch technology. […]

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Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 7:11 AM

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16:9: InfoComm 2018 Day One Impressions

LAS VEGAS – It’s very hot. The Las Vegas Convention Center has renovated the food services area in the north and central hall areas so it looks more polished and the the options don’t all lead to desperation eating. But there’s still nowhere enough seating. […]

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Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 11:14 AM

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16:9: Seven Industries That REALLY NEED Digital Signage

  Guest Post: Michal Lisewski, Merixstudio Modern software technologies such as HTML5 make interactive digital signage relatively cheap. As the first generation of digital natives enters the labor market, the expansion of the use of screens has become a necessity. […]

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Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 9:06 AM

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16:9: Industry Experts Rate Most Important #DigitalSignage Innovations And Considerations

Hat Tip to Digital Signage Pulse for picking up on this … Samsung’s public information display group, presumably the European wing, did a survey with its digital signage industry panel following ISE 2018, asking 40 or so industry people what they saw and what excited them at the show. […]

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Mon, May 7, 2018 at 8:53 AM

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16:9: Tech Mash-Up Blasts Interactive Fan Pix On Lux Hong Kong Hotel Facade

Here’s a cool video showing how projection mapping, holograms, virtual and real light painting were mashed up for an interactive experience piece that was part of the Lumieres HK festival in Hong Kong. The LUX Experience gave visitors to Lumieres Hong Kong the chance to make light art and have it blasted on to a huge public canvas. […]

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Thu, May 3, 2018 at 1:20 PM

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16:9: Microsoft Invests Big In Retail Interactive At Canadian Best Buys

Microsoft has bankrolled and installed a series of high-profile product demo stations at eight Best Buys across Canada – presumably their primo, high-traffic stores. Each of the stores has the same installation of three kiosks, which use proximity sensors to activate marketing spots and adjust how the demo experiences operate based on the number of participants and their engagement time. […]

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Tue, May 1, 2018 at 9:30 AM

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New Version Of Intuiface Works In Interactive Web Triggers From IFTTT Recipes, Zapier Apps

The French interactive software firm Intuilab has released a new version Intuiface that now allows content to be triggered based on really common Internet of Things web triggers, like IFTTT recipes. […]

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Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 9:25 AM

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Interactive She Too Digital Wall Prompts On-The-Spot Donations

This is a nice charity campaign in Toronto’s underground PATH concourse system that weaves through much of the central business district – involving a video wall and a nearby station that enables on-the-spot donations. […]

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Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 10:08 AM

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16:9 Podcasts: Bruce Van Zyl Of Sellr, On Moving The Sales Needle With BevTV In-Store Digital

Booze is a complicated thing to buy. All the product categories look pretty much the same, so people revert to price, top of mind awareness or labels and names that catch their eye. One of the ways to improve that situation is by putting digital right into the aisles of liquor stores, where people poke around trying to figure out what they’ll like and should buy. […]

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Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 12:11 AM

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DSE 2018 Booth Previews – Pilkington North America On The Importance Of Glass

Pilkington North America – NSG Group: Booth 1354 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths?  Glass is a key component of digital signage and there are many products and options to choose from. As one of the world’s largest glass manufacturers, we want to answer questions and offer technical support in order to help solve your problems. […]

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Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 4:50 PM

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DSE 16:9 Mixer Sponsor Profile – Sharp

Sharp is back again as a sponsor of the 16:9 Mixer – the informal networking kick-off to Digital Signage Expo. That mixer is now just a eight days out! […]

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Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 10:00 AM

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DSE 2018 Booth Previews – TSI Touch On Why It Will Have “The Best Booth Experience At DSE”

TSItouch – Booth 2157 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths?  The TSItouch booth will be the best experience at the show. We are a growing company that has continually exceeded our internal goals. As you may or may not know, TSItouch is small portion of the Digital Signage Solution/Experience. […]

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Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 7:03 AM

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Interactive Wall Replaces Old Flight Path Map At Vancouver’s Int’l Airport

This is a new fine pitch LED display, married with interactive tech, sitting in a passenger area in Vancouver (Canada’s) International Airport. The set-up developed by Montreal’s Float4 uses a Kinect sensor to pickup movement and trigger content pieces on a 12.5-foot wide by 7.8-foot high 1.67mm NanoLumens display. […]

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Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 12:05 PM

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