Self-service ordering stations on touch-driven displays are getting mainstreamed by giant QSRs like McDonald’s, but a Chinese company tied in with KFC is taking the tech a step further by building facial recognition and payments into the screens. […]
I like how fine pitch, flexible LED is making for some highly creative displays – like this giant head that opened its eyes last night at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, in Columbus, Ohio. The LED head electronics were manufactured by SNA Displays, and the structure and integration was by Design Communications Ltd. […]
Guest Post: Paul Vincent, Neuranet Most computer technologies come and go quickly, with few people outside of software engineering noticing. […]
McDonald’s has done a multi-year deal with a couple of monster consulting companies, Capgemini Group and Publicis.Sapient, to be the QSR giant’s global IT strategic provider for restaurant and digital capabilities. […]
Peerless-AV has started marketing an “All-in-One Kiosk” with a BrightSign full HD media player module built inside the 55-inch display unit. The integrated unit supports IR touch can run HTML5 content, which is going to be important if the application wants to build in things like live data feeds. […]
Via Linkedin Here’s a look at the new self service ordering kiosks piloted by the massive Subway QSR chain. […]
Google-backed Intersection has started rolling out what will be some 300 interactive digital stations at hubs along the Philadelphia-area rail system run by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, aka SEPTA. The digital totems offer real-time transit information and maps, as well as free WiFi. […]
The new 10,000 sq. ft. fan store store at Chicago’s United Center – home to the NBA Bulls and NHL Blackhawks – includes several digital interactive features designed to immerse people in the culture and excitement of the teams. […]
As Amscreen’s Simon Sugar points out in the tweet below, it’s not like the people behind the smart cities digital OOH interactive screens in the UK didn’t get clues from a sister installation in New York. The InLinkUK interactive stations that are replacing some phone booths around London can easily, it seems, be hijacked to dial up and blast phone sex calls for all passersby to hear. […]
Kiosk manufacturer Evoke Creative has announced a nice deal to build and rollout indoor and outdoor interactive kiosks for Tesco, the biggest grocer in the UK. The indoor units from the Liverpool company will go into some 140 Tesco Extra stores, with another 30 units have been commissioned for using outside of the stores. […]
Guest Post: Michal Lisewski, Merixstudio Let’s imagine a family’s trip to the local shopping mall, and how web technologies and screens make that visit entertaining and worthwhile. […]
Japanese fast-fashion apparel retailer Uniqlo is installing a test wave of interactive vending machines in U.S. malls and airport concourses – in a move reminiscent of what Best Buy has done with gadget vending machines in airports. The vending units have a big interactive touch screen on the front and will dispense two SKUs – heat-retaining shirts and lightweight down jackets. […]
Auto dealerships in larger urban centres are getting necessarily smaller – a simple function of saving on the high cost pf premium retail space. The new Volkswagen store in The Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham, UK is not a whole bunch bigger than a clothing retailer – relying heavily on technology to tell the brand story and help potential buyers make decisions. […]
The technical side of IntuiLab’s new API Explorer is way over my head, but the general concept being floated by the French interactive software firm is pretty interesting – a way for software partners and end-user creative people to use web content and services without needing any programming chops. […]
Scala has circulated a good case study about the work it has been doing with systems integrator partner DOBIT for the European lingerie retailer Hunkemo?ller, particularly in flagship high street stores like the one in the video. […]
