Sony’s 4K HDR commercial displays are now touch-ready, via a technology collaboration that puts TSItouch‘s infrared (IR) multi-touch on the 55, 65 and 75-inch models of Sony’s BRAVIA – the BZ40H series of pro displays. […]
As digital signage and retail tech sellers continue to tout touchless solutions – using voice, gesture, hover and QR-to-smartphone set-ups – the main buyers out there appear to be opting for screens that get touched. New research from OMDIA says the Interactive Touch (IFP/Touch) segment actually leads the recovery being seen in the total Public Information Display market. […]
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. […]
There’s a lot to be said for Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising being an engaging medium because of its ability to be tangible, present, and striking. However, what often really makes the medium stand out from the rest, is its ability to be made into an interactive demonstration, encouraging consumer participation. […]
This is brilliant stuff … famous works of art digitized and playfully integrated with old-school mechanical devices to make them interactive. The exhibit is called Mechanical Masterpieces – a collection of paintings reimagined by artist Neil Mendoza for the 21st century. […]
Samsung has broadened its reach in QSR and retail by introducing its own 24-inch interactive ordering screen – starting in South Korea but intending to bring it to other markets. Samsung Kiosk – thumbs up for the to-the-point name – is an all-in-one LCD with a touch layer, using an SoC as the player and running Tizen. […]
The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT Gary Mundrake’s company, TSItouch, has a tag line that flat out says The World Needs More Touch. He’d like, of course, to sell the world more touch technology, but there’s a larger story about his 10-year-old company’s activity in the digital signage and pro AV marketplace. […]
If you were somebody who bought or specified 3M interactive touch products, the familiar MicroTouch line of touch monitors sold for many years by that Minnesota tech giant has been re-launched via a separate company, TES America. […]
Stumbled across this interesting retail application by the upstate New York digital signage CMS and solutions firm inLighten. It’s very reminiscent of the wave of social media visualizations from a few years ago that scraped Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest feeds to put various posts on to a digital canvas, and give them a little movement. […]
It is taking forever, but at some point we will all go back to a new version of normal retailing and other routine, day-to-day activities. That will also mean a return of interesting in simple but effective things like interactive merchandising. […]
The legendary German pro football club FC Bayern Munich opened a new flagship store in central Munich, with a signature interactive feature an AR-driven display that allows fans to take virtual selfies with their favorite players. […]
The value of touchless retailing experience is the sort of thing that can be debated, but whether you think it is necessary or not in this health crisis, this is a very good example of how to get the creative and user experience right. […]
The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT While we all have learned, and mostly remembered, to wash or sanitize our hands after we touch surfaces, the ongoing pandemic has undoubtedly made a lot of people antsy about touching any surfaces unless they really, really need to. […]
Not sure where this is – let’s just assume Switzerland. It is a combination of an interactive display for chocolate giant Lindt, likely at a flagship store or some sort of corporate venue, like the company’s new Home of Chocolate Muesum. […]
The UK tech start-up Ultraleap – which markets technology that merges camera-based hand-tracking with haptic feedback – has released free software it says enables existing touchscreens to go touch-free. The qualifier in that is to make the TouchFree software work, operators will need to add on a $250 camera/sensor or a $90 controller gadget. […]
