Sightings: Using audience analytics to drive restaurant traffic
August 26, 2010 by Dave Haynes
TechCrunch flagged a demo of digital signage by Japanese telecom giant NTT that shows some different possibilities for biometrics as they relate to screens. …
Read moreNew, tiny fanless unit capable of serious HD digital signage
August 24, 2010 by Dave Haynes
The Swiss seem to make very nice little digital signage boxes. Spinetix has had a very nice little solid state box and platform on …
Read moreOptrex joins the stre-e-e-tched screen contest
August 20, 2010 by Dave Haynes
Another ultra-wide panel for digital signage is now on the market – this one from Optrex – a Japanese company that has a large …
Read moreSuspicions confirmed: you're not getting the bandwidth you pay for
August 18, 2010 by Dave Haynes
This will shock you to your core – there’s hard evidence that telecoms and cablecos are stretching the truth about their service delivery. Ok, …
Read moreMissed marketing opportunity?
August 17, 2010 by Dave Haynes
The Canadian burger chain A&W is testing some new concept stores aimed at urban 25-40 year olds in major cities – featured around self-serve …
Read moreIf Content is King, Power is God
August 11, 2010 by Dave Haynes
Walmart Smart Network endcap. No power or dead unit. It happens. But it really can’t in retail or anywhere else. Pic from reader
Read moreJapanese vending machines use video analytics to make drink recommendations
August 10, 2010 by Dave Haynes
If I ever squirted out of the rail car at a stop on the JR East transport system in Japan, I doubt anything would …
Read moreNASCAR Hall of Fame fan board lit up with 250-plus of Christie's MicroTiles
August 5, 2010 by Dave Haynes
(Disclosure: I do some writing for Christie, and prepared a case study on this project) One of the first BIG projects to come along …
Read moreNEC joins the stretched screen crowd
August 5, 2010 by Dave Haynes
Someone will correct me, undoubtedly, but as far as I know LG was the first display manufacturer to come out with a monitor that …
Read moreAnd the point of this is … is … umm …
July 29, 2010 by Dave Haynes
Akihabara News is reporting a new Hitachi gesture technology that the Japanese electronics giant thinks has a role in several sectors one day, including …
Read moreNice many-many tiled display in Austrian club
July 28, 2010 by Dave Haynes
Montreal-based Matrox has put out a case study about an impressive install at a club in Linz, Austria. In a nutshell, 40 big flat …
Read moreKroger's digital coupon offer improves bargain-buying, but …
July 27, 2010 by Dave Haynes
US grocer Kroger has introduced a digital coupon system that appears to make that whole exercise a lot easier and more interesting. Instead of …
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