Projects Podcast Looks At MaxMedia’s Work On AT&T’s San Francisco Flagship

March 10, 2017 by Dave Haynes

The new 16:9 Projects Podcast takes a deep dive look into the flagship AT&T store at 1 Powell Street in beautiful San Francisco. Project …

CREATIVE, PODCAST, PROJECTS, retail

Video: Screenly, Evrything Mash Up NFC, Smartphones, Digital Signage For Retail

March 3, 2017 by Dave Haynes

Here’s an interesting little digital signage/NFC technical demo that UK-based CMS provider Screenly put together for its presence with Ubuntu and Evrything at the …

IoT, retail, TECHNOLOGY

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UK Grocer Trials LCD Slats As Shelf-Edge Product Explainers

March 3, 2017 by Dave Haynes

I was with a retailer earlier this week talking about emerging technology, and one of the things that we spent a lot of time …

Displays, retail, TECHNOLOGY

Projects: 40-Screen Flying Video Wall Switches On At Southampton, UK Cinema

February 22, 2017 by Dave Haynes

Here’s a very nice install – featuring a “flying” video wall – that formally switched on last week at the new 10-screen Showcase Cinema …

CREATIVE, PROJECTS, retail, TECHNOLOGY

Walmart OKs Trial Of Car-Buying Kiosks In Select U.S. Stores

January 27, 2017 by Dave Haynes

An online car-buying service has struck a leasing deal with Walmart to start putting interactive kiosks in 25 U.S. stores this spring. Miami-based CarSaver, reports Automotive …

retail, TECHNOLOGY

Projects: Interactive Displays Guide Vera Wang Style Choices

January 25, 2017 by Dave Haynes

This a pretty standard touchscreen application developed for weddings-centric fashion designer Vera Wang, but I like how this video shows the thinking behind the …

Displays, PROJECTS, retail, TECHNOLOGY

Coates Hires McDonald’s POS & Kiosk Chief As New U.S. GM

January 24, 2017 by Dave Haynes

New hires at digital signage companies don’t seem to generate many page views on Sixteen:Nine, but this one might be different – a company …

BUSINESS, People, retail, TECHNOLOGY

Back To The Future In Retail Tech

January 19, 2017 by Jeff Doud

Guest Post: Stuart Armstrong, ComQi In an odd twist, a massive high-tech investment in omni-channel, big data and IoT is taking retailers back to …

retail, TECHNOLOGY

NRF2017 Impressions: Lotsa Actionable Analytics

January 17, 2017 by Dave Haynes

NRF is not a digital signage show. There are lots of signage vendors at the show – with booths or just walking around. It’s …

BUSINESS, Events, retail, TECHNOLOGY

Is This The Most Digital Signage-Rich Store In Canada?

January 4, 2017 by Dave Haynes

There’s always some other place with more, but in my travels, I’ve just come back from the most digital signage-rich store I’ve seen to …

PROJECTS, retail, TECHNOLOGY

Retail Phone Charging Station Uses Fingerprint Scan For Security

December 29, 2016 by Dave Haynes

Phone charger stations with screens on top are nothing new, but an Ottawa digital signage company has come up with a clever spin on …

retail, TECHNOLOGY

China’s KFC Testing Facial Recognition Software For Suggestive Selling

December 28, 2016 by Dave Haynes

In a move that seems much more a gimmick than a boost of customer experience, the Chinese business unit of KFC is using video …

retail, TECHNOLOGY