4 Thrilling Tactics to Entertain Customers with Digital Signage
Technology continues to shape and drive our world…and our future. Or is it our world that drives technology? The digital signage industry is on the verge of change, but not necessarily because technology is about to shift again, but because consumers are looking for an “experience”. Customers are more in control of how markets function […]
How Digital Sign and Kiosk Technologies Are Contributing to Automation & Creative Destruction
A recent article on cnet reminded me of an experience I had from back in 2002. I was at CiCi’s pizza in Pensacola, Florida with a group of friends. For those of you not familiar with CiCi’s, it’s a gut-bomb, all-you-can-eat pizza parlor which– at the time– cost less than $4 per person. As part of their […]
Reasons Google Can & Should Enter Digital Out-of-Home (and a few indications of how they already have)
From my perspective, Google’s entrance into digital out-of-home is more a matter of “when” than a question of “if.” For those who’ve been paying attention for a while, there are numerous features, acquisitions and products that have set-off a flurry of discussion and suspicion among those in this industry. Google brings additional insight, revenue and […]
Restaurant Tablet Menus Are Over-hyped
An old friend of my from my days at HughesNet sent me a link to a news article outlining how tablets used for “digital dining” represent a growing subset of digital signage, self-service and tablet computing for business. I personally think it’s overhyped, misinformed and setup for eventual leapfrog by other technology. Here are a […]
Can Digital Signage Revive the Dying POS Industry?
With the likes of Square gaining massive traction in the retail arena, it’s not just the providers of kiosks that are taking a major hit. Retail POS providers are seeing massive ebbing of revenues from traditional point of sale systems thanks to leapfrogs in technology. I expect further dissolution will occur when NFC and other […]
When Signage Replaces Salesmen
I try to comment as little on the news as possible, but a piece I read in the WSJ this morning could simply not be ignored. The article explains how high-pressured salespeople are being replaced with a combination of concierge-like services combined with a strategic dose of digital signage. It appears BMW is further decreasing […]
The Kiosk is Dead: There’s an App for That
I simply love the creativity of entrepreneurs and would-be business-owners seeking to find ways to fill unmet needs in any market from healthcare to digital dining. The applications for the software we continuously promote are almost as innumerable as the ideas that power them. However, lately I’m seeing a growing trend among those that think […]
LED Multi-Media Signage Player: WIN-R22 Newspaper Reader
Coming to you direct from the manufacturer is a custom all-in-one signage player/display with the following specifications. Display Size 22″ Outframe Size 1651x351x67mm Base Size 351x300x40mm LED Screen Samsung/LG/AU Display Scale 9:16 Dispaly Area 476x268mm Screen Resolution 1920×1080 Output Resolution 1080P Viewing Angle Full View Brightness 500cd/㎡ Contrast 5000:1 Color 16.7m Working life 60000h Power 440-640W Voltage 110-240v 50/60HZ Memory Card 4G Net Weight 26KG Carton Size 1800x380x97mm Gross Weight […]
How Mobile Payment Solutions will Affect Digital Out-of-Home
There’s a showdown a-brewing between the various mobile payment providers. The likes of Square, Dwolla, PayPal and CloverPay are using mobile and tablet innovations in a way that is rapidly turning the clunky and expensive merchant providers in a tizzy. The latest innovations in credit card and mobile processing are as disruptive to the merchant […]
Kiosks: There’s an App for That–Why Tablets and Smartphones Will Cannibalize the Kiosk Market
Many are familiar with Apple’s “there’s an app for that” commercial which aired back in 2009. The innovation housed in today’s smartphone and tablet devices is revolutionizing the way we communicate, share and ultimate transact in a digital world. My personal opinion is that the strides made by utilizing such devices will further cannibalize many […]
