Tablets

Dream to Reality: How Digital Signage is the Ultimate Business IoT Solution

Posted by Julie Hoey on Jun 10, 2016 in Insight, Interactive, Retail, Tablets

In the last decade we’ve seen our digitally driven era constantly shift and expand. We’ve entered into a phase that involves the communication of devices and objects via the Internet, and without human interaction. This phase is known as the Internet of Things, or known as IoT. The Internet of Things (IoT) is comprised of […]

Overcoming Digital Consumer Burnout

Posted by Nate Nead on May 26, 2014 in Advertising, Digital Billboards, DOOH, Insight, Retail, Tablets

Before I dive in, please take some time to watch TED video below, courtesy of Psychologist Barry Schwartz: There are a couple of key points from this discussion that relate directly to the world of digital signage and particularly digital advertising. First, it causes me to question whether digital signage is helping or hurting consumers’ […]

Restaurant Tablet Menus Are Over-hyped

Posted by Nate Nead on Mar 31, 2014 in Digital Menu Boards, Hardware, Insight, Kiosk, Tablets

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?

Posted by Nate Nead on Mar 5, 2014 in Industry, Insight, Kiosk, Tablets

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 […]

The Kiosk is Dead: There’s an App for That

Posted by Nate Nead on Feb 3, 2014 in Kiosk, Tablets

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 […]

Prediction: Tablet Deployments Will Overtake Traditional Signage

Posted by Nate Nead on Nov 18, 2013 in Digital Menu Boards, Displays, Tablets

Traditionally, digital signage has been just that–traditional. A typical deployment would include a standard sign player (some external PC) an LCD screen, internet and some slammin’ content. Fortunately or unfortunately–as the case may be–there are shifts afoot that I predict will end up changing the digital signage industry into something a bit unrecognizable from its […]

Justifications for Tabletop Digital Signage

Posted by Nate Nead on Oct 31, 2013 in Digital Menu Boards, Tablets

The original Microsoft Surface–you know, the one with a price point of $10K and a surface area encompassing an entire table–was touted as the next solution for tabletop menus in restaurants, the replacement for touchscreen wayfinding kiosks and a general enterprise solution that could replace or augment staffing in a number of retail environments. Sadly, less-expensive, […]

Tablet Menus for Wineries

Posted by Nate Nead on Jul 17, 2013 in Tablets

There are few things that rival the snobbery of a wine party. When I picture a wine party, I think of a group of turtle-neck-wearing wannabe millionaires laughing as they sit there twirling the wine in their glasses. No snobbish wine party would be complete without the wine menu. In today’s day and age the […]

Kiosks: There’s an App for That–Why Tablets and Smartphones Will Cannibalize the Kiosk Market

Posted by Nate Nead on Mar 11, 2013 in Kiosk, Tablets

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 […]

Tablets in Digital Signage

Posted by Nate Nead on Jan 14, 2013 in Tablets, Uncategorized

The use of tablets in digital signage has always been a natural fit. Here are a few reasons why the market opportunity for tablets in out-of-home will only grow with time. The Form Factor Tablets represent a phase in the next step or evolution of digital sign advertising, especially when it comes to the form […]