How To Go Viral – Use Buyral
How do you go viral? We used to say that it wasn’t possible, that there was no such thing. Well, that has changed. With Buyral. This is hilarious. “. . .you’ve got the CLApp on your unit, correct?”...
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Ultra Thin Mobile Display Technology
Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi have put together their techno-wizardry to come up with ultra thin displays that can be used pretty much anywhere, even in car dashboard displays. I find this absolutely...
View ArticleDigital Signage That Reacts to Product Selection
Since, like, forever, digital signage next to a product on the shelf has proven valuable to sales lift. But exactly what about the content helps drive that engagement? That’s always the big question....
View ArticleBMW Uses Projection Technology to Turn Today’s Cars Into Future Cars
Using projection and motion technology, BMW digitally transformed cars on a busy New York City street into concept cars. Instead of the usual human interaction to engage consumers, BMW created a...
View ArticleComputers In 5 Years – IBM
It’s always interesting to see what people think about the future of technology. IBM has put out an interesting take on what computers will be able to do in five years, spanning the human senses....
View ArticleFirewall – The Interactive, Stretchy Touch Screen
Now touch screens can get all bendy stretchy! Check out this demonstration, called Firewall. From Aaron Sherwood, he describes it thus: A stretched sheet of spandex acts as a membrane interface...
View ArticleDigital Signage Activated by Hanger Shows Model Wearing the Clothes
Here we see an example of digital signage activated by removing the hanger from the rack below the screen: What I like about it is the interruption of the screen above the rack. The onset of motion...
View ArticleFlexible e-Ink Display Now a Working Tablet
e-ink. Cool…but…meh. Amirite? Check out PaperTab, developed by Queen’s University in Canada. It’s a paper-thin working tablet that can work with other tablets like it when in the same proximity. You...
View ArticleThe Tablet with A Lumpy Surface
It seems we are seeing a lot more “tactile” screen engagement technology. Or maybe it’s just me. I showed you about the large flexible screen. Now, here’s a tablet with a lumpy surface. As reported by...
View ArticleBringing Digital Signage To Life With Your Mobile Device
Using a mobile device, you can bring TV content to life in front of the screen: This is pretty cool technology. Imagine a retail space where you can use your mobile device to interact with the digital...
View ArticleInteractive Screens That Make Children Happy and Healthy
Here’s an example of everything that can be awesome with interactive digital signage engagement. Chris O’Shea has created “Woodland Wiggle,” an interactive experience at The Royal London Hospital. A...
View ArticleTurning Bored Into Exciting With Mobile
Qualcomm wanted to take waiting at a bus stop to 11. There’s not much “digital” here. But, using mobile, these folks are treated to some exciting moments. Pretty cool. Discovered at Devour.com.
View ArticleLight Any Part of Your Room with a Tablet
Very cool technology here. Lighting that is manipulated by drawing light and dark on a tablet. Not quite “digital,” but in the sense of design, controlling this can be a huge benefit to designers...
View ArticleRetail Interactive Projection At Your Fingertips
One of the more interesting things that I saw at the Digital Signage Expo a few weeks ago was Perch Interactive. (You can see a ton of Perch’s stuff on their Showcase page.) While not terribly...
View ArticleInteracting with a Flexible Screen
We continue to see people push the boundaries of integrating the digital and physical world. Here’s another example, and very cool. The screen is a flexible silicone surface with projection that...
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Why You Should Attend the Digital Screenmedia Association Symposium
Full disclosure: I’m the Executive Vice President of Marketing for the Digital Screenmedia Association. Second full disclosure: I attended the DSA Symposium in Dallas in May. Okay, now that we have...
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Iron Man 3D Technology in Real Life
Remember this stuff from Iron Man? Welp, watch Tesla’s Elon Musk show you why he’s become Iron Man. This is fascinating on so many levels. It wasn’t too long ago that gesture technology became this...
View ArticleReal-Time Billboard Updates With Weather
This is very cool (or hot? pick your pun): But I have one suggestion: Instead of showing me what I should be wearing now, show me what I might need for later today or tonight. I love that they took the...
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