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Listen: Why Retail Isn’t Dying with Healey Cypher
On today’s podcast, we chat with Healey Cypher from Oak Labs. We discuss their focus on reinvigorating the human-to-human retail experience, how technology can help them redefine that relationship, and how technology needs to be usable in order to be worthwhile. We also find out where he goes to “escape the grid“. For more…
Listen: Tailoring Content for Generation Z with Stephanie Gutnik
On today’s podcast, we get to chat with Stephanie Gutnik from Broadsign. We discuss how they help clients manage the massive amount of data that they need to effectively communicate their message, the growing world of mobile displays, and the interesting approach to tailor a campaign based on real-time conditions. For more information on…
DOES YOUR BUSINESS NEED VIRTUAL REALITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
If it feels like you hear something new about virtual reality (VR) or artificial intelligence (AI) every day, you’re not alone. Like other communications technology, these areas have grown at astonishing rates. In fact, the virtual and augmented reality market may be worth 215 billion U.S. dollars by 2021. Likewise, there have been 14 times more startups…
Powder Coats Provide a Larger Palette of Industrial Finish Options
Decorative metal panels filter light and create spaces that change throughout the day, but the finishes that are applied to the panels make the panels long-lasting and help to complement the rest of the project’s design aesthetic. Paints add to labor-intensive lead times or often drip before they dry, and prefinished sheet goods don’t allow…
Listen: Designing for the Future with Michelle M. Collins
On today’s podcast, we have a chat with Michelle M Collins from A Non-Agency. We discuss the challenge of balancing rapid technological advancement and developmental lead-in, designing for the future, the changing relationship between technology and customers, and she accidentally announces a magnificent art/historical plan for the Empire State Building. (It’s amazing.) For more…
Listen: Is VR about to see mass adoption? With Chris Lafayette
On today’s podcast, we chat with Chris Lafayette from The Armada. We discuss the current state of VR, AR, and MR, the challenges that developers face when needing collaborative spaces, the future hurdles that VR faces, and just how important the human eye is in this whole calculation. For more information on The Armada,…
Watch: Amazon may finally be developing its Brazilian market
Though Amazon has yet to confirm the reports, the retail giant is expected to sell directly to Brazilian markets soon. In the past few years, hundreds of meetings with Brazilian vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers have raised eyebrows. Last year, Amazon Brazil allowed 3rd-party sellers to list their items on Amazon. 2016 saw the opening of…
Watch: New Windows 10 update will focus on AI
In addition to giving creators more tools, the next Windows 10 update will make AI a priority. Microsoft announced that the AI and machine learning software underlying its software to all Windows app developers. Called “the AI platform” for Windows 10, Microsoft anticipates applications from video games to design. Already, Microsoft is teasing the next…
Watch: Google Hopes to Achieve Quantum Computing with new Chip
Researchers at Google are preparing to test a 72 quantum bit (qubit) computer chip. The new chip is a significant leap from their previous 9-qubit chip, but quantum supremacy remains out of reach. Quantum supremacy, computing what traditional computers can’t, requires at least 50 qubits, and the challenges are big. Google, IBM, and Intel have…
Hunan Museum Uses over 40 Christie Projectors to Illustrate History at the Han Dynasty Tomb
More than 40 Christie 1DLP projectors are installed at the Changsha, China Hunan Museum. 14 projectors surround the 17-meter-deep trapezoidal-shaped pit grave housing the 2000-year-old tombs of King Ma and Lady Dai. While installation of these projectors in such cultural and historical venues is complex, their presence offers benefits such as extended operation, small footprint…
The Time For Automation In Retail Is Now
Big names like Uber and Amazon have gone automated. As the use of robots and AI are the trend, increasingly more companies are working hard to streamline operations and automate whatever functions they can. FedEX and UPS are feeling the pressure as well as most other major companies. However, according to Ryan Duguid of Nintex,…
Samsung Developing Facial Controlled Drones
Straight from a science fiction novel, you might soon be able to control a drone using your eye movement. A patent from Samsung has secured the technology. The proposed drone has an integrated display that can observe face and pupil movement, along with hand gestures and positioning. The technology has been described as “a display…
The Interesting Setup at the Conference USA Basketball Tournament
The Conference USA basketball tournament this week is being held at the practice facility for the Dallas Cowboys, the Ford Center at The Star, with a unique setup. Two courts, Court A and Court B, will inhabit the space with a divider curtain hung along the 50-yard-line. The facility’s regular seating, which is quite far…
Watch: Bitcoin dives following SEC warnings of “potentially unlawful” trading platforms
Bitcoin fell to a 10-day low after the Securities and Exchange Commission issued warnings of “potentially unlawful” trading platforms. The troubled and volatile cryptocurrency dropped 7.53% in the wake of the news. Multiple scams and an ongoing investigation into an Icelandic “Bitcoin Heist” have led to rocky waters for the digital coin. Bitcoin has proven…
Cellar Of Legendary Entrepreneur To Be Auctioned
Sotheby’s will be auctioning a collection of fine wines from the estate of the late Jerry Perenchio in Hong Kong and New York City this spring. The sale of this varied and impressive collection will benefit the Perenchio Foundation, an initiative to fund visual and performing arts in his native Los Angeles. Perenchio, who isn’t…
Pregis LLC Brings Virtual Reality to Packaging Training
Pregis LLC, headquartered in Chicago, is at the cutting edge of not just packaging, but of training people in protective packaging and material selection through the use of virtual reality (VR). Because ecommerce is so distributed, it can make in-person training more difficult; however, VR actually provides universal training regardless of location, allowing for more…
eZee Integrates Hotel Services With Indonesia’s VHP PMS
The hospitality experts at eZee Technosys recently finished integrating their booking engine and channel manager solutions with Indonesian company Sindata PT Supranasa’s Visual Hotel Program (VHP) PMS. Current VHP PMS users will be able to take advantage of eZee’s wide array of powerful hospitality solutions, customer support and expert implementation. Analysts expect the combination to…
Listen: VR/AR’s Potential Impact on Hospitality with Themis Anthrakopoulos
On today’s podcast, we have a chat with Themis Anthrakopoulos from HotelMate. We discuss the overlooked segment of the hospitality industry that HotelMate helps, the advances in technology and how they change the guest expectations and we find out if he could survive an entire week in Bora Bora WITHOUT cell service. For more…
Watch: PTC looks to boost growth in industrial IoT and AR
PTC sees the explosion of Industrial IoT and AR around the globe and hopes to capitalize on that continued growth. 2017 saw triple-digit growth for PTC’s IoT business. Now PTC is focusing on cultivating a small, focused “ecosystem” of partners. Cloud-based subscription made up 50% of PTC’s 2017 revenue, and now they are looking to…
Watch: The Leading Hotels of the World Ltd brings 7 new hotels into its collection
The consortium of more than 400 luxury hotels worldwide, The Leading Hotels of the World, recently welcomed 7 new members hotels. SoCal’s Parker Palm Springs and Madrid’s Gran Hotel Ingles are just some of the luxury additions to the collection. 2017 saw 40 new members and the Leading Hotels of the World is hoping to…
Watch: Extron ships 10” Touchpanel
Extron’s TLP Pro 1025T 10″ Tabletop TouchLink Pro Touchpanel has shipped with an array of new features that set it apart. The redesigned panel ships with eight times the memory, a quad-core processor, a 1280×800 touchscreen that’s both smudge and scratch resistant, and a sleek case design. The TLP Pro 1025T utilizes Power over Ethernet…
New Imaging Can Produce Visual Quantum World
A new imaging technique that can improve clock precision and add new atomic-level detail to studies like magnetism and superconductivity has been developed by JILA scientists. Rapid, precise measurements of quantum behavior in an atomic clock creates visual art and combines spectroscopy with high-resolution microscopy. “This technique allows us to write a piece of beautiful…
Off-The-Shelf Custom Mounting Solutions for Mass Rollouts
Video walls can turn any space into a dynamic experience. While choosing the type of displays, whether LED or LCD, is part of a successful installation, just as important are the mounting solutions. Many factors can impact how the screens should integrate with mounting gear. With a breadth of selection, it’s possible to use off-the-shelf…
Google Maps Announces Disney Attractions on Street Maps
If you’re a fan of the Disney parks, here’s good news. Google has finally introduced street views of 10 Disney locations. Included are Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Typhoon Lagoon, Disney Springs in Disney World, and the California Adventure and Disneyland Parks in California. The views allow visual access to some of Disney’s…
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