Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category

Visualizing finances

Posted by dball on October 14th, 2009 under Digital Signage, Hardware, Retail Banking, content Tags: , ,  •  2 Comments

The Virtual Autopsy Table from NorrköpingsVisualiseringscenter on Vimeo.
There’s no doubt about it: Microsoft Surface-type computing interfaces are compelling. The idea of taking graphics and data and then moving them, bumping them, merging them — it’s a way of interacting with computers that we have only been able to picture in movies.
But so far, we’ve mostly [...]

All the links that are fit to print

Posted by dball on September 24th, 2009 under Employee communications, Hardware, Marketing, Merchandising, Retail Banking Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

There is never a lack of interesting information and opinions on the Web. Some of it is even useful. While link posts might be considered the last refuge of scoundrel bloggers, the links below have been cultivated, nay, curated, to strike a balance between intriguing and applicable. Enjoy!
Experiate Blog: How to make the store employee [...]

ATMs around the world

Posted by dball on September 9th, 2009 under Hardware, Retail Banking Tags:  •  No Comments

Behold, the lowly workhorse of the banking system, as it appears in numerous countries and environments across the globe. For a huge number of customers, this is as close to a bank as they’ll ever get. Hence, the efforts by banks to brand their ATMs. (The Wachovia ATMs below go beyond branding and take on [...]

Do-it-yourself RFID for digital signage

Posted by dball on July 31st, 2009 under Digital Signage, Hardware, Software, content, customer experience Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

It’s so tempting to take exciting new technology and go in search of problems. However, it’s often the pragmatic applications of new tech that ultimately wins the day and ushers in broader acceptance.
Take RFID. It’s certainly not a new technology by any stretch, but the practical application of RFID within the context of in-store digital [...]