Casio develops a new digital signage solution with compact displays

The Japanese electronics and communications company Casio plans to launch in January 2013 a new digital signage solution for the restaurant sector that combines a projector and a small compact display.

Casio has announced its intention to enter the digital signage market with the launch in January of a small projector with an integrated screen in the shape of a character that can be configured in front of restaurants, fast food establishments or stores as an advertising tool to attract customers. The custom screen, in ways such as a cook, a salesperson or different types of characters depending on the category of the business, You can show moving images of the characters to attract customers' attention or directly talk to them, according to the Japanese manufacturer.

The compact device combines a projector and a screen and measures only 57 cm high, 47 centimeters wide, y 54 cm long at most, so it can be placed in a very small space in stores. When the video is projected from the back of a screen in the shape of the character or symbol of the store in question, It will seem like you are talking. According to Cassius, Customers will be able to change the language of the characters by simply touching the screen.

The screen uses lasers and LEDs and has 20.000 lighting hours, o 10 times that of conventional lamps containing mercury, according to the Japanese company, What do you plan to bring to the market? 20.000 units.