This is a grave with a difference--digital tombstones allow you to add movies, images and pictures to a headstone. Rather than an old-fashioned inscription, you can play a video or a song. It’s multimedia social networking for graves.
Incidentally, making noise is against cemetery regulations in Germany, but the point is that they could play music if permitted to.
The idea came from Michael Koenigsfeld, a gardener in a cemetery in west Germany, where his aunt is also buried.
What's Driving This Trend
- Multimedia Mourning
- Funeral directors and cemetery operators can invest in offering digital tombstones as part of their services.
- Personalized Memorials
- Companies that specialize in personalized products and services can expand their offerings to include digital tombstones.
- Tech-enabled Graveyards
- Technology companies can create and market solutions specifically for digitizing cemeteries and headstones.
Who This Affects Most
- Funeral Services
- Digital tombstones can disrupt traditional funeral services, creating new revenue streams and competitive advantages for funeral homes.
- Personalized Products and Services
- The digital tombstones industry opens opportunities for customization and personalization for companies that offer these types of products and services.
- Technology
- Tech companies can leverage advances in AR/VR, blockchain, and other technologies to create innovative solutions that enhance digital tombstones and the overall cemetery industry.
