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Window Tech

Infusing technology into windows to create interactive experiences

Implications - A window isn't just a window anymore. While retailers have been experimenting with digital window displays over the last few years, not until now has technology really enhanced the interactive functions of windows. Whether used for interactive storefront games and touchscreen shopping or applied to cars to augment a rider's experience, technological innovations in the world of windows are on the rise.
Trend Themes
1. Interactive Storefronts - Creating interactive displays on storefronts to engage customers and offer rewards for fun interaction.
2. QR Code Scanning - Using QR codes and scannable technology to offer convenient purchasing experiences for customers through window displays.
3. Interactive Windows - Innovative use of smart windows and OLED technology to enhance user experience and create new opportunities for virtual shopping.
Industry Implications
1. Retail - Using customer engagement to drive in-store and online sales, as well as convenient purchasing experiences offered through innovative storefront technology.
2. Automotive - Incorporating interactive rear windows for car passengers to enhance their experience and connect with the environment around them.
3. Technology - Using OLED, touchable, and transparent screens to create new opportunities for innovative product offerings and utilizing crowdsourcing to create user-generated content.
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Featured Examples

Interactive Cafe Storefronts
Interactive Cafe Storefronts
My Starbucks Rewards Program Rewards Frequent Customers
Mega coffee chain Starbucks is launching the My Starbucks Rewards program in Canada -- specifically in the major cities of Toronto and Vancouver. To launch it, the company has installed interactive storefronts… MORE
play_circle_filled Web-Surfing Windows
Web-Surfing Windows
Samsung 'Smart Window' is Touchable and Transparent at CES 2012
Instead of hooking up your laptop in the kitchen to watch your favorite shows while you cook, instate the Samsung 'Smart Window' OLED TV that is transparent, letting you use outside light to light up your… MORE
Scannable Window Shopping
Scannable Window Shopping
John Lewis Virtual Shop Lets People Conveniently Click and Collect
It looks like some brands are using QR codes to full advantage this holiday season, and British retailer John Lewis is one of them. The John Lewis virtual shop has been launched in Brighton, and it's a… MORE
play_circle_filled Animated Auto Windows
Animated Auto Windows
The Windows of Opportunity Project Strives to Entertain the Backseat
Psychological studies have shown that car passengers often feel disconnected from their environment, and The Windows of Opportunity Project hopes to find new ways to connect to this outside world. Much… MORE
Musical Retail Displays
Musical Retail Displays
Calvin Klein Sound Installation Offers Customers an Audio Experience
Clothing label Calvin Klein has executed an innovative and interactive holiday campaign that focuses on engaging customers through a sound installation called 'Holiday (DOPE XXXmas)' in its stores around… MORE
Virtual Window Shopping
Virtual Window Shopping
Turn Hills Lets Online Shoppers Browse the Storefronts of NYC Stores
Turn Hills is a new website that gives window shoppers around the world the chance to see what it's like to window shop in New York City. Turn Hills used crowdsourced photos to give virtual window shoppers… MORE

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