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In an era where everyone is always on their phones, charging stations have become a very popular way to attract attention and encourage engagement among customers and clients.

Many companies are using charging stations as branding opportunities. Make sure you’re utilizing branded charging stations properly by following some of these helpful tips:

Speak:​ Ensure you are using the proper language for your audience. Use this as an opportunity to showcase just the brand logo or to say something more about your company and what you are doing.

Colours:​ Make sure the colours used on the branded Charging Stations are visually pleasing and eye catching and ensure you are using branded colours in order to support your company’s brand identity.

Visuals:​ Use the built in screens and media players on the Bright Box and V-Charge charging stations to run a slideshow or video to promote your brand.

Call-To-Action:​ Encourage customers and clients to follow your social media channels while charging their devices by sharing your company’s social media profiles on the charging station.

Table Branding:​ Allow people to eat, drink and charge their phones at a charging table, such as the Hi-Top table, covered in your branding. If you are limited with space, you can also place branded charging stations in the middle of tables as centerpieces to be used as central hubs.

Information Stations:​ Give people something to do while they charge their phones at your branded charging station by providing information about your company such as, as brochures or other promotional material.

For more information about how to brand your charging station call us at 1-877-752-0916 or click here.

Over the years, we have gone through many different trends in the tech industry, such as blu-ray DVDs, mobile phones, wireless Internet and desktop videoconferencing. Nowadays, businesses are more concerned with trends that allow them to stay connected to make their day-to-day activities easier.

Some of the top innovative tech trends of 2019 include:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Although it has been around since 1956, AI is still an emerging trend in our current society. Used in navigation apps, smart home devices and to schedule trains, AI technology is able to mimic human intelligence in a faster and more accurate way than humans. Businesses have begun using AI for money-saving tasks such as assessing business risk.

Machine Learning – Similar to AI, Machine Learning uses human intelligence to learn and discover new patterns to learn things they weren’t originally programmed to do such as image and facial recognition.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) – This technology allows us to use machines to do all the repetitive tasks that people used to do, such as replying to emails or processing transactions. People are always saying robots are coming for our jobs and this has never been more true with RPA. However, with the removal of menial task jobs, RPA also creates many other job opportunities.

Blockchain – While it is often associated with cryptocurrency, Blockchain creates a chain of data that you are able to add on to but cannot remove or change. Businesses are beginning to use this secure data chain for banking and insurance as it negates the use of a trusted third-party to validate transactions.

Cyber Security – Similar to AI, Cyber Security has been around for a long time. In a world that is constantly changing, especially regarding technology, it is always in need of evolving itself. With hackers becoming more skilled it is important for cyber security to adapt to any incoming threats.

Internet of Things (IoT) – Today, everywhere has wifi and everything is connected to the Internet. IoT refers to the providing wifi connectivity to everyday ‘things’ such as home appliances, cars, etc. Whether it is locking your front door from your phone, tracking your fitness or booking a taxi, IoT keeps you connected.

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) – Primarily used for gaming to immerse and enhance a user in a specific environment, VR and AR have been making their way into the business world. These popular trends are now being used for education, training, marketing and entertainment purposes.

Stay connected and don’t miss out on these trends. Call 1-877-752-0916 or click here to inquire how Vernon can keep you trending with our VR hardware.

Creating an impressive trade show booth is vital to attracting attendee attention in a sea of many booths at a trade show or event. A well planned and well executed booth will garner more foot traffic, grow brand awareness and increase event ROI. Interested?

Top Tips for Your Next Trade Show

• Create Branding Visuals – Create strong brand visuals, banners, signage and surrounding decor elements to tie your brand together and give the feel you want potential customers to experience when surrounded by your brand. Branded giveaways like business cards, flyers or promotional giveaways are a sure way to tie it all together with cohesiveness.
• Be Eye Catching – Use stunning visuals and bright colours (in accordance with your branding) to attract eyes more than a bleak design would. Use lighting to your advantage when highlighting certain elements or your key product.
• Teach Something – Educate attendees on new products or latest discoveries relevant to their industry or interests. Creating an interactive and informative experience with tablets or engaging devices will make their time at your both memorable and valuable.
• Hold a Contest – Create a contest for an easy way to increase attendee engagement at trade shows, gather contact information and spark excitement at your booth. With a creative giveaway, you will boost traffic to your booth, gather potential client information and in turn secure new leads.
• Keep It Fun – Yes, people attend trade shows for business purposes, but that doesn’t mean they should be bland or without some excitement! Add some entertainment value by hiring a great emcee or talent, creating one of a kind experiences or hosting a social after-tradeshow party for your attendees.

Ready to plan your next tradeshow or event? Click HERE to rent all of the technology elements you will need.

From large display screens, tablets, computers or charging stations – we’ve got you covered at Vernon Technology Solutions.

The Brightbox Smart Charging Locker is a highly advanced charging booth perfect for your next event or tradeshow. With features including an interactive touchscreen display, digital advertising capabilities for branded content and user surveys, this charge station does so much more than just power up devices.

A web-based portal provides access for content control, usage reporting, fleet management, real-time updates with networked communications and remote technical support. Available in wall-mounted, floor stand or tabletop versions.

Having a Brightbox Smart Charging Locker at your next event will add an eye catching element to your area, create opportunity for branding opportunity and provide a convenient and secure service to guests.

Why rent this device with Vernon?

SMART SECURITY
Six individual secure charging chambers with 3 cables per chamber and accessible only by user’s magnetic swipe card.

COMPLETE PRIVACY
We are fully PCI certified with end-to-end encryption and absolutely never access any data on your phone or your credit card.

ADVANCED COMPATIBILITY
Certified cables provide universal support for all the latest mobile devices: iPhone, Android, Samsung, LG, HTC, Windows and even USB-C support.

Keep your audience super-charged at your events with best-in-class, secure and customizable Smart Phone Charging Kiosk.

• 6 individual secure charging chambers
• 4 types of charging cables
• Target and engage customers
• Strong messaging and sponsorship opportunity

Download the Vernon BrightBox Rental Guide HERE.

View the Brightbox Smart Charging Locker in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VybTKOTXRBU

Ready for a quote? ​CLICK HERE

Virtual Reality is considered as one of the most significant technology tools for research and education. So much so that tech giants like Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook are investing huge amounts of capital into research and application in these areas. Therefore getting kids to experience VR early, helps ensure that they stay on the cutting edge of STEM education, and this, in turn, sets them up on an educational path that’s innovative and future-ready.

Students are interested in Virtual Reality because, quite simply, it’s all around them. Virtual reality typically incorporates auditory and video feedback, but may also allow other types of sensory and force feedback through haptic technology. Video games, mobile apps, and more, with which students use to interact quite frequently, are more often sporting VR capabilities. The number of active Virtual Reality users has increased from 0.2 million to more than 150 million in just five years, and these numbers show no sign of slowing down.

5 Advantages of using Virtual Reality in Learning and Development for Summer Camps:

Experiential Learning

In education, learning with imagination matters. Knowledge feeds the imagination. With a VR headset, students can experience and visualize various educational concepts from ancient history to futuristic technology. It creates a fun and effective learning environment – a perfect tool for Summer Camps.

Increased Engagement

Virtual Reality (VR) experience takes place within simulated and immersive environments that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. By using Virtual Reality, students can easily see objects in three-dimensional, computer-generated environment which can be explored and interacted and not just imagined. This resonates well with students and keeps them engaged completely.

Work Doesn’t Feel Like Work

When learning becomes fun, productivity takes shape. Productivity leads to development. Camp organizers can genuinely accomplish educating students in complex concepts such as designing, programming, and STEM subjects by using engaging VR content.

Breaks Geographic and Time Barriers

Virtual Reality media content breaks all geographic and time barriers. It is a language of visuals. A language understood by one and all. Take summer camp participants on Virtual Tours across the world and in to space to explore the past, present and the future.

Higher Scope

The brain tends to remember 10% of what it reads, 20% of what it hears, and 90% of what it does or simulates. By adding Virtual Reality as a supplementary technology to your existing, bring Summer Camps to life and improve learning outcomes.

VERNON VR Rental Solutions

To know more about our full scope of our VR rental services, get in touch with one of our computer rental experts today!

Please do contact us for further details.

*Check out how VR enhances Event Experience

Interactivity is taking the market by storm. Users want the same experience they get from their mobile devices and tablets on their desktop and public venue displays. Research on natural human interface proves that touch is everywhere. Touch provides an instant and intuitive interface for users. It simplifies customer interactions and transactions. Users do not have to know how to use a computer and can simply touch the display to make selections. No keyboard is required, saving space and complexity.

Interactive AV
Interactive AV is any form of audiovisual equipment, which enables the user to interact with it in order to control or influence the content that they see.

Interactive AV has always been a key marketing element at malls, offices, museums, and events. Touch Screens are revolutionizing the way we operate and communicate. Interactive technology enables us to communicate and capture all of our content in real time. It empowers businesses through integrated technology to enhance their communication and interactions with their customers. It involves the use of hardware and software so that the interactive content does exactly what one desires it to do.

A leading trade association – InfoComm International, representing the audiovisual industry pointed that for four consecutive years significant growth was projected for the industry. The revenue for the surveyed North American companies was expected to grow by 40%, and by 10.7% for the European audiovisual companies, year-over-year. Therefore, indicating a heavy consumption of rich media content by customers.

The single biggest factor for this increase is the rise in demand for networked audiovisual products due to the integration of Audiovisual and IT technology. The leading markets for AV equipment in North America and Europe continue to be business/IT and education. Its applications are limitless ranging from presentations, boardroom, and conference room collaboration or as interactive information kiosks.

An Interactive touch screen connects to the PC, Laptop or Mac and displays the presentation on to a 55″, 65″, 70″, or 82″ LCD or LED panel.

Imagine how you could captivate your audience when you open applications, navigate the web, use the virtual keyboard to type information or annotate over the top of the displayed information.

Connect. Engage. Captivate.
Rent Large Format Touch Screen Displays and engage your Audience at your next event.

Event Registration
Floor Standing iPads Kiosks are perfect for Event Registration that reduces the wait time and helps in lead capture as well.

Way-finder & Event Schedule
Large Format Touch Screen displays can be used as a Way-finder and display Event Schedule, Speaker Details using Event Apps like eventMobi.

Contests & Surveys
Engage your Audience with interesting contests and interactive surveys on Touch Screen Kiosks to generate leads and get audience feedback.

Branding Opportunity
Stand out in the crowd at Tradeshows with Viewsonic E-Posters by showcasing your Apps, Brand Campaigns, Interactive Presentations and Video content.

We TECH Care
We at Vernon Technology understand the need for networked audiovisual equipment for all events or general marketing activity. We have a vast inventory of Large Format displays, Digital Signage and Interactive Kiosks to meet your requirements.

Vernon’s Touch Screen displays are sure to brighten up your events and create a lasting impact of your brand on your visitors, prospects and customers. What’s more, we at Vernon technology offer the best rates on rentals with flexible and customized rental plans. We even offer you the setup & logistical support you need across North America.

Please do contact us for further details.

The advent of smart and newer technologies has considerably changed the way we organize trade shows and business events. Virtual Reality, in particular, has transformed the entire trade show and business events landscape. This groundbreaking technology has transformed the way we do events and tradeshows by bringing in the element of “reality” to the experience. It gives brands the opportunity to grab the consumers’ attention and start an engaging conversation. The consumers get more deeply absorbed into the presentation as they get an almost life-like, sensory feel of the products, services or venues being promoted.

In other words, it is all about enhancing the “Product/Service Experience” within the small confines of a trade show booth or an event venue.

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality (VR) is an interactive computer-generated experience-taking place within a simulated environment. It incorporates mainly auditory and visual feedback, but may also allow other types of sensory feedback. This immersive environment can be similar to the real world or it can be fantastical.

Current VR technology most commonly uses Virtual Reality headsets or multi-projected environments, sometimes in combination with physical environments or props, to generate realistic images, sounds and other sensations that simulate a user’s physical presence in a virtual or imaginary environment. A person using Virtual Reality equipment is able to “look around” the artificial world, move around in it, and interact with virtual features or items. (Source: Wikipedia)

 The Power of Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality can powerfully influence the mind of the consumers on a deeper level. The near-reality experience evokes an emotional response that gets hardwired into their mind, creating long-lasting impressions. The engagement level will be higher on the part of the audience. The experience will pique their curiosity and interest in your company and its products, services or venues.

As Event Managers, making your business event or tradeshow VR-enabled will greatly improve the volume of visitors to your booth. You can have an unlimited floor space to create whatever experience you want. It allows you to clearly showcase your company’s products and convey the message. This will help you to enhance your brand recognition and establish brand superiority.

Virtual Reality leaves a lasting impression on consumers. It is the perfect medium for you to drive traffic and fully communicate your brand value. Therefore, it is essential to stand out to maximize your return on your event investment.

Let us delve deeper to find out how smart Event Planners could incorporate VR technology into their next grand business event or tradeshow.

Creating your Virtual Showroom at the Event/Tradeshow Venue

Of course, it is next to impossible to pack all your products and display them in your tradeshow booth. Instead, you could use Virtual Reality to create an entire virtual showroom of all your products at the event venue. Imagine what this could do for products that take a lot of space like automobiles, furniture or large machinery. You could also offer a guided tour of your production unit or workshop to familiarize the consumer with your operational processes and quality standards.

Consumers will be able to see your products up-close and have control over their viewing experience. As in a real-life showroom or a factory visit, they will be able to move around in the 3D virtual space and interact with the products. In terms of conversions, the impact will be immense. The consumers will respond favorably to such an immersive experience when compared to the old-fashioned brochures, posters and videos used in traditional events.

Current Trends in VR Technology

Current trends in the field of ‘VR technology’ indicate that it has become a $17.8 billion industry. Over 1.5 million Virtual Reality Kits were sold in 2018. Industry estimates suggest that by the year 2020, the number of VR users worldwide will cross the 1 billion mark. In Canada, in 2018, VR technology spending has been $602 million, according to the International Data Corporation. By 2022, the annual VR business is expected to reach a whopping $8 billion.

Using Virtual Reality Kits for your Next Trade Event

Vernon Technology Solutions are leaders in providing the most effective VR Kit Rental solutions for business events and tradeshows. Vernon provides Event Technology Rental services to a wide range of customers who want to make their mark in events by using the latest ‘VR technology’, to inform, educate, engage their current and prospective consumers and to generate leads.

In short, ‘VR technology’ with its immense power to influence the human mind, is rapidly becoming the hottest technology for business events and tradeshows.

Now is the time for you to take advantage of this innovative technology and take your business promotions to the next level of customer engagement.

VERNON VR Rental Solutions

To know more about our full scope of our VR rental services, get in touch with one of our computer rental experts today!

Please do contact us for further details.

AN ADAPTIVE SPORT EVENT THAT CELEBRATES THE COURAGE OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS WORLDWIDE

The Invictus Games is an international paralympic-style multi-sport event, created by Prince Harry of Wales, to celebrate the bravery of the armed services veterans, wounded in action. This event recognizes their achievements.

As the Invictus Games unfold in Canada, every citizen has a reason to feel proud. James Drohan, Vice President – Vernon, expresses his joy, “It’s a matter of immense pride for citizens of Canada that this iconic event is being hosted in Toronto, as we celebrate the 150^th anniversary of Canada’s confederation. What makes it even more special for us at Vernon, is the opportunity to provide technology support with innovative IT Rental solutions and make this event a grand success.”

Invictus Games 2017 is spread across 14 locations in and around Toronto. Karen Chow, Vernon’s Business Development Manager says, “Our onsite technical support teams are ‘battle-ready’ and fully prepared to meet the challenge. We have provided 160 high quality laptops and barcode scanners to be used at the event venues across Toronto to ensure smooth operations.”

The client’s trust in Vernon, is reflected in the words of Mary Bennet – Senior Manager, Invictus Games Toronto 2017, “As an industry leader with over 30 years of experience in IT, AV and new technology rentals, VERNON was an ideal partner for the week of the Invictus Games Toronto 2017. Their customized services provide the Invictus Games Organizing Committee with the necessary equipment and services required to host what is sure to be the best Invictus Games yet.”

As the technology rental partner of the Invictus Games in Toronto, the team at Vernon Technology Solutions is confident and completely capable of making this, a glorious event.

To Know more about Invictus Games, please visit: http://www.invictusgames2017.com/

IdeaLab’s interactive kiosks provide a sharp and robust rental solution for engaging attendees at short-term events such as trade shows, conferences and exhibitions

Markham, Ontario – Vernon Technology Solutions has been a leading provider of rental technology products and services across the United States and Canada for over 30 years. In partnership with IdeaLab Innovation, Vernon is offering a new interactive digital kiosk rental solution for organizations seeking to effectively engage attendees at short-term events and other venues.

“Vernon is pleased to continue its partnership with IdeaLab, an established leader in the digital kiosk industry,” said James Drohan, Vice President of Business Development at Vernon. “Combining elegantly designed, high-quality, tablet-like touch screens with integrated WiFi and always on 4G connectivity and a flexible, cloud-based content management system, IdeaLab’s Experiential Digital Kiosks have raised the bar for digital interactive engagement.”

Battery-powered Digital Kiosk

Drawing potential customers at events can often be difficult; keeping them engaged even more challenging. IdeaLab’s 46-inch kiosk and their newly launched battery-powered 32 inch model deliver sharp image quality, a sophisticated but user-friendly interface to fully leverage digital interactivity, and meets the needs of the most demanding environments. Backed by Vernon’s impeccable track record of short-term IT and AV rentals across North America, IdeaLab’s leading-edge kiosk hardware and software can be customized to client specifications. Vernon also offers onsite and offsite teams to ensure seamless operations as well as digital event management tools such as EventMobi a fully featured event technology app, and Mappedin: WayFinder for managing dynamic event spaces.

Innovative Event Technology

“Vernon continues to build on its historic strength of providing comprehensive, high-quality and reliable technology solutions for short-term events. Idealab’s kiosk meet our high standards and as a organization, they continue to push innovation forward by investing in research and development to deliver the best in digital kiosk rental solutions,” added Drohan. “In the second quarter of 2017, Vernon will be offering a variety of new digital products for events that further enhance attendee user experience and improve the financial prospects for our clients.”

To learn more about Vernon Technology Solutions please visit:

https://www.vernontechnology.com/

To see a video demo of the IdeaLab Digital Kiosk please visit:
https://vimeo.com/182451580

To learn more about IdeaLab Innovation Corporation please visit:

https://idealabinnovationcorp.com/