Warsaw, Poland
    REX Lab

    Touchscreen and tablet guides

    Choose an interactive display, plan its interface and prepare devices for demonstrations, registration and visitor participation.

    Start with the visitor action

    A touchscreen becomes useful when its interface makes the next action clear. Decide whether a guest will browse a catalogue, register, answer a question or play a short game. Consider whether staff guide the activity and how many people need to participate at once.

    Choose hardware and software together

    Display size, mounting height, reflections and standing position affect the interface. A tablet can move with a staff member, while a larger fixed display may support a shared demonstration. Either option needs an application, power, a reset process and a plan for connection loss.

    Use the guides to compare formats, prepare devices and understand the difference between equipment hire and custom software work. Device availability and the final application scope must be confirmed for the project.

    Bring a simple prototype

    A sketch of the first screen and the desired final action helps explain the requirement. Discuss touchscreens alongside event applications, including content ownership and on-site support.

    REX LAB / EN

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    Touchscreen or tablet: which works better on an exhibition stand?

    Use a large touchscreen for a shared, visible experience and tablets when several visitors or staff need independent sessions. The deciding factors are the task, application, visitor flow and available space.

    How to choose touchscreen size and position for an event

    Choose a touchscreen by testing the visitor's complete task at the proposed height and angle. A larger image helps spectators, but controls must remain readable, reachable and comfortable for the person using it.

    Event tablet checklist: prepare registration and demo devices

    A tablet is ready when the complete event workflow survives a restart, a network interruption and a handover to the next visitor. Charging, accounts, mounting and staff recovery belong in the same preparation plan.

    How to design an interactive catalogue visitors can use

    Organise an event catalogue around a visitor's decision: find a relevant product, understand the difference and choose a next step. A touchscreen should not require people to learn your internal product database.

    Will an event application work without internet access?

    It can, if the required functions are designed, prepared and tested for offline use. Opening a catalogue without a connection is a different requirement from saving registrations and synchronising them reliably later.

    What determines the cost of an interactive kiosk?

    Price the complete visitor experience: screen and mounting, application, content, integrations, testing and operation. Two kiosks with the same display can require very different work behind the interface.

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