Enplug Shows Off Its Millennial Take On Digital Signage July 15, 2015 by Dave Haynes I’ve known about the LA start-up Enplug for a few years, and followed with curiosity the journey of millennial friends who got a company going in a rented house and gradually started to build it up and get some attention. I hopped off a plane Tuesday (upgraded by surprise, yay!), grabbed a rental, and went over …
Directable Puts Digital Signage On Sony’s Android TVs July 8, 2015 by Dave Haynes A Reno, Nevada company called Directable has announced it is now marketing a digital signage solution that has been tested and approved for use with Sony’s new line of Android TVs. As with some other Android solutions out there, you get moving on this by getting the TVs, connecting them online, and then hitting the …
Meet Veronica, Revel’s Digital Mannequin July 8, 2015 by Dave Haynes Ted Rosenbaum from Fargo, ND-based RevelDigital called the other day to tell me about Veronica, a digital mannequin the CMS and solutions company is using to showcase its capabilities. It has touch, beacons, pattern detection, NFC and on and on, all pretty much running off a slinky silver fashion mannequin. The goggles have LEDs in them and …
Research Suggests Android Picking Up Steam In Signage, Embedded Markets July 7, 2015 by Dave Haynes The embedded business unit of VIA Technologies in Taiwan – which has a big office in Silicon Valley, as well – has done a worldwide survey of end-user customers to get a sense of where they’re at with using Android. Some 93% of the roughly 250 respondents indicated they are either currently using or are …
Android Digital Signage: Current State Of Progress June 27, 2015 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: John C. Wang, IAdea Editor’s note: Sixteen:Nine is preparing a large report on the state of the Android signage market, and talking to industry leaders about what they’re up to and where they see things going. Instead of just notes, IAdea’s John Wang kindly wrote a full post on his POV. A full …
Are You Experienced?: Android And Digital Signage, Three Years On June 24, 2015 by Dave Haynes It has been three-plus years since the first Android-driven digital signage players and supporting software platforms came on the marketplace. Pretty quickly, there were more than 70 options out there. Some companies like BroadSign have seen some big success in going down the Android road, whereas not much has happened for some other companies that …
T1V Buys Cenique, Rolls Into Larger, Charlotte-based Digital Signage Offer June 5, 2015 by Dave Haynes A pair of Charlotte, NC companies have merged, putting together a combined offer that includes things as diverse as low-cost media players, video analytics and interactive stations. The interactive touchscreen firm T1V has bought the assets of Cenique USA, which now do business as Cenique Global, a division of T1V. Says a press release: T1V …
The TV Sign Joins The Android Digital Signage CMS Crowd April 28, 2015 by Dave Haynes The entry-level software options keep coming for digital signage – even though it is very easily argued supply vs demand thing went way off kilter years ago. The latest entrant in this crowded field is The TV Sign, a new Android-driven, browser-based CMS out of Erie, PA, just west of Buffalo, NY. The SaaS-based product …
Here Comes Schedulla, The Door Sign Monster April 27, 2015 by Dave Haynes A Polish company has launched a meeting room product that uses Android for the operating system and then takes the smart step of integrating beacons. Called Schedulla, a play on Godzilla, the tablet-centric platform has a simple CMS that allows users to pick a room, pick a date, describe, and invite participants. The system syncs with Google Calendar or …
Sweden’s DISE Adds Support for Samsung SSP April 2, 2015 by Dave Haynes The Swedish software firm DISE is the latest to tweak its player software to run on Samsung’s Smart Signage Platform, which is built and marketed around the idea of having a System on Chip built into displays, removing the need for an external player. “You only need a network, a code and then you are …
