Elo Introduces Android 7-based Backpack Appliance To Drive Touchscreens March 8, 2018 by Dave Haynes Touchscreen-maker Elo is introducing a hardened Android appliance to drive its range of monitors, for use in applications like interactive digital signage, kiosks and Point Of Sale systems. Called the Elo Backpack, it’s a set-top box-sized device that can be remotely managed using something called EloView. “The new Elo Backpack turns touchscreen monitors and displays into …
Sharp Formally Launches System On Chip And Android Smart Screen Platform For U.S. Market March 2, 2018 by Dave Haynes Slightly puzzled by PR today that suggests Sharp is introducing its first smart digital signage solutions, since the company did that more than a year ago. That was in Europe, so maybe this is the North American launch of system on chip displays that run Android. Update: I am told the original plan was to launch …
Navori Adds Support For Samsung Tizen SOC Displays; MVIX Now Runs On LG Web OS January 22, 2018 by Dave Haynes Many software companies are broadening their use of System On Chip displays, both with Android and on the proprietary versions of Linux run by the big Korean displaycos. Switzerland’s Navori has already integrated with several display companies to get its native Android media player on smart displays, and at ISE ina couple of weeks will be …
MediaSignage Debuts $245 All-in Android Tablet For Interactive Digital Signage November 3, 2017 by Dave Haynes Lots of digital signage CMS companies have software that will run on a consumer or commercial tablet, or smaller, special-purpose displays, but LA-based software shop MediaSignage may be the first to market its own home-brewed tablet for interactive applications. The company has started shipping MediaTouch, a 10-inch Android-based tablet that costs just $245 USD. The …
Is Google’s New Android Management API A Big Deal For Digital Signage? October 23, 2017 by Dave Haynes Google recently announced an Android Management API, designed for developers who want to integrate Android device and app management capabilities into their customer solutions, like digital signage. The API currently supports Android devices that are designed to perform a specific purpose use case, like playing out media. I’ve written a lot about Android, and one …
New Turnkey Digital Signage Solution Builds Off Open Source Xibo Software August 2, 2017 by Dave Haynes Free open source digital signage software options get a lot of reader interest here, but I’ve not seen many commercial companies take open source options and roll them into their commercial offer (unless you lump in Android). However, here’s a Las Vegas-based, casino-centric solutions company that’s developed a CMS offer built on the long-running Xibo …
VIA Launches 4K H.265-Ready Commercial Android Digital Signage Player July 17, 2017 by Dave Haynes Taiwan-based VIA Technologies recently launched a 4K-ready version of its commercial-grade Android digital signage player – a unit that supports HTML5 and H.265 video compression. The nerdy H.265 thing is important, as 4K video files can be huge, but the relatively new compression standard nicely shrinks the sizes down so they can move around networks …
Powerful Raspberry Pi-style Board Appears For Android; Runs Nougat April 27, 2017 by Dave Haynes The Chinese manufacturer Huawei has worked with Google on a new Raspberry Pi-like developer-centric single board computer for Android developers that, in theory, could be used for digital signage applications. Trouble is – it ain’t cheap. Ish. This news seems slightly odd, given that Huawei works under a partial ban on commercial activity in the …
DSE 2017 PR Roundup: Tightrope, ComQi, Signagelive March 20, 2017 by Dave Haynes Here’s a roundup of press releases in my inbox that rise above the “We’re at DSE, come see us” notes I get in waves right now. Tightrope Debuts Carousel 7.0 St. Paul, Minnesota’s Tightrope Media Systems is releasing version 7.0 of its Carousel digital signage CMS today and showcasing it next week at Digital Signage Expo, booth …
SignStix Latest CMS To Add SoC Support March 14, 2017 by Dave Haynes UK-based SignStix is the latest CMS software firm to go system on chip (SoC), launching a new embedded signage solution based on the new Philips D-Line display series. What I find interesting about Philips’ “smart” signs is the displays actually have two embedded processors – with a dedicated chip for the operation of the display and a separate one …
