Google’s Android And Chrome Grow Tighter, But Not Enough To Cross Over In Digital Signage May 19, 2016 by Dave Haynes Google announced at its annual I/O conference today that Android mobile apps from its Google Play app store will now run on ChromeOS devices like Chromebook laptops. Google is making the Play store, and the gazillion Android apps you can get on it, work on the Chrome operating system, which is also developed and supported …
DSE 2016 Booth Field Guide: Cenique March 9, 2016 by Dave Haynes Cenique, Booth 236 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Here are the 3 top reasons you MUST SEE Cenique at DSE: Affordable, Android-based Media Players starting at just $325 MSRP + 4K capability We’re introducing our new AIOs! 10”, 15”, and 21” with …
VIA To Ship $150 Commercial-Grade 4K, H.265 Digital Signage Player March 8, 2016 by Dave Haynes We’ve all been hearing about 4K for a few years now, and the general sense has been that while 4K looks pretty damned amazing, the signage eco-system isn’t really ready for it because of the lack of content, the cost of displays and hardware, and the file size implications. That seems to be changing on …
Closer Look: Panasonic’s Android-Centric Smart Signage Play February 24, 2016 by Dave Haynes It took a little chasing, but I’ve managed to track down a Panasonic contact familiar with its recently announced OpenPort program – which is System on Chip commercial digital signage displays running Android. The program was announced and shown at the big ISE show a couple of weeks back in Amsterdam, but it was hard …
Could Your Cheap Android Digital Signage Box Send You To Jail? February 24, 2016 by Dave Haynes There are many reasons not to use a cheap Android set-top box or stick from Shenzhen, China to power your digital signage network, like shaky reliability and zero support, but I wasn’t aware of the one that could result in a massive fine and even jail time. I was talking recently to Jonathan White, the deeply experienced CTO …
Closer Look At Philips’ New Android SoC Display Series February 18, 2016 by Dave Haynes Last week at ISE I spent about 30 minutes getting a detailed demo from an Italian company, Tailoradio, that had developed a signage platform called VideoMood to operate on Philips’ new D-Line series of displays, which have embedded players running Android. I was impressed with what Luca Santini, Tailoradio’s CTO, walked me through with the …
The Deadly Attraction Of The Next Big Thing February 3, 2016 by Jeff Dumo GUEST POST: Charles Regula, VIA Technologies The tech industry has trained consumers to be fixated on the next big thing. That superphone you bought two years ago very likely does everything you could need, and does it well. But relentless marketing is telling you that your phone is ancient, and that you need a new …
Buck A Month Gets Digital Signage Operators Peace Of Mind January 29, 2016 by Jeff Dumo GUEST POST: Charles Regula, VIA Technologies Would you spend a buck a month more to buy into some peace of mind for your digital signage network? Sure you would … if you thought about it that way. But when it comes to sourcing devices for signage networks, most of the focus goes squarely to the …
California Digital Signage CMS Start-Up Launches $250,000 Crowdfunding Campaign January 26, 2016 by Dave Haynes A Pleasant Hill, CA startup called Squizz has started a $250,000 crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to bankroll inventory and new features, and stimulate some sales and PR buzz in the process. The campaign has a variety of levels, from $10 to $10,000 for something akin to a franchise or reseller set-up. The money would be used …
Elo Adds Android Modules To Retail-Centric Touch Displays January 25, 2016 by Dave Haynes On the heels of Panasonic announcing a System on Chip pro display panel comes word that Elo – among the oldest and biggest companies involved in touchscreen tech – now has ARM-based micro computer modules paired with some of its displays, running Android. This new Android Elo Computer Module (Android ECM) accessory, says the Silicon …
