VIA To Ship $150 Commercial-Grade 4K, H.265 Digital Signage Player March 8, 2016 by Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 Super User 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 …
Navori Powering Massive 20K+ Tablet Ad Network In Saudi Arabia Taxis January 25, 2016 by Super User The Swiss signage software firm Navori has a monster rollout underway in Middle Eastern countries, using its on-premise QL management and play-out software on tablets installed as media screens in some 20,000 taxis, with another 30,000 to come. It would have to be one of the larger signage and digital OOH rollouts out there, and …
Here Are The Top Five 16:9 Digital Signage Stories Of 2015 December 29, 2015 by Super User This has been a record year for site traffic, and not all that surprisingly the biggest month for visits and page views coincided with Digital Signage Expo – a period when there are a lot of of announcements and things to cover. Looking at site stats, it’s clear that many people find their way to …
