C-Store Chain Kwik Trip Finishes 1,000+ Screen Rollout Across US Midwest March 19, 2021 by Dave Haynes The commercial display company PPDS, aka Philips, has announced the completion of a smart digital signage rollout to some 700 Kwik Trip convenience stores across the U.S. midwest. The c-store chain started a modernization program in 2018 and now has more than 1,000 screens in place – all of them Philips D-Line displays with embedded …
OnLogic Announces First Raspberry Pi-Based Industrial-Grade PC March 15, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Vermont industrial computer maker OnLogic has taken the interesting step of announcing its first Raspberry Pi-based industrial-grade PC, timing it in celebration of Pi Day. The little unit uses the latest CM4 Compute Module and is aimed at applications like factories, warehouses, and a range of IoT applications. The Pi 4 is also being …
Look Ma, No PC: AdMobilize’s Audience Measurement Running On Samsung Smart Displays February 17, 2021 by Dave Haynes One of the minor but persistent concerns about using the smart digital signage displays now marketed by most LCD manufacturers is that the embedded computing devices didn’t have the power to meet the demands of some projects. Exhibit A has often been that a “smart” commercial display could not play out media AND handle the …
Android 11 Now Working On Raspberry Pi 4s November 2, 2020 by Dave Haynes If Raspberry Pi mini-PCs are part of your digital signage hardware mix – as a vendor, integrator or end-users – you may be intrigued by news that there is now support for the latest version of Android on the low-cost devices. 9to5 Google reports that a developer a developer has ported the Android 11-based OmniROM …
Crimson AV Launches Hybrid Thermal Sensor/Gel Dispenser/Display May 20, 2020 by Dave Haynes Here’s another variation on the idea of a hybrid display/sanitizer, the difference with this one being the addition of an IR body temperature reader for sensing fevers and dispensers for face masks and gloves. The station is from Crimson AV, the Chicago-based mounts and displays company. The dispenser holds a gallon of gel. That stuff …
What Kind Of Digital Signage Player Should I Use? April 9, 2019 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Rob Côté, Broadsign When it comes to choosing a digital signage player, most network operators will go with a PC running Windows or Linux, but it’s not the only choice out there. Android boxes, Chrome OS, and systems on a chip (Soc) have all come into their own as platforms in recent years. …
16:9 Mixer Sponsor Profiles: Mvix Puts Content At Center Of Its Digital Signage Solutions March 19, 2019 by Dave Haynes Mvix is back as a sponsor of the 16:9 Mixer this year, but the software and solutions company will not be exhibiting at DSE. Instead, it will have a team walking the show, led by Mike Kilian, the Senior Director of Business Development. DC-based Mvix does content-rich digital signage software and solutions. The software includes …
DSE Will Be Full Of Smart Displays, So Read This And Get Smart On The Tech March 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes Digital Signage Expo is now less than two weeks out, which means I am less than two weeks out from the dreadfully long, connected flight to Vegas that I just did a week ago. Waaaaaaaah. Anyway … the show floor will be filled with display and software vendors actively promoting their take on smart displays …
DSE 2019 Booth Preview: Elo To Show How Touchscreens Bring Brands To Life March 11, 2019 by Dave Haynes Elo – DSE Booth Number 3018 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? In visiting the Elo booth at DSE, visitors will start to envision how they can bring their brand to life, whether it’s by helping customers to visualize and customize a product, …
signageOS Launches Free, Open Software That Bridges Media Players With CMS Platforms February 1, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Prague-based software company signageOS has launched a free software bridge that enables CMS companies and other developers to easily launch and manage digital signage networks that blend a variety of different playback devices, including all the major smart displays and Android players. The company is pitching that its new signageOS Open can remove weeks …
