DSE 2016 Booth Field Guide: Cenique March 9, 2016 by Super User 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 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 …
Seneca To Debut Purpose-Built HD Digital Signage Stick In April March 8, 2016 by Super User HDMI media sticks have been around for a few years now – ranging from dodgy stuff that comes over by sea from Shenzhen to more credible offers like the Dell Cloud Connect stick (ARM/Android) and the Asus Chromebit (ARM/ChromeOS). Intel has been touting a Compute Stick that runs a PC x86 processor, but the reviews …
Turkish TV Manufacturer Vestel Adds SoC Signage Displays March 4, 2016 by Super User A Euro-centric consumer electronics brand called Vestel, based in Turkey but active through much of Europe, has added a System on Chip, aka smart, digital signage displays to its commercial panel lineup. Vestel’s ST series (Smart Standard Series) targets start-ups and smaller businesses, and the panels range in size from 32 to 65 inches. The company’s …
Deeper Technical Dive Into Chromebits For Digital Signage February 29, 2016 by Gord Phillips Guest Post: Tony Downey, Clickspace TV I was just about ready to deploy a Chromebit “in the wild” when I read ‘My Chromebit Digital Signage Experience on this blog. Dave went through the ins and outs of an above-average consumer getting digital signage running on a single Chromebit and the trials involved. His conclusion: My executive summary: …
More Powerful, IoT-Ready Raspberry Pi 3 Announced February 29, 2016 by Super User A new IoT-ready version of the Raspberry Pi micro PC has been announced – still priced at just $35 but touted as more powerful and equipped with built-in WiFi and Bluetooth. The announcement was made today by element14, which describes itself as the market leading manufacturer and distributor of the Raspberry Pi. The company is part of …
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 …
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 …
