Combining Raspberry Pi & Windows 10 IoT To Make A (Very) Basic Digital Sign July 31, 2015 by Super User Microsoft’s developer site has a post and details up about how people determined to spend as little as possible on signage software and hardware could put a project together with a $45 Raspberry Pi single board computer and the new Windows 10 IoT Core operating system software. The developer details are over my head, but the …
Directable Puts Digital Signage On Sony’s Android TVs July 8, 2015 by Super User A Reno, Nevada company called Directable has announced it is now marketing a digital signage solution that has been tested and approved for use with Sony’s new line of Android TVs. As with some other Android solutions out there, you get moving on this by getting the TVs, connecting them online, and then hitting the …
Research Suggests Android Picking Up Steam In Signage, Embedded Markets July 7, 2015 by Super User The embedded business unit of VIA Technologies in Taiwan – which has a big office in Silicon Valley, as well – has done a worldwide survey of end-user customers to get a sense of where they’re at with using Android. Some 93% of the roughly 250 respondents indicated they are either currently using or are …
UC View Adds Raspberry Pi 2 Support May 26, 2015 by Super User The LA software firm UCView announced last year its support for the initial Raspberry Pi micro PC, and its developers have now followed up with support for the beefier Raspberry Pi 2. The new software is also completely compatible with the original UC View ARM Caster HD (Raspberry Pi 1). The company, via its blog, says the …
And Now There’s A $9 PC That Makes A Raspberry Pi Seem Pricey May 11, 2015 by Super User An Oakland, California start-up called Next Thing is touting a new single board computer that makes the $35 Raspberry Pi seem expensive. The Chip will, by comparison, cost $9. Yup. The company is raising money on Kickstarter for a unit that will run a version of Debian Linux, use a 1Ghz R8 ARM processor, 512MB of RAM, and 4GB …
Sweden’s DISE Adds Support for Samsung SSP April 2, 2015 by Super User The Swedish software firm DISE is the latest to tweak its player software to run on Samsung’s Smart Signage Platform, which is built and marketed around the idea of having a System on Chip built into displays, removing the need for an external player. “You only need a network, a code and then you are …
DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: Via Technologies February 18, 2015 by Super User Charles Regula, Director of Business Development, Via Technologies Booth 1845 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? DSE visitors who are interested in commercial-grade Android solutions should put the VIA booth on their must see list. With the ALTA DS and ALTA DS 2 we offer …
New Raspberry Pi 2 Is 6X More Powerful February 2, 2015 by Super User The round-up of Raspberry Pi digital signage options is among the most popular posts on this blog, so the steady stream of people looking to trim hardware costs to the barebones for their signage project will be intrigued to know there is now a Raspberry Pi 2. The Raspberry Pi 2 is described as being six …
Add SignStix To The Long List Of Android Options January 30, 2015 by Super User Here’s something I’m not sure I’ve seen in this sector before – a digital retail consultancy that built and markets its own Android-driven digital signage solution. The company is Welcom Digital, based far from the big city high streets in little Harrogate, Yorkshire, north of Leeds. The firm has started marketing a product it calls …
Is Your Android Digital Signage Player Rooted? December 16, 2014 by Alan Brawn Guest Post: Mark Hemphill, ScreenScape If you operate a digital signage network, chances are you’ve been hearing about new Internet-connected devices. They are transforming the way digital signage networks are built and managed. New Android-powered solutions are being lauded by software vendors and pundits as simpler and cheaper alternatives to the PC as a digital …
