Projects: A Movie And A Craft Beer June 15, 2015 by Super User Flix Brewhouse is an interesting movie theater chain in that it pairs the big screen with the tall glass – the latter used for the output of the micro brewery that Flix runs onsite. Yes, you can sip a craft beers and watch a flick in a theatre. This is second only in awesomeness to …
Signagelive Develops Reseller Ties With Google June 8, 2015 by Super User UK-based CMS Signagelive has announced closer ties with tech giant Google through its reseller-centric Google for Work program, getting formally accredited as a “Partner.” Signagelive is in the program’s Technology Track, identified as being “for partners who create products and solutions that complement, enhance or extend the reach or functionality of Google for Work and Education products.” …
Live Data Visualizations As Hypnotic Signage May 28, 2015 by Super User On the way to San Francisco’s airport after a day with a client 2-3 weeks ago I stopped in at Google for a quick update meeting on what the tech giant is up to with Chrome and Chromeboxes for digital signage. In the lobby of the building I was in – one of the main …
Lenovo Latest PC Maker To Join Chromebox Party May 15, 2015 by Super User Lenovo is the latest mainstream PC maker to crank out a Chromebox – something called a ThinkCentre Chromebox Tiny. The unit has a one-litre form factor, which after looking that up I can tell you means it is, umm, small-ish. “Lenovo was the first to introduce a one litre commercial desktop and ThinkCentre Chromebox is a testament …
Video: Google On Chromebox And The Power Of Intelligent Screens May 14, 2015 by Super User The Google For Work team – the business unit driving the company’s efforts in the digital signage market – did an online video presentation/hangout thingie a couple of weeks ago that went into several subjects, including a lengthy session specifically about digital signage and kiosks. I was out of town and missed it, but took some …
Samsung, Google, Hypersign Team On Education Bundle May 7, 2015 by Super User This seems slightly odd. Samsung has put a huge amount of effort and resources into marketing the features and benefits of its Smart Signage platform, but has joined a collaborative program that is built around an external device that negates the need for the smarts in the sign. It’s a collaboration with Google and the CMS company …
TigerLogic Debuts Postano User-Gen Chrome App For Retail April 2, 2015 by Super User Portland, Oregon-based TigerLogic has developed and released a user-generated content application for kiosks that jumps on the rather abrupt explosion of development and interest in Google’s low-cost Chrome platform. The company’s interactive brand is Postano, and Postano Kiosk is now an app that can be downloaded from the Google Chrome web store. It’s designed for integrating user-generated …
Acer To Ship 21.5-Inch Touch Chromebase April 1, 2015 by Super User Acer has announced plans to ship a giant 1080P tablet- called a Chromebase – by this summer, with touch and running Chrome OS. The unit is kinda sort a tablet and also kinda sorta an all-in-one display – in a 21.5-inch form factor. From the context of digital signage, this has endcap or podium display all …
Android Signage Apps Can Now Readily Port To Google’s Chrome OS April 1, 2015 by Super User Things just keep getting more and more interesting with Google and its Chrome OS. Yesterday it was word about the Chromebit HDMI stick. Now there’s word that Google is now letting any Android developer port its apps, or games to run on Chromebooks and other Chrome OS devices, like Chromeboxes and Chromebits. That would mean if you are one …
Asus Shipping Sub-$100 Google Chromebit Digital Signage Stick By Summer March 31, 2015 by Super User The whole Google does digital signage thing just got even more interesting – with Google via Asus announcing the Chromebit, which is effectively a Chromebox as an HDMI stick. The units are expected to cost less than $100 USD. The Chromebits will have a Rockchip processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of eMMC flash storage. If …
