Why The Newest Raspberry Pi Made My Jaw Hit The Table June 25, 2019 by Bryan Crotaz Guest Post: Bryan Crotaz, Silver Curve You may have read about the Raspberry Pi 4 in the news. It’s big news for the whole world, from children’s code clubs, to office desktop use, to industrial applications such as digital signage. At Silver Curve, we adore the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the Pi micro computer. I only got …
Touch Taiwan Expects 40,000 For Show Focused On Emerging Display Tech Like Micro & MiniLED June 24, 2019 by Super User This seems to be the Year of the Trade Show around Sixteen:Nine. So far, I’ve done six, and number seven will be Touch Taiwan, in late August in Taipei. It is the biggest event of the year for Taiwan’s display industry, and should pull some 40,000 attendees Aug. 28-30 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. …
New 4th Gen Raspberry Pi Has 4X RAM And Does Dual 4K June 24, 2019 by Super User The UK-based Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the 4th generation of its micro PC board – a Raspberry Pi 4 that for a $35 barebones price has 4X the RAM of earlier versions, as well as a faster CPU and graphics, faster Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, twice the amount of HDMI outputs, and two USB 3 ports. The $35 …
AOPEN Announces New Sets Of Windows-based Digital Signage Players April 26, 2019 by Super User Taiwan tech company AOPEN has announced a set of new media players aimed primarily at digital signage applications, including a couple that serve what would seem to be the diminishing demand for Windows. There are still lots of companies using Windows, but everything I hear suggests the industry is widely adopting Linux and Android devices …
Brian McClimans On How Peerless-AV Is A Lot More Than Just Digital Signage Mounts April 17, 2019 by Super User The companies who do the infrastructure that gets screens in place and make video walls look amazing are a huge part of the digital signage ecosystem, but don’t get all that much attention. One of the biggest – if not THE biggest – is Chicago-based Peerless-AV, which has been a major part of digital signage …
The Next Big Thing: Remote Device Management For Digital Signage April 9, 2019 by Jami McGraw Guest Post: John C. Wang, IAdea Digital signage is evolving into a mission-critical IT backbone for smart infrastructures. In the old days, the main purpose of a public display was to “reduce perceived wait time” and make a few advertising dollars. Today’s digital signage networks are responsible for enabling smart cities, making workplace efficient, and …
Jeremiah Archambault’s ENS Coming Out Of Startup Mode After A Decade Of Testing And Tweaks April 3, 2019 by Super User Every year or so, Jeremiah Archambault rings me up, usually out of the blue, from his office in Victoria, BC, on the very west coast of Canada. He runs a decade-old company called ENS that has, for that time, been steadily developing a digital signage CMS software and management platform, that’s now called SAM. With …
Luis Has Read The DSE Booth Previews, And Surprise, He’s Cranky April 2, 2019 by Mitch Leathers Guest Post: Luis Villafane, Maler In the same way that new Alcoholics Anonymous members introduce themselves to the group, I am creating a new group called BPDS (Bad Persons in Digital Signage), and making my introduction: “Hi, my name is Luis, and I am a Bad Person.” You all reply: “Hi Luis!” I am a …
DSE 2019 Booth Previews: Hitachi Takes The Touch Out Of Interactive March 22, 2019 by Super User Hitachi America, Ltd. – DSE Booth Number #2247 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? We offer a new no-touch interactive system that is fun to use. Simply point at an on-screen picture and a “ding-dong” sound confirms your selection without your finger touching …
DSE 2019 Booth Previews: BrightSign Providing First Looks At New BSN.cloud March 20, 2019 by Super User BrightSign – DSE Booth Number 2222 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Visit BrightSign’s booth to see a demo of BSN.cloud – our new network management platform for connected BrightSign players. Get a first-hand look at the new tools and functionality BSN.cloud avails …
