Tech Advances Put Digital Signage Sector On Cusp Of Major Change December 3, 2012 by Dave Haynes It’s more evident by the week that technology advances and production volumes are conspiring to put digital signage on the cusp of some major changes. The catalyst for all this change is the smart device industry, which is driving interactive software development, very fast, powerful and, most important, cheap CPUs, and low-cost retail-ready displays. Multiple …
Intel NUC’s Digital Signage Sector With Impressive $300 Box November 30, 2012 by Dave Haynes I certainly think about Intel being front and center in the computing business, but much more being Intel Inside as opposed to the actual PC maker. But the tech giant has started marketing something called the Next Unit of Computing, or better, the NUC. It’s a 4 inch by 4 inch little box that’s about the …
Casio Turns On New Countertop Merchandising Displays November 28, 2012 by Dave Haynes Casio Computer is getting deeper into the digital signage business (they have been peddling projectors in the space for a while) with a new countertop display system that is part LED projector, part projection film and part laser something or other. The company plans to market the technology to restaurants and c-stores in Japan, the …
Sharp Launches 90-Inch Commercial Display For Digital Signage November 23, 2012 by Dave Haynes We are moving ever closer to the point that smaller video walls don’t actually need to be arrays of LCDs with bezels that hopefully aren’t too thick and unsightly. You could get four 45-inch LCDs and put them together in an array, or just get one of these 90 inch fellas from Sharp and stop …
Signagelive, Seneca Data Debut Sub-$1K Digital Signage Bundle November 19, 2012 by Dave Haynes Signagelive and Seneca Data have worked a bundle deal that sees the upstate NY commercial PC maker ship a box with pre-loaded software, three years of platform access and three year warranty, for sub-$1,000. The bundled solution features an Intel-powered Windows 7 Embedded media player with 2GB of memory and 320GB of internal storage, pre-installed …
Tech: An LCD Screen And Keypad On A Bank Card November 14, 2012 by Dave Haynes I have a tag-team presentation thing for an executive group at the end of the week, with my Mr. Smartypants portion devoted to emerging technologies that affect shoppers. One of the things I will be focused on is how display technology is evolving ion such a way that there will be screens just about everywhere. …
Gear: Mac Minis For Digital Signage Get Better, Faster November 9, 2012 by Dave Haynes I’ve chatted with several people who think the Apple Mac Mini is the best mid-level priced digital signage player on the market because of its form factor, speed and emphasis on graphics performance. If you are in that camp, the good news is the Mac Mini is now even better. As Engadget reports, the Mac …
UK Startup Raises Game On Virtual Fitting Rooms November 5, 2012 by Dave Haynes A UK start-up has taken a more sophisticated, less gimmicky spin on the idea of virtual fitting rooms, and it’s the sort of thing that could have application not only online but on the sales floor of apparel retailers. As TechCrunch reports, Metail is coming off a trial with Tesco and signing up retailers in …
Microsoft Hints At Shipping New, Large Multi-Touch Devices November 2, 2012 by Dave Haynes Microsoft is planning to ship devices that use Perceptive Pixel’s multi-touch capabilities, through there are few details about the what’s and when’s. This should come as no surprise as the software giant bought the small NYC startup this spring, presumably for its IP. Jeff Han, who started and sold Perceptive Pixel to Microsoft (where he …
Pinch Smart Devices For Free-Form Video Clusters November 2, 2012 by Dave Haynes I haven’t worked out in my head how this could apply to digital signage, but new software developed by researchers at the Tokyo University of Technology definitely has some intriguing possibilities. Called Pinch, it’s an interface that connects the displays from multiple touch devices together. When a user places a thumb and index finger on two …
