JC Penney rolling out FindMore smart digital fixtures February 7, 2011 by Super UserUS department store JC Penney has announced a new smart fixture application is is rolling out to more than 100 stores. At first glance FindMore seems uninspired — looking like a replication of the online e-comm offer, but in-store — but stick with the video embedded here and you will see there is a fair …
West coast aquarium using more than 200 display panels February 7, 2011 by Super UserThis is the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which has some 200 screens around its facility. I like this because of the off to the right, and also the way the screens are built into the overall exhibit feature. The aquarium has been using digital displays since 2003 and has now standardized on NEC panels. Says a …
rAVe ISE wrap-up: The 35,000 people February 3, 2011 by raveContent partner Gary Kayye of rAVe [Publications] provides parting impressions of this week’s Integrated Systems Europe show, which I MAY have to start attending … Sure, 80% of the attendees of this year’s ISE show in Amsterdam are European, but, it’s the sheer numbers of them that astounded me – and many others here at …
More detail on Kodak-Haivision deal February 1, 2011 by Super UserThat deal between Haivision’s CoolSign digital signage unit and Kodak is now official, with an announcement page on the Haivsion website talking about how the software is now directly integrated into Kodak’s new JV700 (7inch) and JV1000 (10 inch) digital signs. It’s not about getting pictures or video to every screen; it’s about controlled content …
CoolSign/Haivision announcing Kodak deal next week January 29, 2011 by Super UserA deal with Kodak that’s been done for a buncha weeks and chattered about quietly around Haivision and its recently-acquired CoolSign unit gets announced next week. In a nutshell (as was whispered across the pond by DailyDOOH), the deal sees a a couple of Kodak’s networked digital picture frames driven by CoolSign’s enterprise-grade software. The …
It's not often digital signage screens are too low, but … January 28, 2011 by Super UserI whine probably too much about all the network operators who install screens so far above the normal line of sight the whole thing becomes rather pointless. My interminable cab ride into midtown Manhattan from LaGuardia the other day was the first time I hade even seen a digital OOH screen that was too low. …
Technology trumps common sense in holographic demo January 24, 2011 by Super UserEngadget has a piece this morning about the Belgian company holocube and its holographic projection capabilities. We’ve seen this stuff from a few companies – in various forms – for a few years now and it can be quite striking when done well. In this case, this is a video for the Belgian telecoms company …
Sightings: New teeny, powerful PC well-suited for digital signage? January 19, 2011 by Super UserAs spotted in Engadget: The Israeli firm Compulab has released a 6 inch by 6 inch, 1 inch thick little box called the Fit PC3 with a dual-core AMD and Radeom HD graphics card, and no fan. I am no propeller head, but that sounds like a pretty spanking nice little digital signage player. Reports …
Navori's new software pushing broadcast-quality video out of $350 PCs January 19, 2011 by Super UserThe Swiss software company Navori doesn’t make a lot of noise in the marketplace, but they quietly do a lot of business – with installs in 90 countries and some 75,000 active licenses. That number thoroughly blows away the installed base of a lot of much noisier competitors. The company IS making some noise this …
Intel on its Connected Store (video) January 12, 2011 by Super UserSpotted this video on Intel’s YouTube channel. It is built around the NRF show and shows how Intel, from its point of view, pretty much IS the eco-system of digital signage in retail. It’s a solid presentation about the many ways screen-based technology is and will be implemented in retail environments, but someone new to …
