Specialty Computing Maker MediaVue Acquired By UK Business Partner Assured Systems March 8, 2024 by Dave Haynes New England-based specialty computing and software firm MediaVue Systems has been acquired by a UK-based business partner Assured Systems, just a few weeks after the two companies launched a single SKU digital signage bundle called ABEL. The deal involves the core intellectual property rights and includes the SureVue digital signage hardware suite, proprietary operating system, and …
Amazon Security Update Causes Big Issues For Digital Signage Networks Using Fire TV Devices March 6, 2024 by Dave Haynes There are numerous digital signage CMS software companies that include Amazon’s low-cost Fire devices among their lists of supported media play-out options, and they’re now dealing with the well-established perils of using consumer-focused devices for commercial purposes. The e-commerce behemoth recently pushed out a software update to Fire TV streaming devices, and supported televisions, that …
Specialty PC Maker Seneca Shutting Down As Owner Arrow “Exits The Sale” Of Product Line February 27, 2024 by Dave Haynes The specialty computing firm Seneca is being shut down, almost 10 years after it was acquired by the huge Denver-area distributor and VAR Arrow Electronics. An Arrow VP sent around an email to customers Tuesday making them aware of the corporate decision to “exit the sale of Seneca-branded products.” Product will be available to buy …
LiFi Technology Mashed Up With Wireless Power For New Connectivity Option February 26, 2024 by Dave Haynes Connectivity is fundamental to almost every digital signage network out there, but the industry is seemingly well past the days when just establishing a stable and suitably speedy internet connection was a big chore. Even with a lot of options now available, new ones continue to emerge, like something called LiFi – which uses light …
AOPEN Now Marketing Military-Grade, Hyper-Rugged New Chromebox Mini 2 February 22, 2024 by Dave Haynes The Taiwan-based computing firm AOPEN has started pre-release marketing for a second generation of its Chromebox Mini series – describing the Chromebox Mini 2 as not just commercial-grade, but military spec-grade. The little units – roughly the same width as a smartphone – have MIL-STD-810H Certification, which means it has been successfully run through a …
Assured Systems, MediaVue Partner On ABEL: A Single SKU Hardware/Software Digital Signage Bundle January 23, 2024 by Dave Haynes A pair of companies most known for industrial computing solutions have taken the interesting step of teaming up to develop and co-market a single SKU digital signage bundle – called ABEL – that includes hardware, software and support. The ABEL digital signage platform reflects some 30 years of combined experience in the digital signage and …
ISE 2024 Sixteen:Nine ISE Mixer Sponsor Profile – Ergonomic Solutions On How And Why It’s A World Leader In Advanced Technology Mounting Solutions January 18, 2024 by Dave Haynes Integrated Systems Europe is coming on very quickly, and Sixteen:Nine is again doing a Barcelona version of the networking mixers it has been doing since forever. The sold out event happens because of eight great sponsors who help cover the considerable costs of the evening, including tapas and an open bar. I like to thank …
Still Nervous About Boinking Away At A Touchscreen? Put On A Paper Finger Condom January 11, 2024 by Dave Haynes It has been four years – wow – since we all started wondering about this mystery virus coming out China, and since the debate spun up about the safety of touching surfaces, including interactive screens. There were reasonable questions floated about what the rise and spread of COVID-19 might mean for companies that used touchscreens, …
Bluefin Launches New Flex-OS Displays That Run Built-in Brightsign or Android, Or Use External Player January 8, 2024 by Dave Haynes Atlanta-based specialty display manufacturer Bluefin has broadened its product line to offer more flexibility in what play-out hardware and software can be used with its range of retail-centric shelf-edge and header displays. The company now has an LCD display line-up called Flex-OS that ranges from 27 to 55 inches in standard formats, but also include …
I Just Don’t Get The Fascination With These Things December 8, 2023 by Dave Haynes There are some good examples of real-world installations of those madly-spinning LED light wand thingies, and when I come across them, I write about them. But I have also seen so many crappy demos, like this one off in a corner at this week’s sensory-overloading LDI show in Las Vegas. The companies who market this …
