Innovation Scarcity And The Interactive Threat September 10, 2013 by Super User There haven’t been a lot of posts here lately – in part because I’m busy making a buck but more so because most of what I am seeing and hearing about lately generates a bored “Yeah, whatever …” I get word of partnerships. Little software deals made out to seem big. Job changes. Very incremental …
Chowdhury Out As ComQi Chairman; Now An Advisor September 6, 2013 by Super User You could pretty much see this coming … Ajay Chowdhury went from CEO to Executive Chairman of ComQi back in March, and now he is merely on the company’s advisory board. The company has announced that Rob Keve, founder of the Fizzback Group, is the new Executive Chairman for the company. Rob will support the …
Ronin Gets A Lift From Indian Motorcycle September 5, 2013 by Super User A tip of my tin foil hat to the sales team at Wireless Ronin, who manage to win business here and there despite some pretty compelling arguments (company financials) why end users should maybe be kinda, really cautious. The company announced a deal today with Indian Motorcycle, which is billed as America’s original motorcycle manufacturer (pffft …
Christie MicroTiles Get Tweaks For New Version September 5, 2013 by Super User It’s been four years, so Christie was about due to upgrade its little MicroTiles display blocks – though the changes are tweaks and not wholesale revisions. The newly announced MicroTiles S310 displays are JUST a bit skinnier at the seams. Featuring the same optical performance and construction as the S300, the Christie MicroTiles S310 screen is …
A $45 Android PC If You Don’t Want Pi September 4, 2013 by Super User There’s now another teeny PC player out there, at the same starter price point as the Raspberry Pi. The CuBox is 2″ by 2″ by 2″ and runs Linux and Android Jelly Bean. For the $45 base price, the CuBox-i has a single-core 1GHz CPU, 512MB of RAM and a LAN port. You can buy …
Video: The Impending Android Invasion September 4, 2013 by Super User While BroadSign is unabashedly promoting the features, benefits and comparative benefits of its Android digital signage offer versus the dozens of other ones that have popped up in the last two years, it’s also a really good primer for understanding how the Google mobile operating system applies to this sector. The preferred choice for many …
Who’s Dropping $250 A Head For Digital Signage Advice? September 4, 2013 by Super User Some company with evidently deep pockets is turning to the great unwashed of digital signage for guidance, offering “up to $250” for opinions and insights on the space. I got this email via the Digital Screenmedia Association on Tuesday: One of the world’s top digital signage manufacturers wants to ask you a favor—share your opinions …
Cineplex-EK3 Deal Closes For $39.1M August 31, 2013 by Super User Toronto’s Cineplex has announced it has completed the acquisition of EK3 Technologies, first announced a few weeks ago. The Londoin, Ontario-based company will be renamed and operate as Cineplex Digital Networks, and Nick Prigioniero will continue to lead the business as the company’s president. The deal terms are as previously announced: “the purchase price includes …
Projects: AT&T’s Store Of The Future In Chicago ‘Burbs August 30, 2013 by Super User US telecoms giant AT&T has followed up its very fancy flagship brand store on North Michigan in Chicago with a tech-heavy concept store in that same city’s southwest suburbs. The “store of the future” in La Grange is, says the company in a news release, the end result of “more than two years of research …
Projects: New Shoppers Drug Mart Boutique August 28, 2013 by Super User Canadian retailer Shoppers Drug Mart has always done a roaring trade in crazily high margin, and crazily tiny, jars, vials and tubs of beauty products, and has been putting more and more of an emphasis on that in its pharmacy locations across the country. The retailer today opened a beautyBOUTIQUE at the hyper-busy Toronto Eaton …
