LG Debuts Projection System That Blasts 100-Inch Video From Inside Two Feet January 7, 2013 by Super User LG has its big press conference/product launch thingie at CES in Las Vegas this morning, and among the products is Hecto laser TV projector – a short-throw projector that can blast a properly composed 100-inch HD video onto a wall from less than two feet out. The interesting kicker here is that it can pull …
Video: Electronic Paper Gets Interactive, But Still Pretty Rough January 7, 2013 by Super User Electronic ink and e-paper technology has been around for more than a decade now, and while there have been some great strides, it’s pretty clear there is still a loooong way to go before this display technology takes more than a very basic role in digital signage projects. This is a video from the Human …
Add Vodigi To The Free Open Source Digital Signage Software List December 17, 2012 by Super User I stumbled on another company, called Vodigi, that’s offering free open-source software for the digital signage market. Not the bait and switch free of my favorite West Coast software spammers, but really free. Vodigi joins a short list that includes Xibo, Concerto, JADS, Screenly and Rise Vision, the latter by far the most commercial and …
Report: Symon Acquired By “Blank Check Company” December 17, 2012 by Super User I could probably read this convoluted news release 20 times and not get it entirely right – accountants and lawyers should not write press releases – but from what I can tell a “blank check company” called SCG Financial Acquisition Corp. has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire digital signage software provider Symon Communications, Inc. …
Bar-based Digital OOH Network Selects Signagelive For Platform December 9, 2012 by Super User So, my first question looking at this picture, was: “What the heck is this thing?” My second was: “What the hell is the woman on the right wearing?” Can’t help on the choral-master thing, but I can tell you this is a vending machine used in clubs and bars in the UK to dispense products …
Excalibur Hotel And Casino Places Bets On Digital Menu Boards December 9, 2012 by Super User The Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Lost Wages has done a major refresh of its food court area, and eight different concessions are all using digital menu boards developed by WAND Corporation. The Castle Walk food court in what is – to my surprise – the 7th biggest hotel in the world, has outlets ranging …
Harris On Harris: New Masters Excited By “End-To-End Offering” December 7, 2012 by Super User Here’s what Harris Broadcast’s president, Harris Morris, has sent around this morning to industry partners and customers (and dumb bloggers), about the acquisition announcement … I am very pleased to share with you the news that The Gores Group, a global investment firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses, has made …
Harris Broadcast, Including Digital Signage Unit, Acquired in $225M Deal December 6, 2012 by Super User A little more than a half-year after announcing plans to divest its Broadcast Communications, Harris Corporation has reached a $225 million deal with a private equity firm. The deal with The Gores Group is $160 million in cash at closing, a $15 million subordinated promissory note and an earnout of up to $50 million based …
Digital Cinema’s RED Debuts Player With Digital Signage, Among Other Things, In Mind December 5, 2012 by Super User As a mere mortal who only kinda-sorta-mostly understands what geeks tell me in person and in writing, I am not quite sure what to make of the digital camera company RED saying it has a product for digital signage. On the one hand, the idea of RED have a very high-rez 4K digital cinema media …
Stratacache Shifts VP As Asia-Pacific Presence Grows December 5, 2012 by Super User STRATACACHE is getting serious about building up business on the other side of the Pacific – having opened an office in Hong Kong and now shifting a guy from the US to run the Asia-Pacific region. The Dayton, OH-based firm has appointed Stephen Choi to the newly-created role of SVP of Asia-Pacific. He’s moving from …
