Android Set-Top Box Maker Minix Now Has Player Based On Intel NUC Design June 1, 2021 by Dave Haynes If you spend your days sourcing gear for media players, maybe this is not news to you. But I did not know that the Hong Kong manufacturer that seems to make the most trusted Android set-top box for digital signage applications also has a box based on Intel’s NUC design. Minix has a Next Unit …
Alpine Mecca Uses Solar-Powered E-Paper Signs To Guide Visitors June 1, 2021 by Dave Haynes E-paper digital signs have been used outside for real-time transit stop information and local directories, but I can’t recall them being used quite like they are in the scenic Bavarian village of Oberstdorf. The area is a skiing and hiking mecca, attracting visitors year-round – a lot of them new to the area and filled …
ISE’s Live Show Opens In Barcelona; Spun As Preview Of Full ISE In Eight Months June 1, 2021 by Dave Haynes Integrated Systems Europe is now open in Barcelona – running a small in-person show and a parallel virtual event. It is predictably small – certainly compared against ISEs held in more normal circumstances – and probably attended mostly by people from the region. Show director Mike Blackman is spinning it as an “exclusive preview” of …
Vertiseit Acquires Grassfish, Creating Major Retail Digital Signage Provider May 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Florian Rotberg, Invidis This post first appeared in the German language publication managed by Invidis. The Swedish digital signage integrator and software provider Vertiseit is taking over Grassfish, one of the leading CMS providers in Europe, for EUR 13.5 million. With the merger, the two providers create the European retail digital signage market leader …
Data Call Makes Free Amber Alerts Feed Available To Content Feed Subscribers May 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes Houston’s Data Call Technologies has pulled together the data feeds and underlying data collection toolset to create a real-time Amber Alert feed, working on collaboration with the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The Amber Alert feeds are free of charge to existing and new subscribers of Data …
Screenfeed Adds Crypto Data To Its Financial Graphics Offer May 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Minneapolis subscription content company Screenfeed has added cryptocurrency to its financial graphics feed, with the numbers available on some 1,000 different coins. The rationale is that cryptocurrency is so fast-moving that it is very sticky content – material people keep looking back to – regardless of the venue. So it fits in a financial …
Seven Ways To Improve Corporate Communications Using Digital Signage May 25, 2021 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Neeraj Singal, Taggbox As we move ahead in time, the competition around industries keeps rising. As a result, companies are under constant pressure to perform better to sustain and stand straight in this stream of competitiveness. The real people who are getting this intensive environment experience are your employees. They are the pedestal …
Sony Adds IR Touch To 4K Pro Displays Via TSItouch Collaboration May 25, 2021 by Dave Haynes Sony’s 4K HDR commercial displays are now touch-ready, via a technology collaboration that puts TSItouch’s infrared (IR) multi-touch on the 55, 65 and 75-inch models of Sony’s BRAVIA – the BZ40H series of pro displays. The pitch with the TSItouch Pulse Type IR tech is that it can detect virtually any input – including a finger, gloved finger, …
Smoothie King Franchisees Shifting From Analog Posters To Digital Menu Displays, In And Out May 25, 2021 by Dave Haynes Here’s a real-world example of why QSR restaurant franchise owners would make what can be substantial capital investments to convert from analog to digital menus at their stores. Operators of Smoothie King franchises in several U.S. states have been converting menu displays inside and outside to digital to speed turnarounds on changes and have a …
2020 NBA Title Ring Virtualized And Sold As Crypto Token, Based On PORTL’s Transparent LCD May 24, 2021 by Dave Haynes I’m putting out there, immediately, that I understand maybe half of the following, as it has something or other to do with crypto-currencies and memorabilia. The LA start-up PORTL, which does a very clever job of making transparent LCD look like three-dimensional hologram displays, has announced it has created the “world’s first volumetric pro sports …
