Visix, RDM Add New Compact Digital Signage Media Players To Line-Ups February 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes Compact media players is still a thing in digital signage, though it could be argued they got small enough a decade ago, and going even smaller is not all that critical. A couple of well-established companies that are not doing the smart display/system on chip player thing have made recent announcements about their new teeny …
Leyard’s R&D Head Sam Phenix Dishes On LED, OLED, VR And Everything Display February 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes I managed to squeeze in a few podcast interviews in and around ISE last week, and this is the first – a long-planned and finally realized talk with Sam Phenix, who is the VP of research and development for Planar and Leyard. That puts her in the middle of everything happening in the display market …
Why Can’t Digital Signage Hardware Protocols Make Sense? February 12, 2019 by Mitch Leathers Guest Post: Luis Villafane, Maler It’s been a while since Ive written anything for 16:9. I guess the muse did not come to me until just now. I’ve been keeping a low profile because I’ve just been very busy. I did not go to ISE this year. I wanted to go, I really did, but …
UK Smart City Digital Posters Popular With Drug Dealers February 11, 2019 by Dave Haynes An industry friend turned me on to what has becoming an ongoing issue with the “smart city” kiosks being installed in big cities around the UK. Turns out the digital information stations are really popular with drug dealers. The big LinkUK digital slabs – that are either the same or very close to the same …
Cybersecurity Researcher Finds “Severe Vulnerabilities” In Digital Signage Platform February 11, 2019 by Dave Haynes Minneapolis-based Tightrope Media Systems is coming out the other side of a rough patch last week, when a cybersecurity researcher doing penetration testing for a client found, documented and then published serious vulnerabilities in the company’s Carousel digital signage software. The researcher used an unchanged default administrator password to get access to the platform, without guesswork …
STRATACACHE Centralizes Asia-Pacific Digital Signage Ops In New Singapore Head Office February 11, 2019 by Dave Haynes STRATACACHE says it is opening a new Asia-Pacific headquarters for its group of digital signage companies in Singapore – 3,100 sq. feet in an office block to house sales, marketing, development, services and customer support in the region. All offices will report up to Manish Kumar, the Managing Director and SVP of Asia-Pacific Operations. In that region, …
ISE 2019 – Final Thoughts and Impressions February 11, 2019 by Dave Haynes Back at World HQ after a week in Amsterdam – and for the 2nd time in four ISE visits dealing with a whopper of a cold no doubt picked up when amongst 80,000 people. I have not seen formal attendance numbers, but assume foot traffic would be similar to or exceed 2018. It didn’t SEEM …
Here Are The 2019 Digital Signage Awards Winners February 11, 2019 by Dave Haynes The globally-based Digital Signage Awards were handed out last week in Amsterdam, with about 120 nominees and guests attending the awards reception and dinner at an old theatre right in the old city’s central district. The awards are done in association with Sixteen:Nine, and happen because of sponsors like TRISON, BBV, Mvix, NanoLumens and Gable. …
ISE 2019 Impressions From Day 3: Finally, Hall 8! February 8, 2019 by Dave Haynes Writing this on the plane and in lounges – heading back to Nova Scotia. Like a lot of people, based on what I was hearing and then seeing this morning at the airport, I punched out after three days. Thursday was busy-ish, but nothing like Wednesday. I finally, on day three, spent some meaningful time …
Lava Flows, Fluid Mechanics And The Deep Science Behind Video Wall Waterfalls February 6, 2019 by Dave Haynes If you’ve been to the Salesforce headquarters in San Francisco, or certain resort casinos, you will have seen and been blown away by giant virtual waterfalls that appear on LED walls and wash down, over and around things like entryways. It’s kind of amazing, and way beyond much of what you see on big digital …
