Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Paul Vincent, Flexitive January 25, 2017 by Super User There’s been a lot of talk about how HTML5 is the future of digital signage content, and Paul Vincent knows more about that than just about anyone out there. He’s the founder and CEO of Flexitive, an online tool for building advertising and content using everything HTML5 brings to the table. I first bumped into …
Coates Hires McDonald’s POS & Kiosk Chief As New U.S. GM January 24, 2017 by Super User New hires at digital signage companies don’t seem to generate many page views on Sixteen:Nine, but this one might be different – a company focused on digital services for QSRs has hired the woman who was previously McDonald’s Director of Global Point of Sale and Self-Order Kiosk. Kim Moore is now the U.S. General Manager of …
Asus Now Has Sub-$70 4K-Ready Raspberry Pi-like Micro PC January 23, 2017 by Super User Via Engadget Taiwanese computer maker Asus has released a sub $70 single board computer – called the Tinker Board – that should be beefy enough to run 4K video and get the attention of the crowd using Raspberry Pis as digital signage players. The micro PCs have: Quad core 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A17 CPU 2GB Dual channel LPDDR3 …
Understanding The P Word January 20, 2017 by Ricard Fortin Guest Post: Stephanie Gutnik, BroadSign If you spend anytime thinking about advertising in digital signage these days, you have likely come across the term programmatic. You might also be unsure of what that P Word means, as the term has been co-opted and used in many ways. To further the confusion, throw in all of its …
NanoLumens In Midst of $30M Raise To Boost Production, Marketing January 20, 2017 by Super User It looks like Atlanta-based specialty LED display manufacturer NanoLumens plans to put its foot on the business gas pedal in the coming year, as it is in the midst of a $30 million investor round for capital to boost production and marketing. The company, reports Atlanta Business Chronicle, has already raised at least $7 million of …
Jobs: Senior Sales, CMS Software, North America January 20, 2017 by Super User Got this note from an industry contact whose CMS software firm is looking around for a senior sales person. The company has a presence in both Europe and North America, and this gig is based in North America. A well-established software company, with international presence, is looking for a dynamic person with an aptitude for sales. …
Top 10 Video Wall Trends For 2017 January 20, 2017 by Hoa Tong Guest Post: Tim Griffin, Userful With the new year now in full swing, the technology industry is looking ahead to the big, broad trends that will drive video wall decisions and win over video wall budgets in the year ahead. Here’s my countdown on the top trends will see emerge or continue in 2017: 10: Continued …
City Of Toronto Weighs Media Partnership To Juice Up Major Square With Yet More LED January 20, 2017 by Super User Via Urban Toronto The city of Toronto is going down the interesting path of being a major media partner in the city’s busiest public gathering point – Yonge-Dundas Square. A proposed $3.8-million deal for Outfront Media to put in a series of large format LED screens in the square has cleared the city mayor’s executive committee, …
Back To The Future In Retail Tech January 19, 2017 by Jeff Doud Guest Post: Stuart Armstrong, ComQi In an odd twist, a massive high-tech investment in omni-channel, big data and IoT is taking retailers back to the future – back to something they used to know and do well: creating relationships with their customers. Older generations grew up knowing their local grocer. Their butcher. Their druggist. It …
Houston Museum Switches On 90-Foot Ticket Counter Video Wall January 18, 2017 by Super User The Houston Museum of Natural Science has a newly renovated box office area topped by a 90-foot wide L-shaped video wall that uses 63 55-inch narrow bezel displays. The displays are divided into seven groups of nine each, running off controllers by group, and the whole wall can be taken over by one high-rez visual, as …
