Digital Signage Summit Set For ISE January 25, 2017 by sixteenninewpadmin The German consulting and event company invidis has put together another one of its digital signage conferences tied to a trade show – in this case a Digital Signage Summit running on Feb. 8th at Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam. As it has done in other cities – like Moscow, Dubai and the mother-ship show in …
New NYC Subway Line Upgrades Interactive Kiosks January 25, 2017 by Dave Haynes The Link NYC smart cities screens that have started dotting the sidewalks of Manhattan now have cousins in the subway system – new variations on the MTA On the Go (OTG) kiosks that have been in the system for some time now. There are eight screens in three stations on the loooooooong-awaited new line, which opened …
Sharp Hints At Move Into “Smart” Displays January 25, 2017 by Dave Haynes It looks like Sharp will join the swelling ranks of big display manufacturers selling professional monitors with System on Chip players built inside. The systems integrator online publication Installation has an ISE preview interview with Sid Stanley, Sharp’s Europe GM for Visual Solutions, who says Sharp will be “significantly expanding our signage presence with a range …
Projects: Interactive Displays Guide Vera Wang Style Choices January 25, 2017 by Dave Haynes This a pretty standard touchscreen application developed for weddings-centric fashion designer Vera Wang, but I like how this video shows the thinking behind the user experience and the use of a set of guiding questions on style to get users more quickly to what interests them. In a truly long distance collaboration, Wang’s team engaged …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Paul Vincent, Flexitive January 25, 2017 by Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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. …
