Digital Signage Federation Hangout Update – July 2016 July 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Ryan Cahoy, Rise Vision, on behalf of the DSF Education Committee Want to hear from your peers in digital signage and keep up with the latest trends without the sales job? Check out the Digital Signage Federation (DSF) free Google Hangout series, featuring DSF member experts sharing their thoughts and views on a variety of …
Mvix Ends Up In Court, But That’s OK July 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes The Washington, DC-area digital signage firm Mvix has found itself in court, but in an entirely good way. The company, which does cloud-based software, has developed a dynamic Digital Docket Display widget aimed at courthouses – showing real-time case information, including case numbers, parties involved, courtroom and time. Docket Display Systems, says the company in …
Industry Weapon Picks Up Firesign Platform And Users July 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes Pittsburgh-based solutions company Industry Weapon has acquired a long-running software platform called FireSign, as well as its user base, from Nashville creative agency Anode. Anode first developed FireSign back in 1991, but says at the end of 2015 decided to get out that business – empty when they started, hyper-crowded now – and focus on the …
Digital Signage Solutions Firm KIO: Use Our Tech And Service, And We’ll Throw In Creative July 21, 2016 by Dave Haynes Google Alerts’ digital signage search term digest for this morning popped up yet another software company going after the small business market with a cloud-based solution, but I was please to see this one had an interesting twist. You pay for a media player with software, and the deal includes custom creative and content management …
Digital Trends Showcase Moves Down Road To The Falls For 2016 July 21, 2016 by Dave Haynes The guys who do the annual Digital Trends Showcase in Toronto – which has run each fall for the last few years – have moved on down the highway to Niagara Falls, Ontario for this year’s event. The event – which I’ve not been to for various scheduling or traffic avoidance reasons – puts several …
Boston Gets First E-Paper Wayfinding Sign July 21, 2016 by Dave Haynes Boston’s city hall plaza has what is being touted as the first e-paper wayfinding sign in the United States – a 32-inch electronic paper display that is daylight-readable and powered by solar. The ruggedized sign, mounted in a totem on the plaza, is aimed at providing visitors with information on local events and help residents …
Projects: Giant Interactive Wall Turns On At Smithsonian’s Flight Hall July 20, 2016 by Dave Haynes This is a massive new interactive video wall at the newly renovated Milestones of Flight Hall at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. It’s a 16- by 12-foot interactive media wall that prompts visitors to explore, collect, and save their favourite objects from the museum’s collection, using the museum mobile app. The project was put together …
Go Vertical, Or Go Home July 20, 2016 by Dave Haynes A few conversations in recent weeks have reinforced a conclusion I made some time ago about software and solutions companies in the digital signage business: they need to get vertical. Many companies, particularly the smaller ones, badly need to find a vertical market and make it their own. Being a generalist, in a field crowded with generalists, could be …
New York’s Subway System Resorts To Digital Messaging To Warn Distracted Pokemon Go Players July 20, 2016 by Dave Haynes Concerns about subway riders being dangerously distracted by their need to do whatever the hell they do with the red-hot Pokemon Go augmented reality mobile app has compelled MTA New York City Transit to start running safety messages on its On The Go Travel Station kiosk network. It’s a four and half foot drop to the …
5 Questions That Get Digital Signage Projects Off To A Solid Start July 20, 2016 by Dave Haynes So, you’ve been told you’re now in charge of your company’s first digital signage project, and having pounded “digital signage” into your browser’s search bar, you’re scouring the web looking for direction and advice. Digital signage doesn’t look all that complicated. Screens on walls. Content. Updated over the Internet. Easy-peasy. But something’s telling you that’s not quite true …
