Mumbai’s VXL Debuts $400 Illumineye Digital Signage Bundle July 5, 2016 by Dave Haynes It is endlessly amazing to come across yet more companies introducing digital signage software platforms, when there are already 100s and possibly 1,000s (no, really) out there. At least the latest is not two guys and a dream, but a company with 40 years in thin client software that must have some sense of a market …
5 Tips On Increasing Employee Commitment Using Digital Signage (Part 2) July 5, 2016 by Luis Villafane Guest Post: Richard Fortin, ITESMEDIA Are you engaging your employees during their shifts? In this second of two posts, we will look at three other ways to increase your employees’ commitment in the workplace, using digital signage. Part 1 is here. 3 – Democratize information In order to be committed to your work, you must make …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Two Months And 15,500 Downloads In July 1, 2016 by Dave Haynes It’s now been a couple of months since the first episode in the Sixteen:Nine Podcasts series went live, and 11 episodes are now up. The podcast-hosting site shows about 1,400 listens, but that’s a fraction of the real story. The podcasts are up on Google Play and iTunes, and the RSS feed is hooked in …
The Next Wave Of Interactive Sidewalk Kiosks Will Sniff For Leaks And Log Traffic Jams July 1, 2016 by Dave Haynes hat tip to @thegreatgadsby for noticing this … The tech publication Recode has a really interesting post up about how those interactive stations that are showing up on big city streets, replacing phone booths, are much more than information hubs with free Wi-Fi supported by digital OOH ads. The product that Google-backed Sidewalk Labs is marketing …
16:9 Podcasts: Rick Cope, NanoLumens June 29, 2016 by Dave Haynes In this episode, I’m speaking with Rick Cope, the founder and CEO of NanoLumens, which makes and markets its own line of unique indoor and outdoor LED displays from its facilities in Atlanta. Rick has a really interesting background, coming out of the US Marines and being in the thick of things during Desert Storm, …
Projects: BMO Lights Up Twin Video Walls In Toronto’s PATH System June 24, 2016 by Dave Haynes This is a pair of 3 by 5 video walls, using 55-inch narrow bezel displays, in the underground PATH concourse system/maze that connects most of the big office towers in downtown Toronto. Done for BMO Financial Group, the wall is in the walkway system at BMO’s flagship location, First Canadian Place. The guys who put it …
How Much Time Do Digital Signage Displays Really Have With Viewers? June 23, 2016 by Curtis Tilly Let’s face it – digital signage. with some exceptions, is a glance medium. What’s scheduled to screens has seconds to get noticed, absorbed or ignored. But how many seconds? How long do we typically have for content to connect with consumers? Well, not long at all. Almost all of us are so wired into the steady …
Projects: LED Staircase Leads Way Into New Vegas Nightclub June 23, 2016 by Dave Haynes I’m not quite sure how a company based in Ottawa, Ontario got a nightclub deal in Las Vegas, Nevada, but UTG Digital Media from Canada’s capital has installed a slick LED staircase at the new JEWEL Nightclub at the Aria casino-hotel. The club opened in May, and is managed by the hospitality company Hakkasan Group, which also …
IoT Meets Digital Signage: July 12th Webinar June 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes It was pretty rare for me to patch in to a webinar, let alone run or be part of one – but all of a sudden I’m doing a bunch. The next one is the second in what is a series of online discussions I’m doing with Canonical, the guys behind Ubuntu Linux. I did …
DSF Meet & Greet Mixer Set For Minneapolis On July 21 June 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation is holding another one of its Meet & Greet Networking events next month – an evening function on July 21 at the Microsoft Training Center in Edina, MN, which is suburban Minneapolis. The event will have drinks and nibblies, and feature presenters from Microsoft, talking about personalization of digital signage in retail. The DSF …
