DSE Recap Webinar Set For Friday AM March 23, 2016 by Dave Haynes The guys from Hughes asked me last week, when I was at DSE and getting a rundown on what they do and offer, if I could do a webinar with them the following week to re-cap the event. When I found out I didn’t need to present anything – just field a few questions and generally blabber away – …
Christie Hires Blackberry’s Ex Head Of Innovation To Run Software Team March 23, 2016 by Dave Haynes It’s very logical to think of Christie as a display hardware company, but if you stop and think about it, you realize it takes solid software to make those projectors and display cubes and LCDs and LEDs all run properly. The company has announced it has hired an ex-Blackberry guy to be its director of solutions software. …
German Charity’s Social Swipe Allows Direct Donations From Digital OOH Poster March 23, 2016 by Dave Haynes A UK reader kindly pointed me to this terrific charity program that combines a public-facing set of screens, a card reader and trigger-based content to drive donations to a German relief charity. The Social Swipe program allows people in public spaces to swipe a credit card to make a small donation to Miserior. Put together …
DSE 2016 Day Two Impressions March 18, 2016 by Dave Haynes The 2016 version of Digital Signage Expo is in the can, with the show already announcing next year will be the last week of March, with the trade hall open on the 29th and 30th. The numbers haven’t been pushed out by the show, but I can’t see it being logged as bigger than last …
DSE 2016 Impressions From Day 1: Speed Round Version March 17, 2016 by Dave Haynes NOT a lot of time to write … in very late and now I need to head out again. Day 1 at Digital Signage Expo looked busy. It certainly was at the display vendor booths, as I know from first hand experience LG, NEC, Samsung and Planar were all crammed with people. A lot of …
Daktronics Acquires Adflow Networks March 15, 2016 by Dave Haynes Outdoor LED giant Daktronics has announced its recent acquisition of ADFLOW Networks, which for years been marketing a content management system aimed almost exclusively at retailers. So what does a South Dakota display manufacturer that is by far most known for building very large LED boards for sports stadiums want with a company outside of Toronto …
DSE 2016 Booth Field Guide: Seemetrix March 11, 2016 by Dave Haynes Seemetrix, Booth FT10 in the Innovator Zone Here’s what Irina Magdenko, product manager at 3divi, has to say about the Russian company’s first appearance at DSE, showing its product Seemetrix. Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Seemetrix is a web-based analytics service that provides digital signage content distributors …
What You Want To See At DSE 2016 March 11, 2016 by Dave Haynes Guest poster Irfan Khan submitted a piece that went up this morning about the general sorts of things you should expect to see on the trade show floor at Digital Signage Expo next week in Las Vegas. Here’s my different take on what you should want to see: The Battle Over Walls It’s really only …
What To Expect At DSE 2016 March 11, 2016 by Sean Levy GUEST POST: Irfan Khan, Skykit The 2016 Digital Signage Expo (DSE) is almost here. Those of you attending the convention in Las Vegas from March 15-17 might be wondering what to expect and how best to prepare. Lucky for you, I’ve done some research so you don’t have to. I’ve compiled a list of what things …
DSE 2016 Booth Field Guide: Parabit Systems March 11, 2016 by Dave Haynes Parabit Systems, Booth 740 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? We are one of the only USA display manufacturers at the show. And we will have several of our stock models on display. Parabit is in a unique position to showcase our total …
