Elo Adds Android Modules To Retail-Centric Touch Displays January 25, 2016 by Dave Haynes On the heels of Panasonic announcing a System on Chip pro display panel comes word that Elo – among the oldest and biggest companies involved in touchscreen tech – now has ARM-based micro computer modules paired with some of its displays, running Android. This new Android Elo Computer Module (Android ECM) accessory, says the Silicon …
DMG And Sister Companies Rebrand, Simply, As Diversified January 25, 2016 by Dave Haynes Diversified Systems, based in Kenilworth, New Jersey, has announced a simple, logical rebranding as Diversified – bringing three related companies under the single, tightened-up brand. Diversified is made up of Diversified Systems, Diversified Media Group (DMG), and Skyweb Digital Media. The combined companies will, says a news release, continue to service clients across the globe in …
Navori Powering Massive 20K+ Tablet Ad Network In Saudi Arabia Taxis January 25, 2016 by Dave Haynes The Swiss signage software firm Navori has a monster rollout underway in Middle Eastern countries, using its on-premise QL management and play-out software on tablets installed as media screens in some 20,000 taxis, with another 30,000 to come. It would have to be one of the larger signage and digital OOH rollouts out there, and …
NEC To Start Shipping Long-Lasting Laser-Based Projectors For Signage & Projection Mapping January 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes Projectors with laser light engines have been around the cinema space for a while now, but the technology is now starting to find its way into other commercial applications – including indoor signage and indoor projection mapping. NEC has introduced a single-chip DLP 8,000-lumen laser projector it says is the first of its kind in …
IAdea To Debut AnyTiles Infinite Video Wall Solution At ISE January 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes Taiwan-based device and solutions company IAdea has started marketing what it calls AnyTiles, an “infinite video wall” solution that gets away from the need for driving large, tiled displays with custom and high-end PCs and play-out devices. IAdea has dubbed the technology as Distributed Graphics Architecture (or DGA), and will be showing it off next …
Projects: Westgate Las Vegas Switches On World’s Largest LED Video Wall January 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes What’s being touted as the world’s largest LED video wall has been plugged in and fired up inside the “Superbook” room at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, aka the old Las Vegas Hilton. The curved beast is 20 feet tall and 220 feet wide, and uses 1,640 2.5mm Christie Velvet LED tiles. The wall …
Lexmark Enters Crowded QSR Digital Menu Board Business January 19, 2016 by Dave Haynes The printer company Lexmark was at National Retail Federation show a year ago with what I described then as shrug-inducing. A year later, the company is back at NRF and marketing what would appear to be a more evolved solution aimed at QSRs. The Digital Menu Board solution being touted through today at the giant …
How Technology Is Taking The Yuck Out Of Touchscreens January 17, 2016 by Curtis Tilly As society has grown ever more technology-driven and cashless, public touchscreens are now virtually inescapable. Whether it’s an interactive digital sign, directory, checkout terminal, an ATM screen or subway ticket dispenser, it’s difficult to navigate daily life without touching a communal screen. While that’s great for bacterial colonies, it’s not an overly good set of circumstances for people trying to stay healthy. Numerous studies …
Custom Panel Resizer Tannas Acquired By Investors January 15, 2016 by Dave Haynes Tannas Electronic Displays, the interesting little company that saws LCDs in half to make custom displays, has been acquired by investors and the name changed to Pixel Scientific. Tannas , says a news release, was sold in a majority stock purchase agreement to investors led by Richard McCartney of Scotts Valley, California. The new board …
Scala Now Really Up And Running On ChromeOS January 15, 2016 by Dave Haynes Scala has formally joined the list of companies developing solutions that run on Google ChromeOS devices, releasing a version of the Scala Enterprise Player that will work on a Chromebox, and in theory at least, on Chromebits and Chromebase all-in-ones. Scala was at the Google booth at DSE 2015 indicating it was doing ChromeOS, but …
