New IoT Density Sensor Opens Up More Possibilities For Real-Time Messaging August 3, 2015 by Super User Via Engadget If you follow tech writing, you won’t scroll too far on any site before you run into an Internet of Things piece. It’s a massive subject, but here’s an IoT gadget you can quickly get your head around, as it might apply to digital signage and digital OOH. A teeny sensor from a …
Sharp Exits TV Market In Americas, But Not Commercial Display Biz July 31, 2015 by Super User China’s Hisense Group and Japan’s Sharp announced a deal today that sees Hisense buying all the equity and assets of Sharp’s TV factory in Mexico (for $23.7 million) and with that the rights to use the “Sharp” brand name and all its channel resources in both North and South American regions. In effect, Hisense is completely taking over …
Combining Raspberry Pi & Windows 10 IoT To Make A (Very) Basic Digital Sign July 31, 2015 by Super User Microsoft’s developer site has a post and details up about how people determined to spend as little as possible on signage software and hardware could put a project together with a $45 Raspberry Pi single board computer and the new Windows 10 IoT Core operating system software. The developer details are over my head, but the …
Nice Tunnel, Shame About The Screens July 31, 2015 by Super User If you fly into Toronto via the little island airport just off downtown, it’s great in just about every way. Handy. Great view coming in and leaving. Fun carrier in Porter Airlines. But the island airport was always accessible only by what has to be among the shortest ferry rides in existence. The handy airport …
11Giraffes Formally Turns On Chromebox Support July 31, 2015 by Super User Charlotte-based digital signage software company 11Giraffes has formally joined the list of companies now supporting Google’s Chrome operating system with its digital content management platform. The company started working with Google last fall and used the tech giant’s conversion processed to develop a variant of the 11Giraffe’s Android signage player to use with the Google for Work platform. Says …
Last Week To Save On DSrupted Tickets July 27, 2015 by Super User This week is the last week to save $50 on getting your early bird ticket for DSrupted, the conference Sept. 16th ion Toronto focused on disruptive technology in digital signage. After Friday, tickets are $345 for a full day of expert sessions on subjects such as data visualization, real-time data-driven advertising, Internet of Things, new …
Maybe It’s A VERY Subtle Microsoft Ad? July 23, 2015 by Super User I tend to give a pass to small start-ups and teeny companies that have dead screens or error messages, as they have limited resources and in many cases are learning hard but good lessons about operations. But Outfront Media – until recently known as CBS Outdoor – showing giant Windows errors because they didn’t have …
DSrupted’s Early Bird Takes Flight Soon July 21, 2015 by Super User Tickets are starting to get grabbed up for DSrupted, which is now less than two months out. We’ve got a great speaker lineup and agenda planned. You can save $50 on the conference fee but getting your ticket this week. The early bird offer shuts down at the end of July.
Correction: CRI IPO Filing Just Quarterly Paperwork July 17, 2015 by Super User I posted earlier today on how Creative Realities, Inc. has filed an S-1 IPO registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. I always try to stress my understanding of the financial market is very limited, and here’s a a good example. A guy from an equity firm kindly called me to clarify that the S-1 filing …
What Eddystone, Google’s Take On Beacons, Means For Digital Signage And Digital OOH July 16, 2015 by Super User I am traveling, so little to no time to read or write – or dig into new tech that has just emerged. So when people started emailing me saying, “Hey, did you see the Eddystone thing?” all I could respond was “Yeah, kinda sorta.” Fortunately, Bryan Mongeau, the Vice President of Technology at BroadSign has evidently …
