CRI And Wireless Ronin Cut Merger Deal June 26, 2014 by Super User Creative Realities, the New York-based solutions provider more commonly known as CRI, and Wireless Ronin Technologies, the software company mostly commonly known for running up a $100 million deficit, announced a definitive merger agreement today. When the deal closes, the two companies will be combined into a publicly-traded company that will be “focused on providing its …
Location and Seat Occupancy Screens Testing On London Double-Decker June 23, 2014 by Super User Transport for London in the UK appears to be testing screens on at least one double-decker bus as a means to tell riders whether there are seats on the upper-level, and where the bus is positioned on its route. The London blog IanVisits spied screens fixed at the main entry and by the stairs that lead …
Why 4K Isn’t Yet Ready For Digital Signage Prime Time June 21, 2014 by Tara Parachuk Guest Post: Manuel Edghill, digbil Much buzz has been generated in the digital signage industry surrounding 4K displays and content. A lot of this hype is generated by 4K display manufacturers. But is 4K truly ready to become mainstream in digital signage? Most potential consumers of 4K displays who have viewed them in person have typically …
DSrupted: Web Consuming Digital Signage, And That’s Not A Bad Thing June 20, 2014 by Super User Here’s the first of a running series of chats with the sponsors of the DSrupted conference coming up in three months in Toronto. Byron Darlison is the founder of Rise Holdings, which owns event sp0nsor Rise Vision and the sister company, systems integrator Rise Display. In the context of disruptive technology in this sector, Rise has been …
Time To Drop The “Desktop vs. Mobile” Comparisons June 18, 2014 by Paul Croubalian Guest Post: Paul Vincent, Neuranet Back in 2008 when the iPhone was less than a year old and the iPad was but a twinkle in Steve Jobs’ eye – most mobile internet speeds were a fraction of what they are today, and smartphones were almost impossible to monetize. Companies betting on the growth of …
Sharp Unveils Curvy Free-Form Display Concept June 18, 2014 by Super User The Japanese electronics firm Sharp has unveiled what it calls its Free-Form Display, new technology that gets screens out of boxy shapes, Instead, you get displays with curves and angles that fit the design application. Sharp says free-form displays can be shaped to meet a wide range of user needs thanks to the incorporation of IGZO …
McDonald’s Canada Tests Interactive Digital Signage To Phone Game App June 17, 2014 by Super User The ad agency Cossette is working with its client McDonald’s Canada and a Toronto interactive digital signage firm, RadiantGroup Media, on a short term promotion at a mall that bridges digital signs and smartphones. The promotion at the second-tier mall, Dufferin Mall, encourages users to find a web app through a custom URL and play …
Data Visualization Is The Next Big Thing In Digital Signage June 17, 2014 by Super User Two of three of us are visual learners. We’d rather see it, as opposed to read it. We like to understand, quickly and in visual terms, what’s going on. The ancient adage about a picture being worth 1,000 words is very relevant to digital signage, particularly when most people who get around screens glance at …
BA’s Magic Billboard Wins Top Global Ad Honor June 16, 2014 by Super User That very clever British Airways digital billboard campaign, that married real time departure data to screen visuals, just won one of the advertising world’s biggest prizes. OgilvyOne, a business unit of Ogilvy & Mather, won the Direct Lions Grand Prix in Cannes this evening for its #lookup digital billboards. Well-deserved, and a glimpse of where digital …
Navori Opens Digital Signage Innovation Center In Lausanne June 16, 2014 by Super User The Swiss software firm Navori is the latest digital signage firm to open up space dedicated to showing their product in context. The new Digital Signage Innovation Center at the company’s global headquarters in Lausanne has a broad range of pots and pans on display for existing and prospective customers – including tablets, 4K Android Players, interactive …
