Preset Mixer Sponsor Profiles: Capital Networks February 4, 2014 by Super User I go back 15 years now with Bil Trainor and his crew at Capital Networks, most of them the same people. Loyal bunch, which says a lot about the company and the guy who runs it. Capital Networks is a Toronto-area provider of dynamic digital signage software solutions for digital signage, digital display networks, digital …
In Proximity Marketing, You Can Use NFC Or Abuse With BLE February 3, 2014 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Frank Viljoen Proximity Marketing has received a lot of attention lately – all of it focused on the idea of using technology for the localized distribution of advertising content associated with a particular place. The key word about this tech is distribution, and the big question to ask is whether that distribution comes …
YCD’s Live Player Joins Android Digital Signage Parade February 3, 2014 by Super User YCD Multimedia has joined the ever-growing list of mainstream PC-driven digital signage software companies that have developed a variation for low-cost Android playback devices. In an interesting spin, the company has also released what would be a browser-driven version tuned to Samsung’s proprietary Smart Signage Platform. The two new products are being showcased this week …
Digital Out Of Home Is All About Location, Location, Location February 2, 2014 by Ryan Gushue Guest Post: Jeremy Ozen, Vistar Media Whether you’re house-hunting or just watching people do that on HGTV, you’ve doubtlessly heard the magic triplicate phrase: Location. Location. Location. But “location” is no longer just the provenance of the real estate industry. Location, increasingly, is the domain of the marketer. For those of us who have embraced …
Baanto’s Touch Tech Gets Faster, Snappier, Easier February 1, 2014 by Super User I’m in over my head almost immediately when it comes to assessing the tech and the value of touchscreen technology, but the simpleton thing I really do know is that many of the large format touchscreens and overlays I’ve tried in the marketplace are buggy, slow to respond and don’t behave much like what consumers …
New Barix Solution Pushes Digital Signage Audio To Smartphones February 1, 2014 by Super User Barix is at ISE and DSE over the next couple of weeks demo’ing what it says is a unique solution to get audio into retail and other digital signage environments by sending the sound to smartphones via WiFi. I’ve seen stuff like that before, so I don’t think the concept is unique, but perhaps the …
This Is The End … For Intel AIM February 1, 2014 by Super User Intel sent out a “Product Change Notification” Friday letting customers and the larger ecosystem know that no more development is being done on its face pattern detection system know as the AIM Suite, the product originally known as Cognovision. Intel Retail Solutions Division (RSD) remains committed to enabling Retailers, Brands and Digital Agencies improve business …
First Purpose-Built Raspberry Pi Digital Signage Players Hit Market January 31, 2014 by Super User Here’s what I think is the first purpose-designed and built Raspberry Pi digital signage player – a unit that UK-based Silver Curve will show off at the big ISE pro-AV show in Amsterdam next week. It has certainly been possible for a long time now to buy a $45 Raspberry Pi board, buy an enclosure, …
Nanonation Partnering, Demoing Dell’s New Android Stick January 30, 2014 by Super User The announcement yesterday about Dell’s new $130 HDMI stick looked hinted at something that could be used for digital signage, and the material made a general reference to it. Turns out it not only COULD be used for digital signage, it’s already been developed and integrated by Nanonation, which has been a Dell partner for …
Dutch Firm Opens Android Digital Signage CMS Up To Developers January 30, 2014 by Super User The Dutch software company Novus Solutions has opened up its Android digital signage software platform, called Hello Infinity, to third-party developers. The development set is called Open-Display, and is a set of tools for developers who are looking for an easy way to integrate digital signage into their own software. It is not open-sourced, but more …
