DSrupted: With Beacons, There Is No Offline July 8, 2014 by Dave Haynes One of the great sessions planned for DSrupted in September is built around the most buzzed in-store technology these days – Bluetooth Low Energy beacons. There’s a huge amount of interest in tech that activates engagement with smartphone-clutching consumers, but not a hell of a lot of understanding about how the technology can best be …
Intel Gets US Patent For Cognovision’s Video Analytics IP July 3, 2014 by Dave Haynes This could be interesting. The US Patent Office has just granted Intel patent #8,766,914, which covers video analytics for digital signage. The patent summary is for a “Method and apparatus for measuring audience size for a digital sign” The abstract says: Measuring audience size for a digital sign comprises generating a plurality of paths, one …
E Ink Says Digital Signage Could Become 10%-30% Of Its Business July 1, 2014 by Dave Haynes E Ink has some serious aspirations in the digital signage business, with a goal of digital posters representing as much as 30% of the company’s overall revenue within a few years. That’s possible, the company says, because selling one 32-inch display equates to selling the substrates for about 25 e-readers. I spoke at length Monday …
How Google’s New Android Plans Further Blur Lines Between Digital Signage And TV June 27, 2014 by Dave Haynes Google had its big annual I/O conference this week, and one of the big announcements was around expanding Android to TV platforms. Google now sees TV as just another display and communications, like smartphones and tablets. Android TV will be part of Android L, the new operating system Google previewed at its conference. Consumers will start …
CRI And Wireless Ronin Cut Merger Deal June 26, 2014 by Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 …
