SignageOS Continues To Broaden Supported Software And Hardware, Adding ChromeOS Integration June 10, 2024 by Dave Haynes SignageOS has added full support for Google ChromeOS and ChromeOS Flex operating systems to the vast range of hardware platforms and operating systems covered off by the Prague-based company, which focuses on middleware and device management solutions for digital signage. SignageOS says its support for ChromeOS integrates seamlessly with the Google Workspace API, allowing compatibility …
BrightSign Opens Up Its Newest Media Player To Windows 10, 11 IoT June 7, 2024 by Dave Haynes The walls have been dropping on a lot of software and hardware products in this industry to meet demands for interoperability and to work with less proprietary, more common systems, so it is interesting but maybe not surprising to learn that the industry’s dominant media player manufacturer has opened up its platform to now include …
Spectrio Plans Big Presence For InfoComm In Las Vegas, Both On Trade Show Floor And For Social Events June 7, 2024 by Dave Haynes Spectrio has a big presence planned at InfoComm next week in Las Vegas, taking customers and business partners through an exhibit hall stand filled with the latest digital signage and experiential retail technologies, and sponsoring several of the most in-demand social events during what is North America’s largest pro AV trade show. From PR: Spectrio …
Samsung ESL Spin-Off Solum Partnering With NDI On Video-Over-IP Large Format Displays June 6, 2024 by Dave Haynes A Samsung spin-off company most known for its electronic shelf labels has taken the interesting step of partnering with Sweden’s NDI to develop new large format displays that are based on video-over-IP connectivity. SOLUM, self-described as the world’s leading provider of Electronic Shelf Label and Digital Signage solutions (not so sure about that second bit, …
Miracle Mile Shops On LV Strip Complete Huge LED Displays Facelift June 6, 2024 by Dave Haynes There’s always new stuff to see in Las Vegas, particularly along a main drag that has casino-resort operators steadily trying to out-bling one another. Among the new projects that have been going up and are now done is a refresh of the outside and inside of the shopping and entertainment center Miracle Mile Shops, which is …
E-Paper Digital Signage Displays Still Very Much About The Future, With Just 400 Units Shipped Globally In Q1 2024: OMDIA June 6, 2024 by Dave Haynes Those walking the exhibit halls of InfoComm next week in Las Vegas will see several display manufacturers showing their adaptations of e-paper displays – talking about their future as replacements for static messaging more traditionally done using printed paper. It’s definitely a somewhat limited part of the future if unit costs can come down, but …
Bluefin, Intel Collaborate On New Ocean Series That Adds ChromeOS Support For All-In-One Displays June 6, 2024 by Dave Haynes Atlanta-based Bluefin has broadened its range of supported operating systems for its built-in displays – launching a new Bluefin Ocean series that is a direct collaboration with Intel and allows them to run on Windows, Linux or Chrome OS. Bluefin already had an Intel/Windows solution through Seneca, but Arrow’s decision earlier this year to wind …
Google – InfoComm 2024 Digital Signage Industry Mixer Sponsor Profiles June 5, 2024 by Dave Haynes InfoComm is next week in Las Vegas, and Sixteen:Nine has partnered with Experience United Social Club to run what is a very sold-out networking event. This one is at a darts-themed bar called Flight Club, in the Palazzo complex. There will will be a little discussion about what was seen on the show floor, then networking …
IT Security In Digital Signage: Audio From Digital Signage Summit Europe 2024, With Google, Trison UK June 5, 2024 by Dave Haynes I managed to talk the AV team running the main conference room at the recent Digital Signage Summit in Munich to give me the audio off the board for three of the sessions I either moderated or spoke on. The first was focused on IT security, which I will admit is NOT an area I’m …
Airport Restaurant Publishes Real-Time Service Wait Times Next To Departure, Gate Walk Times Info June 5, 2024 by Dave Haynes The awards post I just published referenced my affection for stuff that might be regarded as pedestrian or even boring, and a quick glance at Linkedin revelaed a great example of that in an airport in northern Europe. A food concessions operator at the airport – not sure where, but in the Nordics region – …
