The Evolution Of Human-Computer Interaction And Digital Signage October 25, 2019 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Derek DeWitt, Visix If you want to use a computer or other digital device, you have to interact with it in some way. There’s a whole discipline devoted to this, called Human-Computer Interaction, or HCI (though sometimes it’s called CHI, putting the computer first). HCI is really the place where communication between person …
Re-Upped: Why Entering Digital Signage Awards Contests Is Worth The Time And (Small) Cost October 24, 2019 by Super User Re-upping this as I know the two main nominations-based awards programs in this industry are both actively trying to boost the submissions counts and ensure they have a great sample of entries to put in front of judges. Those are: The global Digital Signage Awards, which 16:9 sponsors, is taking submissions for awards that will …
The Self-Described #1 Company In Digital Signage Uses HDMI TV Sticks October 24, 2019 by Super User It’s a bit mind-wobbling to still see start-ups and early stage companies entering the hyper-crowded digital signage CMS software market, even more so when the company gets a healthy $7 million investment from a group of venture capitalists. Raydiant is a two-year-old cloud-based signage CMS that was at first marketed as Mira Technologies. Based in …
DSF’s Board of Director Nominations Open October 23, 2019 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation has opened up the nominations for two-year positions on its board of directors, with the newly elected beginning terms in 2020. The DSF Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations on the non-profit’s website. Members can nominate themselves, or an associate within the industry. The Nominations Committee is particularly seeking End Users …
Maris Ensing On The Mad Science Behind Mad Systems October 23, 2019 by Super User I wouldn’t want the job of trying to boil down what Mad Systems does to an elevator pitch, unless it was a very tall building with a very slow elevator. Based in Orange County, California, Mad Systems is technically an AV system designer and integrator, but these are not the guys you’d hire to put …
Enplug Joins Short (I Think) List Of Companies Supporting Automated Safety Alerts October 22, 2019 by Super User LA-based CMS Enplug has added support for the Alertus Mass Notification System into its digital signage platform, making it possible to automate on-premise safety alerts. “Even the most thorough disaster preparation can be rendered useless without the ability to quickly and automatically alert people to the danger at hand,” says Nanxi Liu, CEO of Enplug. …
PEI’s ScreenScape Releases Total Overhaul Of Long-Running CMS Platform October 22, 2019 by Super User ScreenScape Networks has released ScreenScape5, what it calls a wholesale reinvention of its cloud-based digital signage CMS solution. V5 is a complete overhaul of the longtime platform, says ScreenScape CEO Mark Hemphill, representing customer feedback, more than two years of design and development work, and extensive beta testing. “The project gave us a special opportunity to …
Nutrislice Bridges Menuboard Solutions With Foodservices Tech Provider CBORD October 22, 2019 by Super User Foodservice-focused digital signage service provider Nutrislice has done an interesting deal with a tech solutions provider to integrate with a company that does loyalty cards and online/mobile ordering for the same vertical. Denver-based Nutrislice is tying in its system with CBORD’s GET Campus Card and Foodservice Suite, which will by Q1 2020 allow students to pre-order …
NBA’s Warriors Light Up LED-laden New Home Court Building In San Francisco October 21, 2019 by Super User Sports and entertainment venues have long been an opportune market for digital signage vendors because of the need for owner/operators to both communicate a lot of changing information, and drive the visual excitement of the event experience. They’re also opportune because venue operators are pretty steadily looking to up their technology game, particularly with newly …
Machine Hallucinating In NYC October 19, 2019 by Super User Experiential spaces seems to be an emerging new business, driven by lowered technology costs, easier tools and brilliant creative minds who are pushing the boundaries on digital creative. While in New York this week I had a free hour to run over to Chelsea Market to visit the converted boiler room that is now called …
