Nebraska’s Blabfeed Offers Up $69 Digital Signage Creative July 7, 2014 by Super User So … how about full-motion graphic ads produced for $69? That’s the pitch from a company called blabfeed, based in Bellevue, Nebraska. As a way to generate some attention for its services, the company has a limited time offer out for $69 flat-rate content development. blabfeed is primarily a VAR and integrator, so it has …
Intel Gets US Patent For Cognovision’s Video Analytics IP July 3, 2014 by Super User 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 …
Update On Avida Fire: All OK, Disaster Plan Running July 2, 2014 by Super User I sent a note to Avida’s David Reale after hearing that his company’s Toronto offices burned to the ground earlier in the day. “No one was hurt,” says the CEO. “All our systems are fine and completely intact. Terrible loss of premises, for sure.” The company has pushed out a news release this evening letting …
Arnold Exploring Responsive Environments At DSrupted Digital Signage Conference July 1, 2014 by Super User Matt Arnold from Second Story in Portland will be talking about responsive environments and audience engagement when he gets the mike at DSrupted this fall in Toronto. The Lead Integration Engineer will have an hour to talk and field questions on the idea of Responsive Environments: Engaging Your Audience with Narrative Spaces Here’s the synopsis: …
E Ink Says Digital Signage Could Become 10%-30% Of Its Business July 1, 2014 by Super User 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 …
Fire Destroys Avida’s Toronto Head Office July 1, 2014 by Super User Fire has destroyed the Toronto offices of the digital signage services company Avida. CBC Toronto News reports a fire broke out this morning around 4:30 AM at the one-storey building in Etobicoke. It took 80 firefighters to get the blaze under control three hours later, but by then, the roof had collapsed, so we’ll assume …
How Google’s New Android Plans Further Blur Lines Between Digital Signage And TV June 27, 2014 by Super User 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 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 …
Meet The Disruptive Tech Speakers For DSrupted June 24, 2014 by Super User It took a little longer than planned after protracted chats with one company eventually went nowhere, but the final of five speakers is in place for the DSrupted conference in September in Toronto. As it turns out, my Plan B for that last speaker slot will likely turn out to be way better than the …
World’s Oldest Advertising Medium Has Chance to Act Like Newest June 24, 2014 by Benjamin Schmitt Guest Post: Steve Schildwachter, rVue This past year I moved from Ad Land to Digital Signage Land. My first impression was that consumer engagement is the future of digital signage. As the months went on, it became obvious that Digital Out of Home (or, if you will, Digital Place-based Media) isn’t just a fantastic way …
