Hong Kong And Taipei-Bound: Who Should I Meet? April 29, 2014 by Super User When IAdea’s John Wang sent me a note several weeks ago asking me to help put out a call for speakers for a digital signage conference in June in Taipei, I immediately thought I wouldn’t mind doing that. Turns out I am. I put in a pitch, was chosen, and will be blabbering away at the …
ScreenScape “Democratizes” Digital Signage Device Management April 29, 2014 by Super User Remote monitoring and device management are seemingly boring subjects, but they’re usually the first things I ask about when I am working with a consulting client that’s looking for a content management system. There are many, many, many companies with products that make it easy to manage and distribute content, but I’m often surprised at how …
Noxel’s New Android Digital Signage Player Ships With BLE Inside April 28, 2014 by Super User The Singapore firm Noxel has done an interesting spin on an Android digital signage player – embedding a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module inside the playback device. The company says that enables the digital signage network operator – like a retailer – to use the tech for indoor positioning and location-specific push messaging to smartphones. …
Buying Digital Signage Online Is About As Rock-Solid As Jello April 28, 2014 by Super User Somehow or other I bumped into a link for a SIIG digital signage player, as listed on Staples’ Canadian online store. First, I thought, who is SIIG? Then I thought, Staples sells digital signage??? SIIG is a Fremont, California device manufacturer that’s into all kinds of things, and has a streamer device it touts as …
Projects: Cinnabon Reimages Stores With Digital Menus April 28, 2014 by Super User Here’s an interesting before and after set from work WAND Corporation is doing with Cinnabon. The re-image of the store took it from analog to digital menus, and where sometimes it is hard to tell in a QSR what’s a sign and what’s a display, here the screens add a lot more pop and information. …
Get DSrupted On Sept. 17th In Toronto April 28, 2014 by Super User All the pieces are in place and live now for a one-day conference I’m putting on in Toronto, called DSrupted 2014. The day will be focused on the opportunities and implications of disruptive technologies on the digital signage industry. DS=Digital Signage. Disrupted. So DSrupted!!! My God I’m clever. Anyway … The event is set for Sept. 17th, …
PetCare TV Harmonizes Ops On BroadSign April 24, 2014 by Super User BroadSign seems to be on a bit of run lately, adding more and more network clients. The latest deal is PetCARE TV, which has converted its network of 1,750 screens to BroadSign’s software platform. The network puts screens in the waiting rooms of veterinarian offices, and PetCAREpretty much owns that vertical. A third of programming is used for …
DSA Waives Initiation Fee In Spring Membership Blitz April 22, 2014 by Super User The Digital Screenmedia Association has launched something of a membership drive, dropping initiation fees for a limited period and reducing the cost for organizations who dropped off but want to return. The DSA says waiving the initiation fee – for the next month – could save an organization as much as $2,000. The DSA also …
Social-Focused Digital Signage Start-Up Enplug Gets $2.5 Million Seed Backing April 18, 2014 by Super User LA-based startup digital signage start-up Enplug has done a $2.5 million seed round from what looks to be a broad range of tech investors, the money intended to broaden the company’s footprint. The funding, reports TechCrunch, comes from a number of investors, including Oaktree Capital Co-Founder Larry Keele, Juniper Networks Founding Member Rasoul Oskouy, Idealab Founder …
IMRSV Makes Cara Video Analytics Platform Available Free April 18, 2014 by Super User The audience measurement firm IMRSV, which was earlier called Immersive Labs, has made its video analytics platform Cara available free for companies that want to kick the virtual tires of the technology. The “Personal” version of Cara allows up to three universal licenses of the software, and there’s a cap on impressions and API calls. …
