Google Chromebox Gets Thumbs Up From Respected Hardware Tech Blog March 12, 2014 by Super User The much respected hardware tech blog AnandTech has put one of those new Asus Google Chromeboxes though some lab testing and come out with a pretty thumbs up review on the $179 version of the units. There is a lot of propeller-head stuff in the review that may or may not make any sense, but …
DSF Plans March 26 Atlanta Meet-Up March 11, 2014 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation is kicking off its 2014 regional networking program in Atlanta on March 26 with a evening at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Drop $30 and you get in the door and get free drinks, light apps and a presentation by Mark Geiger, the guy behind the install at the …
2 Hemisphere Puts Digital Signage Content Focus On Health March 11, 2014 by Super User Ventura, California-based agency 2 Hemispheres, which lists digital signage content among several capabilities, has started making noise about its impressive library of health-focused content available for digital signage network operators. The agency has some 200 digital signage network-tuned video clips on a variety of health topics, available for download by network operators. Executive Creative Director James …
Taiwan’s Digital Signage Body Puts Out Speaker Call For June Forum March 11, 2014 by Super User The Taiwan-based Digital Signage Multimedia Association holds an annual forum and has put out a call for speakers to present at this year’s event, June 6th at the Taipei International Convention Center. John Wang of IAdea is directly involved with the event and says his group looking for 30-minute talks about state-of-the-art digital signage applications, and an …
NFL’s Jaguars To Get World’s Biggest HD LED Displays March 10, 2014 by Super User The NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars don’t have much of a team on the field (6-26 last two years) but the club will soon have a couple of very big-assed LED score boards the fans can look at when the visiting team scores … again. The Jaguars have “partnered” with Daktronics to manufacture and install what they …
Thirdshelf Store Demo Shows How BLE Can Work With Mobile, Store Displays March 10, 2014 by Super User One of the busiest spots at last week’s DX3 digital media show in Toronto was a faux retail store pulled together by Montreal’s Thirdshelf and a series of partners like Armodilo. Instead of a simple booth and product demos, they built what felt much more like a store – helped along in that the “store” …
Signagelive Now Has Screenfeed Inside March 9, 2014 by Super User A few digital signage software companies have talked in the last two or three years about their plans to make content marketplaces part of their offer, but I’ve not seen a lot that extends beyond some content widgets for weather and tickers. Instead, the companies that do automated content feeds have been, by and large, …
Google Chromeboxes Shipping Mid-Month March 7, 2014 by Super User If you want to start tinkering with one of those $179 Asus Chromeboxes that Google is touting for digital signage, they are now up for pre-order on Amazon and shipping will start mid-month. Shipping is free. They come with: Intel Celeron 2955U Processor 2GB DDR3 RAM 16 GB Solid State Drive Chrome OS Still waiting …
DSA No Longer Tied To CEW Trade Show March 7, 2014 by Super User Got forwarded a note about the Customer Engagement World no longer being the official trade show of the Digital Screenmedia Association. I didn’t even know CETW is now CEW, and guess I kinda sorta knew the November show in NYC was the “official” show but didn’t think of it that way. The note to DSA members …
Startup Neuranet Uses HTML5 To Build Multiple Ads Fast, And At Once March 7, 2014 by Super User One of the start-ups I spent time with at this week’s DX3 conference in Toronto was Neuranet, which has developed an online ad production tool called Flexitive. Based on HTML5 and other technologies that have really just bubbled up in the last two-three years, the SaaS-based service allows creatives (and minimally creative marketers) to build …
