Open Source Xibo Software Gets Upgrade October 29, 2012 by Dave Haynes The UK-based open source digital signage software project Xibo has released a new version of its code, the first big release since early 2011. Xibo 1.4.0 (which has the codename Brorsen) has 27 new features and fixes 108 bugs. It looks to have some fairly advanced features for a free platform on both the design and device …
Digital Signage At Deli Counter, But Not Like You’re Thinking October 25, 2012 by Dave Haynes So screens at the deli counter would not be all that innovative. I’ve seen that a few times. But here – I forgot I took this – is digital signage on the digital scale/pricing thingie that weighs your pile of Montreal smoked meat shavings. Never seen that. Too small, I think, to having any impact. …
Bad Bezel, Baaad Bezel October 24, 2012 by Dave Haynes I kinda liked the ambient content running on a video wall in the lobby of the overtly hip Aloft Hotel near O’Hare Airport, where … Oh, don’t even get me started … Anyway, this is a great example of how a nice execution gets absolutely clobbered by those damned thick bezels. Yes, the super narrow …
New Multi-Touch Overlay Only As Thick As Coin October 24, 2012 by Dave Haynes This is pretty slick – a multi-touch screen overlay with a frame that is no thicker than a coin. The unit, called the G4S, is from Silicon Valley-based PQ Labs. It is infrared multi-touch and the PR suggest it is twice as smooth in terms of responsiveness as an iPad, which is a bit of …
More Travel, Few Posts October 22, 2012 by Dave Haynes One more week of planes and more planes, then I should be back to regular posting. This week it is Memphis, starting later today, then Baltimore, and then New Jersey. Oh the glamor of travel. There hasn’t been a lot shaking anyway, other than conferences and yet more people getting bingo’d and hanging out shingles …
Software Stitches 5K Videos Into Huge Panoramic Video Walls, In Real Time October 22, 2012 by Dave Haynes You may recall a few months back a post about a Toronto company that has some crazy software that enables infinite zooming on a touchscreen. Content Interface has shown the software at a few trade shows and at the Preset DSE party, and I am surprised it has not found its way into more video …
Project Profile: Coke Adds 2X2 Video Wall To S. Korean Vending Machine October 17, 2012 by Dave Haynes Interesting project from South Korea. Coca-Cola’s Open Happiness campaign includes a vending machine promotion that encourages people to follow and replicate dance moves, and win free bottles of soda. The footprint is as big as I have even seen for a vending machine, with a full two by two LCD video wall built into a …
Gear: eyevis Joins Transparent LCD Competition With Angled Retail Unit October 17, 2012 by Dave Haynes The German firm eyevis has joined the increasingly lengthy list of companies marketing solutions that involve transparent LCDs. The new units have 22 and 46-inch versions and do the same thing as the others in the space – removing the typical backplate of the display unit and illuminating the liquid crystal display using light from …
Sightings: Qdoba Digital Menu Board System October 17, 2012 by Dave Haynes The photo doesn’t do it justice, but here’s a digital menu board set-up at a Qdoba Mexican fast food place at Newark’s airport. I grabbed a shot because it is one of those rare cases where the menu board is not jammed with information and you can actually read the selections from a distance. I’m …
Gear: Using TV Broadcasting To Drive A Digital Sign Network October 17, 2012 by Dave Haynes Sending HD video via wireless has long been an aspiration of people who plan out digital signage networks and look for ways to cut cable and labor costs. We have all seen wireless video at trade shows demo’d over short ranges, but I’m not familiar with many (or any) networks using the tech to truly …
