We’ve all been hearing about 4K for a few years now, and the general sense has been that while 4K looks pretty damned amazing, the signage eco-system isn’t really ready for it because of the lack of content, the cost of displays and hardware, and the file size implications. […]
There are many reasons not to use a cheap Android set-top box or stick from Shenzhen, China to power your digital signage network, like shaky reliability and zero support, but I wasn’t aware of the one that could result in a massive fine and even jail time. […]
It took a little chasing, but I’ve managed to track down a Panasonic contact familiar with its recently announced OpenPort program – which is System on Chip commercial digital signage displays running Android. […]
You build up a lot of contacts over 17 years of working in signage, and a decade writing a blog. But you don’t get everyone into a contact list. I have been trying, since returning from ISE in Amsterdam, to find a contact at Panasonic – N. […]
Last week at ISE I spent about 30 minutes getting a detailed demo from an Italian company, Tailoradio, that had developed a signage platform called VideoMood to operate on Philips’ new D-Line series of displays, which have embedded players running Android. I was impressed with what Luca Santini, Tailoradio’s CTO, walked me through with the newly minted system. […]
GUEST POST: Charles Regula, VIA Technologies The tech industry has trained consumers to be fixated on the next big thing. That superphone you bought two years ago very likely does everything you could need, and does it well. […]
GUEST POST: Charles Regula, VIA Technologies Would you spend a buck a month more to buy into some peace of mind for your digital signage network? Sure you would … if you thought about it that way. But when it comes to sourcing devices for signage networks, most of the focus goes squarely to the initial, total cost of the hardware. […]
A Pleasant Hill, CA startup called Squizz has started a $250,000 crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to bankroll inventory and new features, and stimulate some sales and PR buzz in the process. The campaign has a variety of levels, from $10 to $10,000 for something akin to a franchise or reseller set-up. […]
On the heels of Panasonic announcing a System on Chip pro display panel comes word that Elo – among the oldest and biggest companies involved in touchscreen tech – now has ARM-based micro computer modules paired with some of its displays, running Android. […]
Panasonic is about to join several other major display manufacturers in marketing commercial display panels with built-in System on Chip media playback capability. Starting in April, AF1 series displays (42, 49 and 55-inch sizes) will have an ARM 1GHz quad-core processor with 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage. […]
The Swiss signage software firm Navori has a monster rollout underway in Middle Eastern countries, using its on-premise QL management and play-out software on tablets installed as media screens in some 20,000 taxis, with another 30,000 to come. […]
This has been a record year for site traffic, and not all that surprisingly the biggest month for visits and page views coincided with Digital Signage Expo – a period when there are a lot of of announcements and things to cover. Looking at site stats, it’s clear that many people find their way to this site looking for options for their own digital signage projects. […]
So far, there have been in excess of 300 downloads of the Special Report on the state of Android in digital signage. It’s a free download, with no registration strings attached. Click through and the 23-page PDF download is yours. I”m reposting because these things tend to get lost as time wears on, when a site has more than 4,500 posts on it. […]
The DEEP look I took recently into Android digital signage revealed a few things – among them how most of the players were adapted consumer set-top boxes and sticks, and how few were commercial-grade (aka reliable and predictable) devices. […]
The substantial crowd out there that is endlessly looking for gear that drives capital costs out of digital signage projects will undoubtedly be intrigued by a planned Kickstarter campaign to develop a tiny x86 microcomputer that would run Windows, Linux OR Android 5.0. The units would cost roughly $100 USD in volume. […]
