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Here Comes Schedulla, The Door Sign Monster

A Polish company has launched a meeting room product that uses Android for the operating system and then takes the smart step of integrating beacons. Called Schedulla, a play on Godzilla, the tablet-centric platform has a simple CMS that allows users to pick a room, pick a date, describe, and invite participants. The system syncs with Google Calendar or Exchange. […]

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Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 8:29 AM

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Sweden’s DISE Adds Support for Samsung SSP

The Swedish software firm DISE is the latest to tweak its player software to run on Samsung’s Smart Signage Platform, which is built and marketed around the idea of having a System on Chip built into displays, removing the need for an external player. “You only need a network, a code and then you are ready to display your content,” explains the firm in a news release. […]

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Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 8:26 AM

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VIA Rolls Out All-In Bus Signage And Infotainment System

Putting screens in big things that roll and bump and jolt is a substantial technical challenge – the problems ranging from too much vibration, to dust and grime, to the inquisitive fingers and sharp objects of the general public. […]

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Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:02 AM

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Android Signage Apps Can Now Readily Port To Google’s Chrome OS

Things just keep getting more and more interesting with Google and its Chrome OS. Yesterday it was word about the Chromebit HDMI stick. Now there’s word that Google is now letting any Android developer port its apps, or games to run on Chromebooks and other Chrome OS devices, like Chromeboxes and Chromebits. […]

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Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 12:12 AM

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VIA, Capital Networks Launch SMB Digital Signage Bundle

VIA Technologies, Inc and Capital Networks have been working together for a couple of years now, based around using VIA’s very nice, commercial-grade (read: not dodgy consumer crap) Android media players. […]

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Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 9:34 AM

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DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: IAdea

John Wang, Idea Booth 333 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must-See list of booths? IAdea is all about making industrial-strength Android-based devices for 24×7 digital signage use. In 2014, research firm IHS named us the 4th largest digital signage player company and #1 shipping Android. […]

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Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 10:23 AM

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16:9: Android Early Adopter BroadSign Puts New Low-Cost Player On Wintel

BroadSign has probably seen the most success of any digital signage software company that has released players and product based around the Android operating system and ARM chips, so it will probably surprise some observers that its new product release goes back to Windows and Intel. […]

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Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 10:38 AM

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New Tech: A Smart Projector That Screws In Like A Lightbulb

Pico projectors have been around for a few years now, offering up a way to do projections onto surfaces using something much smaller and lighter than a conventional conference room projector. A Pico projector costs $200 and up and is not much bigger than a smartphone. […]

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Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 8:47 AM

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DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: NoviSign

Gil Matzliah, CEO, Novisign DSE Booth: FT16 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? NoviSign brings a fresh angle to the traditional Digital Signage world. NoviSign realizes that the Digital Sign on the wall is not relevant anymore, unless the audience can actually interact with it. […]

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Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 8:16 AM

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DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: Via Technologies

Charles Regula, Director of Business Development, Via Technologies  Booth 1845 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? DSE visitors who are interested in commercial-grade Android solutions should put the VIA booth on their must see list. […]

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Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 6:40 AM

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16:9: Tablet Choir Does Beethoven’s Ode To Joy

And here we have 300 tablets all synced together, with Android avatars, singing Beethoven’s Ode To Joy as part of a Google Japan promotion. Extroverts at a shopping mall in Japan, where this was installed this week, got a T-shirt if they tried conducting the choir, via a gesture sensor. Digital signage? […]

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Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 12:05 AM

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Codigo Goes HTML And Android In Major Platform Revamp

Louisville-based software and solutions firm Codigo has joined the ranks of companies offering an Android solution, part of a new software release the company says rolls up a bunch of messaging systems into one HTML5-driven platform. […]

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Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:52 AM

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The growing impact of digital out of home adverts

With the growth of digital technology comes the growth of digital out of home advertising, and investments in digital billboards, posters and interactive outdoor advertisements are expected to increase by over 14% each year until at least 2017.Research has shown that the average global consumer is exposed to various kinds of digital out of home media for 14 minutes each week, with this amount obviously significantly higher for those who live in major cities such as New York and London. […]

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Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 11:03 AM

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Add SignStix To The Long List Of Android Options

  Here’s something I’m not sure I’ve seen in this sector before – a digital retail consultancy that built and markets its own Android-driven digital signage solution. The company is Welcom Digital, based far from the big city high streets in little Harrogate, Yorkshire, north of Leeds. […]

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Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 1:30 PM

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