Cenique, Booth 236 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Here are the 3 top reasons you MUST SEE Cenique at DSE: Affordable, Android-based Media Players starting at just $325 MSRP + 4K capability We’re introducing our new AIOs! […]
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. […]
HDMI media sticks have been around for a few years now – ranging from dodgy stuff that comes over by sea from Shenzhen to more credible offers like the Dell Cloud Connect stick (ARM/Android) and the Asus Chromebit (ARM/ChromeOS). Intel has been touting a Compute Stick that runs a PC x86 processor, but the reviews have been mixed. […]
A Euro-centric consumer electronics brand called Vestel, based in Turkey but active through much of Europe, has added a System on Chip, aka smart, digital signage displays to its commercial panel lineup. Vestel’s ST series (Smart Standard Series) targets start-ups and smaller businesses, and the panels range in size from 32 to 65 inches. […]
Guest Post: Tony Downey, Clickspace TV. I was just about ready to deploy a Chromebit “in the wild” when I read ‘My Chromebit Digital Signage Experience on this blog. Dave went through the ins and outs of an above-average consumer getting digital signage running on a single Chromebit and the trials involved. […]
A new IoT-ready version of the Raspberry Pi micro PC has been announced – still priced at just $35 but touted as more powerful and equipped with built-in WiFi and Bluetooth. The announcement was made today by element14, which describes itself as the market leading manufacturer and distributor of the Raspberry Pi. The company is part of the UK distribution firm Premier Farnell. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
