Form factor is a big thing in digital signage – with the need for smaller PC/media player boxes that can tuck behind displays or in other limited spaces. But small has usually been tied to low-powered and relatively low-priced. […]
Photo: Christophe Wu Via Business Insider Here’s a peek inside Instagram’s recently opened new offices in Silicon Valley, up the road from the main offices of its masters, Facebook. As you can see from the main image, the design by Gensler went big on photos in large digital display clusters in the lobby. The company is also using digital meeting room signs, which is great to see. […]
The U.S. elections last week resulted in several states voting to legalize recreational or medical marijuana, and it should be no surprise that companies of all kinds see an industry that’s got a lot of growth and opportunity in it. Like in digital OOH advertising. […]
The Digital Signage Federation board is having a Meet & Greet event Thursday, Dec. 8th in Phoenix at the Musical Instrument Museum (or MIM), The venue is at 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. […]
The CorpComm Expo and sister EduComm Expo trade shows are on this week in Chicago – running Tuesday and Wednesday at the Chicago Navy Pier. Not going, but I’m sure those who are will be happy to learn Chicago will be unseasonably mild (and sunny) this week, making what could be a hellishly cold walk out on the Lake Michigan pier to the hall quite pleasant. […]
The fast food chain Taco Bell has opened its first “flagship” location, a two-storey Taco Bell Cantina on on the Las Vegas Strip – at Harmon Corner,across from City Center and The Cosmopolitan. […]
Guest Post: Sean Matthews, Visix Different teams need different things, and digital signage allows you not only to tailor content to specific audiences, but also the way you pull in and manage that information. Your IT staff needs to integrate lots of different systems, while your facilities managers are trying to anticipate and meet visitor needs. […]
I’m in New York for the InfoComm Connections conference today, and I suspect it will be a very interesting day to be in the city, given the events of last night. […]
A couple of years ago, an old industry friend, Raffi Vartian, said I really needed to see something. He sent me a link to a video, I watched it, and sent back a note saying, “That’s FREAKING brilliant!” The video was for a corporate communications project at the Blinds.com offices in Houston, Texas, and it showed staff-facing messaging being done in a way I’d never seen. […]
When investing in digital signage, one of the first decisions businesses must make is whether they want to use a free or subscription platform. Each has its advantages and drawbacks, and there’s no one perfect solution that fits all companies. Here’s a look at some of the differences between free and subscription digital signage. […]
Hat Tip to Jason Cremins of SignageLive for noticing this on TechCrunch … The Raspberry Pi micro PC started as a program aimed at teaching UK schoolkids about computing, but has also taken off in the business market, including in digital signage, because it offers the prospect of a serviceable computer for $35-$45. […]
I’m moderating a panel at an Infocomm Connections digital signage event next week in New York, and a couple of speakers have had to drop off last minute because of other commitments. So I’m looking for a couple of people to step in. […]
Via Nikkei Asian Review Monster Asian technology manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn Technology Group, has announced its funding of a newly-formed startup aimed at bringing augmented reality into digital signage. […]
Here’s one of the first sightings in the wild of a 32-inch color epaper display being used for public information. An MIT Media Lab spinoff called Soofa has started installing public information displays in Boston, running off nothing but solar power and updated using a 3G M2M wireless connection. […]
A lot of the deals that get announced in press releases by software vendors aren’t big enough to get more than a shrug from people outside those companies, so I don’t tend to bother writing them up. But there are ones, here and there, that are big enough and sufficiently different to warrant some attention. […]
