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. […]
Guest Post: A Jay, Mvix It is always fun to write about competition (and no I don’t mean the upcoming March Madness), specially when it relates to a seemingly growing industry like digital signage. Industry analysts suggest the market boasts as many as 600 digital signage content management providers, with dozens more being added to the clutter every month. […]
Digital Signage Expo starts three weeks from today or tomorrow, depending on how you look at the event. I caught up with Andrea Varrone, who has been with the event company and show for years but is in charge of the whole thing for the first time this year. […]
When the little Asus Chromebit HDMI stick was finally released last fall, I was anxious to get my hands on one to see what an $85 USD device could offer as an entry-level digital signage player. I also wanted to see what Google’s Chrome Device Management Console was all about, particularly after a stripped-back version was released for single use applications like kiosks and signage. […]
Here’s what a mature Digital OOH ad network looks like: 350 screens covering 97% of the potential area. That’s what PATTISON Onestop is at after more than a decade in Toronto’s subway system – with screens on platforms and in the stations. […]
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. […]
Hat tip to Rob Gorrie for flagging this via LinkedIn … Here’s an interesting take by Samsung on flagship store design – a new one that doesn’t actually sell stock any product. Called Samsung 837, the store opens today at 837 Washington Street in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. […]
LG Electronics USA, Booth #1210 I thought LG had a particularly strong presence at the recent ISE show, and I expect that while it won’t be anything near that scale, the company will nonetheless have some impressive product on display. Here’s what the company says visitors will see … Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? […]
This is a massive video wall built in the new Hongqiao Central Business District in Shanghai, China. The 36 screens are being driven by IAdea’s recently announced AnyTile solution – which uses something it calls Distributed Graphics Architecture to push 36 screens with a total of 18K x 4K resolution. […]
GUEST POST: Sean Matthews, Visix The term “employee engagement” has been a hot topic ever since a 2012 Gallup study showed that companies with highly involved employees significantly outperform those who don’t. This confirmed with hard data something managers had long suspected – people work harder when they feel like they are part of something, and like where they are. […]
Microspace Communications/Opt Connect: Booth 234 Here’s why Preset Group Mixer Sponsor Microspace Communications says people need to swing by Booth 234 at Digital Signage Expo, as relayed by the company’s longtime VP Sales and Marketing, Greg Hurt. Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? […]
Freshwater Digital, Booth C12 Here’s why Preset Group Mixer Sponsor Freshwater Digital says people need to swing by the content area, Booth C12, as relayed by EVP Business Development Jon Dodge. Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? […]
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. […]
Traditional and digital out-of-home platforms unite to present enterprise network operators with a single solution. Montreal, Canada. February 18, 2016. […]
Last week’s Integrated Systems Europe exhibition in Amsterdam attracted 65,686 registered attendees, making it the world’s largest AV and systems integration tradeshow. The show had 1,103 vendors and attracted press from 40 countries, including at least one Canadian. It was the 1st time the show has been extended to four days. […]
