Guest Post: Rich Ventura, NEC Display Solutions Rich Ventura Bain and Company predicts that by 2020, annual revenues for IoT vendors selling hardware, software and complete solutions will exceed $470 B. […]
Guest Post: Michal Lisewski, Merixstudio Let’s imagine a family’s trip to the local shopping mall, and how web technologies and screens make that visit entertaining and worthwhile. […]
A Detroit-based startup called Waittime has developed a data-driven, multi-screen platform aimed at improving the fan experience at sports and entertainment venues, by telling people where the washroom and concession lines are shorter. The company installs sensors in venue concourses, with the data they spit out interpreted using artificial intelligence to determine wait times. […]
Guest Post: Mike Kilian, MVIX Signage, whether it be analog or digital, is at its foundation a form of advertising. The intention of most signs is to attract people to come closer, capture those same people with the content on display, and send customers, consumers, or the general public on their way with a call to action. […]
The technical side of IntuiLab’s new API Explorer is way over my head, but the general concept being floated by the French interactive software firm is pretty interesting – a way for software partners and end-user creative people to use web content and services without needing any programming chops. […]
Other people can engage in the argument over whether Division 1 college athletes in the United States should be paid, and based on social media posts, it’s already evident the new University of Texas Longhorns football locker room has people griping about money being spent on bells and whistles, instead of paying players or putting funds into academic programs. […]
I’m changing up the podcast a little bit this week. I have my own rule that I want to talk to a bunch of other companies first before I talk to one a second time. I’ve also made this podcast about people and not issues. […]
Free open source digital signage software options get a lot of reader interest here, but I’ve not seen many commercial companies take open source options and roll them into their commercial offer (unless you lump in Android). […]
NYC-based programmatic ad platform company Vistar Media, which focuses on the out of home space, has added support for technology that allows media companies buying video ad positions for online to seamlessly push that same video to digital out of home ad networks. […]
Toront0-based software startup Neuranet has released the 2nd generation of its HTML5-based responsive ad-building software, called Flexitive 2.0. The cloud-based platform lets creatives build animated, video-supported ad spots that adapt to unlimited sizes, across any device, operating system, app or browser. […]
Flash has been gradually disappearing out of digital signage platforms and playlists for several years, but the company behind the technology, Adobe, made it known yesterday it is formally end-of-lifing it by 2020. Adobe said Tuesday it will stop updating and distributing its Flash Player at the end of 2020. […]
The Spanish football (soccer) team Atletico Madrid will have a new stadium when the new season starts in a few weeks, and it will open with more than 300 digital signage screens and another 500 IPTV screens. The Wanda Metropolitano, located in East Madrid, is running the signage and IPTV on UK-based Tripleplay’s software platform and using LG WebOS SoC display panels. […]
Guest Post: Neil Rieger, Signet Your workforce’s meetings are at the heart of your organization. They are where employees get together to collaborate and ultimately drive your company forward, possibly making them one of the most important aspects of your office environment. […]
STRATACACHE has launched a turnkey field support service that, intriguingly, will work on jobs regardless of whether the network is running on a STRATACACHE product. The Smart Service Team, says a press release, is multi-functional. […]
Public schools would seem like a natural fit for digital signage because of all the communications that circulate, all the time, in K-12 schools. A software company that’s focused on the education market – Harris School Solutions – recently announced a product that’s an interesting blend of digital signage and smartphone apps. […]
