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16:9: QSRs, Digital Signage And The Internet Of Everything

Guest Post: Ron Gazzola, Samsung Putting the quick in Quick Service Restaurants, or QSRs, has owed a lot to the sensors and systems that are now the basis of what’s being called the Internet of Things. To get an order to a customer, without customer lines backing up, takes automation and smart devices that are driving near factory-level precision at the food prep stations. […]

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Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 1:03 PM

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Ayuda Bags Static And Digital Management For Germany’s Largest OOH Firm

Web stats suggest contract wins are down there with new hire announcements as posts that generate the least amount of reader activity, so I don’t cover them munch – but this contract win is big and impressive. […]

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Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 9:20 AM

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Dave Haynes: Israel’s DigiGage Goes Big On Digital In Elevators

My introduction to digital signage many years ago involved what remains one of the toughest kinds of installations for screens and PCs. Elevators are nothing but bumps and jolts, dust, crease and carbon, spiking voltage and wildly expensive elevator mechanics. I project-managed and cut the POs on about $8 million worth of elevator screens one year. […]

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Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 12:09 AM

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Jobs: Account Executive, Digital Signage

Capital Networks, which is based in suburban Toronto (Markham-area), is looking for a new account executive to drive business development and manage relationships  built around its Audience software and services. Position Account Executive, Digital Signage Job Description Capital Networks is recruiting an Account Executive, Digital Signage, reporting to the Vice President of Business Development. […]

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Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 3:26 PM

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DSrupted: Session Added On Digital Signage And The Internet Of Things

The agenda is now pretty much rounded out for DSrupted, the annual conference that looks squarely at disruptive technologies in digital signage. I wanted a session on the Internet of Things, and needed it to be from someone who wasn’t going to just get up and talk about their device or process, and who could speak in an accessible engaging way about it all. […]

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Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 11:38 AM

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Four Winds Plans Forward Digital Experience Conference For Fall 2015

Denver-based Four Winds Interactive sent me an invite and details on something called Forward, The Digital Experience Conference – a new event it is putting together for this fall in the mile-high city. I’ve been to conferences organized or structured around vendors, and they can tend to be very long days hearing more and more and more about the product and applications. […]

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Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 3:57 PM

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Paper: How Digital Signage And IoT Plug Into Retail

NY-based ComQi has posted a solid, deep look at how digital signage intersects with Internet of Things devices and data in retail sites. There are huge efficiencies to be gained when devices and data can collect, present and use real-time information in meaningful, actionable ways,” says the position paper. […]

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Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 3:21 PM

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16:9: Retail Innovation Workspace And Lab Opens In SF Mall

What would be a really good environment to test and tweak retail technologies, and get them in front of major retailers and brands? How about a major mall in a tech hotbed, in a city few people groan about having to visit for a business trip? […]

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Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 9:19 AM

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Four Winds Gets “Cool Vendor” Nod From Gartner

Denver-based signage software firm Four Winds Interactive got a nice little nod recently from the tech-centric market analysis firm Gartner, listing it among a tight selection of Cool Vendors for Content Management for 2015. […]

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Sat, May 30, 2015 at 1:06 AM

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Projects: Pooch Follows Shoppers Around UK Mall Via Sensors

This is a very clever marketing campaign, spotted in Digital Sign Age, to drive animal adoptions from a London shelter. Called Looking For You, the recent campaign used the digital screens at the Westfield Stratford City in London to run a series of triggered videos that gave some shoppers the sense a very cute little dog named Barley was following them, looking for new owners. […]

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Fri, May 29, 2015 at 9:01 AM

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UC View Adds Raspberry Pi 2 Support

The LA software firm UCView announced last year its support for the initial Raspberry Pi micro PC, and its developers have now followed up with support for the beefier Raspberry Pi 2. The new software is also completely compatible with the original UC View ARM Caster HD (Raspberry Pi 1). […]

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Tue, May 26, 2015 at 7:57 PM

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Startup Analyzes Faces In Digital OOH Crowds To Measure How Response To Ads

  A San Diego start-up called Emotient is the latest analytics company to try getting some traction for face pattern recognition technology in the digital out of home advertising industry. […]

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Mon, May 18, 2015 at 10:00 AM

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16:9: Live Data Screens At Heathrow Baggage Claim Answer Taxi Or Train Question

When I am consulting with clients I speak a lot about moments and relevance – putting screens and content in place that really speak to that moment. […]

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Fri, May 15, 2015 at 11:40 AM

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16:9: SEC Filings: Creative Realities Carries On Ronin’s Red Ink Ways

Red ink seems to follow Wireless Ronin around, even as the company is now part of Creative Realities. The company has released its 2014 financials, which are something less than stellar and may support the rumour that the business is for sale. Adrian hangs out with money guys like Marc Boidman, so I pretty much assume his post is accurate. […]

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Thu, May 14, 2015 at 3:42 PM

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16:9: Video: Google On Chromebox And The Power Of Intelligent Screens

The Google For Work team – the business unit driving the company’s efforts in the digital signage market – did an online video presentation/hangout thingie a couple of weeks ago that went into several subjects, including a lengthy session specifically about digital signage and kiosks. […]

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Thu, May 14, 2015 at 1:12 AM

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