Sony Shipping Six New Signage-Ready 4K Displays Running Android TV

May 14, 2018 by Dave Haynes

Sony continues to seemingly nibble around the edges of the digital signage business – kinda sorta in it, but not in any big or …

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Google Announces Lean Version Of Android To Power “Things” Like Smart Displays

May 8, 2018 by Dave Haynes

Google yesterday announced a new service called Android Things, described as a minimal version of the Android operating system that is widely used in digital …

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NoviSign Adds Sharp SoC Android Displays To Digital Signage Solution Set

May 7, 2018 by Dave Haynes

The Israeli digital signage software shop NoviSign now has its platform and media player running on Sharp’s Open Architecture system-on-chip displays. The company’s online …

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Sharp Broadens Options For Smart Signage With Two New 24/7 Android-based Displays

May 2, 2018 by Dave Haynes

Sharp has expanded the range of 24/7 commercial displays shipping with built-in system on chip media players and Android. The company has added 39.5-inch …

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16:9 Podcasts – Stan Richter On How SignageOS Bridges CMS Platforms With Different Hardware

March 28, 2018 by Dave Haynes

One of the big challenges on the technology side of digital signage is keeping up with all of the emerging hardware and software options …

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Elo Introduces Android 7-based Backpack Appliance To Drive Touchscreens

March 8, 2018 by Dave Haynes

Touchscreen-maker Elo is introducing a hardened Android appliance to drive its range of monitors, for use in applications like interactive digital signage, kiosks and Point …

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Sharp Formally Launches System On Chip And Android Smart Screen Platform For U.S. Market

March 2, 2018 by Dave Haynes

Slightly puzzled by PR today that suggests Sharp is introducing its first smart digital signage solutions, since the company did that more than a year …

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Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Sean Levy, MediaSignage

November 8, 2017 by Dave Haynes

There’s no question that consumers like the word free, and it’s a term that has certainly worked for LA-based MediaSignage, which sees about 100 …

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Is Google’s New Android Management API A Big Deal For Digital Signage?

October 23, 2017 by Dave Haynes

Google recently announced an Android Management API, designed for developers who want to integrate Android device and app management capabilities into their customer solutions, …

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VIA Launches 4K H.265-Ready Commercial Android Digital Signage Player

July 17, 2017 by Dave Haynes

Taiwan-based VIA Technologies recently launched a 4K-ready version of its commercial-grade Android digital signage player – a unit that supports HTML5 and H.265 video …

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Powerful Raspberry Pi-style Board Appears For Android; Runs Nougat

April 27, 2017 by Dave Haynes

The Chinese manufacturer Huawei has worked with Google on a new Raspberry Pi-like developer-centric single board computer for Android developers that, in theory, could …

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Adtechno Debuts 4K H.265 Digital Signage Media Player

February 22, 2017 by Dave Haynes

The Taiwan-based hardware firm Adtechno has started marketing a beefy little industrial-grade box aimed at the high end digital signage market – with the …

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