Acer Joins The Google Chromebox Party

September 1, 2014 by Dave Haynes

Acer has joined Asus and HP in releasing low cost, teeny Chromebox cloud PCs that run Google’s Chrome operating system. They’re boxes the tech …

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LED Tiles You Can Snap Together, With No Wires, Like Kids’ Builder Sets

August 29, 2014 by Dave Haynes

Hat tip to InAVate in the UK for turning me on to a new Finnish start-up that has a different take on LED display …

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Moved Again, Hopefully For Last Time

August 29, 2014 by Dave Haynes

  When I started this blog back in early 2006 I was hosted by WordPress, for nothing. But that didn’t even allow my own …

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In Digital Signage, Everyone’s A Content Producer

August 27, 2014 by Dave Haynes

In the talks I have been doing lately, one of the points I’ve been raising consistently is that everyone is now a potential content …

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Noxel Embeds Digital Signage Player In LED Projector

August 27, 2014 by Dave Haynes

The Malaysian digital signage company Noxel has embedded an ARM-based media player, running Noxel’s software, in the body of a small LED-lit projector. The …

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New Samsung Signage In A Box On Retail Shelves This Month

August 21, 2014 by Dave Haynes

Samsung got me on a conference call Thursday to provide a thorough rundown on what its new Smart Signage TV is all about, and to …

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Shuttle Europe Launches $175 Android Digital Signage Players

August 21, 2014 by Dave Haynes

Shuttle Computer Group announced a set of ARM-based players at DSE earlier this year, and now the European wing has gone the next logical …

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Golf Cart Digital OOH Network Plans IPO

August 20, 2014 by Dave Haynes

A Scottsdale, AZ company that puts tablets in golf carts and sells the 4.5 hours of quality time with golfers to brands has filed …

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Beacons: A Better Idea For Indoor Wayfinding

August 19, 2014 by Dave Haynes

Interactive wayfinding directories absolutely have a role in helping people find their way around sprawling retail, health care, higher education and corporate campuses. But …

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Samsung Launches New Smart Digital Signage TV Product Aimed At Small Biz Market

August 18, 2014 by Dave Haynes

Samsung has just announced a new variant on its Smart Signage program – this one seemingly aimed squarely at the SMB space and built around …

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Projects: Tim Hortons Concept Store Includes Tabletop Interactive

August 15, 2014 by Dave Haynes

Here’s a video from a trade show last month in which the iconic Canadian coffee chain – which sells 8 of every 10 cups …

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With Moves By Intel And Microsoft, Maybe Digital Signage’s Future Isn’t All About ARM

August 2, 2014 by Dave Haynes

Maybe ARM isn’t entirely going to take over from old school x86 PCs for digital signage … When I was in Taipei at Computex …

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