- Screenly’s platform has grown to run over 10,000 screens in less than four years
- Making it the largest commercial deployment of Raspberry Pi for digital signage
- Enables rich content in-store screens to be flexible media platform
- Screenly 2 has been rebuilt from scratch with Ubuntu Core to bring more and easier to use features with enhanced security
London, UK, 22 February 2017
– Screenly today announces Screenly 2, a new version of its digital signage
solution. The new version is currently being tested by selected customers and
will be available in Q2’17. It will be demoed on the Ubuntu Booth (Hall P3 –
3K31) at Mobile World Congress 2017.
Screenly 2 builds on the
vision of the original, making interactive digital signage easy to use and
accessible to organisations of all sizes. In four years, this simple concept
has enabled Screenly to grow and cover over 10,000 screens in a wide variety of
environments, from cinemas, to supermarkets and offices, all across the globe.
Building on the Raspberry
Pi’s position as the leading IoT platform, Screenly 2 brings even more
interactivity through interactions between the screen and its environment. This
responds to the increasing demand for more interactivity, bringing a high level
of programmatic capability to the digital signage market. Digital signage is an
important segment in driving IoT growth, and is set to exceed $23bn by 2023
(source: Global Market Insights 2017).
Screenly 2 also addresses usability
and simplicity of installation. Rebuilt from scratch using Canonical’s IoT OS
Ubuntu Core and Raspberry Pi 3, any user can get going in minutes by plugging
the device into virtually any modern screen. The combination gives excellent
price and performance. It is capable of displaying flawless 1080p HD video, web
content, public messages and point of sale materials.
Core improvements include:
- Syncs faster with updates from your Screenly account, allowing for new content to be deployed rapidly
- Improved web playback with hardware acceleration
- Enhanced security
- Simplified network requirements
- Up to 50% faster boot times
- IoT Integration into EVRYTHNG’s API, which enables Screenly to react to real-world input, such as sensors and buttons.
Viktor Petersson, Founder of
Screenly: “Our initial vision with Screenly was to create a cost effective,
set-and-forget, digital signage solution. In Screenly 2, we are taking this to
the next level and have incorporated feedback from our community ’ These
improvements range from simplified setup to the ability to create more
interactive displays that really push the digital signage experience forward.
Great digital signage should be more than just a static screen, it should
integrate with the world around it.”
Author: Canonical
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