The Verge tech blog is reporting the $35 Raspberry Pi – which among many things could in theory be a very low-cost digital signage player – should see the first units coming off the manufacturing line within a couple of weeks. Production started on the $35 Raspberry Pi last month, and now the team has […]

Almo Professional A/V has been named the exclusive national distributor for NanoLumens Inc., a manufacturer of of ultra-slim and lightweight flexible and rigid LED displays for use in DS, large format and signage applications. “As the exclusive national distributor of NanoLumens, we’re uniquely positioned to bring an entirely new business opportunity for displays to our […]

This is pretty darn cool — an infinitely zooming interactive touch application developed by Toronto-based Content Interface. You pinch an image and zoom in to realize the pixels that define that image are actually images themselves, and when you zoom in more, the effect repeats. Endlessly. Every straight teenaged boy on the planet wants this […]

If you watched the Super Bowl and weren’t in the kitchen at halftime frantically looking for more beer you probably saw the “Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show” featuring Madonna and a pile of people, most of whom don’t feature in my iTunes collection. OK, none. What was great to me and countless AV/digital signage […]

I think I have been to at least a dozen trade shows of some kind or another at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and over that time seen a few stabs at digital signage ad and information networks in the public areas. It’s a big honking space, so much of what has been done to […]

Much of the software side of this business runs on a SaaS (Software as a Service) basis, meaning it is the job of those companies to fully support the servers, power, security, data pipe and other elements that allow them to share computing across multiple customers and thousands of client players/accounts. I don’t recall hearing […]

Visix just announced a strategic partnership with Visual Electronics, Ltd. (VEL), a real-time data integration and messaging provider. The companies have agreed to develop cooperative sales, marketing and technology initiatives for the digital signage market. VEL will provide middleware and data integration capabilities that enable Visix to incorporate high-end real-time data display for its digital […]

As digital place-based advertising grows in importance on every brand’s media and marketing plan, are you prepared to offer leadership and guidance to strategically incorporate it? For the third year in a row, DSE has created a special pre-show day on Tuesday, March 6 — this year sponsored by the Digital Place-Based Advertising Association (DPAA) […]

DSE will present an all-new Content University Seminar Program and Hands-On Content Workshop designed specifically to help those who are now managing and operating place-based or out-of-home networks develop successful content strategies and improve their content creation. DSE’s Content University Seminar Program, to be presented in Las Vegas March 7-8, 2012, is part of DSE’s […]

The digital signage industry is poised for sustained growth (the economy notwithstanding), in verticals such as education, place-based advertising and hospitality. Retail adoption, on the other hand, is slower than many had anticipated for a variety of reasons. We address some of those reasons here, as well as discuss how integrating digital signage into other […]

Chief announced plans recently to release a new Fusion Series mobile video wall cart this spring. The new freestanding solution makes it possible to construct video walls in prominent locations for temporary situations or when a wall-mounted installation is not an option and accommodates most 40–65” (102-165 cm) displays. Available in two configurations, the freestanding […]

The latest addition to the single and multi-touch Visualplanet Touchfoil is a flexible rear-projection film that can be fitted easily inside exterior windows, or behind interior flat or curved glass panels, to allow interactive media to be touched from the other side of the glass or in the street. Capable of being manufactured in rolls […]

The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) has announced the election of its new 2012 board of directors. Per the DSF by-laws, Alan Brawn of Brawn Consulting assumes the chairmanship, while the current chairman, Bob Stowe of Wendy’s International, becomes immediate past-chairman. Philip M. Cohen of Care Media Holding Corp. has been elected vice-chairman and Kim Sarubbi, […]

Black Box’s new ICOMPEL WDS (for Wearable Digital Signage) is the size of a name tag but shows full-motion, customized video loops. They are designed to attract attention and enhance one-on-one sales interaction. In addition to the rechargeable 2.4″ LCD player tag, the iCOMPEL WDS system includes access to a Web-based portal for assembling and […]

The following is reprinted with permission from the Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA). For more information, go to http://www.digitalscreenmedia.org. It is simple — if you want to make a touch screen anything, for it to be successful, the experience must be intuitive. And if you want to make it intuitive, here’s a few suggestions: 1. Look […]

Dubbed the Media Cabinet, SMS’s new digital signage enclosures allow LCDs from 40-55″ to be integrated as free-standing displays or against walls or columns. The SMS Media Cabinet Indoor Wall can be mounted on walls, pillars and similar locations, and is equipped with what SMS claims is unbreakable Hammerglass that protect the displays from damage. […]

The following is reprinted with permission from the Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA). For more information, go to http://www.digitalscreenmedia.org. Ah, 2011 has come and gone… but not without leaps and bounds and turmoil among the industry. But, why dwell in the past when 2012 is going to be an amazing year in so many ways? Welcome […]

It’s really not that long ago when people in this sector were pretty giddy to even see a digital signage screen or two  integrated into the back wall of a hotel reception desk. Now, with dropping prices and better technology, digital signage can BE the back wall. David Levin, the president of Four Winds Interactive, […]

ComQi announced the launch of five new place-based mobile applications interacting with digital signage displays in a retail venue. Powered by ComQi’s Interaction Manager, these mobile Apps include: voting, information and couponing, group buying, quizzes and games. According to ComQi, consumers can connect to the Interaction Manager platform with their smart phones through a variety […]

LA-based digital signage software firm UCView has joined the ranks of companies competing for the entry-level to mid-sized business market with a bundle billed as dead-easy to fire up and start using. One element of the pitch behind the SignEdge bundle – player and software – is that activating and using the platform for the […]

Marketing Charts has some useful insights up from a recent survey looking into how consumers actually perceive and use buzz-heavy QR code technology. As it turns out, only one in five people knew what they were and of those who did and have actually whipped out their smartphone and scanned, nearly three in five did […]

We’ve been talking a lot about consolidation in the digital signage sector because there are way too many solutions options out there. But not all that consolidation is going to be on the M&A side. Sometimes, it will be two companies choosing to work together instead of competing. Consider the news this week about a […]

I don’t write a lot about corporate communications projects because they rarely seem to get discussed, perhaps because the jobs are smaller one-offs done by resellers and integrators with non-existent PR machines. However, there’s a lot of those jobs out there. Of course, one of the big challenges with corporate comms jobs is figuring out […]

This is a little after the fact – and I vaguely remember seeing a Tweet over the holidays about it – but nonetheless, here is word about a nice project in Singapore developed to promote the Heineken beer brand. The Social Tree was an 11-meter tall faux Christmas tree erected under a canopy at Singapore’s […]

I wasn’t going to do a 2011 look-back thing because frankly, I operate in a little bit of a bubble in my home office and live bait shop, and don’t get out to see enough that I could tell you what really was the best and worst. How do you see everything, or even a […]

Information is king. Most everyone does some sort of research on the Internet before making a large purchase. From handbags to homes, the brand that gives the customer the most information usually gets the sale. The information has to be easy to find, and easy to understand. Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, […]

DV Signage, aka Digital View, has come out with a nice little tweak to one of its workhorse products that introduces a low-cost solution for companies that want to tie messaging to GPS coordinates. Its ViewStream 300GPS, says a release, allows the automatic triggering of specific videos and images according to realtime GPS data, on […]

Shuttle has been around for ages with smallish PCs that are about the size of toasters – good for tight spots in an equipment cabinet or up on a shelf, but still too big and bulky to attach to the back of a display panel. I see from the blizzard of press coming out of […]

Software maker Scala is continuing its push — and pretty much a solitary push — into the digital picture frame market. The company has announced a strategic partnership with Isabella Products to “develop sales, marketing, and technology initiatives for 2012 and beyond for the digital signage market.” Based outside of Boston, Isabella describes itself as […]

The virtual dressing room-augmented reality thing has been around for a few years, and the first iterations by companies like Zugara were pretty interesting but well off from truly ready for the marketplace. As you might expect, the applications keep getting better (including Zugara’s), but a new one by a company called FaceCake looks just […]

Too often, content is an afterthought in digital signage. A great deal of time and resources go into building the network’s technical infrastructure, but little thought goes into what will actually appear on the screens. In some ways this is understandable. While technical challenges can be engineered into a solution, editorial challenges require more finessing, […]

Well-planned digital signage campaigns support organizational culture and objectives, convey timely information, and inspire audiences to action. And, successful designs express excellence in both content and graphic arrangement. Winning entries can be from small or large organizations. They can be created by professional designers and communicators, or by students, administrators and HR assistants. A winning […]