Last week we attended the New York Digital Signage Week, which included a number of events throughout the city that focused on the fast-growing digital signage market. rAVe [Publications] attended a number of events and, in order to bring to you the latest news, shot videos in some of the open houses and showcases that […]

Last week during the New York Digital Signage Week, NEC hosted — for the 23rd year — its New York Partner Showcase. The event has grown over the years and today it showcases over 40 partner companies and over 90 different solutions at the SIR Stage 37. This year, however, instead of just having each […]

At Digital Signage Week, several companies showed off their digital signage software solutions at the NEC Display New York Partner Showcase. StratosMedia demonstrated its new drag and drop, cloud-based for managing digital signage content: Skykit offers a Chrome-based digital signage content management software integrated with G-Suite and Google Docs: Now Micro demonstrated software for remote […]

Optoma today announced 10 new and redesigned projectors aimed at education, small business and corporate markets. The new projectors are: Optoma S321 is an entry-level SVGA projector designed for small classrooms and meeting rooms. It has 3,200 lumens of brightness and a 22,000:1 contrast ratio, weighs four pounds, has a VGA input, and costs $289. […]

In the wake of the new Microsoft Surface Studio computer with built-in object recognition (a video you NEED to watch), Zytronic with Tangible Display have launched object recognition capability on its MPCT multi-touch glass (ZyBrid) and foil (ZyFilm ) sensor products up to 85″ in diagonal. When deployed in touch tables, object recognition provides a […]

American ingenuity, the unique ability to apply creative thinking to overcome the most challenging hurdles to success, is something that NanoLumens applies to every one of its installation projects. Recently, this ability was put to a major test when the company was tasked with designing a visually powerful display solution for Acuity Insurance’s new campus […]

DSE 2017, which will be at the Las Vegas Convention Center March 28-31 (exhibit hall open March 29-30) will offer more than 125 educational opportunities, including 10 pre- and post-show events, eight industry-specific keynotes, 34 general conference sessions, 28 free on-floor workshops, 42 industry vertical roundtable discussion groups, “Brainstorming” meet-ups for individual end-user sectors, and […]

Nanjing Magewell Electronics has launched a new Pro Capture DVI 4K card that supports single-link and dual-link DVI inputs, capturing video up to 1080p HD over single-link or 4K 2160p30 over a dual-link connection. The card can also support HDMI 1.4 signals up to 1080p with embedded audio using a simple HDMI-to-DVI adapter. Designed for […]

By William D. Bear Regional Sales Manager, Crimson AV The placement of digital kiosks and displays in outdoor environments presents numerous challenges to hardware designers and manufacturers, which are not always readily apparent to the end-user who is trying to bring her vision for a project to life. That is why it is the responsibility […]

The Kingdy HD Series is a sunlight readable, full IP65 outdoor display specifically designed for installation in harsh environments where resistant corrosive materials are used or dust, rain, oil or hose-directed water may intrude. They’ve integrated it with some outdoor-specific features including a light scattering matrix shield that rejects outdoor light, a viewing angle of […]

Epson today announced the new Epson PowerLite 2000-Series. The series features nine projectors that are designed for business meetings, large boardrooms, lecture halls, classrooms, and houses of worship. The PowerLite 2000-Series includes up to 5,500 lumens of color brightness and 5,500 lumens of white brightness, in addition to full HD 1080p support and comes equipped […]

Although there are other ambient light rejection screens out there, the dnp brand and line, by our analysis, seems to be the dominating screen for that application — with over 68 percent of the installs. This carries over to both rear-screens and front-screens. dnp arguably invented that category of screen technology. So, how does an […]

NEC Display Solutions Europe today launched the PX1004UL laser phosphor projector. Offering maintenance-free operation for up to 20,000 hours and spec’d at up to 10,000 ANSI lumens brightness, the PX1004UL completes NEC’s Solid State Light (SSL) source line-up of projectors with 5,000, 6,000, 8,000, 10,000 and 12,000 ANSI lumens. Using Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology […]

Vivitek’s NovoDS is a digital signage content player that can incorporate text, photos, audio, video and web content in fully customizable configurations for a variety of settings – including wirelessly. Vivitek just released a software and firmware upgrade to V2.1.1 with new features and improved functionalities including more templates for content design, serial port (RS […]

NEC Display Solutions Europe today announced that it will be sharing an open platform modular approach with Raspberry Pi, enabling a seamless integration of Raspberry Pi’s devices with NEC’s displays. Originally developed to promote the teaching of basic computer science in schools and developing countries, the original Raspberry Pi delivered good performance at a very […]

NanoLumens today announced the market introduction of the world’s first 100-percent front-installable and front serviceable 1.25MM Pixel Pitch LED display, featuring new “touch-free” technology that was developed specifically for a United States military command and control center. Designed to be easily installed in any display environment without requiring changes to an existing location or infrastructure, […]

Sharp today announces its next generation of professional-grade LCD monitors for its PN-R series. Available in 42″ Class (41.9″ diagonal), 49″ Class (48.5″ diagonal) and 55″ Class (54.6″ diagonal) models, they are all commercial-grade displays for digital signage and ProAV. The new PN-R556/R496/R426 professional LCD monitors offer a slimmer, sleeker, design with a bezel of […]

HARMAN’s AMX just launched the N2300 Series of 4K lower-bandwidth video over IP solutions. With a bandwidth of less than 200 megabits per second, users can distribute 4K video over existing Gigabit Ethernet networks with what AMX says is only a latency of only one frame. The N2300 Series includes support for HDMI 2.0 and […]

Up here in Maine, fall has set in and the golf season is quickly fading away. Southern areas of the country have a few more months of play, but our time is just about done. Luckily, I get to play to the very end of the season. A couple of weeks ago that included a […]

The Digital Place Based Advertising Association (DPAA) announced today that Allure and its Christie Experiential Network (CEN) have joined its rapidly growing association. A division of Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc., CEN provides leading digital projection and display technologies, including 3D visualization, digital signage, video walls and more. Actively deploying a network of digital signs […]

NEC Display Solutions launched a new series of LED displays that offer 1.2mm to 6mm pixel pitch for indoor applications and 5.8mm to 12.0mm pixel pitch for outdoor applications, perfect for nearly any viewing distance and maximum flexibility. Featuring 24-bit color processing enabling a greater color gradient for smooth, clear images and an increased lifespan […]

Gefen, from Core Brands, today introduced two new 4K Ultra (3840×2160) HD Video over IP products. The new sender and receiver KVM units (the EXT-UHDV-KA-LANS-TX and EXT-UHDV-KA-LANS-RX) join the existing line of 1080p video over IP products and add 4K and HDR support, a built-in scaler, video-wall controller, Power-over-Ethernet (PoE), and digital/analog audio break-out. These […]

PixelFLEX’s new TrueFLEX LED video tile is designed for non-traditional LED applications as it has the ability to curve in any direction and attach to virtually any surface. Available in 2.5mm, 3.0mm, 4.0mm, 6mm and 10mm indoor pitch options, the fanless design allows for a no-noise solution that can operate in any indoor space, and […]

The outdoor plaza of Fashion Show Las Vegas – the front door of the Strip’s largest retail destination at two million square feet, recently got a lot brighter and more entertaining with the completion of new and dynamic LED video displays created and developed by Daktronics, the industry leader in LED technology based on number […]

Datapath has launched a new line of video wall controllers called iolite designed specifically for small- to medium-scale walls. The iolite systems are small and designed to fit into retail, corporate reception and boardroom environments and sit behind the monitor or on a mount. The iolite systems can be combined with up to six of […]

According to an article titled “Amusement Parks Hurtle Into Dizzying Realm of Virtual Reality” in the August 31st Wall Street Journal, there are over 3,000 roller coasters worldwide. Did you know that? Well, unless you happen to be a coaster-fanatic, probably not. Why? Because amusement parks have never been firms that widely use technology. Yes, […]

Chief is now offering three new SurgeX solutions designed to safeguard digital displays. SurgeX FlatPak and MultiPak solutions are the premier power protection choice to safeguard digital displays and projectors from the dangers associated with electrical transients. Their multi-stage technology is superior to the single-stage MOV circuitry found in conventional surge protectors and is instrumental […]

By Jami McGraw Does the blender at your local smoothie place look anything like the one you’ve got at home? Do your auto mechanic’s power tools seem a little more “robust” than the ones gathering dust on your workbench at home? Of course. High-demand, business-grade jobs require heavy-duty products that just work, and work. And […]

LG Electronics USA today introduced its newest flagship model in the form of a 77″ OLED TV. Unveiled at CEDIA 2016, the new 77-inch 4K Ultra HD Smart TV (OLED77G6P) carries a suggested price of $19,999. The 77-inch LG SIGNATURE OLED TV will be supported by the new LG SIGNATURE CONCIERGE service, an exclusive one-on-one […]

Middle Atlantic Products today announced the addition of new value-oriented IP solutions to its power hardware lineup. Ideal for small to large enclosures in residential, commercial and security applications, the Select Series PDU with RackLink offers versatile vertical, compact and traditional rackmount form factors that simplify installation and reduce the cost of service by providing […]

Middle Atlantic Products today announced a new category to its wide selection of infrastructure products. The Vision Display Mount (VDM) series is a lineup of 17 professional-grade display mounts providing safe, reliable mounting with professional features that enable efficient installations. Available in a selection of styles and profiles, most models offer integrators the means for […]

You can economically extend the useful life of your existing BroadSign deployments or lower the cost of future hardware purchases. New features of the Core v11.1 Update include: Enhanced Playback: Chromium and HTML5 Support: BroadSign Core v11.1.0 supports Chromium v51 and HTML5 content. Use transitions in HTML displays. If HTML errors occur, BroadSign Player automatically […]