Kinepolis, one of the largest movie theater groups in Europe, wanted to entertain its customers from the moment they buy their ticket – even before the movie begins.  Kinepolis is known for it’s innovative approach to the theatergoing experience – for example, years before the rest of the industry, they started integrating digital projectors into […]

According to DisplaySearch, since 2007, the DS market has installed one million monitors (26”+) for digital signage applications – with 52 percent of those being LCD and 48 percent plasma.  In 2009, the top five brands installed for DS applications were Samsung, Panasonic, NEC, LG and Philips (take out plasma, and it shifts to Samsung, […]

Specifically designed for in-store retail applications, the new Minicom DS Vision Wall can support 3, 4, 6, or 9 digital messaging screens of any size in any matrix at 1080p resolution and create an image in any shape or configuration.  Minicom says the wall can be used for video, advertising and audio purposes with additional […]

Claiming to lower the cost of entry into the DS market, X2O Media launched three versions of their Xpresenter Xe DS software package – the new Xpresenter Xe versions include the Digital Poster Edition for still images, Video Poster Edition for stills and video, and Dynamic DS Edition for stills, video, and data-driven graphics, enabling […]

During DSE 2010, AMBER Alert and Digital Advertising Technologies debuted the Digital Eyes & Ears Project (DEEP) to help increase the visibility of AMBER Alerts across the country by utilizing screens traditionally used for advertising.  The two companies say that the DEEP partnership is a proactive approach to ensuring the largest audience possible is alerted […]

According to the folks that put on the DSE Show, 2010 should be another growth year for the DS market.  Why? Well, 97 percent of all survey participants of their Q4 Quarterly Business Barometer remain positive about the future of the Digital Out-of-Home Industry – no overall change from Q3 – (60 percent “very positive”; […]

After being owned by Clarity and Planar Systems for a few years, CoolSign is back as an independent company and re-launched into the DS market at DSE 2010 as a software-only solutions provider of DS networks. President and Founder Lou Giacalone recorded this video explaining the new focus and company here:  http://cool-sign.com/

At DSE, Sharp launched the new PN-“E” series of LCD monitors aimed specifically at the DS market. Offering a new fairly thin bezel design and Energy Star qualification, the new PN-E series includes the PN-E601 (60”), PN-E521 (52”) and PN-E421 (42”). All three models can be mounted horizontally and vertically.  Sharp told rAVe that they […]

Digital signage industry watcher DailyDOOH has released its third annual list of the top-rated global software vendors, with UK-based EnQii finishing #1 again in 2009.  The top ten for 2009 were: 1. EnQii 2. Stratacache 3. BroadSign 4. Scala 5. Omnivex 6. (tie) SignageLive & WireSpring 8. CoolSign 9. C-nario 10. Dynamax

No one likes taking Surveys – we know that.  But, they’re needed for research, trending and product development to design and engineer the right products and services for you! So, to encourage you to participate, we’re giving away two 42” HDTVs each month – one to one of the first 10 survey takers each month, […]

SunBriteTV finally has a portrait-based 46” outdoor display.  Primarily known as a consumer TV provider for outdoor TVs around the home, SunBriteTV sees growth of fast food drive-thru digital signage as well as campus-based signage markets.  SunBrightTV claims that the new 1080p display can handle cold as low as -24 degrees and heat as high […]

Welcome to Part 1 (of 2) of our Digital Signage Expo (DSE) 2010 coverage.  The show was a hit this year – but to be totally frank, there is still a noticeable lack of ProAV presence.  And, with only about 12 percent of all DS installs being performed by the ProAV market, there’s a lot of […]

On Wednesday, the Digital Signage Expo announced that it is willing to step up and provide initial funding to launch a truly independent Digital Signage Trade Association this year.  Dubbed the Digital Signage Federation, the association will be an independent 501c non-profit association with legal and professional by-laws and an elected Board of Directors who […]

As a backup when the network may go down in a DS application, SpinetiX has added a USB port that’s compatible with a 3G/4G cell stick on their HMP100 media player.  The HMP100 is their solid-state drive based media player that’s OS agnostic (not Windows-based) and can handle every imaginable video and graphics format playback […]

As many of you can relate, I tend to have spurts where I spend a lot of time in airports. Delays, touchy TSA agents, bad food, and hours of breathing in recycled farts and sneezes tend to make me a mad flyer though. What has brought a touch of cheer to my travels is the […]

NEC Display announced last week that channel partners will receive a recurring revenue stream from advertising if their customers register their digital signage networks on the VUKUNET platform. VUKUNET is NEC’s new initiative that connects network owners and operators of digital signage with advertising revenue, by giving advertisers and agencies an easier way to buy […]

After two months of running demo tests in early 2009 with three NEC LCD displays and a three-month pilot test in Arizona, Pei Wei went national with their digital signage in June and finished their deployment in October. All told, Pei Wei purchased 486 displays (three per store) at each of its 162 nationwide locations. The displays are installed in portrait […]

The “train” that is Digital Signage left the station in the post 9/11 economy when advertisers and marketers sought more productive ways of communicating. Since then it has been picking up speed at a double digit compound annual rate of growth and acceleration, and now has a full head of steam and is thundering down […]

Yesterday, NEC Display announced the addition of a new ProAV-grade product line, the E Series. Debuting for this entry-level series are the 32-inch E321 and 42-inch E421, which NEC says gives corporate users an affordable option for lobbies, boardrooms and small conference rooms, while addressing the display needs of digital signage users in retails stores, […]

Last month, Minicom showed their new DS Vision Wall something they are dubbing an Ultra High Definition (UHD) display wall solution aimed at the in-store retail signage market. The DS Vision Wall can drive up to nine displays in their native HD resolution, in any shape and configuration. It includes bezel compensation and the screens […]

Scala has partnered with TruMedia Technologiesto provide the AlliO audience measurement system and AlliO Proactive Marketing Solution (PROM) to Scala Certified Partners. AlliO PROM is an application programming interface (API) that enables real-time integration between the AlliO audience measurement system and Scala’s digital signage software platform. Using PROM, end users can adapt their digital signage […]

SpinetiX is integrating their HMP100 Hyper Media Player with little-known Poster Digital 1.0, a web-based digital signage management software tool. The tool is from a Madrid-based engineering company, Tecnilogica Soluciones Avanzadas, who told rAVe DS that the Poster Digital 1.0 has been created with the HMP100 in mind. The integration of the HMP100 and Poster […]

never.no, a provider of the technology that enables people to use their mobile phones to interact with a DS display, announced a partnership with the developer of the DISE digital signage platform, Klocktornet AB. Under the agreement, Klocktornet, headquartered in Karlstad, Sweden, will offer customers around the world the DISE Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) solution with […]

Robin Wauters at TechCrunch did a great piece recently about words he would love to see banned from press releases. It is very Silicon Valley-focused, but much of what he had to write could be applied to this sector. I thought I would use that for inspiration for my own, DS-centric list. The hype in […]

Visix has unveiled the latest update of its premier digital signage software application, AxisTV version 7.0.21. The company is also offering a new Flash animated weather module for AccuWeather subscribers. This feature allows users to display animated icons for a more dynamic presentation of weather information.  The release includes a variety of new features, enhancements […]

NEC Display last week announced a so-called Eco-Friendly 22-inch MultiSync E222W, with numerous features designed to lower total cost of ownership.  Although this is truly a desktop monitor, you will likely see these features folded into their ProAV line, so we thought you should know this is coming. Specifically, the 1680×1050 resolution, 250 cd/m2 MultiSync […]

While the town of Big Stone Gap, tucked into the western tip of Virginia, has just under 6,000 people, nearby Mountain Empire Community College (MECC) serves over 100,000 people in the entire region. The Goal Lana Kennedy, Public Relations in the Community Relations Department at the College, started using VISIX’s AxisTV to drive their digital […]

Dynamic visual communications is meant to motivate and persuade audiences to move beyond the message to consideration and action.  Well-planned and creatively-crafted visual communication via digital signage are great at supporting corporate culture and objectives, conveying timely updates, and improving understanding of goals and processes at every level. Successful communications express excellence in both graphic […]

Digital signage company .advancedMethod decided to approach June’s InfoComm, held this year in Orlando, Florida, a little differently than all the rest.  Instead of flying a large Seattle-based team and booth materials across the country creating a massive carbon footprint (not to mention – saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars), .advancedMethod has decided not […]

With the sale of its 100,000th software player this month, digital signage content management provider Scala has reached a milestone that is certainly unmatched by any other digital signage software company. A recent purchase from pharmaceutical company Novartis, to expand its internal digital signage network, marks the sale of more than 15,000 players since the […]

Earlier this month, Black Box Corporation launched a new DS initiative that includes a new version of their iCompel players. It’s aimed at getting more small businesses into the DS market with templated “designer looks.” iCompel, a browser-based network appliance for the DS market is said to offer high-end features for low-end systems including 1080p […]

NEC Display last week launched a new 46-inch MultiSync LCD called the X461HB, which they are categorizing as a “high-bright” professional display.  It is very bright with a spec measurement of 1500 cd/m2 and a remarkable contrast ratio spec of 3500:1.  In addition, the MultiSync X461HB boasts 110 percent higher brightness than NEC’s previous-generation displays […]