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The 2012 Digital Signage CHAMPS

Every year after DSE, we give out our annual Digital Signage CHAMPS awards. Here’s all the products and solutions we thought were the best of the best for 2012. Congratulations to all the winners!
Most Innovative New DS Hardware Product (tie):
NEC’s v651-T – A 65″ with optical multi-touch

Planar Mosaic Architectural Displays


Most Creative Display Technology (tie):
NanoLumens 112-inch flexible, light LED Display

MRI ThruVu Transparent Digital Cooler Display Door

Best DS Software Add-On App:
Hughes BreakRoom TV allows companies to display company content along with normal programming in a staff lounge 
Best DS Sound Product:
Parametric Sound, a new way of producing and regenerating sound 
Most Innovative New DS Software Product:
Cloud Push by Advanced Communication Technology & Solutions Corp.
Most Innovative New DS Hardware Product:
BrightSign Synchronized Displays
Best PC-Based Hardware Solution:
TTUFF Technologies Intros OPS Drive System
Best New Indoor DS Display:
MRI ThruVu 
Best New Outdoor DS Display (tie):
Delphi Display System’s Digital Sidewalk Signboard (old school chalkboard meets new school DS)

MRI First Interactive Touch Screen Outdoor Display 

Best 3D-Based DS Product:
Exceptional 3D Glasses-Free Display (Demonstrated in Ingram Micro’s booth) 
Best Entry-Level DS Package:
Direct TV
Best Personal Messaging Product:
Xpodigital RFID technology and personalized DS messages 
Best DS Kiosk (tie):
Peerless Interactive Large Format Kiosks for Ultra Thin Displays

AOpen’s HTML5-based control and interaction kiosk interfaces

Best Booth:
MRI’s Totally Applications-Focused Booth
Best DS SaaS (Software as a Solution) Network:
VISIX
Best Interactive DS Product:
Omnivex’s Wayfinding Software 
Best Software Tool You Probably Didn’t See:
NEC is now offering creative content development as a service!
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