Displays

A Few Atypical Digital Sign & Digital Menu Installations

Posted by Nate Nead on Oct 21, 2013 in Digital Menu Boards, Displays, Installation

Because we’ve been doing this a while, we see requests for people trying to do all sorts of crazy and cumbersome ideas when it comes to installing digital signs and digital menus. Some types of requests represent a twist on old idea, others are–at least in some degree–represent a new method for installing and attempting […]

Restaurant Digital Menus: Apps & Interactions

Posted by Nate Nead on Oct 18, 2013 in Digital Menu Boards, Displays, Interactive

We’ve always been advocates of public display control. Touchscreen, SMS and even Twitter/Facebook interactions can help to create a more engaging experience for bystanders of a digital display. Thanks to today’s technology integrators, many such interactions are coming to life. Nowhere are they more prevalent than in the digital menu space. Here are a few […]

LED Multi-Media Signage Player: WIN-R22 Newspaper Reader

Posted by Nate Nead on Jun 25, 2013 in Advertising, Digital Billboards, Displays, Hardware, Kiosk, Players

Coming to you direct from the manufacturer is a custom all-in-one signage player/display with the following specifications. Display Size 22″ Outframe Size 1651x351x67mm Base Size 351x300x40mm LED Screen Samsung/LG/AU Display Scale 9:16 Dispaly Area 476x268mm Screen Resolution 1920×1080 Output Resolution 1080P Viewing Angle Full View Brightness 500cd/㎡ Contrast 5000:1 Color 16.7m Working life 60000h Power 440-640W Voltage 110-240v 50/60HZ Memory Card 4G Net Weight 26KG Carton Size 1800x380x97mm Gross Weight […]

100 Digital Billboards Go Dark in L.A.

Posted by Nate Nead on Mar 25, 2013 in Digital Billboards, Displays, DOOH

In a move that looks more like politics than actual care for consumers, safety, environment and the spotted owl, it appears that the City Attorney will be pushing to remove 100 billboards owned by Clear Channel and CBS Outdoor. I’ve said it before, I’m less of a fan of the large-format digital billboards. They’re more […]

Cosmetic Signage at the Point of Sale

Posted by Nate Nead on Jan 20, 2013 in Advertising, Content, Displays, Insight

Unfortunately most of the hype and blog posts available in the marketplace focus completely on the edge of technology, paying little attention to that which actually has value. This is true in both hardware and software. When it comes to display sizes this is precisely true. Some of the most effective, frequently used and least […]

Digital Name Tag: Bagdes with Dynamic Content

Posted by Nate Nead on Jan 9, 2013 in Advertising, Displays

Scrolling LED name badges have been around for quite a long time, but their latest (within the last couple year or two) sister technology–LCD digital name tags–have really been making a big impact. The cost of said units are not cheap, but the coolness factor is somewhat misleading. The question that many people have in […]

Creativity with no Limits: Digital Signage

Posted by Julie Hoey on Dec 23, 2012 in Advertising, Displays

Often, we get caught up in the practical matters of digital signage and merely think about ways to redo what we have been doing with just a slight twist brought about by LCDs, LEDs, and plasma screens with rolling scrolls and fancy digital clocks. Sure, improving incrementally in this fashion is fine; however, sometimes you […]

Digital Signage Displays: Analysis of the Form-Factor

Posted by Nate Nead on Dec 6, 2012 in Content, Displays, DOOH, Hardware, Industry

The only constant is change. Within any technically-driven business model, change is always rapid. We’re also seeing the rate of change rapidly advance over time as well, making it difficult for the unsophisticated to adapt quickly. Digital signage is such an industry. One area in which digital signage may be seeing a large shift is […]

Disappearance of the Digital Signage Sidebar

Posted by Nate Nead on Nov 15, 2012 in Content, Displays

In my posts here at the digital signage blog, I often find myself comparing digital signage to other types of digital media. In particular, my personal feeling is that the digital signage industry can learn a great deal from Internet advertising. Both technologies utilize pixels. At least we have that similarity going for us, if […]

Beginner’s Guide to Digital Signage

Posted by Nate Nead on Jul 24, 2012 in Advertising, Content, Displays, Insight

Digital signage is one of those ubiquitous things that is almost impossible to avoid in modern-day life, but what exactly is it? Digital signage is a kind of electronic display used to show convey messages to others. It is often used to communicate one or more of the following: advertising announcements business information restaurant menus […]

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