Digital Signage Masters Series set to drop the puck in Toronto

by Christopher Hall

The inaugural edition of the Digital Signage Masters Series, a new educational program focused on DOOH best-practices, is set to focus on Toronto's Air Canada…

New light shed on DPAA initiatives

Bill Yackey talks to the Digital Place-based Advertising Association about the agency's plans, which include naming a new president by week's end.

Digital signage sector still looking for Daddy Warbucks

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The digital signage industry is suffering from a "chicken and egg" problem that has kept it from cementing a leading position in the mind of venture…

The eBay of digital signage?

by Christopher Hall

Software-as-a-service provider Real Digital Media has integrated its NEOCAST platform with rVue's media planning platform, creating what one executive calls…

Digital signage lights up the World Cup across the globe

The world's biggest sporting event, the just-concluded FIFA World Cup, also put the world's eyes squarely on digital signage.

Shanghai Digital Signage Show 2010: Slideshow

by Christopher Hall — w, t

This year's Shanghai Digital Signage Show showcased some old faces in new places, as European and U.S. companies work to establish a foothold in the still…

Shanghai Digital Signage Show 2010: China market soft on software

by Christopher Hall

At last week's Shanghai Digital Signage Show, exhibitors said the Chinese digital place-based media market is lacking in software solutions and content…

All about the content: Automated content and templates

by Digital Signage Today

Our monthly series "All about the content" continues with an installation on the importance of automated content for DOOH networks.

Tennessee company offers RFID-based wayfinding

Identity Group's passive RFID-based wayfinding system is designed to integrate seamlessly with digital signage in a hospital.

Five takeaways from InfoComm10

by David Drain

Innovation, mobility, 3-D all had a big presence at the commercial A/V show.

InfoComm: Prysm showcases 'ecovative' thinking with TD1 displays

by Christopher Hall

Prysm showed off its low-power, eco-friendly TD1 displays, powered by the company's proprietary laser phosphor display technology at this year's InfoComm in…

InfoComm: Display giants converge on full-service

Display companies like Panasonic, LG and NEC used the show to highlight or preview their one-stop-shop products and services.

InfoComm: SpinetiX takes Best of InfoComm for signage player

by Christopher Hall

SpinetiX's new HMP100, a solid-state media player with open-standards technology and software included, was named the NEC Best of InfoComm award winner by a…

InfoComm: More than just the seven words you can't say on TV

by Christopher Hall

A California company says it has perfected a way to keep off-color user-generated content off digital signage displays.

Other industries serve as incubators for augmented reality apps

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At the Society for Environmental Graphic Design annual conference, speakers talked about augmented reality technologies that could someday translate into…

Digital signage gone country

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Digital signage usually brings to mind Times Square, not the town square, but it's looking like it's headed that way too.

Are small towns the big market for digital billboards?

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The director of Watchfire Digital Outdoor talks about how small town digital billboard operators are taking on traditional media and thriving.

The British are coming: The Screen Forum U.K. to land in NYC

The Screen Forum U.K. is bringing its unique blend of low-key networking and broad-spectrum educational sessions to these shores starting in June.

MICROS Systems talks digital menu boards at NRA 2010

MICROS Systems' Tim Pincelli talked about digital menu boards and the digital restaurant at the 2010 National Restaurant Association show.

Screenmedia Expo: The convergence of DOOH and mobile

by Marco Ruocco — Consultant, MRU

Symon's Steve Gurley sounded a warning about the potential benefits and risks inherent in the convergence of screen media and mobile at this year's Screenmedia…