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Panasonic launches new 55 inch LED LCD screen

We have just received news that you can now purchase commercial Panasonic LED screens. So here are some of the product features: High Brightness 800-cd/m2 LCD – ideal for installation in bright places. Also the black repr...


January Competition: Win 1x Licence of FrontFace for Public Display 3.0 worth $649.95

January Competition: Win 1x Licence of FrontFace for Public Display 3.0 worth $649.95

Happy New Year everyone. To kick off the year we have a competition! One lucky winner will receive a regular fully functional licence of FrontPage for Public Display 3.0 which is worth US$649.95. This includes the software lice...



Predictions for Digital Signage 2013

Predictions for Digital Signage 2013

2012 is coming to an end and we’ve seen quite a number of changes in the digital signage industry. In particular we saw screen manufacturers, software suppliers and digital signage player manufacturers release new and exc...


How to make money building digital signage apps?

I recently wrote an article on another blog called How to make money building smartphone apps? and thought I’d create another one here called How to make money building digital signage apps? Let me start off saying with s...



Weekend Fun: Innovative Christmas Tree using Tablets

Weekend Fun: Innovative Christmas Tree using Tablets

Merry Christmas everyone. I stumbled across an innovative christmas tree made up of 55 Samsung Galaxy Tab 2s and an iPad Mini for the star. MokiMobility created the setup, check it out:


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LG SuperSign Website

Has anyone seen the LG SuperSign Website? I just stumbled across it today and thought I’d generate some exposure for LG. If you click on the below link you’ll notice that the port that the website is connecting to t...



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Acquisition of PumpTV by Val Morgan

We’ve just received news that PumpTV (was probably the only company in Australia that had screens installed at petrol stations) was acquired by Val Morgan. This is big news because Pump TV has 800 screens across 100 petro...


Using Microsoft Kinect and Digital Signage Examples

Using Microsoft Kinect and Digital Signage Examples

Here’s a few examples of how the Microsoft Kinect system can be used with digital signage. Some are just prototypes but it’s the innovative possibilities that makes the technology so powerful. The SementicMap –...



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Samsung Virtual Remote control

I’m not sure how many of you know this but if you’ve purchased a Samsung commercial grade screen (or even a residential screen), you can use the Samsung Remote control for free (for now) and control your screen via ...


Digital Signage In Action – 007 style

Digital Signage In Action – 007 style

Here’s a very cool Marketing Strategy by Coke. Coke Zero challenged unsuspecting train passengers to unlock the 007 in them for their chance to win exclusive tickets for the new James Bond movie SKYFALL. However, the excl...



Digital Signage Menu Board example – TacoBell

Digital Signage Menu Board example – TacoBell

Here’s a great example of some content for a Digital Menu board:


Using the Pay Per Glance Model

Using the Pay Per Glance Model

As we all know, Internet Adverting is a multi-million dollar industry. The model is simple, the business pays for every advertising click or impression from a website. So how can this be adopted to the digital signage industry?...



Cool Video showcasing the Magic Finger

Cool Video showcasing the Magic Finger

I came across this video about the Magic Finger and I could see potential uses of this technology with Digital Signage. What is the Magic Finger? (no!! It’s not the middle finger!) Magic Finger is a research project from ...


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What is SoLoMo?

In one of our previous Interview with Goodview, our interviewee Forrest Weng mentioned about SoLoMo which I found quite intriguing. Especially because I wasn’t really familiar with this terminology. SoLoMo stands for Soci...



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May I have some traffic statistics for the digitalsignageblog.com?

We are frequently asked by some of our visitors what our traffic stats are for the digitalsignageblog.com so we though we’d give you a quick overview from information provided by statgram.com. Here’s the information...