I always remember, one of the very first posts on this blog, back in November 2010 was ‘Is 1080p Really worth it?‘ It was back in the day of slower media players, slower internet connections, and ridiculously expensive large HD … Continue reading
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7 Drivers Accelerating Digital Signage Adoption
Despite businesses in the past being hesitant to incorporate signage into their marketing strategy, forward thinking corporates are now seizing the opportunity to attract attention, leverage up-sells and influence purchasing decisions. Here are 7 of the drivers that are accelerating … Continue reading
Is this the final death of Adobe Flash?
Software giant Microsoft is taking some bold action and following Google’s lead in promising to block the ubiquitous Adobe Flash content by default in its newest web browser Microsoft Edge. The company is adding a feature to its Edge browser … Continue reading
4 Ideas for Digital Signage in Education
As BETT 2017 is but days away we thought we would jot a few ideas down, about how digital signage in education and digitalsignage.NET can help Educational establishments communicate more efficiently with their stake holders. Educational institutions of all sizes are turning to … Continue reading
Does Digital Signage interfere with Good Design?
I came across a pretty thought provoking article on Campaign website entitled ‘Is digital dumbing down Out Of Home?’ The article poses the question that good design was better and more iconic when posters were simply pieces of printed paper. … Continue reading
Can digital signage improve your marketing?
The possibilities for digital signage are already big, but they are still getting bigger. According to a study by Arbitron, 47% of those who have seen a digital signage screen in the past 30 days specifically recall seeing the content. As we … Continue reading
Four advantages of digital signage in retail
Why use signage systems in retail? Digital signage is a very powerful tool, especially in the retail world. Digital information screens can be used throughout the store for branding, merchandising, promoting products and entertaining customers. Not only are they visually appealing, but … Continue reading
The perfect LCD screen for the Rio Olympics.
Rio is of course on the lips of everyone interested in Sport. But it’s also on the lips of the World Health Organisation (WHO) as, as anyone knows the Zika virus is a major concern to all health professionals. Of … Continue reading
Are Pokemon Go and Digital Signage symbiotic?
Pokemon Go as most of us know is the latest ‘App’ game craze, and is taking the world by storm and has netted approx. £105m. thus far according to Techcrunch, and is currently netting approx. £6m. per day. So what is … Continue reading
E Ink Announces Advanced Color ePaper for Digital Signage.
E-Ink have finally announced what looks like a potential game changer in the world of Retail digital signage. Called Advanced Color ePaper (ACeP), it’s a big leap above the company’s aging Triton tech, which could only display around 4,000 colors. Basically, … Continue reading