Canadian digital signage powered with greener energy

Pattison Onestop, which operates indoor networks of digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising screens across Canada, is going greener by sourcing clean, renewable electricity through Bullfrog Power. Under the agreement, Bullfrog’s generators will add electricity to the grid to match the amounts used by Pattison’s major networks, which include digital signs in elevators (example pictured), public transit…

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Multimodal transit digital signage reaches Canadian cities

TransitScreen, which uses digital signage technology to provide live updates on all public transportation options at any given installation site, is expanding its service to Vancouver and Toronto. Founded in 2012, TransitScreen combines open data, transportation software and digital signage hardware to deliver real-time multimodal transit information, encompassing bus, train, subway, car share and/or bicycle…

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Going soft

The Vutek TX3250r from Electronics for Imaging (EFI) is a 3.2-m (10.5-ft) wide dye-sublimation fabric printer designed for signmakers looking to expand beyond vinyl graphics into the soft signage market.

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Digital signage market drives demand for premium LCDs

Global revenues for liquid crystal display (LCD) shipments for the digital signage market rose 22 per cent from 2012 to 2013, according to a new report, even though actual unit shipments rose by only five per cent, suggesting a growing demand for higher-priced models. According to the latest quarterly report from NPD DisplaySearch, a market…

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Speed racer

The 1.6-m (64-in.) wide SolJet XF-640 is Roland DGA’s fastest large-format printer to date, reportedly producing up to 102 m2 (1,098 sf) of output per hour.

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