Keynote panelists announced for 2013 DSE

Four industry experts will form a ‘thought leadership’ panel at the 2013 Digital Signage Expo (DSE) in Las Vegas, Nev., for a keynote presentation titled ‘Digital Signage 2020: Eyes on the Future.’ In keeping with the international trade show and conference’s theme, ‘Innovation Inspires,’ the panelists will share their visions of how technological changes will…

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Digital Trends Showcase changes location

Due to an overwhelming early response from attendees, as well as the late addition of another exhibit, the previously announced Digital Trends Showcase (DTS) on November 14 and 15, 2012, has been moved to LG Electronics Canada’s new Toronto offices. Hosted by LG (facility pictured), Vertigo Displays, Dot2Dot Communications and Intel, the event will feature…

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Digital billboards to dominate Toronto highway

Montreal-based Astral Out-of-Home has announced plans to add six new digital billboards along the Gardiner Expressway, one of Canada’s busiest thoroughfares, leading into and out of Toronto’s downtown core. The project will include the addition of three standard 4.3 x 14.6-m (14 x 48-ft) digital billboards (example pictured) to Astral’s existing outdoor network, bringing the…

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Steel channel letters now fully UL-listed

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has audited and is now fully listing Gemini’s fabricated stainless steel sign letters. The recognition helps assure users the letters meet safety specifications and are ready for installation. The UL audit was completed on October 25, 2012. As a result, the letters come complete with wiring diagrams, installation instructions and a UL…

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Stripped-down cabinet lighting

In an effort to deliver more uniform lighting in shallow cabinet signs, General Electric’s (GE’s) Lighting Solutions division introduced Tetra EdgeStrip and MiniStrip systems earlier this year as light-emitting diode-based (LED-based) replacements for T8 fluorescent tubes.

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DOOH network expands into doctors’ waiting rooms

Montreal-based Zoom Media has entered a partnership with Toronto-based MedTV Network, expanding its digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising network into waiting rooms at medical clinics and family practices. Launched earlier this year, MedTV has already established a digital signage presence in more than 100 locations across the country. Patients waiting an average of 40 minutes to…

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Modernizing measurement for outdoor advertising

Following a two-year investigation into the mobility of Canadian consumers, the Canadian Out-of-Home Measurement Bureau (COMB) has released the results of its newest research, undertaken in an effort to increase its precision in measuring the public’s exposure to billboards and other outdoor ads in terms of ‘gross rating points’ (GRPs). COMB’s studies show people living…

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Video wall greets visitors at new Canadian GE facility

Advanced Presentation Products, based in Mississauga, Ont., has installed a giant, curved video wall for General Electric’s (GE’s) new Grid IQ Research and Collaboration Centre in Markham, Ont. At the facility, GE’s energy division will collect and analyze ‘smart meter’ data from across the province to help improve the conservation of electricity and shift more…

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