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SignSwift HD1080 Player Manual now online

Ian — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:00:14 +0000

The manual for the SignSwift HD1080 Player is now available online for anyone wanting to examine it pre-purchase or for any existing users who want the latest version.

http://signswift.com/product/manual-HD1080

SignSwift HD1080p Player

Ian — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:54:32 +0000

The SignSwift HD1080p Player is now available for purchase. Featuring an HDMI output this player can turn any 1080i or 1080p capable LCD screen into a vibrant digital sign that will be sure to attract more attention to your business.

We are currently shipping this item through eBay, please visit ebay.com.

SignSwift featured on Microsoft.com today

Ian — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:47:12 +0000

As part of the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 launch today a case study featuring SignSwift appeared on Microsoft.com. You can read the case study here.

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000006885

Seattle skyline by night

Ian — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:23:49 +0000

Seattle skyline

Here’s a picture we took last night of the Seattle skyline

The Anatomy of a Digital Signage Software Service (SaaS)

Ian — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:49:51 +0000

For those of you who are technically inclined you might be interested to know a little about how SignSwift works so we put together the attached block diagram. As you can see from the diagram: behind the scenes here at SignSwift, LLC there are a lot of moving parts that come together to bring you the high quality rendered images and text that you need for your digital signs. You’ll also note the use of Amazon’s highly reliable S3 storage system – any images you upload to SignSwift are stored here, securely and reliably.

Digital Signage Example: Floating screen with product feature information

Ian — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:00:50 +0000

Digital Signage Display for Whirlpool Washing Machines in Lowes

I came across this digital sign in Lowes today for Whirlpool washing machines. It had an interesting floating mount that put the display right above the washing machine itself. It was running a video loop but also had a touch screen interface allowing users to pick features and explore them in more detail.

Click the image to enlarge it.

As digital signage becomes ever more prevalent in major chains like this there will naturally be a trickle down to smaller stores and that’s what we are focused on here at SignSwift – bringing the same benefits that the major brands are enjoying with their digital signage projects and making the process easy and fun so that any small business can create, operate and maintain their own in-store digital signage display.

Data Center Upgrades Coming Soon

Ian — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:00:16 +0000

In the new year we’ll be moving to a new data center in Issaquah, WA. We’ll be upgrading both our servers and our connection to the internet. Sometime in January we will cut over to the new data center and you’ll find SignSwift faster than ever before. The switch will likely happen late one night so we don’t expect any downtime during working hours.

We look forward to serving all your digital signage needs from our new data center.

Happy New Year!

Digital Signage Continues to have robust growth

Ian — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:46 +0000

A new report out from PQ Media confirms that digital out-of-home (DOOH) media is among the fastest growing media in the world and will continue an upward track in 2010.

“Amid a sharp downturn in global advertising spending and a decline in traditional out-of-home advertising in 2009, digital out-of-home media is among the fastest growing media in the world and will continue on an upward track in 2010, according to a new forecast from PQ Media, the leading provider of media econometrics.”

http://www.pqmedia.com/globaldigitaloohforecast-2009-read.html

SignSwift HD720 Player

Ian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:41 +0000

The SignSwift HD 720 player is now available. This ultra-compact digital signage player is the ideal companion to the SignSwift.com web site. It’s fan-less, silent, easy to operate and consumes very little power. Use it to turn any screen into a powerful digital signage display.

For more details or for volume purchasing arrangements please contact us.

A whole new look to our home page

Ian — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:00:03 +0000

Here is our new home page. It’s cleaner and simpler and we hope it helps convey the message that SignSwift is just really really easy to use.

As we get further into the small business market we are also looking at some of the wording that the rest of the industry uses and finding it just plain incomprehensible to our customers. Digital Signage or DOOH mean nothing but more and more small businesses are becoming aware of digital signs that they see elsewhere and are beginning to ask – can I do that for my business? Of course the answer until recently has been maybe/no since it’s been cost prohibitive but we hope to change all that!