Monthly Archives: March 2016

Navori announces NanoLumens partnership to promote high-end digital signage deployments

Navori Labs just announced a new partnership with NanoLumens.  These types of partnerships make a lot of sense as the scale and complexity of digital signage and DOOH projects increases.

NanoLumens is a well known brand in the digital signage industry.  The company has delivered several breakthroughs in LED display technologies, such as flexible LED displays that can be used in curved installations.

Navori Labs’ strength lies in reliable and high performance digital signage software that can support a wide range of screen layouts and resolutions.  Marrying both product ranges will make for a strong contender in the DOOH marketplace.

The goal is to improve on the entire software/hardware purchasing and delivery process.

Click this link to jump to the official press release.

Floating digital billboard annoys Vancouverites

Would anyone want to be subjected to this eyesore?

It seems like our industry is constantly looking at new places where we can stick a digital sign or billboard.  While I welcome screens in elevators, restaurants and public spaces I get a bit annoyed when someone tries to circumvent local regulations to stick a large LED billboard or sign where it doesn’t belong.

Case in point, this week’s CBC report of someone parading a 12-meter LED billboard along the Vancouver waterfront.  Seems the vessel on which the billboard is attached to has since been impounded by Transport Canada pending an investigation to ensure it meets all required marine regulations.  This means Vancouverites may yet be subjected to the floating billboard once the vessel gets cleared by the authorities.

It’s stunts like these that give the digital signage and DOOH industries a bad name.  Vancouver has strict signage laws in place, not unlike many other large cities around the globe.  If we’re not careful, law makers will use these extreme examples to restrict some of the more mainstream and useful digital signage installations.

While many cities have very restrictive regulations, others are much more permissive (I’m talking about you, Las Vegas!).  But Vancouver isn’t Las Vegas so it’s important to keep in mind all local regulations before launching your next “big idea”.

I just shake my head when I hear stories of someone putting LED signs on boats, on top of luxury cars or other crazy stunt.  I can’t help but wonder how this will impact our industry.  It’s one thing to be creative but there has to be a point where common sense kicks in.

Navori partners with Seneca to deliver turnkey digital signage solutions

The Seneca HD Media Player can be ordered with Navori QL software re-installed and ready to go.

Navori Labs has recently announced a partnership with Seneca to bundle the company’s QL Player software with Seneca’s industrial grade media players.  This agreement will see Seneca deliver a turnkey experience for ease of installation and simplified maintenance.  Navori Labs customers will be able to choose which version of the Navori QL software to pre-load (QL Express and QL Professional are both supported).

This is great news for AV integrators and corporate customers who can all benefit from Navori certified hardware for their deployments.

The Seneca HD Media Player offers significant improvements over similar products such as:

  • 100% solid state, fanless design
  • Internal power supply (no external power bricks!)
  • Triple display support out of the box
  • Locking Mini DisplayPort outputs
  • 5th Generation Intel Core i3 or i5 processors with Intel HD Graphics 5500 video
  • Supports 4K display resolutions

The QL Player software activation only takes a few seconds which really helps speed up installations.

This is an ideal product for digital menus, information boards and other multi-screen commercial applications.  The fanless design is especially useful for installation in harsh environments since there are no moving parts to gum up and jam.  The internal power supply is also a nice touch as it’s one less component hanging outside the case.  This just makes for tidier installations and increases overall reliability.

Looking forward to seeing the Seneca players in action at DSE Las Vegas.