With support for eight operating systems (and counting!), XOGO already allows you to turn almost any device into a digital sign. Now we're taking things to another level. Starting today, any device with a web browser can be used to run XOGO. Just point your browser to player.xogo.io and you'll see our familiar PIN code screen. Then log into XOGO Manager to add it as a media player.

Digital signage is a powerful tool that allows users to display advertisements, menus, corporate communications and more. Generally if there’s an issue with digital signage, it’s related to the content that’s being uploaded to the system. To help our users avoid these issues, we’ve put together the following best-practices guide.

Canva recently released two interesting AI-powered design tools for digital creators. These tools are designed to allow designers and marketers to quickly create digital graphics. In this post we’ll take a brief look at both of the new Canva tools, explain how they work, and point out their pros and cons.

One of the best things about XOGO digital signage is the fact that users can log into XOGO Manager and control their screens from anywhere in the world. Since your player devices are Internet-connected, they will automatically receive and play the content that you send them via the manager app. But what happens if your players have connectivity issues? This is where LTE modems come into play.

Simply put, programmatic advertising is the automated process of buying and selling digital ads, rather than purchasing directly from publishers. This process uses artificial intelligence and real-time bidding for inventory across many forms of advertising. XOGO has partnered with Vistar Media, a world leader in the space, to bring programmatic DOOH advertising to thousands more screens.

Google’s Chromecast device first debuted in 2013. At the time, it was simply used for mirroring content from a laptop or mobile device to one’s TV. It couldn’t run native apps like the Fire Stick or Apple TV, so it wasn’t useful for applications like digital signage. In 2020, however, Google released the 4th generation Chromecast. This latest model comes in HD or 4K versions, runs Android 10 and comes with the user-friendly Google TV interface, which lets users install apps like HBO, Netflix, and of course XOGO Player.

Printed QR codes have been popular within many different industries in recent years. They act as a bridge between the physical world and digital content, such as when you scan a restaurant menu to pull up a digital version on your smart phone. QR codes used in digital format add further flexibility, as they can be updated at any time in order to point to different information online.

Digital signage content tends to be silent, unless you have videos in your playlist that contain an audio track (which can become annoying if you have the playlist on rotation all day long). What if you want to have professional in-store music playing on your screens along with your digital signage content? That's where Cloud Cover comes in.

Geckoboard is an online tool that allows you to pull data from over 80 different sources, organize it and display it in fully-customizable dashboards. Geckoboard dashboards can be viewed in web browsers, or displayed on tablets and TVs using XOGO digital signage.

A smart TV is one that can connect to the Internet, generally in order to stream content from apps like Netflix or HBO. They have an internal computer called an SOC (system-on-a-chip), and typically connect to an app store where applications like XOGO Player can be downloaded for free. Smart TVs are fantastic for digital signage, for a number of reasons.

PosterMyWall is an industry-leading, online graphic design marketplace. Choose from over 13,000 design templates (both graphics and videos!) that are specifically designed for 16:9 digital signage screens, customize them to your liking and then publish them to your XOGO library.

Based in Florida, Hub Tap is a mobile bartending service for events such as weddings and parties. Hub Tap runs XOGO digital signage on tablet devices, in order to display a customized drink menu for each event.

XOGO has partnered with Mitmark, a UK-based risk advisory company, to provide digital signage solutions at refugee-intake centers across southern Poland. Digital signage displays are now delivering the latest news about the conflict, letting refugees know how to register with Polish authorities, where to go for food and shower facilities, and much more.

Since it was first released in 2014, Amazon's Fire Stick media player has been a low-cost way to stream content like Netflix, YouTube and HBO on any screen that has an HDMI input. The Fire Stick is easy to set up and connect to WiFi, and it comes with a free remote control. Fortunately for XOGO customers, the device can also be used as a powerful, affordable digital signage player.

For enterprise digital signage deployments in corporate environments, or for organizations that need their media players to support custom resolutions and multi-screen video walls, Window PCs remain one of the best hardware options. Let’s examine some of the key considerations when setting up a Windows PC as a digital signage player.

Our mission at XOGO is to make digital signage as easy and reliable as possible. We build versions of XOGO Player for many different hardware platforms, so our users can run XOGO on any preferred hardware / operating system, and play their content on any modern TV, tablet or projector. To that end, we are particularly excited to announce that XOGO is now available for BrightSign media players!

Digital signage players require Internet connectivity in order to receive your playlists from the cloud, and to play URL-based content like dynamic content feeds. Of course, they also require a power source - but did you know that you can deliver both connectivity and power through a single cable?

Your XOGO digital signage players can stream YouTube videos directly from the web, or play back videos that you've downloaded for free in high resolution. Learn how both options work in this quick digital signage blog.

Utilizing digital signage in a memory care environment can be an extremely valuable asset to a memory-loss patient. In-room signage can be used for personalized photos and messages. Daily self-care reminders, photos of family and friends, and more can be displayed in their room. Even in-home dementia caretakers can install this form of digital signage due to the low cost and easy setup experience.

Google Sites is a free online tool that allows users to create a webpage in just seconds. Since XOGO supports the playback of URLs (in addition to graphics and videos), Google Sites is a great option for XOGO users that want to quickly create content for their digital signage players. Display text and graphics, or even Google Maps, Calendars, and Sheets - all with no coding required.

What if you could run XOGO Player natively on your smart display, with no need to purchase an external player or hide power and HDMI cables? Now you can. We're excited to announce that XOGO Player is now available on select NEC commercial displays with RPi compute modules.

Going digital allows a business to put its menu board on any TV or tablet, and make edits to the menu whenever needed. New coffee flavor this month? Out of pistachio ice cream today? Just update your digital menu and push it to all of your screens in seconds via the cloud. You can even set your XOGO screens to display different menus based upon the time of day or day of the week.

Thanks to platforms like XOGO that run on multiple operating systems like Android, iOS and Fire TV, it's now possible to turn screens of ANY size into digital signs. One of the most interesting developments that we are seeing these days is the use of tablets as digital signs. Here are five reasons to consider running XOGO on a tablet.

We designed XOGO to run on multiple platforms, so our users have nearly endless options when it comes to player hardware. But with so many choices, which digital signage hardware is right for you? We’ve put together the following list to help you decide.

With people working from home and traveling less due to the Covid pandemic, some have questioned whether digital signage is still the best communication medium for large and small businesses. We believe that not only does digital signage have a place in a post-Covid world; it's arguably more important than ever.

“What kind of screens should I buy?” This is one of the most common questions that we hear at XOGO. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer, but don't worry. In this blog post we'll cover all of the main things to consider when choosing your digital signage displays.

Most tasks related to digital signage (i.e., managing your players and content) can be accomplished via our easy-to-use XOGO Manager application. For other tasks, however, we offer a handy administrator portal that you can access from any web browser. Here are some of the things you can accomplish using the admin portal at admin.xogo.io

XOGO users can now customize the playback duration for each graphic in their playlists. In addition to the standard 15, 30, 45 and 60-second durations, users can set a custom duration (in seconds) of anywhere between 1 second and 60 minutes (3600 seconds). This allows users the ultimate flexibility, whether their content consists of advertisements, digital menu boards or even infotainment feeds.

We recently introduced a new feature called overlays. This feature allows you to place one layer of content on top of another in your XOGO playlists, similar to what you might do in a layer-based image editor like Photoshop. Here are the three most common use cases for overlays, and information on how to set them up.

Digital signage is an ideal tool for small businesses. It’s easy to deploy, cheaper and more eco-friendly than printing, and keeps your viewers engaged. Read on for more information about digital signage and how to deploy it in your small business!