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.

We believe strongly in the future of the Raspberry Pi platform and have made significant investments to develop and optimize our XOGO Player digital signage app for RPi computers. The instructions below are intended for those that would like to purchase their own RPi3 or RPi4 computer and turn it into a DIY digital signage player.

Pros: Super affordable, 4K and HD versions, WiFi + ethernet options, works on any TV, doubles as entertainment hub

Cons: Not designed for 24/7 use but as a daily-use media player it’s excellent

Cost: $30-50 USD

Pros: Professional-grade Android device for 24/7 playback, includes remote control, supports 4k and 1080HD.

Cons: Only 8GB of storage but that’s plenty for most users.

Cost: $108 USD

Pros: Excellent quality and heat dissipation, thin form factor, easy cloud-based management of devices, excellent performance, proprietary operating system.

Cons: There are less expensive options, but it’s easy to install XOGO Player on BrightSign devices and they’re very unlikely to give you any problems in the field.

Cost: $295-945 USD

Pros: Professional-grade, fanless ChromeOS Flex media player that supports 4k playback and enterprise-level Chrome device management from Google, making it easy to manage large fleets of media players.

Cons: More costly than consumer devices but also more capable and designed for 24/7 playback.

Cost: $240 USD

Pros: Professional-grade Chrome device that supports 4k playback and enterprise-level Chrome device management. Easy to deploy and manage large fleets of players. Relatively low cost. Multiple configurations available with various storage and RAM options.

Cons: These devices are in high demand and are sometimes on back-order.

Cost: $265 USD

Pros: Run XOGO Player right on your commercial-grade LG display! No need to purchase additional player hardware. An industry leader, LG offers commercial displays and mounts in many sizes.

Cons: It takes a few minutes to set up XOGO Player on your display but after that you simply add the player to your XOGO account like any other device, using the PIN code that you see on the screen.

Cost: $700-9,500 USD

Pros: Professional-grade, ruggedized Android device, supports 4k playback at 60FPS, can be VESA-mounted behind a display, offers POE or standard ethernet connectivity, 802.11ax WiFi, has AV and HDMI outputs to support a wide range of displays. Supports IPTV feeds in addition to digital signage. Powerful remote management options. Comes with XOGO preinstalled.

Cons: One of the more expensive Android options, but now that the device comes with WiFi and 32GB of (expandable) storage, it offers great value for the money.

Cost: $285 USD

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.