RedPost

Flexible Hardware (learn more)

Software is only half of the digital sign puzzle. You need physical hardware (digital signs) to connect to our RedPost software.

With three (well, really four, but we'll get to that) simple options for getting your own digital signs up and running, RedPost helps you make it simple. Oh, and just for kicks, we don't make our pricing difficult to figure out.

RedPost/Sign: With its 19" LCD, it fits places most signs won't go (only $699)

The RedPost/Sign is engineered to just work. If you have wifi and power, you can be up and running in minutes. Add on a flush mount kit and hang your RedPost/Sign right where you want it.

Sign/Kit: When you need to make a big splash (just $1199-1499)

We've made it really easy to get a big digital sign up and running within minutes with our Sign/Kit. Choose between a 32" and 37" LCD and a wall or table stand and we've got the rest covered.

fit-PC2: When you want to do your own thing (only $349)

Already have an LCD or monitor? Need a special size we don't already have? You can be up and running with RedPost in minutes with our fit-PC2. Plug it into any screen to instantly create a Sign. We include all the cables and connectors to make it easy on you.

RedPost/D.I.Y.

Adventurous? Here's a secret: anything that runs Firefox can act as a Sign. Have an old computer in your office? Say hello to your new Sign. We've given you complete instructions on how to change your Windows PC, Linux or Mac computers in to a sign.

 

Quite simply: the easiest software for digital signs

Can you open up your web browser?

Of course you can. Now, managing a network of digital signs of any size - nation-wide networks or a single sign to display your small business' next sale - is just about as easy. Let your IT department do something else: you don't have to be a tech wizard to organize your content (from images, RSS feeds, web sites, Flickr, Flash animation, video...) and have it running on your Signs in just a few minutes.

An interface built for you

Forget zones, tickers and all the clutter.

We designed RedPost with one thing in mind: simplicity. We deal with all the technical barriers and jargon, leaving you free to you what you want: whether it's showing a poster for an upcoming concert, rotating through your Flickr playlist or display announcements in your lobby.

Need more? RedPost offers several add-on apps for more advanced networks:

• Campus: Setup a campus announcement and event submission website, with a simple approval process. Includes the option to attach audio recordings to announcements. Cost: $49/mo
   
• Promote: Create a do-it-yourself local advertising network for your neighborhood, set your requirements and price and let your advertisers upload, schedule and pay for their own ads...all you have to do is approve their ads. Cost: 15% of revenue
   
• Alert: Override all of your signs with an emergency message or automated National Weather Service alerts. Cost: $25/mo
   
• Bus Tracker: Get live CTA Bus Tracker for the bus stop nearest your Sign. Cost: Free!

Your content. All of it.

RSS. Video. Flash. Digital photographs. Graphics. Flickr. Web sites. Weather forecast provided by Weather.gov.

Those are just some of the posters you can create in just a few simple clicks. You can always design your own simple poster from right inside RedPost, but we know you have your own content ready to go. Why jump through hoops? Upload your content and sent it to all your Signs in seconds.

We're also creating new posters all the time for RedPost (especially for those who ask nicely). If you want us to work on a new type of poster, just let us know.

Need a custom solution?

Do you need digital sign software customized for a specific market, industry or application? We can rapidly adapt our software and develop new software to meet your specific needs, including TXT message integration, social networking features, custom API calls and more. Contact us with your specific needs and we will let you know how long it'll take and what it'll cost.

 

Case Studies: RedPost in the Wild

We're working on some more in-depth case studies of RedPost installations around the world. We've got a lot of pictures up on our User Photos page, and you can also check out some blog posts about previous installations:

• Boston Children's Museum - Traveling Exhibit
• Bremen Hospital - Bremen, Ind.
• Calvin College Spoelhof Fieldhouse - Grand Rapids, Mich.
• FindHolmes - Columbus, Ohio
• Goshen College Rec-Fit Center - Goshen, Ind.
• Greencroft Retirement Communities - Goshen and Middlebury, Ind.
• Lavads - Columbus, Ohio
• Metro PCS - Redwood City, Calif.
• Maple City Healthcare Clinic - Goshen, Ind.
• Ten Thousand Villages- Goshen, Ind.
• Tossed Restaurant - Franklin, Tenn.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How much does it cost? Your costs are: hardware, installation, maintenance and software. The first three vary quite a bit depending on your needs -- you can check out our RedPost hardware here. The software starts at $15/month per Sign and the per month cost decreases the more Signs you have (see "Our Pricing Scheme: Simple" to the right).
• Can I connect multiple monitors to one PC? Do I pay per monitor or per PC? You pay per individual sign ID number in your neighborhood, so essentially per PC. If you duplicate the video signal coming out of the PC, you can send that duplicate signal out to how ever many monitors you'd like. It'll just cost as if it's one monitor since it's one unique feed of content. If you try to use the same sign ID number on multiple PCs, nothing will work quite as it should and your Signs will get confused about who's updated with the latest content. Ex: A retirement home distributes RedPost content over an internal cable channel and pays $15/mo for the PC connected to the cable channel, not $15/mo per TV viewing the cable channel.
• Do I have to sign a contract? No, you pay monthly or we can bill for a year if you'd like. But cancel at any time.
• What happens if my internet connection goes out? Will my Signs keep working? Yep, they will. Each Sign downloads and caches its playlist the first time it plays through -- that's what the lite grey loading bar in the lower left is doing. After the first time through, the Sign checks in every minute with our server for updates and continues playing what it already has until there is an update. If the internet connection goes out, the Sign will continue playing what it has for up to 24 hours, at which point it'll flip to the default image for the neighborhood, which is customizable by going to Supervize > Settings > Default image.
• What types of file formats can be a poster? RedPost currently works with images (JPEG and PNG), Adobe Flash files, video clips (H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Xvid compression -- .mov, .mp4 or .avi), RSS feeds and Media RSS feeds.
• Is video supported on Windows and Mac? Currently, Video posters are only supported with Linux, which ships with all RedPost hardware.
• Can I schedule my Sign to turn on and off? We're working on that feature but it's not quite done yet. You can right now if you aren't afraid of the command line or by installing a third-party app.
• How much bandwidth do the Signs use? It depends on the content, of course. However, the Signs cache content locally the first time they play through, so they're not bandwidth intensive. Much less so than your average desktop user.
• Can I schedule content to play on certain dates and times? Yep, click the schedule button (it looks like a little calendar) in the playlist view to schedule posters to repeat each week or to play over a certain time.
• Who owns the content I upload into my account? You do, of course! Unlike Facebook, YouTube, etc., we claim no rights to your content. For a more in depth explanation, check out our Terms and Conditions.
• How secure is your service? Pretty secure (how's that for a vague answer). All communication between the Sign and the server is encrypted. When you visit our website to update your neighborhood, everything is also encrypted. Only users you've invited to your neighborhood can see your content. The major holes in security are if you don't use a secure password or if you give out or store insecurely the Sign ID to your Signs.