The Apollo Digital Signage Bundle has everything you need for your own state-of-the-art digital signage network. You just supply the display. The ultra-compact, solid-state Apollo player connects to your display via HDMI and outputs broadcast-quality, HD video content. Using the Apollocast™ web-based Manager interface, it’s easy to present programming on your screens that’s dynamic and compelling. Apollocast provides a media integrator for the most popular video and graphic file types, access to digital signage design software and editable content resources, plus iTV™ news and information content for readership development.
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Apollo Digital Signage Player
Apollo is the most advanced, full-function, Android-based media player for digital signage. The ultra-compact Apollo player, at just over 3” wide, provides HD output to one or multiple connected displays. Simply connect the Apollo player to the HDMI port of your display, provide a power source and internet service. The Apollo unit will automatically connect to inLighten’s hosted network for retrieval of your content and playback instructions on a schedule you establish using the Apollocast Manager online control interface.
By eliminating the need for computer hardware, software integration and complicated A/V infrastructure, Apollo dramatically reduces the cost of any digital signage application.
Specifications:
- Width: 3.3", Height: 1.2", Depth: .6", Weight: 1.2 oz.
- Solid-state, integrated hardware/software media player
- Android operating system
- One (1) channel HD video/audio output via HDMI
- Onboard storage
- AC, USB and Ethernet adaptors included
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Lifetime Apollo Player Replacement Warranty
A Lifetime Replacement Warranty for your Apollo player is included with your active Apollo Digital Signage Bundle Service.
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Cross-Browser Web Control Interface
Apollocast™ Manager is a secure web-based interface that allows you to easily control what appears on your screens at any time. The interface is clear and easy to understand with functions organized logically into separate tabs for easy navigation.
A comprehensive array of tools and utilities enable you to access audience-engaging content resources, create new content, and target your specific audience.
- Upload, download and delete media assets including video, audio, clipart and backgrounds created on a PC or Mac using Flash, PowerPoint or any of your favorite software
- Select websites you want to show on-screen in real-time
- Select Twitter users to follow and present their tweets in real-time on your screens
- Select content from inLighten’s Gallery including video templates, backgrounds, clip art and audio files
- Define your audience by age, income, education, lifestyle and behavior using geodemographic data and consumer codes from Nielsen and inLighten, then select coded Gallery content that matches your target
- Search content resources by user code or content attributes including activity, age, community, season and ethnicity
- Download inLighten StudioPro+ design software to compose and edit content using your media assets or inLighten’s Gallery resources
- Choose value-added news and information from inLighten’s online news bureau to engage viewers
- Create digital or printed reports of scheduled shows featuring thumbnail screen captures and lists of media assets used in composing them
User-friendly scheduling utilities allow you quickly set-up show schedules in advance or on-demand so the right message is seen by the right audience at the right time:
- Create Global show schedules that playback from all your Apollo players
- Create Local show schedules that playback, in addition to Global schedules, at one or more Apollo players
- Specify time of day and day-of-week playback for each individual show in a Global or Local schedule
- Create Interrupt schedules that temporarily replace playback of Global and Local schedules during specified dayparts at some or all Apollo players
- Create digital or printed reports of Global, Local and Interrupt show schedules including playback details for each show in the schedule
In addition, Apollocast Manager provides several tools that allow you to operate your Apollo network as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible:
- Specify when your Apollo player is permitted to retrieve content from inLighten’s hosted network as well as times when content retrieval is restricted to maximize bandwidth availability
- Monitor Apollo player check in consistency at each of your Apollo locations to ensure the newest content is playing on your screens
- Program sleep modes for screen ‘on’ and ‘off’ times to conserve energy and extend useful screen life
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StudioPro+ & Editable Content Gallery 
StudioPro+ is Windows-based software created by inLighten to make designing dynamic digital signage content intuitive and easy. Create an effective message for your audience by combining text, graphics, drawn objects, animation, transitions, effects, audio, video, live URLs, RSS feeds, Twitter, YouTube, and more. Automate updates of rates, schedules and more via .txt and .xml.
From StudioPro+, take advantage of the inLighten Gallery of high-quality HD video templates and themed backgrounds and customize them for your message.
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iTV News Content for Readership Development
inLighten’s iTV News features content from the world’s leading sources that’s updated throughout the day. Selectable news segments include World, National, Business, Sports, Science, Health and Lifestyle News, plus zip code specific Local Weather. Then add a variety of information segments like Moment in Time, American Quotes, Factoids and much more.
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Online Help Resources & Network Monitoring
A wide array of online help and support options are within the Apollocast interface and Studio Pro Plus software. With how-to training videos, PDF manuals for reference, download and printing, and searchable help guides just a click away, clients can feel confident that answers are available whenever they need them.
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Adding More Apollo Units Is Easy
Bringing the power of Apollo to a new location is as easy as ordering another Apollo Digital Signage Bundle, installing the Apollo player and adding the new site to your Apollocast Manager account. With Apollocast Manager’s ease of use and built-in productivity tools, you’ll discover that operating your growing network is easier than you could have imagined.
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Your Reliable, Experienced Partner
The Apollo Digital Signage Bundle is brought to you by inLighten, for over 25 years a leading digital innovator serving thousands of enterprises, organizations and institutions in the U.S., Canada and other parts of the world.
