UniKioskBlog
Digital signage,
honestly.
Writing about what screens actually cost, what "works offline" really means, and how to lock an Android device down properly. No case studies, no press releases.
Latest · Offline
What actually happens when your digital signage loses internet
Every vendor says "works offline". Here is what that phrase means for each of them, and what it should mean.
Kiosk · How-to
How to lock an Android tablet to one app, without an MDM
Screen pinning, kiosk apps and device owner mode compared — what each actually holds shut, and what none of them can.
Buying · Comparison
Free digital signage software in 2026: what "free" actually means
Free tier, free trial, open source and actually free are four different things. A guide to telling them apart before you deploy forty screens.
Hospitality · How-to
Digital menu boards without a subscription
What a café or takeaway actually needs from a menu screen, and why most of the products sold for it are aimed at chains.
Worship · How-to
A screen in the entrance: digital signage for places of worship
Service times, notices and a welcome board, run by a volunteer on a budget of nothing.
Fitness · How-to
Class timetables on a screen: gym signage that maintains itself
Studio doors, timetable boards and the one integration worth having — plus the hardware notes specific to a room that is humid, bright and full of people.
Hardware · Buying
What to run digital signage on, and what to avoid
Sticks, boxes, commercial panels and old tablets — the trade-offs, and the three specs that actually matter.
Design · How-to
Why your digital sign is unreadable from six metres
Boards are designed at a desk and read from across a room. Six rules that close the gap.
Buying · Comparison
The real cost of ten screens over three years
Hardware, software, connectivity, mounting and attention — the whole bill, with the parts that never make it onto a comparison page.
Kiosk · Buying
Android kiosk mode: the four things it has to do
A checklist for evaluating any kiosk software, and the questions that separate a real lockdown from a full-screen app.
Design · How-to
Right-to-left digital signage: getting Persian and Arabic boards right
Typefaces, numerals, direction and bilingual layouts — the mistakes that are invisible to a Latin-alphabet reviewer.
Hardware · Android
Android digital signage: the cheapest player is already on the wall
Commercial panels have run Android for years. Most estates are paying for a media player they do not need.
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Sixteen pages covering the whole product, in the order you need them.