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Widget

In digital signage, a widget is a piece of live content that updates itself on screen, such as weather, news headlines, a clock, a countdown or a web dashboard. Widgets keep screens fresh without anyone uploading new files.

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Widget, explained

Widgets are the easiest way to make a screen feel alive between promotional content.

Common widgets

  • Weather and time. Useful in lobbies, receptions and waiting areas.
  • News and RSS. Headlines in a ticker or a zone.
  • Dashboards. Live KPIs pulled from a web page.
  • Social and video. Posts and videos from the platforms your team already uses.
In LoopvewLoopvew includes live apps such as weather, news, clocks, countdowns, YouTube and web pages.

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