industry, digEcor presented the

digEplayer, a portable audio/video

on-demand (AVOD) in-fl ight, or in

this case, on-train entertainment

system. The unit comes

preprogrammed with movies, TV

shows, cartoons, videos and music,

as well as destination information.

Amtrak recently ordered 500

digEplayers for its Autotrain, which

currently carries 200,000 passengers

annually between Washington, DC

and Orlando, Florida on a 16.5-

hour, 855-mile overnight journey.

The units are available for rental at

both stations for US$19 for the oneway

trip. “The plan is to now roll it

out across the USA with Amtrak,

including its north-east corridor,”

said Web Barth, digEcor’s sales

manager, during the show. “We have

gained fi ve or six very high-quality

opportunities as a direct result of

attending the show – we’re new to

the rail industry, so the Expo’s been

great for introducing us to the

market,” added Barth.