Signagelive’s Raffi Vartian Now Daddy Vartian
August 16, 2012 by Dave Haynes
Congratulations to signagelive’s Raffi Vartian and his presumably long-suffering partner Genevieve on the birth yesterday of their daughter, Eleanore Lucine Vartian. Quoting Raffi from Facebook: …
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New H.265 Video Compression Will Be Twice As Efficient as H.264
August 16, 2012 by Dave Haynes
This could be big. The Moving Picture Experts Group (aka MPEG), which has members representing the interests of telecoms, computer, TV and consumer electronics …
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Gear: Giada’s Super-Skinny $274 PC
August 15, 2012 by Dave Haynes
“Giada” is Italian for “Jade” but that’s about the only tie this mini PC company has to the land of Amarone and bunga bunga …
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Sightings: LED Graffiti Wall Lit Up By Water
August 14, 2012 by Dave Haynes
As spotted in The Verge: French artist Antonin Fourneau created digital art project last month in the small city of Poitiers that used a …
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Financials: Planar’s Fortunes Improving As Digital Signage Sales Climb
August 14, 2012 by Dave Haynes
Planar Systems latest financials show the company lost money during the last quarter, but its fortunes are improving as it gets more focused on standard …
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Pro Hockey’s NY Rangers Turn On Digital Signage Network
August 13, 2012 by Dave Haynes
Many years of doing this has exposed me to digital signage being used in endless ways, but I have never seen it applied as …
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DPAA: 94% Of Media Planners Have Digital OOH Baked Into 2013 Strategy
August 13, 2012 by Dave Haynes
The Digital Place-based Advertising Association (DPAA) has released new survey results that suggest 94 percent of strategic media planners plan to allocate dollars to …
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Financials: Wireless Ronin Still Deep In Red, But Losses Getting Smaller
August 10, 2012 by Dave Haynes
Wireless Ronin had its latest SEC-required opening of the kimono session Thursday, reporting quarterly reults and getting on a conference call with analysts. In …
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Retail: Spanish Bank’s Flagship Goes Big On Digital
August 8, 2012 by Dave Haynes
The Spanish bank BBVA went big on digital at its newly opened flagship branch in central Madrid. The branch has a 63-foot LED ribbon …
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Adcentricity Buys Proximity Marketer
August 7, 2012 by Dave Haynes
Adcentricity has been very quiet since its acquisition by Bee Media back in April, and a couple of runs through the company’s site has …
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Does The Digital Signage Sector Really Need A Seal Of Professional Excellence?
August 7, 2012 by Dave Haynes
The Digital Signage Federation sent around a note today announcing a Seal of Professional Excellence for the industry – something a company can get …
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Adspace Gets Access 360’s Mallvision, And With It, Vertical Dominance
August 7, 2012 by Dave Haynes
When you are #2 you can either try harder, or try something else. Access 360 has gone the “something else” route, making the word …
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