InfoComm 2011 Wrap-up
June 20, 2011 by Dave Haynes
Back at world HQ, where it is 20 degrees F cooler and my thoughts extend beyond sources of water and/or beer. Orlando did not …
Read moreOmnishapes introduces hexagonal displays for shaped video walls
June 15, 2011 by Dave Haynes
Christie and Prysm have a new competitor in the video building blocks space – a German company called Eyevis that has launched a new …
Read moreDigital signage deployments get Zinger of a franchise model
June 9, 2011 by Dave Haynes
Google Alerts popped up a notice on a news release recently about what was described as the “first digital signage franchise providing a “one-vendor” …
Read more28-screen cluster to add visual Digital OOH pop in Swiss mall
June 6, 2011 by Dave Haynes
Malls are such big, cavernous spaces that any digital visual elements are challenged just to be noticed. I have seen some mall installations that …
Read moreInteractive outdoor LED gets Swedes playing Pong with smartphones
June 6, 2011 by Dave Haynes
This is pretty clever. McDonald’s in Sweden is running an interactive outdoor program in Stockholm that lets people within eyesight of a big LED …
Read moreTenants like new building's digital wall so much they're negotiating screen time
May 31, 2011 by Dave Haynes
Here’s an impressive multimedia video wall installation in the lobby of a Seattle building owned, but apparently not occupied, by Starbucks. The visual effort …
Read moreDigital menu boards – for beer
May 23, 2011 by Dave Haynes
This is Victoria Day in Canada – the traditional (though inaccurate by date) celebration of the Queen’s birthday. It is a long weekend that …
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Apple’s use of iPads for merchandising displays big moment for digital signage sector
May 22, 2011 by Dave Haynes
When the original Apple iPad was first announced in early 2010, lots of people in the digital signage sector were intrigued by the idea …
Read moreInfographic: Advertising moving from Channels to Formats
May 20, 2011 by Dave Haynes
MDG Advertising, a Boca Raton, Florida-based ad agency (given all the wet, gloomy NY weather lately I am sure Boca looks pretty good right …
Read moreSony's new retail concept builds digital signage into design
May 19, 2011 by Dave Haynes
I wrote last summer about an online sighting of a new Sony store in Japan – expecting a very cool design and being thoroughly …
Read moreWayfinding avatar works beyond the novelty factor
May 18, 2011 by Dave Haynes
I’m not a fan of using avatars for customer service applications and marketing tools, but must admit I’m warming to one I stumbled across …
Read moreRugged little $249 D2Plug PC pushes HD video
May 17, 2011 by Dave Haynes
I wrote the other day about the dubious merits of PC companies trying to out-market each other with steadily smaller boxes for digital signage …
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