NYC SmartScreens Start Rolling Out In June

May 16, 2012 by Dave Haynes

That much discussed network in New York City that plans to replace old sidewalk pay-phones with interactive information and alert stations is starting to …

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Sightings: U of T Adds MicroTiles Wall At Conference Centre

May 15, 2012 by Dave Haynes

I like stuff that looks built in and not bolted on, so a new video wall that just turned at the University of Toronto’s …

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Less Whiz-Bang, More Purpose

May 9, 2012 by Dave Haynes

I am on the road, in the Carolinas chatting with a company about Preset. One of the things we talked about in the meeting …

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Telus Opens Digital-Heavy NextGen Store In Montreal (w/video)

May 7, 2012 by Dave Haynes

[youtube id=”aeHTxp6_a0I” width=”600″ height=”350″] Here’s a nice example of blended interactive and ambient digital, using display monitors and projection, worked fully into the design …

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Inwindow Turns Subway Corridor Into Interactive Dog Park (w/video)

May 4, 2012 by Dave Haynes

The guys at Inwindow Outdoor have used the big 64-foot wall of interactive windows in New York’s Columbus Circle subway station for another intriguing …

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A Whole Nationwide Network Of 3D Screens in Travel Plazas???

May 3, 2012 by Dave Haynes

Simple people like simple things, so a company that puts ad screens in highway travel plazas and calls itself Travel Plaza TV has a …

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Imagine Digital Displays That Were Glare-Free & Self-Cleaning

April 27, 2012 by Dave Haynes

The crazy-smart kids and their profs at MIT have released details and visuals of what could be the glass of the future for everything from …

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I’ll Take Two: Panasonic Shows Off 145″ Plasma With 8K Resolution

April 27, 2012 by Dave Haynes

This a prototype developed by Panasonic and broadcaster NHK that is a monstrous 145 diagonal inches of plasma and ultra high resolution of 8K, …

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Transparent LCDs Make The Jump To Vending Machines

April 26, 2012 by Dave Haynes

I see Stratacache had the forehead-slapper of an idea to demo a new product at a vertical industry show instead of a general digital signage …

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Talking Flat Lady Gets a Weegie Accent

April 20, 2012 by Dave Haynes

Scotland’s health care system has its first talking flat lady, one of those projected virtual mannequins. Following the flick of a switch, EVA (which …

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Events: DisplaySearch Digital Signage Conference Agenda Now Out

April 19, 2012 by Dave Haynes

The technology market research firm DisplaySearch is again holding a one-day conference at the front-end of InfoComm this year, billed as an “event to prepare …

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Halo’d Screens Now Sold In Canada

April 19, 2012 by Dave Haynes

You can now source those displays with the subtle halo surrounds in Canada. Brighter Signs, the UK company behind the units, has started a company …

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