Gadget news: DirectX 11, Raspberry Pi

September 27, 2011 by Dave Haynes

Geek.com is relaying news that AMD has released a new graphics processor chip that’s optimized for the high-end video and motion graphics needs of …

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3M starts to show new digital signage hand with Pixel Qi investment

September 12, 2011 by Dave Haynes

When news came along that Jeff Dowell – who had been running LG’s digital signage effort in the US – was going back to …

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Digital billboard energy costs dropping substantially: report

July 12, 2011 by Dave Haynes

We have long heard how the costs of big LED billboards have dropped substantially over the past 10 years, and how that is driving …

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Japanese company runs big multi-touch display running Android OS

July 7, 2011 by Dave Haynes

The Japanese company SKR Technology has developed a demo multi-touch system that runs the Android on a 32? display – another sign that the …

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How long 'til the virtual assistant gets drifted by a real shopper?

July 7, 2011 by Dave Haynes

So how long before someone wanders in off the streets of New York and sucker-punches Duane Reade’s “virtual assistant” inside its new flagship store? …

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Albregts leaves Samsung for AmEx gig

July 6, 2011 by Dave Haynes

I’ve never actually met Doug Albregts, but was impressed with what he had to say a few weeks ago when he was talking about …

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Tickers and zoned screens need to be the exception, not the rule, in digital signage

June 24, 2011 by Dave Haynes

I was struck at InfoComm by the way technology, good creative and actual thinking were resulting in some really strong content on big fella …

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Numbers show digital signage display giants differ in North America and globally

June 24, 2011 by Dave Haynes

A week after getting home from InfoComm I am starting to actually dig into some of my notes, materials stuck on USB drives by …

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Sighting: Oregon college Cascades its interactive digital signage

June 23, 2011 by Dave Haynes

  I really like a combined interactive installation put together for the University of Oregon’s Ford Alumni Center in Eugene – as it makes …

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NanoLumens wins big US breakthrough tech award

June 16, 2011 by Dave Haynes

NanoLumens beat out some very impressive technologies – including Kinect – to win the Breakthrough Technology category for the American Technology Awards, described as …

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InfoComm 2011 – Day 1 Impressions

June 15, 2011 by Dave Haynes

Resting my aching feet and back after a day of wandering about and chatting through the first of three days at InfoComm in Orlando. …

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Omnishapes 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 …

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