Sightings: Nike’s Camp Victory At 2012 Track Trials July 10, 2012 by Dave Haynes [vimeo id=”45077052 ” width=”610″ height=”343″] Nike did something akin to a pop-up store – but more like an experience center – during the recent US Olympics team tracki and field trials in a soggy Eugene, OR. Called Camp Victory, it was open during the 10 days of the trials, giving track-lovers and Nike devotees a technology-driven brand …
Denver Museum Evokes Rockies In Giant Video Wall July 9, 2012 by Dave Haynes I did a book recently about MicroTiles projects around the world, and this is easily among my favorites because of the way the design team really played with shape. It has been up for several weeks now but I was waiting for a release and better snappies before writing anything. The new History Colorado Center …
Microsoft Buying Touch Display Maker Perceptive Pixel July 9, 2012 by Dave Haynes Microsoft has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Perceptive Pixel, which makes gorgeous, highly responsive and wildly expensive multi-touch displays. “The acquisition of PPI allows us to draw on our complementary strengths, and we’re excited to accelerate this market evolution,” says Kurt DelBene, president, Office Division for Microsoft. “PPI’s large touch displays, when combined …
Easy as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 … You Get The Idea July 9, 2012 by Dave Haynes It’s not. It’s incredibly easy, however, to waste time and money, and turn something on that is absent of any substantive thought and looks like hell. This is from an e-mail blast this morning that arrived in Lord knows how many inboxes. Stupid. You can talk about your toolset being easy to use. But suggesting …
Skype Gets A Public “Phone Booth” July 6, 2012 by Dave Haynes [youtube id=”CFnsHHL8DXM” width=”600″ height=”350″] The advertising model side of this is, I would say, mostly wishful thinking, but nonetheless this thing is kinda clever and has some possibilities in the right setting. As reported in Digital Signage Today, this is a beta test of a kiosk-like product, almost like a phone booth, but using Skype. …
Capital’s Audience Driving Torch Relay Coverage On BBC’s Public Screens July 6, 2012 by Dave Haynes The London Olympics are now three weeks away and the media attention is starting to really amp up, particularly in the UK. The Olympic Torch Relay is being covered by the BBC and along with being shown on broadcast, it is being relayed to the masses on large public screens in 22 towns and cities,including London, …
Most Of My Canadian Offices Just Added WiFi July 5, 2012 by Dave Haynes This has very little to do with digital signage, but will be good news for just about any Canadian working in the sector, and you foreigners who manage to slip across our borders: free WiFi all over the frozen tundra (82 F right now). Just about any Canadian who has started or run a small …
Addressing The Question: Why So Many Digital Signage Companies In Canada? July 5, 2012 by Dave Haynes Countless times now, in chats with American business contacts/friends, I have been asked why there is such a disproportionately high number of Canadian companies involved in digital signage – particularly on the software side. I’ve always answered that the key reason is we’re not very bright. But I’ve been kidding there. There’s probably a bunch …
Canada 3.0 Moves From Small Town To Big City July 5, 2012 by Dave Haynes I quite liked the Canada 3.0 digital media forum and trade show I went to this spring, though I wondered what on Earth it was doing in a small town’s recreation centre. So were some others, apparently. Stratford is a beautiful little town (and known widely for its Shakespeare theatre), and the venue and people …
Pattison Onestop Opens The Ad Shop July 4, 2012 by Dave Haynes Pattison Onestop, aka the digital division of Toronto-based Pattison Outdoor Advertising, launched a new service today aimed squarely at the hard to sell and service small business sector. Called The Ad Shop, the service aggregates all of the company’s digital inventory online to allow easy buying and targeting, and makes templates available to build low …
