DSE 2011 attendance jumped by 6% March 8, 2011 by Dave HaynesDigital Signage Expo has released its 2011 attendance numbers, with 3,614 people showing up for the event two weeks ago. That’s up six percent from 2010, and in line with other numbers released earlier that showed exhibitor numbers and overall floor footprint were also up. Well done, ExpoNation! I know Customer Engagement Technology World in …
DSA lines up leasing arm for members March 4, 2011 by Dave HaynesThe Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA) has set up what it calls a “financing affiliation” with a Pittsburgh-based firm that will provide custom-financing programs for DSA member organizations. “With our focus, experience and intimate knowledge of the digital signage and kiosk industry, PNC Equipment Finance is well positioned to help DSA members achieve their business objectives …
"Ads per broadcasting hour" as a Digital OOH measure? March 4, 2011 by Dave HaynesVisionChina Media is one of China’s largest Digital OOH players, with an ad network that covers 23 cities and includes 137,395 digital displays on buses, subway trains and platforms, as well as on other platforms. The company has reported its 2010 financials, which reflect what looks like a pretty ugly turn down in fortunes (more on …
Screenfeed continues to change up automated content for digital signage March 4, 2011 by Dave HaynesJeremy Gavin of Screenfeed tweeted last night about a new weather feed his company does that dumps the well-worn approach of animated weather icons in favor of big visuals that instantly tell a story. Instead of little animated rain drops that turn to ice pellets, the Screenfeed image for freezing rain is a big, full-screen …
Wireless Ronin sales see big jump, but still far from profitable March 3, 2011 by Dave HaynesWireless Ronin’s new execs had a mountain to climb when they took over at the publicly-listed DS software company in 2009, and to their credit, they seem to slowly be clawing their way up. But they better hurry up. The Minneapolis company has announced its financial results for Q4 2010, as well as for 2010 as …
ScreenReach at Demo 2011, announces 800 screen interactive deal with RMG March 2, 2011 by Dave HaynesIn the lead-up to DSE and our frantic planing for the Preset Group DSE Mixer we chatted with Paul Rawlings of ScreenReach Interactive, a UK company that does really interesting integration between mobile devices and screens, be they place-based or even in homes. Rawlings, a great young guy, was very happy to throw some resource …
UPDATED: Details on Toronto industry mixer, March 8 March 1, 2011 by Dave Haynes Best Buy For Business, which does a pile of deployment work in Canada and is getting more deeply involved in the sector, is sponsoring an industry mixer next Tuesday, March 8th, at Shoeless Joe’s in downtown Toronto. The address is 276 King Street West, at the intersection of King and Duncan. The mixer will …
TI intros new $51 HD video processor for digital signage (among a few things) March 1, 2011 by Dave HaynesExercising the absolute caveat that I am no propeller-head and don’t pretend to understand much of the inner workings or many of the acronyms, I do know enough to find this release today from Texas Instruments quite interesting … TI is introducing a new software compatible, power-efficient TMS320DM8148 DaVinci digital media processor that can do …
DPAA adds three members March 1, 2011 by Dave HaynesIf I ever slow down long enough I will transcribe the lengthy chat I had in January (sheesh) with Susan Danaher of the Digital Place-based Advertising Association. Among the things she ran by me was the organization’s changes to its membership rules that enabled smaller companies to run with the bigger dogs. It was …
Video: Lumimo video building blocks February 28, 2011 by Dave HaynesWay, way, way at the very back of the DSE hall last week was a company called Lumimo, showing off technology from Japan that embeds an LED module in a cube that’s maybe twice the size of a toy building block. The cubs are all wired and interconnect, controlled in clusters by controller boxes. The …