Denys Lavigne's arm-load of awards February 28, 2011 by Dave HaynesThis is Arsenal Media president Denys Lavigne holding an arm-load worth of DSE content and project awards – including three top prizes – right after last week’s DSE awards dinner. The moron beside him is, of course, claiming to be the real mastermind behind Arsenal Media’s success. Denys and I have been friends for many …
Sharp uses mirrored bezels to "hide" video wall seams February 28, 2011 by Dave HaynesOne of the things that caught my eye when running around at DSE was the big three-by-three video wall Sharp had at the front of its booth, and particularly some interesting trickery the manufacturer came up with to somewhat hide the seams between the display panels. This may be an old trick for all I …
Video: Preset DSE Mixer February 27, 2011 by Dave HaynesThe final tally seems to land at about 260 people. I asked a friend to take photos for me, and … let’s just say I know she is talented in so many other ways. Nothing good to show you there. Adrian/DailyDOOH, did send me a few snaps, including this one with Jill Miller and Jason …
Missed DSE? Take tour via video product demo archive … February 27, 2011 by Dave HaynesI was actually AT DSE last week, and I had time to get demos at maybe a half-dozen booths. It would have been great to have the time to actually walk the floor and look around, but I pretty much jogged it between meetings. Lots of other people no doubt found themselves in the same …
The Digital Content Circle goes live February 26, 2011 by Dave HaynesSomewhat lost in all the bustle and noise that is DSE week in Las Vegas were several announcements from vendors and other industry companies. Because there was interesting stuff coming out, but precious little time to more than nod at the releases, I am going to ignore the stale-date thing and look at a few …
DSE 2011 … Day two impressions from the floor February 25, 2011 by Dave HaynesI am sitting in the airport, heading home and thinking this could be one of those times when I am so bagged I actually can sleep on an airplane. That and I have my little white sleepy-time pills. I would love to report that Day Two was when my meetings were cleared off and it …
DSE2011 – and the winners were … February 24, 2011 by Dave HaynesHere are the winners from the DSE Apex & Content Awards, with content shop Arsenal Media pretty much owning the thing with three golds and a silver. Art, Entertainment, Recreation GOLD – The Museum of Brazil’s Sport Club Internacional (Inter), nominated by C-nario, EAV – Engenharia Audiovisual & Firefox Com SILVER – Israeli Pavilion in …
DSE2011 – Day One impressions February 24, 2011 by Dave HaynesThe DSE folks are saying this the biggest yet. • Most Exhibitors Ever – 195 exhibiting companies • Largest Net Square Footage in DSE’s History – 60,260sf of exhibit space • Highest Conference Registration – An increase of 25% in conference registration • Largest Educational Conference in History – 166 educational opportunities including the Live …
DSE2011 – Thoughts on the Harris 7-11 deal February 24, 2011 by Dave HaynesHarris Corporation had a press conference on the trade show floor at DSE Wednesday to announce its rather large deal with Digital Display Networks, a DOOH network that has a deal to install in 6,200 7-Eleven stores. The project, if fully realized, is worth $75 million. It is a 10-year agreement that sees Harris providing InfoCaster™ …
DSE 2011 – Have iPad, will post (or try to …) February 23, 2011 by Dave HaynesWalking a trade show with a big old 15 inch laptop in a bag just destroys my neck and back, so I am going to try to cover this using a MUCH lighter iPad. The good news is I can probably knock out more stuff. The bad news is working with WordPress on this thing …