Local control of playback added to network June 27, 2008 by Dave HaynesReal Digital Media announced a weird but potentially very useful feature on its platform that I don’t think I’ve run into in this space, unless you count DVD-based networks. Using a simple, remote control device with a tiny receiver connected via USB, says a press release, NEOCAST® clients are now able to instantly suspend a …
AdFlow's interactive gear helps peddle Koodo handsets June 24, 2008 by Dave Haynes Despite near daily barrages from my backyard potato cannon, the guys just up the road from me at AdFlow have managed to keep the doors open and conduct business. Note to self: Must adapt cannon to sweet potatoes. Anyway, the AdFlow guys have ignored the constant splats and swung a deal with Koodo, the pay-per-use …
AT&T gets into the game June 24, 2008 by Dave HaynesFresh off the press release wires is news that telecom giant AT&T has lined up some partners and gone into the content distribution network business, including digital signage. SAN ANTONIO, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AT&T Inc. , today announced a suite of content delivery and digital media solutions to help companies package, deliver and distribute …
InfoComm drew big crowds June 23, 2008 by Dave HaynesInfoComm International says its big AV trade show last week in Las vegas was a resounding success, at least in terms of numbers of bodies. Reflecting strong demand for AV communications technologies in business, education and government as well as the retail, healthcare, entertainment, worship markets, attendance at the exhibition so far has topped 34,600. …
Pattison Outdoor out of stealth mode June 19, 2008 by Dave Haynes Canadian out of home advertising biggie Pattison Outdoor Advertising has been poking around at the digital signage space for about three years now, but has been doing so very, very quietly. But the cat is out of the bag, not sure how, as Adrian’s Daily Dooh blog has a post and snapshot (above) about the …
InfoComm day 1 June 19, 2008 by Dave Haynes Crazy hot. Not a cloud to be seen. Pretty busy inside, though compared to Day 1 at DSE a few months ago the traffic was nothing. It was mercifully free (well … almost) of AV integrators wandering up and asking what we did. I expect that tomorrow, as day 1 at a show is usually …
Everybody do the all in one hustle June 19, 2008 by Dave HaynesIs it just me, or is the all-in-one, digital signage in a box, easy as 1-2-3 thing suddenly popping up here and there and everywhere. EK3 recently unveiled DigiPost. Wirespring was showing one off at a conference the other day. Mediatile has been peddling that concept since forever. Same with MagicBox. And day one of …
InfoComm opens its doors in Las Vegas June 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes Technically, bits and pieces of the show have been on for a fews days and there is quite a big co-locates show called NexComm (I think) already running, but it was full of telephony and connectivity gear and people who love acronyms. The real show infoComm starts in an hour so off I got to …
The shame of shameless self-promotion June 17, 2008 by Dave HaynesSo I am sitting at the Strategy Institute conference, listening to “Software Options: A Framework for Selection to Ensure Interoperability, Fit and Success.” I know this is going to be one of those vendor-driven things of nominal value, but this one was particularly useless because of the first guy up. We won’t say who, but …
The next wave of projectors June 17, 2008 by Dave Haynes The use of projectors for digital signage has always been limited by a couple of critical factors: the short lifespan of the bulbs, and the cost of servicing (mostly to swap those 2000-hour bulbs). So many people have been watching with fascination as projector systems get smaller and smaller … and smaller. This is still …
