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 …
24-hour rotisserie chicken channel (honest) March 1, 2011 by Dave HaynesSwiss Chalet is a bit like Tim Horton’s in Canada, except switch roasted chicken in for coffee and donuts. The restaurants are all over the country and have a very loyal following. In a move that would have made some people go cross-eyed in a marketing meeting, the company has started a new TV channel devoted …
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 …
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 …
Video: Cosmo casino video columns in lobby February 27, 2011 by Dave HaynesQuick video of the Cosmo lobby in Las Vegas. During my visits last week at DSE (I was staying next door at Vdara) I saw these stcacked columns of monitors running bubbles, giant faces peering out from behind the virtual glass, and a digital library of rare volumes of books, with different ones lighting up …
LV's new Cosmopolitan casino takes wildly different content approach to digital signs February 27, 2011 by Dave HaynesThere was lots of chatter last week in the digital signage community last week about the new Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas. The place is very cool, very expensive, and loaded with digital video. The LED boards outside are beautifully crisp and well-positioned. The digital walls in the lobby are stunning. There are large screens …
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 …
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 …
DSE 2011 – Screenfeed does content deal with AOL February 23, 2011 by Dave HaynesScreenfeed has done a content partnership deal with AOL that will get the online giant’s premium and niche content running on digital signage and digital out-of-home networks. The Screenfeed content feeds include topics such as cooking, entertainment, home improvement, finance, sports, style and travel. Jeremy Gavin and his guys at the Minneapolis content shop have …
Guest Post: Hellberg on the Super Bowl and digital signage February 8, 2011 by Pat HellbergYou paid attention. Whether you doubled over when Rosanne got blind-sided by a log, scratched your head when Eminem listened to a choir in an empty theater or cheered when a pug smashed down the glass door, you paid attention. That, and hundreds of millions of dollars, separates the Super Bowl and digital signage. In …