Mixer Report: A great evening, with 70-plus March 9, 2011 by Dave HaynesReviving the Toronto mixer series proved to be a great idea, and thanks to the people who nagged me about getting it together. We didn’t do a formal head-count, but I think it is entirely safe to say somewhere around 70 or more people showed up last night. Best Buy For Business did a terrific …
Reminder: Toronto Digital Signage/DOOH Mixer Tonight March 8, 2011 by Dave HaynesIt had been way too long between mixers, but schedules and workload kept getting in the way of getting things organized. The demand is certainly still there, though, and we are now expecting at least 50 people to the industry networking mixer tonight in downtown Toronto. I know that because I did an EventBrite thing …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …