Holy crap, the mother of all Windows error messages September 8, 2009 by Dave Haynes This is from an Apple fanboy blog, so they are particularly filled with glee about this latest boo-boo involving the new home to the Dallas Cowboys football team. First the punter drilled one into the LED board that wasn’t as high as it apparently needs to be. Now the ribbon board meant to whip up …
First digital signage press release received from Neptune September 8, 2009 by Dave Haynes With apologies to the polite company I consider readers of this blog to be, WTF is this press release about???AV Planners Inc today announced new predictions for the digital signage’s space. With the promise of being one of the most exciting platforms, the digital signage experts, AV Planners Inc foresee importance of local and relevant content, creative …
DOOH news roundup in MediaPost September 5, 2009 by Dave HaynesThe Digital Outsider features repoorts on all the deals from last month:If you were on vacation in August, and weren’t obsessively checking the news on your BlackBerry, you may have missed one of the busiest periods in the digital out-of-home video industry’s short history. In fact, while late summer 2009 saw the first faint glimmers of a broader economic recovery, it may also be remembered as the beginning of a DO renaissance — and all while you were curling your toes in the sand. Here’s a quick roundup of what went down, in reverse order. http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=112995
431 thousand ? September 5, 2009 by Dave HaynesThe sign to the right of the screen says “Speakers on stands not included. Available as an option for an estimated $125 thousand per pair.”
Love the Trivia Questions September 4, 2009 by Dave HaynesI love the Trivia questions. On each question, I had to search my memory for an answer. This media vehicle is educational and entertaining. Thanks!
Got $431,000 burning a hole in your pocket? September 4, 2009 by Dave Haynes And now for a dose of crazy to head into the long weekend.We bring you the Japanese company that is testing a set of six tiled plasma screens that cost an estimated $431,000 USD. From TechOn:East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc and Shinoda Plasma Co Ltd started to test digital signage using the “PTA (plasma …
http://www.sharpsav.com/digital_signage/index.htm September 4, 2009 by Dave HaynesVery interesting. Wouldn’t be surprized if they are finding that the DS is lost among the vast clutter of the Walmart Environment and are probably trying to find a “hook” that will get people to look at the displays. Those of us in the DS world like to think that great content can cut through …
New POPAI Europe-GIM book takes a good, deep look at global industry September 4, 2009 by Dave Haynes A big honkin’ book showed up stuck inside my door the other day, kindly sent all the way from Germany by Simone Henn from the research firm Gesellschaft für innovative Marktforschung, which in English translates to Wally’s Cheese Fair. I think.Or perhaps something about innovation and marketing.Whatever the case, the book is called Digital Signage. The …
OVAB DOOH summit this fall just a half-day affair September 4, 2009 by Dave Haynes Perhaps reflecting the state of the economy, or perhaps that sucking agency people out of their offices for a whole day is just not on … whatever the reason, this year’s OVAB digital out of home summit has been cut in half to a morning affair for this fall.The event is set for Oct. 28th at the …
Color e-paper on near horizon September 3, 2009 by Dave Haynes We just got running water last week up here in this socialist paradise, so we are probably years away from getting Kindle e-books. Doggedly, though, I remain interested in the use of electronic ink in those things, and in the long term possibilities for that technology for this industry.The realistic application for what the things …
