Russian startup projecting interactive visuals on man-made fog November 23, 2011 by Dave Haynes This seems to be cool interactive display day around the armed compound. The latest is word of a Russian start-up that is doing smaller, interactive variations on the fog screen thing a Finnish company debuted a few years ago. This company, called Displair, projects images on a steady stream of cold fog to make visuals …
Intel-InWindow launch big-dollar interactive “Experience Stations” November 23, 2011 by Dave Haynes Intel appears to be taking its digital signage concept ideas off trade show floors and getting them into the wild, most notably though “Experience Stations” being run with New York-based Inwindow Outdoor. These stations are 70-inch multi-touch screens that also respond to gestures using Microsoft Kinect. They have built-in NFC and run Intel’s Audience Impression …
A “Surface” for real-world budgets November 23, 2011 by Dave Haynes A few things have struck me when I have seen the Microsoft Surface interactive tables in the wild. 1 – Cool. 2 – Buggy. 3 – Crazy expensive. I don’t know if Point 2 is addressed with this, but a new Surface-style touchscreen product set to debut in a couple of months at CES certainly …
NanoLumens gets shot at backboard advertising November 23, 2011 by Dave Haynes The Atlanta-based display firm NanoLumens have found their way into a market I’m guessing the guys didn’t cook up on their own, but might have some legs. The company won a small job to build four custom units to use at the annual Maui Invitational NCAA Men’s college basketball tournament in Hawaii. The organizers wanted a …
Digital signage software and player on a USB stick? November 22, 2011 by Dave Haynes Jason Cremins of SignageLive had a tweet up this morning about a Norwegian start-up that has a PC that is the size of a car cigarette lighter, but capable of running Android and driving 1080P video. Laptop magazine reports how FXI Technologies showed off a USB stick-sized portable computer prototype, complete with a dual-core 1.2-GHz Samsung …
rAVe: Chief adds iPad2 mount November 14, 2011 by Dave Haynes Designed as a consumer tablet, the iPad2 has made its way into the control system and digital signage markets. Now Chief is shipping an interface bracket to allow iPads to be mounted using nearly all of Chief’s F- and K-Series monitor mounts. Featuring custom-molded materials for functionality and durability, the minimalist design (more of a …
NanoLumens diversifies product line, and now goes outdoors November 11, 2011 by Dave Haynes I have been watching NanoLumens for about 2 1/2 years now, really liking the display product but always thinking the line needed to get a little more diversified to get end-users interested. It looks very much now like that diversity thing is addressed. The Atlanta company was at Customer Engagement Technology World this week showing off …
rAVe: Sales Of Commercial Flat Panels Grow 9 Percent In Past Year November 11, 2011 by rave Sales of large (26”+) flat panel displays made for commercial applications, such as digital signage, continue to increase according to the latest DisplaySearch Monthly Large Format Commercial Displays Sell Through Report. “In contrast to slowing sales of flat panel TVs for at-home consumer enjoyment, monthly sell-through of FPDs designed specifically for commercial applications are up …
Christie marks two years for its Tiles November 11, 2011 by Dave Haynes Christie Digital’s PR team sent a note around Thursday rolling up the big moments for its MicroTiles product, which is two years old as of this week. Some of the big jobs they have done are well-known and covered – like the London Stock Exhange, NASCAR Hall of Fame and Arsenal Media’s BuzzWalls, but what …
ComQi goes Shazam, but is it magical? November 10, 2011 by Dave Haynes I haven’t seen a release, but did see a DailyDOOH post up yesterday, as well as tweets from the vendor, trumpeting a deal between ComQi and Shazam – a mobile app that recognizes and identifies music files. Shazam has a BIG user base among iOS and Android handset users who fire up the app when …
