Reminder: Toronto DS Mixer is Tuesday November 14, 2009 by Dave Haynes We have not had one in a while for various reasons, but if you are in Toronto on Tuesday cancel your tattoo appointment, talk to your lawyer and arrange bail, or whatever you need to do, and get out to the event. It is at the Six Steps restaurant in downtown Toronto, in pretty easy …
This is it. Ronin will get a cut, maybe November 13, 2009 by Dave HaynesThis is it. Ronin will get a cut, maybe 10%
What's a MicroTile? November 13, 2009 by Dave Haynes This is the form factor of these things. They are about 10 inches deep and then need a couple more inches clearance for proper ventilation. The units are serviced from the front, by pulling off a shatterproof acrylic optical lens.Christie Digital has a pile of photos on its Facebook page, where I grabbed this one.
Sightings: Tim Horton's full menu boards November 13, 2009 by Dave Haynes As a Canuck it is very nice to wobble into Penn Station in New York at 6:30 AM and discover a Tim Horton’s outlet. Coffee snobs will sniff at this, but familiar fuel is good at that time of day.It took me a bit because the branding is a little different for these outlets than …
Sightings: Good and bad in NYC November 13, 2009 by Dave Haynes Good – Monster wrap-around screen that envelopes and soars above the American Eagle store at Times Square. Great visuals and simple color schemes that really pop.Bad – Very large projection screen on a walkway between platforms at 42nd Street subway/Port Authority Terminal. Tens of thousands of people pass this every day. The bulb must be …
First look: Christie's MicroTiles November 13, 2009 by Dave Haynes I had an invite to go see the new MicroTiles display technology announced this week by Christie Digital. They did a soft-launch of the product for environmental (as in rooms, not trees) design people at a function in New York.Disclaimer – I am doing some writing for them I had not seen it until now, and …
Kioskcom/Digital Signage Show – Day 2 November 12, 2009 by Dave HaynesDay 2 at the DS Show had what looked to be very solid foot traffic. Saw some big brand names wandering around.Observations:- HP is working with a Toronto company on a live webcam app for retail, using its all in one screens. They are testing a store in a store concept that allows people to …
DIGI Awards – 2009 list now in hand November 12, 2009 by Dave HaynesOK, finally got them.Retail Roll-out, Local:House of Media Experience for Miele Inspirience Centre Retail Roll-out, National:Level 5 / Hammond Communication Group, for Sprint Studio Store Interactive Technology Roll-out:2C Visual Communications For BC Children’s Hospital Best Deployment, Transportation:Best Buy Canada Commercial Sales (and iMediaT) For British Columbia Rapid Transit Company, SkyTrain Best Deployment, Entertainment:Cisco for Cisco Digital Signage System at …
MicroTiles technology from Christie makes big screens inside more viable November 12, 2009 by Dave Haynes Christie is well known in the display industry as a manufacturer of high-end digital projection systems, but the company will also be known now for a new display technology that may actually earn the slightly tired tag of revolutionary.I have not yet seen it, but there is a function tonight in New York where it …
I share your frustration. What's the po November 11, 2009 by Dave HaynesI share your frustration. What’s the point of promoting Twitter and Facebook connections to the show if no one is updating them? SOCIAL MEDIA = FAIL.
