Dave: Thanks for posting this – we lo September 14, 2009 by Dave HaynesDave: Thanks for posting this – we look forward to your joining us. And congratulations on your new endeavor – I look forward to working with you in the future
Video tour of ACC screen network September 12, 2009 by Dave Haynes Here’s a video link to the media tour done today at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. It shows some of the 320-plus screens put in place this summer. I tried to embed, but Joomla no likey. (Disclaimer: project consultants are clients, but this is impressive stuff regardless of that)
Headhunters looking for Sales Director, Digital Signage, for Toronto-based gig September 11, 2009 by Dave HaynesI truly don’t know which company, but I can certainly narrow the list, is looking for a Toronto-based director to lead a digital signage-focused sales team.A couple of headhunters have approached me this week about the gig, but been there, done direct sales. Really not my bag anymore, and they’d probably make me wear pants.The …
Another run at the whole face-tracking, invasion of privacy thing September 11, 2009 by Dave HaynesThere’s another piece out taking a look at the concerns and ramifications of the increasing use of biometric audience counting technologies in digital out of home networks, this time on Digital Signage Expo’s news portal. It’s a good, balanced piece that takes very little of the alarmist tone from others I have read here and there in the …
Impressive and massive screen network switched on in Beijing subway system September 11, 2009 by Dave Haynes As spotted in OOH-TV …This is pretty impressive – a $10 million, nearly 2,600 screen network in Beijing’s subway system, on the platforms and in the rail cars.(BEIJING, 8 Sept 2009) – During a special launch event in Beijing, Digital Media Group (DMG) unveiled more than US$10 million worth of digital media innovation for the much anticipated Beijing …
Thinking Screen Media & Scala Partnership? September 10, 2009 by Dave HaynesI thought these guys were also doing some interesting work with Scala…developing a way to convert edit-able Scala templates to JPEGs for play back on partner compatible wireless picture frames instead of the more expensive Scala player license with Win XP PC connected to LCD monitor alternative?
Toronto's main sports arena lighting up big, ambitious screen network September 9, 2009 by Dave HaynesThe Air Canada Centre is the major sports arena for the Toronto metro area, and home to the storied but lately hapless Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team and the NBA’s Raptors, as well as a lot of concerts and special events. It is about to flick the switch on what looks like a really impressive digital …
Massive 18-foot touch wall turned on at Hard Rock Vegas September 9, 2009 by Dave Hayneshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCMwd4GRa2U The SF Bay-area interactive company Obscura Digital just turned on a project at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Lost Wages that should get a lot of attention because of its scale and applicability.It is an 18 foot long multi-touch wall that lets as many as six users simultaneous interact with it. The post I saw …
Amsterdam meeting facility turns on 800-screen in-house network September 9, 2009 by Dave Haynes Convention centers and the facilities feeding into them have massive, massive footprints and I have yet to see one that has really done its signage platform well … mostly beacause the cost of all the needed equipment and installaltion labor would be through the roof.That didn’t stop the people who run the biggest meeting facility …
