24-hour rotisserie chicken channel (honest) March 1, 2011 by Dave HaynesSwiss Chalet is a bit like Tim Horton’s in Canada, except switch roasted chicken in for coffee and donuts. The restaurants are all over the country and have a very loyal following. In a move that would have made some people go cross-eyed in a marketing meeting, the company has started a new TV channel devoted …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Video: Cosmo casino video columns in lobby February 27, 2011 by Dave HaynesQuick video of the Cosmo lobby in Las Vegas. During my visits last week at DSE (I was staying next door at Vdara) I saw these stcacked columns of monitors running bubbles, giant faces peering out from behind the virtual glass, and a digital library of rare volumes of books, with different ones lighting up …
LV's new Cosmopolitan casino takes wildly different content approach to digital signs February 27, 2011 by Dave HaynesThere was lots of chatter last week in the digital signage community last week about the new Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas. The place is very cool, very expensive, and loaded with digital video. The LED boards outside are beautifully crisp and well-positioned. The digital walls in the lobby are stunning. There are large screens …
Network selling ads on screens embedded in coin-op dryer windows February 19, 2011 by Dave HaynesI’ve heard business plans here and there from people targeting coin-operated neighborhood laundries as a media venue, because of the lengthy dwell times. But it was the usual screens-on-walls thing. This is the first time I’ve seen a network that actually puts 8-inch digital screens IN the dryer windows. The Clean View Media Network is working …
Phoenix sports teams see revenues in big DOOH boards February 14, 2011 by Dave HaynesA couple of pro sports teams see big LED boards as the answer to driving revenue and life into the district where theiur venues are located. The Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks want to use big ad boards that hint at Times Square to pump more life and money into the city’s downtown sports and …
Kodak offering digital signage deployment services February 14, 2011 by Dave HaynesWhen I saw Kodak’s name listed as an exhibitor at next week’s Digital Signage Expo, I assumed the company was there do a showcase for its new CoolSign-driven digital picture frames. Nope. The company sent around an email blast inviting people to come around and have a chat about its digital signage deployment services. Better …
Has AT&T entered hyper-local Digital OOH business? February 13, 2011 by Dave HaynesThe companies that for decades built their business around selling display ads into “yellow pages” phone directories have always seemed like a pretty good fit for selling hyper-local advertising on Digital Out Of Home networks. They are deeply experienced in selling ad space to businesses that don’t otherwise advertise, and dealing with the baggage that …