OVAB trying to standardize the new wild west January 25, 2007 by Dave HaynesAlchemy International (aka Pi Media and aka St. Joseph’s Communications) staged a good networking event last night in Toronto that pulled a healthy cross section of the area’s digital signage industry. Organized by Alchemy’s Lyle Bunn, the event was intended to pull people together for a bit of yakking and furious card swapping. It was …
Yet another conference January 18, 2007 by Dave HaynesThis off the wires … With the ongoing demand for Digital Signage surging, the International Quality and Productivity Center is planning to host a first of its kind event in the market presenting back-to-back case studies. Digital Signage 2007 is to be held at the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles, California from March 26-28, 2007. …
Google seeking patents on digital sign network ad system January 11, 2007 by Dave Haynes Bill Gerba over at Wirespring has written in his blog here and there about where he thinks Google might be headed in our industry, but a different blog posted a piece today that pretty much ends speculation and shows the search engine behemoth is very serious about the business. The stock market watch blog Seeking …
CES – Not so Wowed by 3D January 10, 2007 by Dave Haynes Philips was showing off a large format 3D flat panel, with lots of people standing back doing the oooh-aaah thing. These 3D displays, based on something called WOWvx technology, “are designed to deliver out-of-screen 3D effects without the need for special glasses or filters.” A not very sharp logo spins and creeps a little bit …
CES – Digital Picture Frames as Signage January 10, 2007 by Dave Haynes There were three gadgets people could not help but see everywhere at this show – GPS navigators, mp3 players, and digital picture frames. The sight of ALL those GPS systems has me thinking if I wait a year they’ll be giveaways that come hanging off the side of a bottle of vodka at the liquor …
CES – Day 2 – Samsung has software January 10, 2007 by Dave HaynesDid you know Samsung has a digital signage software solution? Me neither. But they do … called MagicNet. Expect a lot more of this, as the margins are thin on panels and much nicer if manufacturers can bundle software. This was the first time (and granted I don’t go to a lot of shows) I …
CES – Day 2 – In amongst giants January 10, 2007 by Dave Haynes It was my day to go see the big fellas – as in big honkin’ displays. The main hall at the Consumer Electronics Show is home to the big boy manufacturers like Sony, Samsung, Panasonic and Toshiba. The amount of time and effort these companies put into this circus is staggering. There were literally …
CES – Day 1 January 9, 2007 by Dave Haynes It is amazing how companies will invest countless thousands to set up a booth at one of the biggest trade shows on the planet, and then staff it with people who don’t speak the language maybe 95% of the attendees will want to speak, or who don’t know a whole pile about the products they’re …
Cisco buys into the game December 15, 2006 by Dave HaynesNetworking giant Cisco has acquired a small San Francisco-area video over IP company and bought its way into the digital signage business, aiming at the major enterpris-level accounts we all covet. The announcement today says “a definitive agreement to acquire the privately held company, Tivella, Inc. of Half Moon Bay, California. Tivella is a leading …
How do you compete with free? December 12, 2006 by Dave HaynesAn Australian company is offering downloads of free digital signage management software, using lots of CAPITAL LETTERS and exclamations to drive home that this is a big deal!!! “Enough!” we said. No more “just for the big guys”. The small guys need a break. For the first time EVER we’re making Digital Signage Software available …
