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 …
Taking video out of the box December 11, 2006 by Dave HaynesI forget how I came across this video, but wanted to share it – as it is very cool. This is from a Puma store in Germany, and features a very large cat loafing about above the sales racks, and not confined by a screen. The method is called FreeFormat and comes from a Danish …
More news on the Holy Grail of digital signage December 6, 2006 by Dave HaynesI had yet another discussion yesterday with a client wanting a digital signage gadget that did not need to be plugged in to power up. And I had to yet again say it could be done, as long as the client was willing to invest in a battery the size of a beer fridge. Powering …
Catching up on news screens and old December 1, 2006 by Dave Haynes I am in downtown Toronto a lot, but usually driving in and getting out of Dodge as soon as I can to miss rush hour. I took the train in yesterday and actually had some time to see some things for either the first time, or the first time in a while. I saw those …
Digital sign play hits the stock market November 29, 2006 by Dave Haynes I am a bit of a doofus when it comes to the stock market, so all I can relay here is that Wireless Ronin did indeed do an IPO and is now trading on the market in the US. Like many/most people I had my doubts it would ever happen, but there has been a …
