NanoLumens screens named among top tech innovations September 27, 2010 by Super UserCongratulations to the guys down in Atlanta behind NanoLumens, who were cited today as a runner-up in the Wall Street Journal’s Technology Innovation Awards. Given the other runners-up were Nokia and Ford Motor Co., that’s a fairly impressive accomplishment. The winner in the category was a Taiwanese company that does paper-thin displays. NanoLumens, if you …
DDC debuts great online promo September 27, 2010 by Super UserI am note sure where this is running (given the URL I am guessing the National Post newspaper online), but here is a great spot put together by DDC and its new parent company Cineplex. Thanks to DDC’s Jeff Wismer for flagging this. I like how it loads fast and gets you quickly through the …
EnVu lighting up malls floors, bankrolled by Stratacache September 20, 2010 by Super UserTwo distinct impressions. 1 – I’ve never seen anyone but little kids pay more more than fleeting attention to interactive floor projections when I have seen them in malls and mega-casinos. 2 – Chris Riegel is no dummy. So when I read this morning DailyDOOH that EnVu (which I did know about) was bankrolled by …
New DOOH mall network has dwell time to die for September 19, 2010 by Super UserShopping malls are a really interesting environment to put in an ad-based screen network, and the one that’s starting to spark up in the Middle East is intriguing for a couple of reasons. As DailyDOOH notes, the Al Barq Digital network is actually owned by the Abu Dhabi government and therefore poses little risk for mall operators who …
Bad digital signage projects hurt us all September 17, 2010 by Super UserI have watched the rapid ascension of Amscreen in the UK with a weird blend of admiration and frustration. With deep pockets, high profile through the UK version of The Apprentice and lots of friends in high places, the company started by UK business titan Lord Alan Sugar has managed to proliferate a thoroughly utilitarian …
ScreenScape's location-based integration merits TechCrunch feature September 14, 2010 by Super UserGetting a write-up in a blog is always nice, but in the big picture, normally no big deal. However, getting written up in one of the most heavily-trafficked technology blogs around is quite another matter. So it was nice to see little ScreenScape, from Prince Edward Island in Canada, get a nice write-up in TechCrunch …
CE Labs joins the digital signage contest September 7, 2010 by Super UserFrom Digital Signage Universe comes word that Garland, Texas-based CE Labs has jumped into the digital signage waters with its own solution. Don’t know it. Haven’t see it (though I am a theoretical fan of solid state solutions). It comes with software (with templates) and there are two different networked players, by the looks of …
Market researchers looking for digital signage opinions in NYC next week September 4, 2010 by Super UserWith the very clear proviso that I don’t know what or who this is for, I found this Linked In post quite interesting. Focus group for Managers or Directors of DS companies 9-9-10, 5:30-7:30PM paying $250.00 Cash, taking place in Manhattan, N.Y. Call Sharon 718-222-5600X215. The number traces back to a boutique market research firm …
No 180-inch LG plasma after all, but … September 3, 2010 by Super UserLG managed to whip up a fair amount of hoohah this week when it announced it would be showing (quoting LG UK) a “staggering 180-inch plasma 3D TV prototype” at this week’s IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin. Wow. That would be one big piece of TV. I don’t think the floor joists in …
Tales of the (Digital Signage) Wild West: Convenience TV expands To Eastern US September 2, 2010 by Super UserOne of the more heavily-read posts I’ve had up recently was about LA-based Convenience TV, an over the counter penny stock that has engaged a marketing firm to whip up some investor excitement. The company issued a release asserting that somehow 28 locations in the vastness of LA gave the company #1 market share … …
