The mood and the market: trade show registrations suggest retail rebounding November 16, 2009 by Dave HaynesI have been asked a few times what I think the mood is out in the marketplace, and whether I get a sense business is picking up.Things are obviously a lot brighter than a year ago, when the market was tanking and I have the distinct memory of closing a decent sales deal and having …
Dave, you are correct on the TV's. this November 16, 2009 by Dave HaynesDave, you are correct on the TV’s. this is why my extended family is coming at 6PM to scoop them up before anyone gets there for 6:30. On a serious note, thanks for spreading the word and those tweeting this event, please remember to use hash tag #torontoDSmixer Regards, Dmitry.
Laugh all you want, but I put a lot of w November 15, 2009 by Dave HaynesLaugh all you want, but I put a lot of work into my blog. And with the support of my readers, I pulled out the victory. And because blogs can be about just anything, you never know who you’re competing against for attention. 17% of our traffic during the contest period came directly from the …
Reminder: Toronto DS Mixer is Tuesday November 14, 2009 by Dave Haynes We have not had one in a while for various reasons, but if you are in Toronto on Tuesday cancel your tattoo appointment, talk to your lawyer and arrange bail, or whatever you need to do, and get out to the event. It is at the Six Steps restaurant in downtown Toronto, in pretty easy …
This is it. Ronin will get a cut, maybe November 13, 2009 by Dave HaynesThis is it. Ronin will get a cut, maybe 10%
What's a MicroTile? November 13, 2009 by Dave Haynes This is the form factor of these things. They are about 10 inches deep and then need a couple more inches clearance for proper ventilation. The units are serviced from the front, by pulling off a shatterproof acrylic optical lens.Christie Digital has a pile of photos on its Facebook page, where I grabbed this one.
Sightings: Tim Horton's full menu boards November 13, 2009 by Dave Haynes As a Canuck it is very nice to wobble into Penn Station in New York at 6:30 AM and discover a Tim Horton’s outlet. Coffee snobs will sniff at this, but familiar fuel is good at that time of day.It took me a bit because the branding is a little different for these outlets than …
Sightings: Good and bad in NYC November 13, 2009 by Dave Haynes Good – Monster wrap-around screen that envelopes and soars above the American Eagle store at Times Square. Great visuals and simple color schemes that really pop.Bad – Very large projection screen on a walkway between platforms at 42nd Street subway/Port Authority Terminal. Tens of thousands of people pass this every day. The bulb must be …
First look: Christie's MicroTiles November 13, 2009 by Dave Haynes I had an invite to go see the new MicroTiles display technology announced this week by Christie Digital. They did a soft-launch of the product for environmental (as in rooms, not trees) design people at a function in New York.Disclaimer – I am doing some writing for them I had not seen it until now, and …
