Tiny, cute, expensive paperweight? September 15, 2009 by Dave Haynes I saw the PR come out yesterday about a little Linux-based teeny PC aimed at, among other things, digital signage. It has been a busy coupla days, so I finally just had a look at the thing now.The Linutop 3 looks cute, and at first pass the gadget appears to have a lot of promise. It is …
CODACAN changes plans for brekkie meeting; deferred to month's end September 15, 2009 by Dave Haynes The Canadian Out of Home Digital Association, which with the French version of same makes the acronym CODACAN, has witched up its breakfast series out of necessity, when one of the featured presenters got told about a no-miss day-long meeting the day of the breakfast evenmt. Oh well.So now the event (disclosure: I play a feeble role …
Congrats Dave … would like to connect September 14, 2009 by Dave HaynesCongrats Dave … would like to connect at some point
So three consultants walk into a … September 14, 2009 by Dave Haynes There are some smart people in this sector who walk around with cards identifying themselves as consultants – a handful by choice but a larger proportion out of necessity, as the economy and their own company’s business fortunes put an end to full-time gigs.There are a few companies that do consulting as part of a …
Dave: Thanks for posting this – we lo September 14, 2009 by Dave HaynesDave: Thanks for posting this – we look forward to your joining us. And congratulations on your new endeavor – I look forward to working with you in the future
Video tour of ACC screen network September 12, 2009 by Dave Haynes Here’s a video link to the media tour done today at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. It shows some of the 320-plus screens put in place this summer. I tried to embed, but Joomla no likey. (Disclaimer: project consultants are clients, but this is impressive stuff regardless of that)
Headhunters looking for Sales Director, Digital Signage, for Toronto-based gig September 11, 2009 by Dave HaynesI truly don’t know which company, but I can certainly narrow the list, is looking for a Toronto-based director to lead a digital signage-focused sales team.A couple of headhunters have approached me this week about the gig, but been there, done direct sales. Really not my bag anymore, and they’d probably make me wear pants.The …
Another run at the whole face-tracking, invasion of privacy thing September 11, 2009 by Dave HaynesThere’s another piece out taking a look at the concerns and ramifications of the increasing use of biometric audience counting technologies in digital out of home networks, this time on Digital Signage Expo’s news portal. It’s a good, balanced piece that takes very little of the alarmist tone from others I have read here and there in the …
Impressive and massive screen network switched on in Beijing subway system September 11, 2009 by Dave Haynes As spotted in OOH-TV …This is pretty impressive – a $10 million, nearly 2,600 screen network in Beijing’s subway system, on the platforms and in the rail cars.(BEIJING, 8 Sept 2009) – During a special launch event in Beijing, Digital Media Group (DMG) unveiled more than US$10 million worth of digital media innovation for the much anticipated Beijing …
