HMV embraces mediocrity in new UK installs August 10, 2009 by Dave Haynes I know my my friends at Daily DOOH are less than complimentary about UK-based Amscreen, its Donald Trump-ish chairman, and its foray so far into DOOH. What I have seen from a distance has been underwhelming (to be kind), and now there’s word that Amscreen has some sort of deal going with HMV in the UK using the same underwhelming …
TransitTV is back! NOOOOOOOOO! August 10, 2009 by Dave HaynesSomeone went into the bankruptcy graveyard and exhumed the fresh corpse of TransitTV.
World's first rear-projection urinal (we're not making this up) August 10, 2009 by Dave Haynes Digital Signage Today editor Bill Yackey spotted this and sent up a Twitter tweet.As reported via Gizmodo, the Horse Bazaar pub in Melbourne, Oz has a urinal in the men’s room with a rear projection screen that you can, well, pee on. The central feature of Horse Bazaar is an immersive projection environment. The bar contains a 20m continuous …
Mixer time again – Tuesday in TO August 7, 2009 by Dave Haynes Just a quick reminder that on August 11 a few of us DS knuckleheads are getting together at the usual haunt for an unofficial summer edition of the digital signage mixer. Please feel free to join us, but don’t expect a mob. There are a lot of people on holidays. Then again, the July gathering …
65,000 new store builds over next two years, aka 65,000 places to scheme in screens August 7, 2009 by Dave Haynes Lyle Bunn sent me an interesting link to a retailing story on Thursday, but it has taken until now for me to actually read it through. VERY interesting stuff for anyone chasing retail.Recession, whatever. There are still almost 65,000 new stores expected to open in the US over the next two years, according to research from RBC Capital …
Real money: NCM does almost $93M in Q2 August 7, 2009 by Dave Haynes MediaWeek has a piece up about movie screen advertising giant National CineMedia renewing some content partnerships, but the more interesting and meat of the story is about the kind of money these guys are making, based on earnings released on a Thursday call.NCM reported a 7 percent revenue increase in second quarter to $92.9 million, beating most …
If a tree falls in the forest … August 7, 2009 by Dave HaynesI saw your headline so had to take a look at the photo. Unbelievable, is all I have to say. Nice to know that folks are using DS and understand the potential value of it, but come on lets get the execution done properly so these signs, especially expensive ones such as these, can deliver …
NYC sightings: screens so high the installer probably got altitude sickness August 7, 2009 by Dave Haynes I was in New York all day Thursday, down near Wall Street, working with a client. Here’s a nice example of how NOT to do a screen in a public walkway. This is a 40-ish inch display mounted what looks to be about 14 feet above the finished floor of the walkway leading ion and …
Ronin still losing money, but the bleeding is slowing August 7, 2009 by Dave Haynes Wireless Ronin released its quarterly results on Thursday, showing the company is still losing lotsa money, but that the new CEO is starting to get the house in a little better order.The Company reported revenue of $1.0 million for the second quarter of 2009, a 40 percent decrease from $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2008. …
Tactile elements make holographic display a little more compelling August 7, 2009 by Dave HaynesYou are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content I really don’t see a time with 3D and holographs will be a common components of …
