Catching up on a few things … June 3, 2009 by Dave HaynesA few interesting things happening out there, most of which I’ve not had time to think about it. Electrograph going down has been chronicled by others. All I can add is that being a hardware distributor means working on really thin margins … and anybody trying to run a DS business based on hardware markups …
Samsung unveils its own skinny panel June 3, 2009 by Dave Haynes You know that curious but also very intriguing skinny LCD panel that LG came out with last year?Now Samsung has one.LG’s “stretched display” is starting to get used in the field, and we actually have one in the office right now for a lookee. It’s an interesting idea for certain retail and public applications, as …
When an ugly little black box won't do at all … June 2, 2009 by Dave Haynes Engadget has a post up this morning about a small form-factor Atom-based box that goes into a rather crazily different direction from the little metal and plastic boxes most companies are slapping into network rollouts.How about a vase PC?Quoting Engadget:”… this is actually a pretty interesting illustration of the future afforded by small, low-power components: …
LED board guys use streamed Rock Band contest to get agency attention May 29, 2009 by Dave Haynes Vested Interest Alert: My new guys were in on this, but if it’s interesting, it’s interesting …I was at an agency function in Toronto last night, with the focus on getting the media planning community more aware of the advertising opportunities at Dundas Square, a big public area that is increasingly taking on the look …
DSE East cancelled May 29, 2009 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Expo East show that was supposed to be held this September in Washington, DC has been cancelled by show organizer Exponation, reports Digital Signage Today.This is hardly surprising. The inaugural east version last fall in Philly was not exactly jammed (you could hear crickets on day 2), there’s already too many industry …
WHEN and Enqii May 28, 2009 by Dave HaynesWell it seems that those 257 screens need to come off recent published “estimates” of 15,000 Enqii deployments…. or if you use the same reality multiplier of 2.5x, then you need to subtract 643 screens from the specious total. Seeker of Truth seeker of truth follow no path all paths lead where truth is here
Zoom buys WHEN network; bad news for EnQii May 28, 2009 by Dave Haynes We’ve all been expecting consolidation among digital out of home network operators, with the bigger guys who have money taking out the smaller guys who are huffing and puffing their way through this recession. Zoom Media is one company with money, and the Montreal-based company just bagged another network to add to its roster.From MediaPost:While …
Joomla May 28, 2009 by Dave HaynesNot sure which component, which is kinda scary in itself … my ISP says about 25 per cent of the CMS sites they host are Joomla, but account for 75 per cent of the problems
Joomla Problems May 28, 2009 by Dave HaynesDo you know specifically which component came to life as a spam emailer? I’m assuming it is a 3rd party component as Joomla I have used Joomla for websites small and large, even some for Universities and have never once had any issues with Joomla components, although I tend to stick with very reputable 3rd …
Convergence is nigh May 28, 2009 by Dave HaynesThe lines are blurred between web, TV and digital signage and those that understand convergence is happening now and embrace it, will survive, as for the others, they will be resigned to history. Open standards and the might of the big web and TV companies with their focus on combining advertising technology to increase high-value …
