TI intros new $51 HD video processor for digital signage (among a few things) March 1, 2011 by Super UserExercising the absolute caveat that I am no propeller-head and don’t pretend to understand much of the inner workings or many of the acronyms, I do know enough to find this release today from Texas Instruments quite interesting … TI is introducing a new software compatible, power-efficient TMS320DM8148 DaVinci digital media processor that can do …
DPAA adds three members March 1, 2011 by Super UserIf I ever slow down long enough I will transcribe the lengthy chat I had in January (sheesh) with Susan Danaher of the Digital Place-based Advertising Association. Among the things she ran by me was the organization’s changes to its membership rules that enabled smaller companies to run with the bigger dogs. It was …
24-hour rotisserie chicken channel (honest) March 1, 2011 by Super UserSwiss Chalet is a bit like Tim Horton’s in Canada, except switch roasted chicken in for coffee and donuts. The restaurants are all over the country and have a very loyal following. In a move that would have made some people go cross-eyed in a marketing meeting, the company has started a new TV channel devoted …
Video: Lumimo video building blocks February 28, 2011 by Super UserWay, way, way at the very back of the DSE hall last week was a company called Lumimo, showing off technology from Japan that embeds an LED module in a cube that’s maybe twice the size of a toy building block. The cubs are all wired and interconnect, controlled in clusters by controller boxes. The …
Denys Lavigne's arm-load of awards February 28, 2011 by Super UserThis is Arsenal Media president Denys Lavigne holding an arm-load worth of DSE content and project awards – including three top prizes – right after last week’s DSE awards dinner. The moron beside him is, of course, claiming to be the real mastermind behind Arsenal Media’s success. Denys and I have been friends for many …
Sharp uses mirrored bezels to "hide" video wall seams February 28, 2011 by Super UserOne of the things that caught my eye when running around at DSE was the big three-by-three video wall Sharp had at the front of its booth, and particularly some interesting trickery the manufacturer came up with to somewhat hide the seams between the display panels. This may be an old trick for all I …
Video: Preset DSE Mixer February 27, 2011 by Super UserThe final tally seems to land at about 260 people. I asked a friend to take photos for me, and … let’s just say I know she is talented in so many other ways. Nothing good to show you there. Adrian/DailyDOOH, did send me a few snaps, including this one with Jill Miller and Jason …
Missed DSE? Take tour via video product demo archive … February 27, 2011 by Super UserI was actually AT DSE last week, and I had time to get demos at maybe a half-dozen booths. It would have been great to have the time to actually walk the floor and look around, but I pretty much jogged it between meetings. Lots of other people no doubt found themselves in the same …
Video: Cosmo casino video columns in lobby February 27, 2011 by Super UserQuick video of the Cosmo lobby in Las Vegas. During my visits last week at DSE (I was staying next door at Vdara) I saw these stcacked columns of monitors running bubbles, giant faces peering out from behind the virtual glass, and a digital library of rare volumes of books, with different ones lighting up …
LV's new Cosmopolitan casino takes wildly different content approach to digital signs February 27, 2011 by Super UserThere was lots of chatter last week in the digital signage community last week about the new Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas. The place is very cool, very expensive, and loaded with digital video. The LED boards outside are beautifully crisp and well-positioned. The digital walls in the lobby are stunning. There are large screens …
