A look at future display technologies December 28, 2009 by Dave Haynes There’s a nice piece in Gizmodo today that helpfully brings readers up to speed with the latest state of development for OLEDs and other types of display technologies. If this is an area that interests read the whole thing. If not, here’s the upshot:Hi-rez 3-D video for the masses is still future stuff.LCD plants can pump out …
The psychology of menus (and maybe menu boards?) December 24, 2009 by Dave Haynes (Photo from Wand Corporation) There is pretty broad agreement out there that QSR, fast casual, fast food or whatever you want to call it will be a big growth sector for digital signage over the next year. Lots of companies, I am reliably told, are taking a hard look at making their menu boards digital because …
The JCDecaux/Eyetracker December 24, 2009 by Dave HaynesThe JCDecaux/Eyetracker research at Heathrow concluded much the same thing about moving images – they work.
Maybe these guys should research issuing December 24, 2009 by Dave HaynesMaybe these guys should research issuing a Sales teaser masquerading as a white paper, rather than trying to burn everything they have been doing for the last who knows how long. I have never heard of these guys but now I know them not by their product(s)/quality of service but by the fact that they …
Fine post, Mr. Haynes. Am I wrong, December 23, 2009 by Dave HaynesFine post, Mr. Haynes. Am I wrong, or are these the same folks who issued a press release in April titled “Madonna Makes an Appearance on Noventri Digital Menu Boards at Minute Maid Park”? I am quite certain that their use of Madonna’s name was not meant to dupe anyone, and have faith that since …
Off-white paper a little off-base and off-putting December 23, 2009 by Dave Haynes I noticed a Tweet yesterday from DS Today’s Bill Yackey that was provocative enough to get me clicking through and landing on a press release from Noventri, an east coast US integrator.I was interested because it was an “off-white paper” going against conventional wisdom and running with the headline: Don’t be duped – The truth behind …
Well lets see what they say. If the unam December 22, 2009 by Dave HaynesWell lets see what they say. If the unambiguous statement is NO then DS folks will just fall back to XAML and Silverlight for their RSS feeds and vector based content. Flash has traction for sure but its not what it was 3 years ago. I always wonder about Flash (Adobe) and how its lost …
Hi Ian In theory it would but this is December 22, 2009 by Dave HaynesHi Ian In theory it would but this is so far just in Western Canada. Labatt is part owner of The Beer Store (with Molson and Sleeman), and unless the rules have changed I don’t think that DOOH network in the stores is allowed to run beer ads. For those scratching your heads at this …
Doesn't this compete with The Beer Store December 22, 2009 by Dave HaynesDoesn’t this compete with The Beer Store’s own network? Seems like it might be an issue?
Driving beer sales with digital signage at retail December 22, 2009 by Dave Haynes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbJXzH2mC-k The guys at Waterloo, Ontario-based DDC have had a great year, with the Air Canada Centre build-out, more DIGI Award wins, and a big deal with Canadian brewer Labatt that they are now able to maker some noise about.Earlier in the year, they put together a digital retail merchandising program for the brewer – a …
