Finnish IT school intros its own multi-touch eye candy October 11, 2008 by Dave Haynes As spotted on Gizmodo:Here’s yet another touch-screen interface that allows users to resize photos and spin things, this one from the Helsinki Institute for Information technology, in Finland.The user interface is rendered in 3D, which makes it look very cool. And some of the interaction is interesting, but like the others I’ve seen, not a lot …
Nice branded screens up in Nebraska bank October 11, 2008 by Dave Haynes Teller TV is an industry blog, written by I have no idea who, that takes a periodic and specific look at digital signage installs into the banking industry.It has a new post up about a regional bank in Nebraska and some very nice work it has done with branded displays inside some 60 branches.As the writer notes, the …
Major brands booking time on novelty shopping carts October 10, 2008 by Dave Haynes UPDATE: Now MediaPost is saying these carts are NOT rolling in Wal-Mart. A close read of the original press release makes no mention of any stores where these things are committed to, and PRN has about 13 banners it is active in.When this was first announced, the ops guy inside me looked this over and immediately thought: expensive …
Raising money tough right now October 9, 2008 by Dave HaynesBill Gerba has a good brief over here about raising money right now, and what’s available and what’s not.The abbreviated version: credit is hard to find; VCs want pounds of flesh (emphasis on the plural) and some high net worth angel level guys are active.
Seasoned startup investor suggests companies lower burn rate and hang on for a few months October 9, 2008 by Dave HaynesTechCrunch is a very active, successful blog focused on Silicon Valley companies, and filled each week with news of startups adding wrinkles to stuff like Twitter or coming up with new ways to search.Some of these companies are doing cool things, but like back in the dotcom era, the business model for some of them seems …
Westinghouse panel guys re-brand software offer as "neon" October 9, 2008 by Dave Haynes Is it just me, or is calling a product aimed at driving advertising on LCD screens “neon” an odd, confusing choice?But it beats the tar out of what they were calling it: M470SWP Digital Signage Solution. Rolls off your tongue, doesn’t it?From SignWeb:Westinghouse Digital Electronics (Santa Fe Springs, CA), an LCD TV manufacturer, is introducing neonSource™, neonNow™ …
Go to your happy advertising place while someone roots around in your mouth October 8, 2008 by Dave Haynes This falls into the category of digital out of home, much more than screens.We’ve all been strapped into chairs and handed a set of scratchy old protective glasses while the dentist or hygienist goes to work inside our mouths. There have been a few dentists in my life that had TVs mounted into the ceiling …
Meh… October 8, 2008 by Dave Haynes… isn’t this the same thing as at East Side Mario’s except they use paper tablecloths and crayons instead of projectors? They need broken peanut shells all over the place too.
London restaurant uses projections on tables October 8, 2008 by Dave Haynes Depending on how you look at the world this either IS digital signage, or nibbles at the edge of the format. Either way, it’s pretty interesting stuff.A London (UK) Japanese restaurant called Inamo has installed a set of projection-driven tables in the dining area that allow patrons to surf the menu, order food, have a …
Looking for money guys October 7, 2008 by Dave Haynes People with money to invest into this space, or pretty much anything, are a little hard to come by this week.I’m looking for one or two, in the Toronto area, but not for reasons you might think.I am, with another fella, pulling together a breakfast series session for the Canadian Out-of-home Digital Association, and given …
