Preset Group DSE Mixer Set For Hard Rock Cafe On The Strip January 14, 2013 by Dave Haynes For once, I will actually have stepped inside the venue booked for the annual Preset Group DSE Mixer before the day of the event. It’s an interesting approach, and I have warmed to it. In fact, I’ve been twice and even had a drink. Hellberg passed over the company credit card Friday and after much …
A Blindingly Vanilla Music Video On Digital Signage (No, Really …) January 10, 2013 by Dave Haynes I give you Phillip “HiPhi” Cordell of HiPhidelity, LLC, the video production company that has created a blindingly vanilla hip hop video with the chorus of “Everywhere I Look Now, Digital Signage!!!” Now raise your hands in the air, and wave them like you just don’t care. Or something. Yo. It’s a fun, silly take on …
DSE Announces Its 2013 Content Award Finalists January 10, 2013 by Dave Haynes Digital Signage Expo has announced 28 finalists in nine categories for its annual Content Awards for 2013, with Montreal’s Arsenal Media again dominating the list with seven picks. The finalists were named from a field of nearly 70 entrants from 11 countries. The Gold, Silver and Bronze honors will be presented at at the trade …
Senior RIM Guy Signs On As ScreenScape CTO January 10, 2013 by Dave Haynes It has been tough, as a Canadian, to see Research In Motion go on a downward slide in the past couple of years, but the waning popularity of BlackBerries and resulting staff reductions has been a bit of a boon for other technology companies. I have met some ex-RIM people at tech sector networking events …
DSE Announces Apex Award Finalists For Digital Signage Projects January 9, 2013 by Dave Haynes Digital Signage Expo has announced the finalists for its annual Apex Awards, which recognize and celebrate great projects and deployments in the sector. The finalists were selected by an independent panel of six industry journalists (all good people, but as I have told DSE many times, people who do this stuff – not write about …
Casio Brings Talking Flat People (And Things) To Retail Counters January 8, 2013 by Dave Haynes Anyone who reads this thing regularly knows how little enthusiasm I have for the Talking Flat Lady virtual people things that have shown up at places like airports, hospitals and even drug stores. They’re wildly expensive, irritating and, frankly, stupid. But end-users attracted to shiny, pretty beads keep ordering them. There’s a reason most of …
The 4K Peril January 8, 2013 by Dave Haynes A lot of the fuss coming out of the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week is focused on big, sleek and beautiful 4K flat panel displays. They look awesome, and I can guarantee you, all kinds of end-users will be asking their digital signage vendors and integrators about 4K screens in the …
LG Debuts Projection System That Blasts 100-Inch Video From Inside Two Feet January 7, 2013 by Dave Haynes LG has its big press conference/product launch thingie at CES in Las Vegas this morning, and among the products is Hecto laser TV projector – a short-throw projector that can blast a properly composed 100-inch HD video onto a wall from less than two feet out. The interesting kicker here is that it can pull …
Video: Electronic Paper Gets Interactive, But Still Pretty Rough January 7, 2013 by Dave Haynes Electronic ink and e-paper technology has been around for more than a decade now, and while there have been some great strides, it’s pretty clear there is still a loooong way to go before this display technology takes more than a very basic role in digital signage projects. This is a video from the Human …
Project Profile: Lacoste Flagship Store Video Walls January 7, 2013 by Dave Haynes Lacoste, the alligator shirt guys, are using new video walls in some flagship stores to communicate the brand, tell its story, and sell stuff. The stores, including the 5th Avenue Flagship in New York City, have various video walls, including a ceiling display in Miami. The content, says a news release from technology supplier YCD Multimedia, …
