Archive for May, 2010

Sticky: Jump.ca ‘Store of the Future’

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Dmitry Sokolov

In the last 5 years, those following the Canadian Digital Signage landscape have likely witnessed Burlington Ontario’s ADFLOW Networks quietly become the de-facto expert on digital signage in the wireless / mobile phone retail store environment. With a client roster including  Telus, Koodo, Rogers and others, ADFLOW’s focus on this segment yielded the company high […]

iPad Sales Top Two Million

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Cupertino, California-based Apple today announced that iPad sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3, 2010. Apple began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK this past weekend. iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional […]

X2O Provides Inspiration

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

The Xpresenter digital signage platform of X2O Media, Montreal-based provider of software, network management, and content services for professional digital signage applications, is being used by Inspiration Ministries in The City of Light, a global mission outreach and media training center located on 93 acres in Lancaster County, South Carolina.

Free Amber Alerts On Canadians’ Cell Phones

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Canada’s wireless telecommunications industry, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Ontario Provincial Police, and AMBER Alert agencies across the country, recently introduced Wireless AMBER Alerts. The new initiative, hosted and powered by MyThum Interactive, Toronto, allows customers of most Canadian wireless service providers to opt-in to receive free AMBER Alerts as text […]

Budweiser 4 on DOOH

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Digital Out-of-Home is part of a multimedia campaign underway by Brasserie Labatt Limitée, Montreal, to launch Budweiser 4 to the Quebec market. Budweiser 4 is a light beer but brewed with the taste and typical character of Bud. The campaign is appearing on Montreal-based Astral’s spectacular 14’ x 48’ digital boards with a 10-second static […]

3D Cinema Ads for Milk

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Cinemas in Ontario and the Maritime provinces in Canada are running 3D commercials for the Dairy Farmers of Canada for the second year, having been spurred by last year’s success. Last summer, Dairy Farmers of Canada had launched the country’s first 3D advertising campaign at Cineplex theatres throughout Ontario and the Maritimes. The commercials were […]

Projection Summit 2010, Las Vegas

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Andrew Neale

You could sit in the Projection Summit 2010 for the whole two days and really learn a lot. There will be all sorts of projector related innovation and technology being discussed, and a wide-ranging program of speakers lined up. The event is happening the Monday and Tuesday before #InfoComm2010 proper, and it takes place next […]

#InfoComm2010 – Blogger Lounge

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

We pushed for this along with Dave Haynes but it was he who sealed it by bringing in a sponsor and pushing the organisers just that little bit more! The #InfoComm2010 Blogger Lounge is in the LVCC, in the main area between the big halls and attached to the InfoComm main show booth. As usual […]

Amscreen / Digicom Healthcare Research

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Research recently commissioned by Amscreen and Digicom to understand patient receptivity and responsiveness to the Amscreen digital screens in the Healthcare environment has proved that these screens and their content form a noticeable and much-appreciated part of the surgery visit experience. Simon Sugar, CEO at Amscreen told us “Amscreen’s healthcare network provides a service to […]

NanoLumens At Macy’s

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Flexible video displays joined fast cars and fashion this month in the famous windows of Macy’s. They arrived at the flagship New York Herald Square store as part of a two-week promotion of IZOD’s sponsorship of IndyCar racing. Here we see two NanoLumens 112” flexible displays bookend six large windows facing Broadway between W. 34th […]