Archive for February, 2012

#dse2012 @ComQi Booth 1119

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

ComQi have been demonstrating how global they are and seemingly exhibiting everywhere recently (news reaches us though that they have pulled out of #InfoComm12 in June, losing their deposit BUT that’s not a bad thing if the so-called ‘digital signage zone’ at that event is as bad as it was in 2011 in Orlando). ComQi […]

AOpen Joins Microsoft At Embedded World 2012

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Regular readers will know that we’ve never been the biggest supporters of Microsoft Windoze used within digital signage. Bryan Crotaz’s excellent article ‘Using Windows As A Signage Platform‘ demonstrates how many of the ‘wrongs’ that we can see can be avoided and having said that, we actually quite enjoyed the Microsoft Embedded talk at the […]

Last Week’s BSODs (A Selection Of)

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It must be the weather because we have seen (tweeted most of them) and been sent more BSODs this week than ever. Here’s a selection just from Friday… This one below was seen at a San Francisco (SFX) departure gate for United Airlines… This one below is from Cape Town International Airport… It reads “This […]

Mighty Oaks From Little Acorns Grow

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Just over four years ago we wrote a post ‘An Exclusive LinkedIn group for Owners, Senior Execs and Board members‘ about our DailyDOOH group over on a then pre-IPO LinkedIn that had just earned respect from Wired Magazine being named in Wired’s Top 10 Startups Worth Watching in 2008. That group only consisted of a […]

DoMedia Ink Strategic Partnerships

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Rumour is that DoMedia (Powered by VUKUNET) have inked a few strategic partnerships of late – we are told that they are ‘exciting’ but no one from DoMedia is prepared to tell us exactly what they are. We don’t believe that any of them have anything to do with Adcentricity.

Echoer Canadian So-Mo-Lo Service App

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Montreal-based Echo Labs has launched Echoer, a free iPhone application that allows users to post and experience local thoughts, events and discoveries. The visual nature of the app, currently exclusively in the Canadian iTunes app store, makes it quick and simple to find out relevant, timely, and popular recommendations, news and opinions about local restaurants, […]

An Ampersand-Shaped Interaction Station

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

For 50 years, Canadian artist Iain Baxter& has been radically redefining the role of the artist, integrating photography, installation, sculpture, painting, drawing and performative aspects into his work. An exhibit March 3 to Aug. 10/12 Art Gallery of Ontario by the (AGO) will celebrate Iain Baxter&: Works 1958–2011, inviting visitors to become collaborators by engaging […]

#dse2012 New Product Pavilion

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

#dse2012 is synonymous with cutting edge innovation in digital signage and interactive technologies because both major manufacturers and start-ups increasingly choose to introduce their newest offerings at the event in Las Vegas – mind you, #ScreenmediaExpo was the place in 2011 for new product introductions, Ed DSE’s New Product Pavilion will showcase close to 50 […]

#dse2012 Harris’s Customer-Centric Philosophy

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Harris will be using its Hospitality Suite (booth 1101) at Digital Signage Expo as its primary industry event locale for building relationships and closing business. The company plans to emphasize ‘intimacy’ over ‘grandeur’ in its exhibition, and will be spreading its digital out-of-home message throughout the venue and beyond with engaging content displays, informative presentations […]

#DOOHBrands OMAC Partnership

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

The Out-of-Home Marketing Association of Canada’s has partnered with Strategy Institute, giving OMAC’s members, clients and partners a 15% discounted rate to attend the ‘Digital Brand Activation Summit: a Place-Based Strategy‘, which will take place on April 25 and 26 at the Metropolitan Hotel in Toronto. With the convergence of digital media platforms, advertisers and […]