Archive for October, 2012

NEC Display Solutions Introduces FieldAnalyst

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

Andrew Neale

NEC Display Solutions Europe has officially launched FieldAnalyst, a system that automatically detects human faces from images captured by video cameras for use in digital signage and traffic analysis. Like the first such system, Quividi (and now many others) FieldAnalyst can process images to estimate the number of visitors and exits, gender and age group, […]

#ISE2013 MegaPixel Summit

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The MegaPixel Summit will be held at the Amsterdam RAI Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 January 2013 during #ISE2013. Mike Blackman, Managing Director, Integrated Systems Events told us “By hosting the MegaPixel Summit at ISE 2013, we hope to create a forum in which the challenges arising from creating large-scale, multiple-component displays are addressed by […]

7-Eleven Inc v. Digital Display Networks Inc

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We told you the s*** would hit the fan, see our late August post ‘7-Eleven, Home of (Big Gulp) LG And Harris Kit‘ and it surely now has with 7-Eleven Inc. filing a lawsuit in Dallas Federal Court against Digital Display Networks Inc (DDN) claiming that DDN owes it more than USD 5 Million. 7-Eleven […]

Westfield Installs Aeris Digital Posters

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

Andrew Neale

We understand that this Aeris Digital Poster was created to replace the need for printed posters. It’s running Signagelive on an iAdea XMP-3350 and was installed by Australia’s leading digital signage provider, Just Digital Signage for Westfield Sydney, Bondi Junction and Carindale.

#dse2013 Keynote Panel Looks To Future

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Digital Signage Expo has announced that its Thursday, February 28 Keynote, ‘Digital Signage 2020: Eyes on the Future’, will be presented by a ‘thought leadership’ panel of four prominent industry experts: Curt Bailey, president, Sundberg-Ferar Inc.; Tim Huckaby, founder and chairman, InterKnowlogy; Christine Outram, creative director, Re:Imagine Group; Jared Schiffman, founder and CEO, Perch Interactive […]

The Cromwell Road Digital Gateway

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

Maddie Cotterill

London’s Cromwell Road is most probably the most sought-after stretch of Outdoor estate in the UK and in one of the biggest shake ups of prime London media space for some time, JCDecaux will digitise every Outdoor location, creating a stunning new single proposition for clients, called simply ‘The Cromwell Road Digital Gateway’. ‘The Cromwell […]

Time Travel 4 Proof of Play From @AyudaSystems

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Ayuda unveiled, on their Media Lab booth at the DPAA Digital Media Summit two weeks ago, a new product that effectively raises the bar for the kind of Proof of Play that roadside digital out-of-home operators can provide to their agencies and buyers. Andreas Soupliotis, CEO of Ayuda Media System, easily excited of course, told […]

Will Work for Love: Ian Maison, Signagelive, U.K.

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Today, we introduce Ian Maison, customer services manager, Signagelive, Saffron Walden, Essex, U.K. where he is responsible for managing the pre-sales and support teams to ensure the highest level of customer experience. Describe your personal work space. My work space is located in the the U.K. Signagelive office, which is a converted barn situated near […]

LG’s Elevator Prank

Monday, October 29th, 2012

Dmitry Sokolov

To promote introduction of IPS technology to its monitor line-up, LG orchestrated a stunt that surely gave many a good scare. This ‘stunt’ installation is yet another example of how digital media tools are increasingly being used to create or drive immersive, engaging brand experiences beyond what’s otherwise possible with static print or other traditional OOH campaigns.

WorkTech12 London

Monday, October 29th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

There are only a few places remaining at the UK’s leading workplace event, WorkTech12 London – which we have always found to be great for learning and networking (last year’s event was a complete sell out with over 200 professionals attending). WorkTech12 London plays host to leading thinkers and world class speakers including; Alan Moore, […]