Archive for March, 2013

Brandmuscle Launches Digital Menus For iPads And Android Tablets

Friday, March 22nd, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Chicago-based Brandmuscle recently launched digital menus for iPads and Android tablets. An extension of the company’s local marketing platform, the application allows restauraunteurs to create customized, interactive digital menus that can be browsed tableside by customers and waitstaff to confidently make wine and beverage selections and submit orders. Easy to use administrative tools allow restaurant managers […]

RNIN Hits New 52 week Low At $1.50

Friday, March 22nd, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We note that Wireless Ronin’s stock price hit a new 52 week low in interday trading yesterday – closing as it did at USD 1.50. Their market capitalisation is now down to USD 7.5 million.

GoGo Cast, Inc. vs LG Electronics USA, Inc.

Friday, March 22nd, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Here’s an interesting piece of litigation that our spiders picked up this week; GoGo Cast, Inc. vs LG Electronics USA, Inc., LG Electronics, Inc. and AVNET, Inc. filed in the U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island back in July 13, 2012. Reading through the documents filed with the court, it seems that GoGo Cast […]

Tweet “Hello” #EllenInAustralia

Friday, March 22nd, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

Sydney International Airport welcomed Ellen DeGeneres to Sydney this week using its APN Outdoor Airport media to send Ellen a personalised welcome message on the ‘Meet and Greet’ screens at Arrivals… Sydney Airport invited the crowds to use Twitter to tweet Ellen “Hello” using the hashtag #elleninaustralia. Over 12.3 million people travel through Sydney International […]

The Industry Picks Sides (Again?)

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

“Is the industry about to pick sides in the DSA vs DSF (and by inference DSE vs CETW) debate again?” Well, actually that’s a bit of a rhetorical question as rumours flying around Dallas (where else this week?) is that we are soon going to see at least one prominent vendor make a very public […]

42″ Plastic Logic EPD display

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

Andrew Neale

One of the world’s leading suppliers of printing technology, TOPPAN Printing Co Ltd, and one of the leaders in flexible display technology, Plastic Logic, showcased the first large-area, flexible digital signage prototype. This is based on Plastic Logic’s innovative flexible plastic displays, and was shown on the TOPPAN booth (RT1319) at RETAILTECH JAPAN in Tokyo […]

Dallas, TX @DSFederation Networking Eve Pics

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

The first Digital Signage Federation (DSF) networking evening, of what will be many this year and next, took place last night in Dallas, TX., at the Trinity Hall Irish Pub. Well over 50+ attendees had the chance to mingle with DSF board members, (mingle with) each other and get to hear an interesting presentation from […]

Zest Outdoor Media PLC

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

“Weebles wobble and they don’t fall down” and looking just like a Weeble, there is seemingly no stopping serial company founder Dominic Brookman from trying to make his fortune in DOOH. The latest news to reach our email inbox was that for Zest Outdoor Media. Zest Outdoor Media, previously Tangibal, was formed in 2008 and […]

UK Budget @JCDecaux_UK Sun Scoop

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The United Kingdom budget is a (typically) annual budget set by HM Treasury outlining the revenues to be gathered by HM Revenue and Customs and the expenditures of the public sector, in compliance with government policy. Budgets are usually set once every year and are announced in the House of Commons by the Chancellor of […]

#2013SignExpo @Repurpose1 AMERICA

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Through the years, the ISA International Sign Expo has taken steps to recycle as much material as possible at the show’s end. But the 2013 Expo will take that goal even further, providing a second life for many usable materials with the help of Repurpose AMERICA,. Repurpose AMERICA, a Las Vegas-based non-profit, will sort through […]