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Putting The Colour In E-Paper

Monday, January 17th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

China: Delta Electronics, an energy saving solutions provider, and Bridgestone Corporation have developed a new range of color electronic paper (e-paper). The color e-paper is based on Bridgestone’s Quick Response Liquid Powder Display (QR-LPD) technologies. The full series includes a 4.1-inch e-tag, 8.2-inch and 13.1-inch e-readers, and a 21-inch e-signage display. The products were showcased […]

Metro Tells London About QR Codes

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

In Thursday’s free London newspaper, the Metro (13th Jan 2011) there was a very nice double spread article about Quick Response (QR) codes. A QR code is of course a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QR barcode reader and many camera phones. These are similar to barcodes: if you scan them, it […]

Smartsign And IAdea Launch SMIL Platform

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Swedish digital signage software company Smartsign and IAdea, a manufacturer of digital signage players and integrated displays, have teamed up to deliver a new solution for the digital signage market using the SMIL open technology. “The most common business cases are based on techniques where transparency and de facto standards are breached. Smartsign has chosen a […]

Brazil’s Inter Soccer Club Museum

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

C-nario’s digital signage platform, C-nario Messenger, has been selected as the main engine behind the new multimedia displays at the museum of Brazil’s Sport Club Internacional (Inter), one of the country’s leading soccer teams. The display was implemented by EAV – Engenharia Audiovisual, an engineering company located in Brazil, specializing in consulting, training, designing and […]

Scala Does Southern Coast Tourists

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

UK: The resort town of Bournemouth bustles with business and tourism in England’s southern coast, generating hundreds of millions of British pounds a year and employing thousands of workers. A major goal of Bournemouth’s Borough Council is making locals and visitors aware of the region’s many activities and events. This task brought with it an […]

Outstanding DS Projects Get Recognition

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

C-nario, together with its partners, won two 2010 DIGI Awards for outstanding projects in Brazil and Shanghai. The DIGI Awards recognize the resellers, integrators and service providers who have gone the extra mile to ensure success for their clients, thereby furthering the digital signage industry as a whole.  The awards are organised by Digital Signage […]

British Library First Smartphone App

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Home to the world’s knowledge and some of the rarest and most unique written and printed treasures, the British Library will launch its first smartphone app on 10 January 2011. Created in conjunction with Toura, a provider of technology platform for mobile guides, the ‘Treasures’ app, will present a rich selection of the items featured […]

Digital Signage Tourist Attractions

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Want it or not, digital signage is today an integral part of our urban scene. It’s there to entertain, inform and, in some cases, enhance our city landscape. This, at least, is the opinion of Kevin Beaulieu, CTO at A2aMEDIA. In fact, many of us will probably admit to having gone to ‘see the Christmas […]

Mood Media Reshuffles Management Team

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Claude Nahon (previously Managing Director of Mood Media France) has been appointed President of Mood Media Europe, a division of Mood Media Corporation and will now report to Mood Media Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, Lorne Abony. Vanessa Walmsley, has also been appointed to the new role of Senior Vice President of Mood Media Europe and […]

Visual Communications Awards

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Although there are already several awards for the DS industry, I believe the IVCA Awards are worth looking at from a content creation point of view as well as for integrated digital out of home solutions (see categories bellow). Submissions are being accepted for the 2011 IVCA Awards until next Wednesday, January 12, 2011. The […]