Archive for June, 2009

Sprint’s 3D Depth Sensing Interactive Display

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Sunnyvale, California-based GestureTek Inc.’s 3D depth tracking technology is being used for a gesture-based interactive digital signage display at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, for telecom giant Sprint. It’s the latest in a number of examples of 3D depth tracking technology drawing attention to GestureTek, which claims the position of world leader in […]

POPAI Standards Digital Signage Group

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We are sitting in on (our first) POPAI Digital Signage Group being held at InfoComm 2009 – we are always interested in industry standards but more so in this instance as they are discussing ‘playlist’ standards and it fits in with an online content management system that we have licensed and are helping to develop […]

Litemax To Release Litile34

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Our sources in Taiwan tell us that Litemax Electronics Inc may be ready to release Litile34 – which is effectively a Taiwanese version of (Screen Technology’s) ITrans display. Early prototype versions of Litile34 that we saw last year were much slimmer than ITrans (18 – 20 cm), ran at something like 300W and were about […]

EnQii Wins 10 Major New Accounts

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

EnQii’s June newsletter published this week lists 10 major new accounts that it has won in the first 6 months of 2009… McDonald’s has completed their trial and is expanding the digital signage network in their restaurants in the UK to enhance the in-store experience and raise sales through digital merchandising. Initial results have shown […]

InfoComm 2009 (Very) Early Thoughts

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Someone said this morning that they had heard that (pre-registered) attendance at InfoComm 2009 was 40% down on last year at about 25,000 – NOT SURE if that is correct so don’t hold us on that! Some of the big, big stands from the likes of the regular Platinum sponsors do seem a little smaller […]

Why Exhibit At InfoComm?

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

For those vendors who steadfastly refuse to exhibit at industry events (or for those this year in 2009 who have withdrawn from the likes of InfoComm), here’s the sort of thing you are missing… Glen Kelley, AV Supervisor at The University of Texas (UTEP) in his presentation on day one of the DS Tech Summit […]

VP Marketing Communications, T-Mobile Czech Republic

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Guest Contributor, Leoš Smutný

Coming soon, an interview with Ms. Tarbajovska who is the Vice President Marketing Communication, T-mobile Czech Republic. I will be looking at their new strategy of using digital media in-store within the Czech Republic.

HOUSEKEEPING – New Banner Advertisers 15

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

We would like to welcome and thank three new advertisers who have recently joined us; Camvine, EnQii and WireSpring. UK based Camvine and global business EnQii will be advertising with us over the summer months and WireSpring are pulsing on and off throughout the year. With another advertiser joining us at the end of June, […]

Live Tweets From DS Tech Summit, Orlando. Day 2

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Jorge Garcia de Bustos

We were tweeting live during the second day of the Digital Signage Technology Summit, held in conjunction with InfoComm 2009: lunch break back at 14:00 but most of conference now over during the Wednesday session Lunch beckons though – stomach is grumbling …. during the Wednesday session Todd is wrapping up with Q+A over all […]

Frank Sandusky Titan’s V-P GM for Southern California

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Titan Worldwide, New York, has hired Frank Sandusky, a former key executive of Transportation Displays Inc., as vice-president and general manager of its Southern California region, based in Los Angeles. Sandusky will be responsible for all aspects of its Orange County Transportation Authority and Los Angeles Department of Transportation Bus business in Southern California, as […]