Archive for August, 2010

Driving Drunk – There’s An App For That

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

There’s no excuse for driving drunk and with this App, there’s simply no excuse for driving drunk or even a little bit inebriated. Whilst the app was launched a few months ago, we thought it might be an interesting App to bring to the industry’s attention, because there are few amongst us that don’t have […]

Minicom Buy One Get One Free

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Okay not quite buy one get one free but we quite like the idea from Minicom here which is basically ‘buy any MDS Broadcaster and get one signagelive license FREE for one year!‘ It’s a nice joint promotion that goes a long way in demonstrating how confident these folks are of their products and sales […]

Trucks That Tweet

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The last few times we have been to Vegas (strictly for shows we hasten to add, not simply to gamble) we have tended to fly into LA and spend the day(s) before hand in and around Venice Beach. On our last trip we couldn’t help but notice the Nom Nom Truck (shown to the right […]

Panasonic’s Uniglo Install, Paris

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

We’ve never heard of MediaVue Systems LLC (they seem to make ‘cute’ hardware / playback systems though) and further more we don’t know if Jean Claude van Damme was involved in anyway in this deal since his move from likely terminally ill MediaTile to Panasonic but (yes we will get to the point in a […]

Digicom’s New Donut Friday Campaign?

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Spotted in the UK in a BP petrol station near Twyford, Reading and wow, did the staff behind the counter give us some awful stares as we took these photos… It is of course all part of Amscreen’s Forecourt network. Knowing Amscreen as we do now BP’s Wild Bean Cafe ‘Donut Friday’ will soon be […]

The Value of Signs According To Obama

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

After touring the manufacturing facility of Gelberg Signs in Washington, D.C., last week, U.S. President Barack Obama says that sign companies like Gelberg, a member of the International Sign Association, play a role in America’s economic recovery. While Obama’s comments were on the sign industry in general, and not digital signs in particular, we figured […]

Turtle Bay Modus Operandi

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

If Turtle Bay Technologies (registered in the UK, Company No. 06729738) is, as many people believe, behind the incorporation of Minkus EDS who exactly is behind Turtle Bay? A quick search of UK Companies House revealed: – That the sole director is Mr Jeffrey Jon Ronaldi, CEO at Turtle Bay Technologie The share holder is […]

Miami HEAT Sony And Magenta

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

With the recent additions of MVP LeBron James and perennial All-Star Chris Bosh to the roster of the 2006 NBA Champion Miami HEAT (that already boasts Dwayne Wade), expectations for the Miami HEAT for the next season are at an all-time high. In preparation for the upcoming season, the team and AmericanAirlines Arena sought to […]

Non Lethal DigiBikes

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Strangely enough, these DigiBikes from UK based Media Displays seem to be gaining a lot of interest, last week West Midlands Police launched a crack down on robbery, using the DigiBikes to communicate with people around the West Midlands area in, what will be, a year long campaign. Looking more like something from Wacky Races […]

Digital Signage Masters Series – Lessons in Retail

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Lyle Bunn‘s next Digital Signage Masters Series is on August 18th in Toronto and will feature Cathy Stauffer, VP Customer Experience at Premier Retail Networks (PRN) who will be talking about ‘The Lessons of Digital Signage in Retail‘. Key insights will be provided to retailers, brands, advertisers, network operators, integrators and suppliers of technologies, content, […]