Archive for January, 2011

Howard Witherspoon Joins Touchpoint

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Looks like Howard Witherspoon (ex CEO TELentice Global, Inc. of course) has joined Touchpoint as Director of Digital Solutions although Howard’s bio on the site makes no mention of the ‘TELentice years‘… Howard Witherspoon – Howard has 25 years of marketing and digital signage experience. Over the past decade, he has overseen the implementation of […]

Happy Birthday Beppe

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Many happy returns of the day to Giuseppe Andrianò whose birthday it is today. He tells us that if we were all with him he would share with us a ‘pastiera napoletana‘ – which appears to be a type of cake. Yum!

MTI’s ReAct Digital Signage Solution

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

MTI, an interactive retail merchandising leader, has introduced a purpose-built new solution that blends engaging consumer experiences, operator ease of use and 100,000-hour reliability in one low-cost platform. Portland, Oregon-based MTI plans to introduce is new ReAct digital signage platform at NRF retail show Jan. 10-11 in New York. Popular social media tools that influence […]

#CETW Registration Now Open

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Registration for #CETW is now open – there’s also a rumour that Sean Andersen of Six Flags is one of the keynote speakers.

IMAX DMR Gross Box Office Doubles

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Toronto-based IMAX Corporation announced that, for the year 2010, IMAX DMR (Digital Media Remastering) global gross box office reached a record $546 million, more than doubling the company’s previous global box office record of $270 million in 2009. The company’s DMR gross box office for the fourth quarter of 2010 reached $102 million compared to […]

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 […]

#CES – TouchTunes Announces App For Verizon Mobile Network

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

TouchTunes Interactive Networks, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, will leverage the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network in its fleet of Digital Jukeboxes nationwide. TouchTunes claims position as the largest interactive out-of-home entertainment network in North America, providing entertainment and marketing solutions to more than 45,000 bars and restaurants, TouchTunes is demonstrating a LTE connected […]

#CES – ArtRage Lets Anyone Play Picasso!

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Ambient Design, New Zealand-based award-winning creator of realistic art painting software for Mac & Windows, is offering ArtRage 3 Studio artist software for more computers, including the all-new MSI multi-touch Wind Top AE desktop series just announced, and is also offering the software at a discounted price for the iPad during the Consumer Electronics Show. […]

Onmedia Network, Poland

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Polish media company Onmedia has developed an innovative approach to outdoor media advertising for its clients. Working with local governments and technology partners, Onmedia launched Poland’s first country-wide digital signage media network with a system of 10 screens in eight major Polish cities starting with Olszyn, Gdynia, Katowice and Bydgoszcz. To date, Poland’s Scala-powered digital […]

#CES – MediaTile’s Live HumanKiosk

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

The MediaTile Company and MediaCast Video Presence have teamed up to launch the HumanKiosk. The solution, presented at  the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011, takes advantage of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network to deliver a virtual customer service. “With the HumanKiosk and MediaCast Video Presence running on 4G LTE, consumers can now […]