Archive for January, 2012

#ISE2012 Mitsubishi Hall 2 A24

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Mitsubishi Electric’s Diamond Vision OLED screen was voted the Most Innovative Commercial Display at the InAVate Awards held at ISE last year – look I even presented them with the award! but have they moved on in the 12 months since then? Seems to us that they might be wheeling out the same old OLED […]

Captivate’s Office Pulse Study On Tech Envy

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Do you wish your had an iPad, an Android phone, an Amazon Fire or an HDTV? An interesting – and rather fun – survey, by digital media company Captivate Network, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has just been released: the latest Captivate Office Pulse asked more than 580 North American white‐collar workers about their attitudes toward high tech […]

#ISE2012 AOpen Coffee Shop ;)

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

When is a coffee shop not a coffee shop? Well I guess the answer is if it is in Amsterdam. No? At #ISE2012 this year AOpen will showcase a hospitality environment in the form of a café with an ordering kiosk and order registration system for the barista to make your cup of coffee of […]

An Interview With Glenn Tinley Of Mexia

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

While Winnipeg, with its multi railroad lines, used to be known as the hub of Canada, it’s certainly not in one of Canada’s several technological hubs, so we are quite surprised seeing a Winnipeg-based company not only doing mobile and digital signage business on a significant international scale, but also getting ready to launch two […]

Q1, 2012 Advertising Looking Good

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

We did a mini round-up last week of a few industry executives to see how advertising is shaping up for 2012 in the digital place-based advertising sector after what was generally considered a poor Q4, 2011. “2012 is really looking good for us right across all our networks,” says Garry McGuire, CEO of RMG Networks. […]

It’s Music By Numbers

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

In-store media specialist, Mood Media is to provide music and messaging services to more than 2,200 locations across the TJ Maxx and Marshalls huge off-price apparel chains AND across the United States, Canada and Europe. CEO and Chairman of Mood Media Corporation, Lorne Abony said “TJX has been a Muzak client for many years. As […]

The Infinite Monkey Theorem

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

STOP PRESS: Primates at London Zoo have seemingly been given an all expenses paid vacation in Amsterdam, Jan 31 – Feb 2nd by a mysterious benefactor. In a separate announcement PC World has just announced that it had sold the largest number of camcorders ever recorded in the UK in a single transaction. An individual, […]

Mobile Coupon Shop retailcommon Raises $250,000

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Mobile coupon platform retailcommon, Toronto, has raised $250,000 in funding from its current shareholders in a vote of confidence as the company’s smartphone coupon platform has successfully passed the beta stage with an expected bright future in the field. The proceeds will be used to execute the company’s current sales plan and to capitalize on […]

Play-Doll Mobile App Encourages Creativity

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

It’s fun to see technology being used to encourage creativity in kids, and that’s what Sunnyvale, California-based SK Planet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Korea-based SK Telecom is doing with Play-Doll For Kids, a family-friendly app that enables children to pick and create characters that can be shared with family and friends through Facebook, Twitter […]

#ISE2012 Paradigm Display Wall

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Paradigm AV Ltd is making a radical departure from its usual presence at #ISE2012 this year, as an indicator of major advances made during 2011 and (we are told) all set to continue in 2012. This year’s Amsterdam show will mark the launch of a major new product line and a new major new distributorship […]