Archive for June, 2013

Coors Light Gets Habs Fans Into The Action

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Well, hockey season is almost over, but in Montreal, probably the most hockey-crazed city in North America, it never ends. For the last four games of the season – before, unfortunately, the Montreal Canadiens, the most celebrated team in hockey history, was knocked of the running for this year’s Stanley Cup – Molson’s Coors Light […]

#InfoComm13 Booth #3301 Sharp’s Retail Fashion Screen

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Maybe it’s because, like most women, I’m interested in fashion, that it appealed to me, but this professional display by Sharp, one of several products being introduced by the company at #InfoComm13, really caught my eye. While it’s being promoted as the World’s Largest Professional Display – a point I am not about to argue, […]

Sony Unveils PlayStation 4 Via Ocean Outdoor Digital

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Sony unveiled its eagerly awaited PlayStation 4 next generation console across Ocean Outdoor’s premium digital sites in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning (June 11) just hours after its official launch in Los Angeles. The unveiling of Sony’s first major games console since the PlayStation 3 went on sale on 2006, […]

#Whoops @ReflectSystems Lose Key Man

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

First piece of #infocomm13 gossip is that Dallas based Reflect Systems have lost one of their key employees.

Nielsen Names Kate Vanek SVP, Investor Relations

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Nielsen Holdings N.V., global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, has appointed Kate Vanek as senior vice-president, Investor Relations, effective July 8. Vanek will be based in New York City and report to Brian West, CFO. She will have global responsibility for Nielsen’s investor relations, including all initiatives related to […]

1100+ Folks At 2013 UBTech Conference

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Andrew Neale

Last night in an Orlando bar we bumped into Brian and Jonathan from Brawn Consulting, Brian Gorg from the Digital Signage Federation and Kate Sheehy from Communication Technology Services (the latter two are manning the Digital Signage Federation booth at the UBTech Conference). Whilst last year’s UBTech Conference (which is always scheduled to be the week of […]

#PS4 ‘See You In The Morning’ Then Next ‘Hello London’

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

“See you in the morning” – no, not the 30,000 folks who are expected to make their way to Orlando for #InfoComm13 this week but a message to the thousands of folks going in and out of London today from Sony… Picture credit @blue_meany20 Ocean Outdoor carried similar creative “Hello Birmingham” for example in other […]

Synergistic Technologies New Florida Sales Rep For Delta Displays

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Portland, Oregon-based Delta Products Corp., provider of display technologies, has announced a new partnership with Synergistic Technologies in Florida, which will now offer Delta’s complete product suite that includes everything from video walls and video wall controllers to megapixel displays and LED displays. Synergistic Technologies is a Florida-based manufacturer’s representative firm that has been serving […]

MVP Interactive’s Morphing Station Turns Dynamo Fans Into Virtual Bobbleheads

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

MVP Interactive, Philadelphia sports marketing software company specializing in in-venue fan engagement, and BBVA Compass Bank together are giving fans of Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo the opportunity to see themselves as a bobblehead doll outfitted in Dynamo colors. At the same time, they can showcase their ‘Forever Orange’ pride with virtual face paint photos […]

108 @MicroTiles Jagged Mosaic At Christie’s USA HQ

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

A massive, unique video wall at the head office of Christie Digital Systems USA in Cypress, California, lets the high performance visual technology giant powerfully showcase its technology and portfolio using a simple tablet as the controller. The video wall uses 108 Christie MicroTiles embedded into and spanning two walls in the main lobby. The […]