Yahoo has hooked up a screen in Times Square that anyone can play a game on by dialing an 800-number on their phone.
You end up with lots of people, both playing and just watching, standing in the middle of Times Square fixated on your billboard. Pretty cool…

When you just need some more screen real estate. 9X Media Home of Modular Multiple Monitors, Multiple LCD, Multi-Monitors, Multi-Screen Computers and Video Wall

Could potentially use something like this for some of our high-profile installs. The NEC LCD3000 (30″) is still over $4k.
30″ LCD Sale, Mar 3
Last day. Dell Home has a $400 off coupon good on their 30″ LCD W3000 TV 1280×768, DVI, Code: 5410C872D91E Exp 3/3
$2799 - $400 coupon = $2399 shipped free.

I was down in SF Friday at 4 Embarcadero Center and found these screens in the elevators… They were split half-and-half with ads on the left, and information on the right, including weather, news, and events. Cool!

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Allegedly the Philips DesXcape is a detachable 15″ monitor that connects to a host computer via WiFi. There’s some muttering about it running WinCE to connect to the host desktop, but I wonder if it can stream video and stuff. This could be what we’re looking for in terms of a wireless monitor (though only […]

World’s largest plasma TV: Samsung’s new 80-inch model

Citing a citation of a citation of a citation, Tim Oren notes that LCDs are on an 18 month over/under supply cycle like DRAM. He says that next year will be a good time to buy… and I’m sure he’s right. Due Diligence

Barco is getting in our space.
“The ISIS product family offers mechanical (several mounting options) and interfacing flexibility (analog, digital or fiber optic input).”

C-Nario is an interesting Israeli company making a splash in the digital signage space.
Here’s an article about them and their implementation in New Zealand.

Fortune magazine is reporting that Walmart’s TV screens are proving more effective than traditional TV for advertisers. The benefits include location right next to the products advertised; a captive audience Nielsen estimates views for five minutes each; and targeting the tech-aware young generation.
Fortune article on Walmart TV
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