The W3000 30-inch LCD TV was released today at COMDEX. Probably not as good as an NEC and not appreciably cheaper, so it’s not so interesting right now. If the price drops to $1000 by the summer as Dell’s apt to do, that could be good for us :)

Over at Carnegie Mellon, they’ve developed a Flash viewer that displays all users currently connected to the wireless network across campus. Here’s the link: Wireless access live map. As I viewed our group all working on laptops this weekend I realized that if you know where the computers are, you have a good idea where […]

Dell is on the verge of announcing a new 20″ display that ups the ante on the 19s we’ve been getting from them so far. Not sure what the price point will be, but it’s worth checking out.

While we’re on the subject of digital signage, here’s a big 100 ft. wide digital art installation in London that potentially offers hijack capabilities to the passerby.
“Here we have huge beautiful filmic displays, linked with high performance dedicated communications, potentially serving a large community of users.”
Street Vision is the company that installed it.

Sure, you could say that I just post stuff from Gizmodo and you’d be pretty much right. Nevertheless, it’s awesome, relevant stuff. Here’s a review of 19″ monitors.
X-bit labs - Articles - Closer Look at 19 inch Monitors Features: Pixel Response Time and More!

NEC-Mitsubishi released a study showing that multiple monitors increase productivity:

By enabling users to work between multiple applications and resolving the need to view and process a multitude of information sources simultaneously, multiple monitor configurations allow users to move and size a variety of information and images across any or all screens to increase productivity. Overall […]

A potential way to expand the reach of ISIS screens! Japan Direct - Products

The original Xerox Alto had a portrait display…

We are working with Stanford Dining on installation of a number of screens on the first floor of Tresidder. First phase construction will complete in the next month. Here is a high-level overview of the installation.

This is really a number of success stories rolled into one: First, I heard of an event at the Bookstore, posted on eventsATstanford and delivered through Kyle’s RSS generator.
Second, I spoke to Allison Hoff, the bookstore’s events coordinator. Between horror stories about her past failures to publicize events (2 people showed for a famous author […]