In recent years, we are starting to see more and more displays around us, starting with our computer monitors to flat panel TVs in the living room, and more recently, digital photo frames. Outside the home, similar trends is happening as the digital signage industry continues to gain ground. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. People are fascinated with pictures and this will have an important impact on the future of the display industry.
A few days ago, I had the opportunity to try a little experiment with my roommate. Using a large online picture album in Flickr, we stream targeted pictures to a computer monitor as screensaver. We used a simple freeware package called Slickr and it worked beautifully on the first try. Here is the link to download Slickr: http://cellardoorsw.com/?page_id=4
Soon thereafter, contents in the display will be dynamic, customized, and streamed on-the-fly. The display experience in the future will be exciting to watch.
