The sign was built using an extremely water-repellent material called Monat from Japan’s Unitika. The fabric predictably beads water off its surface, resulting in a dramatic display of droplets coursing down its face. It’s best explained by watching this video the guys at DigInfo.TV shot:

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The word “SENSEWARE” at the top of the display is formed using tiny beads of water which are secreted through pinholes in the fabric. When the beads reach just the right size, the droplets slide down the face of the slightly tilted fabric, then recirculates back to the top, and starting the show all over again. It’s pretty spectacular, especially when you realize that this entire show is basically done using a sheet of fabric, a water pump and some tubing to circulate the water.

[Thanks for the tip, Christopher!]

The RedPost/Mini is a compact digital signboard that leverages an inexpensive Android OS device from China, combined with RedPost’s unique Sign App. They come in a 7-inch version, with an 800×480 screen, a 600 MHz Rockchip+ CPU or a 10.1-inch, 1024×600 version with a 1GHz Zenithink processor. The 7-incher runs Android 1.5, while the 10-incher runs Android 2.1. The bigger one also handles 802.11n in addition to 802.11b/g Wi-fi. Both models include a nicely handcrafted walnut wood frame for display.

The 7-inch RedPost/Mini sells for just $99 (USD), while the 10-inch sells for $169. Both of those prices assume a one-year contract with RedPost – whose digital poster service helps businesses get the message out across as many digital signs as they want. Signs can include images, videos, Flash, and just about anything else you can put on a computer screen. And if you don’t want to subscribe, hardware prices jump by $100, but you can still grab the open-source Sign App and run it without the network.

You can find more info and order the RedPost/Mini here.

[via RedPost/Blog]

And here’s the rest of the sign:

As you can see, it’s also adorned with the biggest gold seal of quality you’ll ever see, a testament to it’s awesomeness.

You can buy or bid for the Nintendo CES sign on eBay. Bidding starts at $200 (USD), but you can lock it down for $400. Looking at this thing made me realize that Nintendo is the only one out of the big three that hasn’t changed it’s logo in a long time, which is good news for whoever gets the sign.

[via GameSniped]

Created by Japan’s PROTOTYPE design team, iPod Cluster Media is an early proof-of-concept that stitches multiple independent iPod Touches into a hive-mind display wall. Each iPod Touch knows what the other one is up to, letting touch signals on one display influence all of the others. There’s even a remote-control iPod that can be used to send information to the display wall. Check out the video below to see some of the cool multi-multi-touch action:

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The system can even send control information to an external interface (notice the synchronized LED base in the video). PROTOTYPE envisions that their creation will one day be used for interactive digital signage for tradeshows and other exhibitions. While the first version of the iPod Cluster display is formed from a grid of 20 individual iPod Touches, but from the looks of this image, these guys have much, much bigger plans up their sleeves:

I really hope there’s an App for that some day real soon.

[via Mongoose Studios]

While it certainly can be used as a digital picture frame, RedPost’s real mission is to replace wasteful paper-covedred bulletin boards with an electronic version. Pretty much anything that can run in Firefox can be displayed as a Sign.

Like its predecessor, the Signbeta packs a substantial 19-inch LCD screen and looks great hanging on a wall. But this year’s model runs much faster, has 4-times as much memory and comes in a sexy polished aluminum case. Oh yeah, it also is ready to go out of the box.

Within minutes of plugging in the Signbeta, you’ll be up and running. It runs RedPost’s Wicker, a customized version of Ubuntu Linux which boots off a USB flash drive.

The $599 system is powered by a speedy VIA C7-D 1.5 GHz NanoBGA2 Processor, and has 1GB of memory this time out. Under the hood, there’s a VIA UniChrome Pro AGP graphics chipset to power the display. Connectivity is provided by built-in 802.11b/g wireless networking, as well as 10/100 Ethernet, USB 2.0 and PS/2 ports.

You can check out all the details over on the RedPost website. Let the hacking begin!