Minnesota town places moratorium on digital billboards

January 21, 2007

Thisweek Online: The Eagan City Council placed a moratorium on electronic billboards at its meeting Jan. 16 so that city staff can investigate the impact of…

Virgin Airlines debuts ad-supported in-flight consoles

January 21, 2007

AdWeek: New international airline Virgin America has unveiled its in-flight ad-sponsored consumer consoles. The units support interactive applications such as…

Retailers add interactivity to fitting rooms

January 18, 2007

USA Today: Among the innovations at this year's National Retail Federation annual conference was an interactive mirror for use outside fitting rooms that will…

Google files digital signage patent

January 17, 2007

Clickz.com: If patent filings are anything to go by, contextual advertising powered by Google could begin appearing on digital billboards in a shopping mall…

Livewire powers T-Mobile promotion

January 16, 2007

YORK, Pa. — Livewire International announced the completion of a promotional system for T-Mobile USA Inc.

DST News: Digital billboards raise driver safety concerns; Cisco buys digital signage company

January 16, 2007

Cisco unveils digital signage solution

January 15, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cisco announced Cisco Digital Signage, a solution for management, publishing and playback of digital media on networked digital-signage…

KioskCom awards open for submissions

January 10, 2007

The KioskCom Self Service Excellence Awards are open for submissions, and this year all entries are being accepted online.

GM opens interactive exhibit at Epcot

January 9, 2007

DETROIT — General Motors has opened its "Fuel For Thought" display at Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot theme park near Orlando, Florida. The exhibit features…

WireSpring adds weather content to digital signage network

January 9, 2007

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — AccuWeather Inc. announced its partnership with WireSpring Technologies Inc. to deliver dynamic weather content to digital signage…

Staffing agency Manpower tests digital signage for job opportunities

January 7, 2007

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — StrandVision LLC, a provider of hosted digital signage services, announced that Manpower of West Central and Central Wisconsin has deployed…

Digital signage provider C-nario secures $5 million in funding

January 7, 2007

TEL-AVIV, Israel — C-nario, provider of comprehensive systems for digital signage networks, announced that it closed a $5 million round of financing led by…

NetWorld Alliance to launch digital signage news portal

January 4, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, a publisher of b-to-b trade news and information, will launch a portal dedicated to the rapidly expanding market of…

Analysts predict strong growth for digital billboards in 2007

January 3, 2007

Mediaweek: The expansion of digital technology, allowing marketers to rotate messages on a single board in the blink of an eye, will continue to reshape…

NEC unveils solar-powered battery system for displays

January 3, 2007

CHICAGO — NEC Display Solutions of America announced a solar-powered system for use with all its monitors. The solar-powered system is designed to produce…

SmartSigns steer shoppers toward the mall

January 2, 2007

Media Life Magazine: To steer post-holiday shoppers in the right direction, retailers in Atlanta, New York, Las Vegas and 15 California markets are putting up…

NRF selects Real Digital Media as exclusive digital signage provider

January 2, 2007

SARASOTA, Fla. — Real Digital Media announced that it has been selected by the National Retail Federation as a sponsor and the sole provider of networked…

Tokyo test will deliver product info via RFID

January 1, 2007

CNN: Stores in central Tokyo are set to beam news of special offers, menus and coupons to passers-by in a trial run of a radio-tagging system. The Tokyo…

Self-service: the best of 2006

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

DVD rental, hospitality devices rank high in our year-end expert roundtable.

Reactrix Media Network sells out ad inventory

December 21, 2006

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The Reactrix Media Network, which operates interactive digital signs in 160 shopping centers, movie theaters and public spaces…