iPOWOW! to use DOOH screens to prompt college student surveys

January 21, 2010

iPOWOW!, a developer and service provider of market research tools for gathering viewer opinion through online video, has struck a partnership with Digital…

The Digital Signage Show brings back ‘Cooking Up Content' for Las Vegas expo

January 21, 2010

JD Events, organizers of KioskCom and The Digital Signage Show, announced yesterday that it will bring back the "Cooking Up Content" two-day session for their…

The Marketplace Station to bring 30 retailers on one interactive DOOH network

January 21, 2010

Planet-Tek Systems has announced plans to expand The Marketplace Station, its in-store digital signage program, into 30 natural health retailers across Canada…

Decline in ad spending signals rethinking of media options

by David Little — Director of Marketing, Keywest Technology

Keywest's director of marketing puts the decline in ad spending and how it affects the digital signage industry into perspective.  

X2O Media enhances content updating with Xpresenter add-ins for Microsoft Office

January 20, 2010

X2O Media has announced new Microsoft Office add-ins for PowerPoint, Word and Excel that work with its Xpresenter digital signage platform, with the goal of…

HP shows off 'wall of touch' concept to Wall Street Journal

January 20, 2010

HP's "wall of touch" is apparently already in use by a handful of companies in prototype form, and HP has now shown it off to The Wall Street Journal, reports…

New Balance, MitchAlexander Media partner on digital signage

The Vancouver flagship store has completed a merchandising project just in time for the upcoming Winter Olympics.  

Kodak's picture-to-screen application at Times Square powered by Aerva

January 19, 2010

Kodak's "Smile Gallery" at Times Square, New York, powered by Aerva's Pic2Screen application was released last month. It allows people to email their pictures…

IMS Research: Digital signage worth almost $4 billion in 2009

January 19, 2010

The digital signage market reached $3.9 billion in 2009 and is forecast to grow strongly in the next few years, according to the latest analysis from IMS…

Tightrope updates Carousel digital signage software to version 6.0

January 19, 2010

Tightrope Media Systems has announced the release of Carousel 6.0, a major software update to the Carousel Digital Signage System. Carousel 6.0 includes a…

X2O Media Streamlines Content Updating With New Xpresenter™ Add-Ins for Microsoft® Office

January 19, 2010

X2O Media, a full-service provider of software, network management, and content services for professional digital signage applications, today announced new…

PressDOOH starts digital signage PR tune-up program in time for tradeshow season

January 18, 2010

Marketing communications firm pressDOOH has developed a special program intended to help industry firms "tune up" their communications in advance of the many…

Never.no joins forces with Cyprus-based DOOH provider Eyecatching Media

January 18, 2010

Never.no has announced a partnership with Eyecatching Media Ltd., a Cyprus-based provider of digital out-of-home (DOOH) services including digital signage for…

CNW news added Captivate Network DOOH content

January 18, 2010

News releases and photos distributed across CNW's newswire will now be added as featured content on Captivate Network, a media network with 9,000-plus digital…

NEC Display Solutions introduces entry-level large format digital signage displays

January 18, 2010

NEC Display Solutions of America, a provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the addition of a new commercial-grade product…

How LED backlighting is changing outdoor digital signage

by Bill Yackey

We look at three advantages to using LED-backlighting when taking LCDs outside.

Vertigo Digital Displays plans N.Y. showcase for outdoor DOOH ad units

January 17, 2010

Vertigo Digital Displays is bringing a unique modular digital signage display unit, tailored to the demanding needs of outdoor advertising, to the heart of…

FBI tracks down 'most wanted' using Times Square digital billboard

January 17, 2010

The FBI unveiled the equivalent of giant, flashing wanted posters in Times Square for the first time Friday, hoping to generate tips from tourists and others…

Samsung , Popstar Networks to collaborate on digital signage interactive networks

January 17, 2010

Samsung and Popstar Networks announced today that they will begin to closely collaborate on future interactive digital signage media networks. "We have been…

LG Display to develop flexible e-newspaper screen

January 14, 2010

The WareSeeker blog reported today that a flexible electronic-paper screen as large as a tabloid newspaper has been developed by LG Display. Its screen…