NEC develops digital signage system with face recognition

July 22, 2008

TechOn (Asia): NEC Corp. has developed a digital signage system that determines the gender, generation and other attributes of a person standing in front of a…

Toshiba, Matsushita will jointly make small EL displays

July 21, 2008

CNet: Toshiba and Matsushita Electric Industrial will jointly manufacture small electroluminescent displays in an effort to match the output from Korea-based…

Ad-based screens — on armpits?

July 21, 2008

Ubergizmo: Armpits aren't exactly the most desirable things to stare at, but it is something most people cannot avoid when taking public transport. The…

NetFaze preps for grand opening of digital signage showroom

July 21, 2008

LAS VEGAS — NetFaze Technologies Inc. is planning a grand opening of its new digital signage showroom on July 31, 2008, in Las Vegas.

Adidas flagship store launches 40 digital-signage channels

July 20, 2008

BEIJING — n-store has installed a 40-channel digital-signage network at the world's largest Adidas retail store. Adidas' Brand Center in Beijing has more than…

Scala renames, re-launches digital-signage-scheduling software

July 20, 2008

EXTON, Pa. — Scala, provider of end-to-end connected-signage software, has announced the renaming of its media-management solution, Charting Pro, to Ad…

BLOG: Wal-Mart invests heavily in second-gen digital-signage network

July 20, 2008

Digital Out of Home: Wal-Mart is now investing heavily in Generation 2.0 of Wal-Mart TV. The  timetable for rollout of the Gen 2.0 Wal-Mart Smart Network has…

Loss prevention with digital signage

by Lyle Bunn — Strategy Architect, BUNN

Mixing security footage with content may have a role in retail.  

Panasonic demos giant, Surface-like touchscreen wall

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

July 20, 2008

Bloggers at Digital World Tokyo recently got a demonstration of a massive wall-mounted touchscreen at the Panasonic Center Tokyo. The working title of the…

Winmate Interactive Media Player in auto showroom

The Interactive Media Player (MPC300BT) is available as a box or integrated media player with touch capability. It comes with MPO (Media Player Organizer…

Quividi intros retail scale that doubles as digital sign

July 17, 2008

PARIS, France — Mettler-Toledo SAS, a manufacturer of industrial, lab and retail scales, has partnered with Quividi, a digital signage audience measurement…

NetFaze builds employee signage network for Southern Wine & Spirits

July 17, 2008

Las Vegas — NetFaze Technologies has announced that Nevada's Southern Wine & Spirits has installed a full suite of NetFaze's interactive technology to…

MvixUSA intros digital signage for small, medium businesses

July 16, 2008

CHANTILLY, Va. — MvixUSA Inc., provider of high-definition video playback systems, has announced the launch of its branded digital signage solution, the Mvix…

LocalVision launches mall digital signage, redirects company

July 16, 2008

EUGENE, Ore. — LocalVison Digital Media has announced a successful launch of a nine-screen video wall and free-standing kiosks in Valley River Center Mall in…

SVSi shows voLANte digital signage LAN at InfoComm08

Bob Sharp, director of sales for Southern Vision Systems Inc., explains the company's video-over-LAN technology, used to distrtibute digital signage content…

GestureTek’s Illuminate display line builds on multi-touch

Illuminate multi-touch displays project digital signage content onto screens, interactive tables or retail windows. The surface computing solution is powered…

ScreenXtreme integrates customer’s image with content

The ScreenXtreme application from GestureTek uses multi-patented body tracking software and sophisticated cameras that look out from behind a digital sign to…

WindowGain digital store windows catch shoppers' attentions

Shoppers at Bluewater in Kent, U.K. comment about the stopping power of WindowGain's digital store windows. Bluewater is a shopping and leisure destination…

Symon, Thomson integrate signage tech for content delivery

July 15, 2008

NEVADA CITY, Calif. – Thomson is working with Symon, a global digital signage solution company, to integrate the Thomson Grass Valley MediaEdge3 DS video…

GestureTek launches enhanced interactive digital signage software

July 15, 2008

TORONTO — GestureTek Inc., a provider of gesture-driven interfaces, has launched an enhanced version of the company's GestureFX library of multimedia special…