Digital signage at Self Service Expo

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Show emphasizes dynamic signage for the first time.

GDS unveils 70-inch outdoor TFT display

October 29, 2007

CHESHIRE, U.K. — Global Display Solutions (GDS), in association with Distec GmbH, announced the availability of its 70-inch TFT display monitor for the…

Full-color e-paper on the way for 2009

October 23, 2007

Print Week: Full-color, bendable e-paper could be available as early as 2009, according to the Japanese corporation Bridgestone. The company also claimed it…

Self Service Expo 2007 opens

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

October 22, 2007

NEW YORK — KioskCom's Self Service Expo opened today at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. More than 90 exhibitors were on hand, running the…

3M unveils large-format touchscreens

October 21, 2007

NEW YORK — 3M Touch Systems Inc. announced the expanded product offering of MicroTouch DST touchscreens for large-format interactive digital signage…

TruMedia launches real-time Scala integration for audience measurement

October 16, 2007

AMSTERDAM — TruMedia Technologies, provider of real-time audience measurement systems, and Scala, provider of end-to-end digital signage software, announced…

Retailers want to make the customer experience 'more theatrical'

October 16, 2007

LONDON — A new report from Datamonitor shows that retailers are seeking to win back market share by making the customers' shopping experience more theatrical…

Japanese company tests digital signage that emits aromas

October 16, 2007

TOKYO — NTT Communications announced that it will launch a feasibility study of digital signage equipped with an aroma-emitting device to strengthen the impact…

Australia considers banning plasma, LCD displays

October 14, 2007

UPI: A report for the Australian government recommends new energy efficiency standards for televisions that would ban most plasma models now available. The…

Trident unveils small-footprint, fanless PC

October 14, 2007

SURREY — A new boxed fanless PC has been introduced by Trident, which provides an easy mounting solution by including both VESA and DIN Rack mounting options.

NEC updates line of professional displays

October 9, 2007

CHICAGO — NEC Display Solutions of America announced the launch of its new PlasmaSync Professional Series plasma displays. The new models include the 42-inch…

LG sponsors digital signage road show

October 8, 2007

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. — Leading participants in the fast-growing "digital signage" business are collaborating this month in a coast-to-coast series of day-long…

New Nike store features touchscreen window

October 7, 2007

Portland Business Journal: Nike is letting customers design and create footwear, apparel and equipment, with a new store in New York called NikeID Studio. The…

Digital billboards coming to more London Tube locations

October 4, 2007

Mad.co.uk: London Underground is working with CBS Outdoor to trial a new digital advertising format that could see 24 major London Underground stations…

DT Research unveils digital signage appliance

October 1, 2007

Windows for Devices: System-builder DT Research and embedded software specialist Bsquare Corp. have jointly announced a digital signage system that is powered…

Spectacolor HD billboard turned on in Times Square

October 1, 2007

ATLANTA — Clear Channel Outdoor's Spectacolor Division launched a state-of-the-art digital billboard in New York City's Times Square. The new billboard…

Fiber optic tech promises brighter signs, lower costs

October 1, 2007

HAMILTON, Canada — Liquid Fiber Displays, a company spun out of research conducted in the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University, has combined a…

Digital Signage Drive comes to KioskCom

A new digital signage focus debuts at the long-running show.

Reflect, VideoMining partner on audience measurement

September 25, 2007

DALLAS — Reflect Systems, provider of digital signage software and services to retailers, financial institutions and advertising network operators, announced…

TruMedia updates iCapture measurement tool

September 25, 2007

TEL-AVIV, Israel — TruMedia Technologies, provider of real-time audience measurement systems, announced the worldwide release of Version 1.4 of iCapture. The…