LCDs to get faster refresh rates

February 27, 2007

PC World: The coming months will see an emphasis on 100Hz and 120Hz technology, which allows displays to refresh their pictures much faster, resulting in…

Mobile phones and digital signage

February 26, 2007

Screens leverage portable devices, the Web to add interactivity.

Remote Media completes 1,370-site retail installment

February 26, 2007

ESSEX, United Kingdom — Remote Media has completed a U.K.-wide rollout of a 1,370 site digital screen Network for U.K. National Lottery Operator Camelot Group…

Digital View unveils 7-inch shelf-edge display

February 26, 2007

LONDON — Digital View announced a new 7-inch wide screen display, designed for shelf-edge, counter-top and gondola-type retail displays. The display supports…

Laser projector allows 'temporary digital graffiti'

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

February 26, 2007

The New York-based Graffiti Research Lab has released the source code for its "L.A.S.E.R. Tag" project, a system that allows an artist with a laptop and…

Australian ski resorts add digital signage

February 26, 2007

SYDNEY, Australia — Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, has supplied Australian Alpine Enterprises (AAE) with…

NEC partners with Minicom for Multeos display line

February 19, 2007

JERUSALEM, Israel — Minicom announced its partnership with NEC Display Solutions for the launch of the Multeos line of multifunctional LCD screens. Minicom is…

Reactrix completes $45M financing

February 19, 2007

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Reactrix Systems Inc., an interactive media company with a network spanning malls and theaters across the nation, has completed its…

University of New Mexico installs display wall, conferencing system

February 18, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Alpha Video's Digital Display Group announced it has finished installing a Financial Video Wall and Conference Screen for the Anderson…

Egokast unveils video belt buckle

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

February 18, 2007

While it is being marketed as a novelty product, the "video belt buckle" from Egokast might have potential for use in pervasive advertising. Perhaps the day…

Digital billboards under attack

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

They're bright, they grab attention, they're profitable — but are they dangerous?

Top 13 deployment mistakes

February 18, 2007

WireSpring Technologies offers this guide to common mistakes made in kiosk and digital signage projects, and how you can steer clear of them in your…

London Underground escalator video network

February 18, 2007

The London Tube provides a key venue for out-of-home advertising. Digital View provided services and features resulting in one of the most impressive digital…

Travel agents improve product communication

February 18, 2007

Traditionally, travel agents spend huge amounts of money on big posters and other window signage. Their most important sign is called an airfare board, which…

Avisum debuts tabletop digital video player

February 15, 2007

Ferret (Australia): Avisum has developed the SP-AD70TB, an enclosed countertop digital video player with a 7-inch LCD screen. It is designed with an infra-red…

Harrods Rocks adds 3M projection signage

February 14, 2007

BRACKNELL, U.K. — 3M United Kingdom announced that its Vikuiti Rear Projection Film and 3M Digital Signage Software are fronting the Harrods Rocks promotion…

Advantech, Ryarc team up for turnkey signage solution

February 13, 2007

MILPITAS, Calif. — Advantech, an IT services company with 2,700 employees and offices in 17 countries, announced it is teaming with signage software company…

Fujitsu: full-color e-paper possible in two years

February 13, 2007

Journalism.co.uk: Mike Nelson, general manager of sales for Fujitsu Europe, told an industry conference in London that color e-paper technology will be ready…

NextWindow secures global HP contract

February 12, 2007

National Business Review: The New Zealand tech company NextWindow confirmed that it has secured a contract to provide PC touchscreen technology to global…

Homeland Security abandoning RFID

February 11, 2007

WASHINGTON — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Friday told a House committee hearing his department is dropping plans for RFID tags. Chertoff…