CyberTouch debuts 24-inch wide screen touchscreen

March 26, 2007

NEWBURY PARK, Calif. — CyberTouch announced the introduction of its Orion 24, a 24-inch diagonal (16:9 aspect ratio) touchscreen LCD monitor.

OpenEye wins two Gen-i Incubator awards

March 25, 2007

Computerworld: OpenEye Displays, a developer of digital display technology, won two awards at the recent Gen-i New Zealand Incubator Awards. The company won…

Digital Signage Expo announces tour stops

March 25, 2007

CHICAGO — Digital Signage Expo, formerly Digital Retailing Expo, announced the stops for its upcoming Guided Digital Signage Tour, scheduled for Tuesday, May…

Digital billboards light up in Memphis

March 22, 2007

Memphis Daily News: Driving south along Germantown Parkway, motorists pass a billboard that displays, in jumbo-sized letters, words of encouragement for the…

Honeywell sues over LCD patents

March 21, 2007

Bloomberg: Honeywell International Inc. sued Acer Inc., AU Optronics Corp., Tatung Co.'s Chunghwa Picture Tubes and three other companies, claiming they…

Tzero unveils wireless HD delivery system

March 21, 2007

PC World: Tzero Technologies has developed a chip set that uses ultrawideband (UWB) technology to support wireless transfers of high-definition video between…

Digital View unveils through-glass touch controller for digital signs

March 20, 2007

LONDON — Digital View announced its new through-glass touch controller, designed to allow screens to be operated through a physical barrier such as a store…

Samsung unveils USB-powered display

March 19, 2007

Techworld: Samsung claims that its UbiSync LCD monitor is the world's first USB-connected display, and needs no graphics card. The 19-inch 1280x1024 screen…

Avocent unveils wireless VGA, audio module

March 18, 2007

HUNTSVILLE, Al. — Avocent Corp. announced a new wireless VGA and audio module for the professional A/V market. As part of the Avocent Emerge MPX1000 extender…

Samsung digital picture frames get Wi-Fi, RSS

March 18, 2007

PC World: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. this week showed off a soon-to-be-released version of its digital photo frame with Wi-Fi and two larger versions that…

The next digital signage trend: audio

March 15, 2007

Pro AV Magazine: In some ways, development of audio capabilities in digital signage is in the same place today that the whole concept of digital signage was…

Sharp says price declines to slow for large LCDs

March 14, 2007

MarketWatch: Japanese electronics company Sharp Corp. expects price declines for liquid crystal displays to slow in 2007. "I hope it will be less rough than…

Samsung to build LCD plant in Slovakia

March 13, 2007

International Herald Tribune: Samsung Electronics Co. plans to invest a total of €320 million (U.S. $422 million) by 2011 to build its first liquid crystal…

LCD prices set for another plunge

March 13, 2007

Los Angeles Times: Prices on LCD screens have been basically stalled since the retail wars of the 2006 holidays, when LCD TVs, once luxury items, went almost…

Philips to phase out plasma displays

March 13, 2007

DigiTimes (Taipei): During a recent press event in Hong Kong, Rudy Provoost, chief executive of Philips Consumer Electronics, said the company has decided to…

Adidas launches interactive mirror

March 11, 2007

Gizmag: A new Adidas store on Paris' Avenue des Champs Elysees features an interactive virtual mirror that allows visitors to "try on" the shoe of their…

Advantech, IAdea partner on signage solution

March 8, 2007

MILPITAS, Calif. — Advantech and IAdea Corp. announced a partnership to introduce the Advantech-Adfotain Central digital signage management platform.

Sharp introduces 46-inch display

March 8, 2007

CAMAS, Wash. — Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas has introduced a new 46-inch LCD panel module. The new large-format display module delivers a contrast…

Smart-e unveils filter to combat screen interference

March 8, 2007

Hidden Wires: To overcome the problem of interference emitting from large plasma and LCD screens, audio and video distribution equipment company Smart-e has…

Big screens keep getting bigger, in both plasma and LCD varieties

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

March 5, 2007

Couriermail.com.au: U.K.-based PSCo. announced it now has the Panasonic 103-inch plasma screen available for rent and purchase. As large as a queen-sized bed…