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…

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…

Digital signage coming to 4,000 Norwegian gaming locations

October 8, 2007

Gaming Intelligence Group: While the Norwegian government considers its options for closing the door on foreign online gaming companies in a bid to reduce…

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…

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…

Optical boutique turns heads – literally

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Eyewear provider uses creative digital signage to catch the customer's eye.

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.

Magenta switcher brings 112 video sources to 240 screens at Florida casino

September 23, 2007

NEW MILFORD, Conn. — Magenta Research, a signal distribution and switching systems manufacturer, has delivered and supported the installation of its largest…

MediaTile cellular signage now available in Benelux region

September 23, 2007

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM and SCOTTS VALLEY, CA — MediaTile announced that it has entered into an agreement with DOBIT NV of Olen, Belgium, to provide MediaTile's…

Mitsubishi launches 46-inch HD digital signage display

September 23, 2007

IRVINE, Calif. — Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America's Presentation Products Division introduced its newest LCD digital signage monitor, the LDT461V…

Planar introduces new transparent, flexible displays

September 20, 2007

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Planar Systems Inc. announced the addition of transparent and segment electroluminescent (TASEL) displays to its family of high-performance…

Roots launches interactive window

September 19, 2007

TORONTO — iGotcha Media, providers of turn-key interactive digital signage solutions, has announced the launch of Toronto's first interactive window display at…

Solar Technologies introduces higher-resolution LCD kits

September 16, 2007

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Solar Technologies has introduced a product line of higher-resolution thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT LCD) kit…

Low-power digital displays could take on outdoor print

September 6, 2007

Print Week: A new digital display technology being developed by scientists in Bristol and Toronto could threaten printed billboards thanks to reduced power…

3M unveils 3800-lumen DLP projector

September 4, 2007

BRACKNELL, U.K. — 3M Visual Systems, a division of diversified technology company 3M, announced the addition of a new DLP (digital light processing) projector…