CrystalLine turns plain glass into rear projection screen

June 17, 2007

I4U News: German company Woehburk has unveiled technology to give glass the ability to act as a rear projection screen. The material is as transparent as…

Louisiana Superdome rebuilding with LG displays, CR control system

June 14, 2007

DALLAS — When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the Louisiana Superdome quickly became a symbol for the devastation that followed. Stripped of major…

New NEC displays increase contrast, brightness

June 14, 2007

CHICAGO — NEC Display Solutions of America, provider of flat-panel desktop and commercial large-screen LCD displays, plasma displays and projectors, unveiled a…

Samsung claims 500,000:1 contrast ratio with 70-inch LCD

June 14, 2007

Texyt: Samsung has introduced a new high definition 70-inch LCD TV with dynamically-controlled LED backlighting that provides a contrast ratio of 500,000:1 and…

Chief mounts receive UL listing

June 11, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — Chief Manufacturing announced that its steel stud mount kits and accessories have been UL listed. Chief worked directly with Underwriters…

'Virtual Sales Associates' combine digital signage, speech recognition

June 10, 2007

ATLANTA — Message Technologies Inc., provider of interactive voice response (IVR), speech technologies and call center solutions, announced that it has formed…

TATA Indicom to bring digital signage to India

June 10, 2007

MUMBAI, India — TATA Indicom VSAT Services (TIVS) announced an alliance with Digifour Technologies (Digi4), reseller of Scala digital signage solutions. The…

Chief ships automated speaker adapter

June 7, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — Chief Manufacturing announced the availability of its new CM4S57 Automated Speaker Adapter for flat panel TVs. This newest addition to the…

Direktronik to distribute Minicom to the Swedish market

June 5, 2007

ZURICH, Switzerland — Minicom Advanced Systems announced that Direktronik will distribute its products to the Swedish market.

Board's Eye tool captures pedestrian, traffic counts

June 5, 2007

TORONTO — MISA, provider of outdoor media management software, announced the launch of Board's Eye, a hardware solution designed to capture and report…

Chief releases 2007 product catalog

June 3, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — Chief Manufacturing announced the availability of its new 2007 product catalog. The new catalog includes an expanded design overview with photos…

Flextronics to acquire Solectron for $3.6B

June 3, 2007

SINGAPORE and MILPITAS, Calif. — Flextronics International Ltd. and Solectron Corp. announced today that the two companies have entered into a definitive…

SPS LiveSign targets events market

May 31, 2007

NORTHOLT, U.K. — SPS announced the launch of LiveSign, its new digital signage offering aimed at the live events industry. The technology is designed for…

Cayin adds new media player to its SMP-PRO line

May 30, 2007

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Cayin Technology announced the availability of its advanced media player, SMP-PRO3, tailored for dynamic digital signage. The latest product…

Microsoft unveils its first 'digital furniture'

May 29, 2007

International Herald Tribune: In advance of its formal unveiling Wednesday by Steven Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, the company described Microsoft…

Dutch company announces digital signage film

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

May 28, 2007

Projecta, a Netherlands-based company with a 50-year history manufacturing projection screens and presentation furniture, announced its first products for the…

Trident announces 'hidden PC solution' for digital signage

May 28, 2007

SURREY, U.K. — A hidden PC solution that attaches to the VESA mounting at the rear of a display has been introduced by Trident, to eliminate clutter from…

The Year of Digital Signage?

Will 2007 be a watershed for the industry?  

Professor: Government should tax 'wasteful' plasma screens

May 15, 2007

BBC News: Governments should tax plasma screens because of the large amount of energy they consume, according to a leading expert on climate change. Professor…

SSKA holds first digital signage council meeting

May 15, 2007

CHICAGO—On the eve of the Digital Signage Expo in Chicago, the Self-Service & Kiosk Association held its first meeting of a new council formed to help…