CastaVista launches hosted digital signage service

March 26, 2007

PORTLAND, Ore. — CastaVista, a company with roots in hosted services and set-top-box middleware development, announced the launch of its first product…

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…

Cisco 'making a big bet' on digital signage

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Networking giant talks about its appliance, marketing strategy.

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…

New screen mount offers 360-degree rotation

March 15, 2007

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Premier Mounts unveiled its Revolution universal 360-degree rotating mount, which enables users to achieve precise placement of a display in…

GlobalShop: Digital signage on the rise

Show featured digital signs integrated with kiosks, smart shelves.

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…

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.

Chief unveils new mobile carts, stands

March 6, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — Chief Manufacturing, provider of mounts, lifts and accessories for flat-panel displays and projectors, has announced the release of its Fusion…

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…