Self Service Expo will host digital signage, kiosk tour

March 27, 2007

The writer is editor of SelfService.org.   As Self Service World enters its second decade, organizers are bringing several changes to the annual Las Vegas…

Impart Media unveils 'Concierge' touchscreen for hotels

March 27, 2007

SEATTLE, Wash. — Impart Media Group Inc., a provider of end-to-end networked digital signage solutions, and Advanced Method, designer of rich-media content…

Electronic paper displays are on the way

March 27, 2007

The Boston Globe: The newest, cutting-edge displays are more papyrus than plasma screen. Electronic paper, long hyped as the technology that would make…

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.

Snell & Wilcox tool named digital media product of the year

March 26, 2007

HAMPSHIRE, U.K. — A Snell & Wilcox image processing platform designed to improve the appearance of video material delivered via limited bandwidth content…

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…