Giant Eagle to test Redbox kiosks

December 18, 2006

PITTSBURGH — Supermarket and convenience store retailer Giant Eagle Inc. is testing Redbox DVD rental kiosks at five area GetGo c-stores beginning this month.

Toronto firm installs digital signs in golf carts

December 18, 2006

Media in Canada: Toronto-based Abcon Media, known for its Boom Ad and parking gate advertising, is now bringing major advertisers on board for spots on…

Digital billboards could spark outdoor ad revival

December 18, 2006

MSNBC: Digital billboards, which resemble ballpark jumbo video displays but scroll through several static ads each minute, are helping to draw advertisers back…

MyAdTV intros turnkey digital signage software

December 18, 2006

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Software company MyAdTV Inc. announced the release of its "One Click Turnkey" digital advertising solution.

Kiosk news: Mazda makeover doubles showroom sales

December 18, 2006

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Cisco buys digital signage company Tivella

December 17, 2006

Techworld: Cisco has bought digital signage company Tivella for an undisclosed sum. The purchase will let the networking vendor extend its video, image and…

Mazda makeover doubles showroom sales

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Contactless payments to reach $870 million by 2011

December 14, 2006

ePaynews: Spending on contactless payments hardware and software will reach $870 million by 2011, up from just $260 million in 2006, according to ABI Research.

Amsterdam airport to unveil transfer kiosk

December 14, 2006

Easier Travel: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will be the first airline in the world to introduce self-service transfer kiosks on its European and intercontinental…

Microsoft Retail awards open for entries

December 14, 2006

LONDON — Microsoft Corp. announced that the Retail Applications Developer Awards, now in their seventh year, are open for entries for 2007. The awards will…

NCR offers turnkey RFID package

December 14, 2006

ATLANTA — NCR Corp. announced an out-of-the-box solution that enables manufacturers to quickly and readily meet retailers' mandates for delivering merchandise…

3M unveils network management for digital signage

December 14, 2006

SEATTLE — 3M Digital Signage, provider of digital signage network solutions, announced the release of 3M Digital Signage Software — Network Operations Manager.

Warsaw airport adds CUSS check-in kiosks

December 13, 2006

Breaking Travel News: SITA will provide kiosks and common use check-in facilities for the new terminal at the Frederic Chopin International Airport in Warsaw.

O'Hare kiosk ships banned items home

December 13, 2006

Pantagraph: Officials at O'Hare International Airport are offering passengers an alternative to tossing out precious perfumes and other liquids banned in…

Planar ships new rear-projection displays

December 13, 2006

BEAVERTON — Planar Systems Inc. announced the first shipments of its new line of Clarity rear-projection displays, the SP Series.

Cisco CEO has his eyes on digital signage

December 13, 2006

Network World: Cisco CEO John Chambers wants to make it clear that his company's top executives and technologists all have their eyes sharply focused on video…

IBM unveils 'Flash killer' storage device

December 13, 2006

Techworld: IBM has built a prototype storage device that it claims is 500 times faster than Flash. It uses less than half the power of Flash memory and can be…

Paint kiosk targets female shoppers

Pittsburgh Paints' new device repositions a hardware store tradition.

E-paper displays tested in Tokyo

December 13, 2006

InfoWorld: Commuters in Tokyo are getting a chance to experience some cutting-edge display technology. On three commuter trains some traditional paper…

Kiosk news: O'Hare kiosk ships banned items home

December 13, 2006

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