Toshiba 60-inch Touch & amp.

Though Toshiba is a household word in the business equipment and consumer electronics world, the company is a relative newcomer to the digital signage market in the U.S. Nonetheless, the company is starting to make waves with significant installations, especially in the area of sports arenas and stadiums, and with what it describes as "exciting new applications that expand the definition of digital signage." The latter includes interactive technology such as the company's Touch & amp; Get kiosk.

According to Bill Melo, chief marketing executive, Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc., Touch & Get provides an intuitive, self-service way to transfer large amounts of data wirelessly.

"More importantly," he says, "it's super fast."

How fast? "Imagine transferring an entire 2GB HD movie in 2 minutes! Wirelessly!" says Melo.

The secret behind Touch & amp; Get is Toshiba's transfer jet technology. "We're using transfer jet and other Toshiba technologies to push the boundaries of interactivity and re-imagine digital signage," he adds.

In November, Toshiba debuted Touch & amp; Get together with a host of other products at its new installation at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.















The Toshiba 60-inch Touch & Get kiosk is so named because it features video highlights that fans can select and transfer to their mobile phones. Photo courtesy Toshiba.