Morrow Technologies can package 3D video content creation and 2D to 3D conversion services with its Janus glasses-free 3D displays. The displays offer 28 views to ensure smooth picture quality, while the 150-degree viewing angle gives guests the freedom to see the 3D content off axis. These 3D displays seamlessly transition or loop images displaying welcome messages, ads, and announcements. Suitable for hotel lobbies or other high traffic areas where hoteliers want to create a lasting impression. www.ja...

Captive Media introduces its contact-free, networked, washroom gaming system with hands-free control. The system consists of a high-definition screen fitted at eye level above any urinal where it attracts the undivided attention of the user. While in standby mode it plays a mixture of advertisements and content from one of its 15 channels. When a guy approaches, the screen flips into gaming mode using patented technology to detect the user’s presence. It...

The MICROS Smart Poster, a new interactive digital display for the hospitality industry, is a Simphony client application and, like other Simphony clients, it can be easily and rapidly deployed over a secure network. Configuration and management is done centrally using Simphony’s native software tool. Content such as images, logos, backgrounds, styles, and dynamic controls can all be stored in a cloud-based Simphony database and downloaded automatically to the Smart Poster. It can showcase various ...

y!kes announced the launch of its automated access system, which utilizes wireless and proximity-aware technologies for services ranging from key-less access to room customization. Serving as a software and hardware solution, y!kes presents the next generation of proximity-aware technology through the advancement of Bluetooth capabilities. It offers hotel properties specially engineered y!kes y-devices, which recognize the guest and allow for key-less entry to their designated room upon a touch of the do...

Bartech's C32 automatic minibar incorporates the latest integrated technologies to increase profits, generate energy savings, improve staff efficiencies and maximize control of inventory and billing. With a capacity of 40 liters, the C32 minibar allows the electronic control of up to 32 products, including 12 miniatures or snacks. The C32 model can be built to any size and specification to blend with guestroom décor and can be customized with choice of wooden or glass door with the hotel’s logo. Bartech...

The LG EzSign TV is an LED commercial widescreen and digital signage solution that can entertain while maximizing the impact of your message. Hotels can create their own signage content by using their PC and the free EzSign software. Transfer that content by using a USB drive and plug it in to the EzSign TV to run content in the form of a billboard—no additional hardware is needed. Advertisement, information, and a live television broadcast can be arranged on the same screen to attract attention and del...

Hotels can upgrade their guest experience and drive incremental revenue with a white label solution of “hotel services” from LodgeNet mobile. With the LodgeNet mobile app, hoteliers can make the most of the in-market travel experience and continually engage their guests throughout their entire trip. Tools to maximize revenue include in-room dining, onsite amenity reservations, real-time room upgrades and more. The new Interactive Programming Guide, available through the app, provides hotel guests with T...

Nordaq FRESH is a pure and fresh water which enhances the taste sensation while being environmentally-friendly and lowering the hospitality industry’s global carbon footprint. It was founded in 2002 by Scandinavian husband-wife team, Robert and Paulina Hahmann, who have a shared background in the travel/hospitality industry and over 35 years of experience in water purification. Today, the pure and fresh water from Nordaq FRESH is widely available at well-known hotels and restaurants in Sweden where it i...

With the GROHE Retro-Fit Shower System, hotel guests will enjoy both a high performance GROHE DreamSpray shower head and the convenience of a height-adjustable GROHE hand shower. Ideal for retrofit or renovation, the GROHE Retro-Fit Shower System installs easily and quickly. Simply replace an existing shower arm, no need to alter any in-wall plumbing. And, once installed, it’s easy to use; a quarter turn of the diverter lever (located at the bottom of the shower bar) switches water f...

Brentano's Design Studio reworked its successful pattern Dahlia to meet the needs of clients who were seeking a sophisticated and graphic outdoor upholstery. Zinnia is an outdoor upholstery that maintains the Japanese stencil-inspired, botanical pattern of Dahlia but re-imagines the weave for outdoor requirements and re-colors it to create fresh options suitable for outdoor applications. Woven from 100 percent high energy-dyed polyester, Zinnia meets contract performance standards at 30,000 double rubs ...

Eric Brand, a high-end, contemporary furniture designer and manufacturer for guestrooms, suites and public areas, unveiled its touring showroom at the HD Expo. The company transformed an 18-foot trailer into a “mobile materials bar,” which offered a new way to present hospitality designers with a comprehensive collection of specialty materials for their projects—à la carte. The showroom featured monitors to display project details, and a materials bar, complete with a menu, servers and martini glasses. ...

Jot, designed by Suzanne Tick for Knoll Textiles, took home the HD Expo Excellence Award at this year's conference. It is a drapery fabric inspired by digital binary code strings reminiscent of DNA strands. An orderly matrix of small-scale dots is created by a unique process incorporating burnout and printing technologies. This pixelated drapery, which comes in four colorways, combines three light neutral ground dots conveying a sense of airy buoyancy. Two accent colors, which pop in the interior enviro...

Textile manufacturer Carnegie introduced its first indoor/outdoor offering, the Voyage Collection, at HD Expo this year. Designed by Mary Holt and the Carnegie Design Studio, Voyage is the result of two years of research, development, and editing, to create a selection nine upholsteries and wallcoverings that are suitable for both indoor and outdoor installations. The design team experimented with different materials and combinations, resulting in the selection of products that offer a multitude of desi...

SWITCH is offering liquid-cooled LED A-lamps, named SWITCH3-Way, that can be used in any fixture, any orientation, anywhere—indoors and out. The full line includes 40, 60, 75, and 100 watt-equivalents, with the latest addition of the first-ever 3-Way LED lamp. The lamps are also UL rated for fully enclosed fixtures and damp use, making them appropriate for use in any location. The lamps last 25,000 hours and use 80% less energy than a standard incandescent lamp which could save hospitality properties th...

Kichler Lighting brings the advantages of LED lighting technology and customization to the hospitality industry with their LED Wall Sconces. Designers can choose from three standard patterns of ADA-compliant interchangeable glass, or customize with logos, symbols, room numbers or signature graphics. A warm 3,000 Kelvin LED light emits behind the decorative panel as well as downwards from the sleek, low-profile fixture, assuring a fit in even the narrowest hallways or corridors, as well as public spaces ...

Architectural Systems debuted Cask Hardwood Flooring and Ports Hardwood collections at the 2012 HD Expo in Las Vegas. These collections transform wine barrels and nautical timbers into uniquely designed hardwood solutions. Original stamps and stains from these recycled materials are preserved to create an aged wood feel in any interior. Oil finishes result in weathered colorations including white, black, and natural, and specially priced patterns such as basketweave and herringbone are also available. w...

Reimagined by Michael and Christian Sieger, of Sieger Design, Darling New combines high-caliber design with an affordable price, and is the most extensive program of furniture and ceramics available from Duravit. With 52 furniture components and 25 complementary ceramic pieces, fresh updates to the celebrated series include vividly colored cabinets and shelves, as well as glowing bathtubs with LED-illuminated surrounds. The collection encompasses a comprehensive r...

Humanscale unveiled Mode at this year's HD Expo. Featuring a flexible back that reclines up to 12 degrees to encourage an ergonomic posture and dense foam cushions that are sculpted to accommodate the body’s natural contours for hours of comfortable sitting, Mode surpasses the limitations of traditional hospitality chairs. Mode’s modular design preserves the life of the chair, helps to reduce costs, and provides comfort not only for the sitter but also for those who have to stack and repair the cha...

Hanwha L&C | Surfaces, a quartz and acrylic manufacturer, introduced a new color collection that enhances the company’s natural quartz product line—HanStone Quartz—with rich colors and patterns. The new colors in the HanStone Quartz product line include, Takoda, a classic quartz pattern of warm brown tones paired with cream and copper; versatile color that can be combined with light and dark finishes. Homebrewed, a rustic warm green with recycled amber and green beer glass; ...

Carpet manufacturer Interface Hospitality is expanding on the "skinny" plank design with a new series for corridor applications called Walk the Plank. Walk the Plank’s long narrow shape resembles timeworn timber, with the warmth and familiarity of wood grain in a soft surface treatment. Taking cues from Interface Hospitality’s love of repurposed materials, Walk the Plank references wood’s eccentric qualities with a bold range of values from light to dark within each of its eight colorways. www.interface...

Furniture design company Blu Dot introduced Scamp Tables at this year's HD Expo. Inspired by tennis ball hoppers and welder wielding robots, this occasional table collection is perfect for both indoor and outdoor settings. Three sizes and multiple “mix and match” finishes allow for a combination to suit any space. Base finish options include white powder-coated steel, highlighter yellow powder-coated steel, and copper plated steel. Top options are available in smoke tinted glass, marble, and white paint...

The new Golden Diamond Eco Green Blanket from A-1 Textiles has a 10-inch, diamond-quilted pattern. This blanket is a deluxe down alternative made of 100% recycled polyester. It has a micro fiber ticking/cover and a layered microfiber polyester fill. It is also stain resistant and machine washable. www.a1textiles.com

Hudson Valley Lighting’s rectangular shaped Darlington sconce is suitable for uplighting spaces and works well either solo or in pairs adorning a mirror or console. Available in either a two- or four-light version and in old bronze or polished-nickel finishes, Darlington’s delicately cut metal frame with circular patterns makes this sconce both attractive and functional. ADA-compliant, Darlington is a fitting option for hospitality or contract settings. www.hudsonvalleylighting.com

InoviaPods are bathrooms that are built off-site and delivered directly to construction sites for installation. These bathrooms can be installed into a variety of development projects. The entire bathroom is built to custom specifications, including the unit size, fixtures, and finishes. These prefabricated bathroom pods can help projects earn LEED certification points because they are manufactured with environmentally friendly materials such as light-gauge steel framing and magnesium-oxide board sheath...

Laufen’s newest collections include Living Square by Andreas Dimitriadis of Platinumdesign. The slim Living Square washbasin is made of recyclable material and appears to hover in front of the wall. The washbasins can be cut to size—at the right, left, or both ends with millimeter accuracy. The results are tailor-made solutions that can be incorporated in recessed and corner layouts. Living Square is a modern range of bath furnishings with minimalist forms. www.laufen.com

ClearMirror’s most recent product introduction, the Shower ClearMirror, is a permanent fog-free mirror that enhances the look of tiled showers with a flush installation. Manufactured by New Home Bath and Mirror Inc., it offers modern technology for spas and luxury resorts and allows users to save time by shaving or removing makeup in the warmth of the shower. ClearMirror’s electric heated shower mirrors gently warm to 102 degrees to eliminate condensation and use low voltage. www.clearmirror.com

The Verifi bed bug detector from FMC Corporation provides continuous detection of bed bugs for up to 90 days at a time in a small, easy-to-use device. The technology works via a patent-pending combination of three bed bug lures, including a CO2-generating cartridge that mimics a living, breathing host; a liquid kairomone lure that works to attract bed bugs seeking a meal; and a liquid pheromone lure that encourages bed bugs to aggregate in the device. Verifi provides three months of active detection bef...

Wolf-Gordon has announced Metropolitan, a new upholstery textiles collection that features 17 solution-dyed nylons, polyester blends, vinyls, and polyurethanes in an array of colors and patterns. The entire collection meets or exceeds all ACT standards for contract textiles, and a majority of the materials are considered high performers. Woven Metropolitan upholstery textiles are finished with GreenShield, a stain-resisting nanotechnology that is certified by SCS as a low fluorocarbon treatment product....

Modern Line Furniture’s modular bar model 9090, suitable for bar and nightclub venues, features interchangeable front panels. Clients can choose between frosted glass and leather-tufted panels in an array of colors, and change them as frequently as they like. The wheels, which can be locked, enable this piece to travel around the facility for use at different functions. www.modernlinefurniture.com

Textile manufacturer Carnegie has launched new color palettes for four of Creation Baumann’s most popular fabrics. Allegro, Naxos, Palazzo, and Soprano have been updated with 115 new color choices into these classic Baumann patterns. Combining sustainability and performance, the fabrics are woven from 100 percent Trevira fibers. Trevira uses no solvents, nitrogen, halogen, synthetic resins, or formaldehyde during manufacturing. Creation Baumann is ISO 14001 certified, and all textiles are produced in a ...

Stacy Garcia has introduced Philosopher, a Crypton Green collection of upholstery fabrics for LebaTex. Philosopher continues the brand’s quest to balance design and earth-friendly product through green technology. The collection, which represents a cross-section of geometrics, organic motifs, and textures, features 12 designs with pattern names such as Awaken, Energize, and Balance. The patterns are woven with at least 50 percent recycled content, which helps qualify for LEED certification, and Crypton ...

Solatube International, manufacturer and marketer of Tubular Daylighting Devices, has announced a new line of decorative fixtures called Glass Distractions. The fixtures attach to Solatube products at ceiling level, providing a décor element to the light source. Glass Distractions come in six styles—JustFrost, TierDrop, OptiView, QuadraFrost, VividShade, and AuroraGlo—that are available for 160DS and 290DS Solatube products. The company’s daylighting systems harvest daylight at the rooftop, transfer it ...

Chloride System’s horizontal PathMaster is designed to support low-level illumination of stairwells, step landings, wheelchair ramps, and exit corridors. By eliminating any visible fastening hardware, it will seamlessly blend into interior spaces as well as outdoor areas. PathMaster incorporates a 10-year continuous duty rated, white LED light engine and driver. A 12-volt or 120 VAC input allows for flexible system design. PathMaster meets the Buy American requirements. www.chloridesys.com

ContentHub simplifies content management for hotels. The solution allows hotels to combine image and text updates to alternative and global distribution systems (GDSs), ensuring content is kept current and accurate across all channels. With a single management environment, ContentHub improves operational efficiencies, eliminating the need for hotels to load images and text into multiple systems using multiple tools. www.pegs.com

Star Linen & Supply’s Marquis Green Terry Collection is manufactured from pre-consumer textile waste, using the patented Enova Process to restore the fiber to its original state. The result is a product with the look, feel, and strength of traditional terry products that eliminates the use of pesticides and fertilizers and conserves water and land use. The collection is manufactured in a zero-discharge facility that produces no emission of effluents into rivers and streams. www.starlinen.com

SoftBrands HMS (Hotel Management System) integrates multiple hotel functions to help hospitality companies maximize revenues and deliver the best possible guest service. The complete solution enables companies to manage availability, rates, reservations, guest profiles, and in-house services. By integrating front office and central reservations with other areas of the business, users get a centralized, unified look at guests and business performance.  www.infor.com/softbrands

The Evolve AI is an 8-inch color touchscreen display that replaces the guestroom alarm clock and provides an interactive guest experience. Its standard functions include full alarm clock functionality, including dual alarm and wake-up call scheduling, iPod/iPhone/iPad connectivity for audio and charging, Grooveshark Internet radio, and five-day weather forecast. Other features include full room control, concierge services, and full customization. www.eguestcontrols.com

OpenWays’ Mobile Key solution allows hotel guests to use their mobile phone if they want to bypass the front desk check-in procedure and get straight into their rooms. The technology adapts existing, or is integrated with new, electronic locking systems and is compatible with all the major locks installed today. OpenWays is a “data key,” which means it can be delivered wherever a customer is, whenever they need access to their room, and reduces plastic card waste. It’s compatible with all mobile phones (...

Hunter Douglas Hospitality and Farmboy Fine Arts collaborated to rethink roller shades as art pieces, combining form and function to transform windows into a new focal point of the room. The collection presents a bold way of incorporating art into lobby, guestroom, spa, restaurant, and healthcare spaces to re-energize the space or screen an unwanted view. The five collections span artistic genres, from the elegant sensibilities of Baroque lace to the movement and ease of expressionist brush strokes. www....

DIRECTV’s Residential Experience for hotels transports the living room experience into the hotel room with more than 100 HD channels, an enhanced interactive program guide, the full residential programming lineup, and an anti-microbial remote designed specifically for the lodging and hospitality industry. The service delivers the programming to compact and easily hidden set-top boxes in each hotel room so that guests can enjoy the same DIRECTV experience they get at home. Property owners also have the ab...

Bloom’s Alma Papa is a modern, solid wood crib suitable from newborn to 4 years. Two mattress heights allow for use as a co-sleeper/bassinet and full-size crib, and open slats on all four sides maximize airflow. Its patented compact-fold construction provides for easy storage when not in use, as well as easy transport to guestrooms whenever a crib is requested. Four lockable casters allow for room-to-room mobility. The crib finishes are low VOC and baby safe, as well as MDF- and formaldehyde-free. Availa...

Concept Amenities developed a range of toiletries under its ERP (environmentally responsible product) logo. Plastic packaging for its guest amenity lines is created using an organic-based additive, Eco Pure, which allows the packaging to fully biodegrade to water and carbon dioxide within a few years under normal landfill conditions. Among these bath and body product lines for hotel guests is Jean-Michel Cousteau by Maricoid, which features paraben-free liquids and soaps formulated with 100 percent organ...

The Hudson Valley Lighting Contract Hospitality Division offers the same level of detail and classic American elegance characteristic to all their fixtures, but focuses on specifying and supplying high-quality functional and decorative lighting for large-scale commercial and hotel projects. The new contract hospitality division joins the other hospitality divisions from the Littman family of brands, including Troy Lighting Contract Hospitality. Troy Lighting Contract Hospitality’s new collection of orig...

Watermark’s new “smart” Luxury Shower System offers a mix of technology, water conservation, and water heating efficiencies. A plus for hotel owners and developers looking for high-tech features that help conserve water and energy, the LSS also tracks water usage through its Green Statistics function, which displays current, maximum, and minimum water used in the shower, and allows the user to compare consumption to eight other pre-sets. Additionally, the hospitality mode allows one pre-set program to b...

The Mitchell Group’s variety of faux leather collections includes Sta-Kleen, the first polyurethane performance fabric that allows for complete erasing of marks and stains that permanently damage other furniture upholstery. From ballpoint pen and permanent marker to mustard, tough stains can be dry-erased with cloth, and ghost stains removed with household rubbing alcohol. Repeated cleaning doesn’t damage or diminish the surface. Sta-Kleen is available in an array of contemporary colors and patterns, al...

LOFTwall offers a wide range of divider solutions for the hospitality industry. The screens can divide hotel lobby areas, create a backdrop in reception areas, or section off areas in restaurants and lounges for semi-private events. LOFTwalls can create privacy between living and sleeping areas in a guestroom. The panels come in a wide range of opaque and translucent finishes and can be easily changed within the space. The frames are standard aluminum and come in 40 finishes. www.loftwall.com

Sealy’s next generation Posturepedic mattress collection offers superior support and extended durability and resilience to the center, side, and bottom of the mattress. Instead of standard steel, the collection features titanium alloy innersprings that are 10 percent stronger than previous models. The mattresses are made with pre-compressed, high-density foam to reduce body impressions, and its CoreSupport center gives extra support where it matters most. The foundation is rubberized to stop mattresses ...

Durkan, the hospitality brand of The Mohawk Group, introduced Durkan carpet tiles, which can be paired with different textured base grades to add dimension and illuminate patterns and colors. The company debuts the offering with its Vamp Collection, one of the first to feature both broadloom and carpet tile patterns. The modern collection uses a color palette filled with warm shades of reds, magentas, golds, and purples, with botanical and geometric design elements complementing one another. Like all Du...

Textile supplier Standard Fiber showed off its Elevations line, an innovative concept in performance terry. Targeted weight distribution focuses loft and absorbency in the center of the towel, where performance matters most. Textured, woven Jacquard patterns that accent each end of the towel create weight and laundry savings. The towels are woven with 100 percent ring-spun combed cotton and manufactured with Centium Core Technology. Products in the Elevations line include bath towels, pool towels, hand ...

Commercial carpet manufacturer Bentley Prince Street introduced its new broadloom and carpet tile collections designed for the hospitality market. Among them is Kids Art & Friends, which takes advantage of high-resolution printing to deliver cut pile broadloom products with youthful colors and kid-approved designs. The company also unveiled two collections by design icon and partner Clodagh: a sheered version of its existing Tuscon line, and Natural State, which combines the quality of wool with the...