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Droid vs iPhone: Are Those Footsteps You Hear?
The Droid X is that latest smartphone to hit the U.S. market, stirring up considerable buzz for the nation’s number one wireless carrier. As Verizon launches the Motorola-made and Android-powered Droid X today, one has to wonder if Apple is hearing footsteps. With its...
iPad Mania: The Many Uses of Apple’s Marvelous iPad
I noticed lately that there’s a lot of buzz surrounding Apple’s iPhone 4, but, can we get back to discussing the iPad for a minute, please? I miss the iPad mania! The iPad, as we all know by now, has the capability of doing every cool thing imaginable, except for...
Vanguard Announces New Solution Naming Enhancements and New Product Lines
Vanguard Products Group today announced solution branding updates, along with the availability of two new product lines. “To better serve our customers, we felt it was time to appropriately group and brand our product lines. As a result, we believe it will make...
The iPad Goes to College
Although it is still early in the summer, I imagine that many students across this great land of ours are right now lobbying parents asking to consider purchasing for them an iPad for their back to school needs. Should the college bookstores of America begin preparing...
The Breakthrough That Became An Essential
No one need be a genius to realize that the introduction of a new product by Apple has the potential to drive markets. iPod anyone? Need I say more? Obviously, yes. In the wake of the launch of the breakthrough iPad, observers of the consumer electronics segment are...
Selling Tips: Chalk One up for Product Interaction
An article recently published on Forbes.com that discusses the top selling tips has recognized what our customers already know; putting products into the hands of consumers helps increase sales. The article, which highlights the top 10 selling tips from around the...
LG Modular Phone Display Featured in Creative Magazine
The April/May 2010 issue of Creative magazine features a new modular phone display LG is deploying at independent AT&T and Verizon locations throughout the country. Developed by AMD Industries, Inc., the high profile display features interactive video messaging...
iPhone 4 is a Major Hit
iPhone 4 is here! By now, many of us have learned that the demand for the newest Apple product far exceeded the expectations of even the staunchest Apple devotees. After reading the reviews and press releases detailing the product, it’s easy to understand why! So what...
Equipment or App: Who’s Driving What?
Looking back to what now seems to be the dawn of time, we strain to remember when a mobile device did one thing and one thing only: complete a phone call. There was no other equipment, apps or pieces to the puzzle. It was plain and simple. As our nation’s first...
Power Alarm Solutions: Newest Product is Here
We're happy to announce the launch of our new Vital power alarm solution! This low-cost display, power and security solution can be used to secure a wide range of mobile phones and other devices. Vanguard recently deployed a custom version of this solution in over...
iPhone 4G Announced to Rave Reviews
While the world digested the recent announcement from the Apple Worldwide Developer's Conference regarding the planned arrival of the iPhone 4G, we at Vanguard Products Group began to develop an impressive way to power and secure this best in class product. With a...
Sprint HTC Evo Breaks Sales Record
Sprint announced today that their exclusive HTC Evo set a record for the most phones ever sold in a single day. The carrier rolled out the phone to more than 1,000 store locations on Friday, June 4, with help from Vanguard. The major carrier looked to Vanguard for a...
Is the end of the Netbook near?
According to a new survey commissioned by the consumer electronics site, Retrevo, consumers are ‘overwhelmingly leaning’ toward the iPad rather than a netbook. In response to the question; Are you planning to purchase an iPad or a net book?, the survey of over 1000...
Staples Awards VPG LP Provider of the Year
We are happy to announce that Vanguard recently received the Staples Loss Prevention Solution Provider of the Year for 2009. We accepted the award during the retailer's US Retail Loss Prevention Conference on May 13, 2010 in Mystic Connecticut. Vanguard currently...
Increasing Retail Sales: Four Tips to Begin
Regardless of where you get your news from, there are more and more reports these days that indicate the economy is recovering. As a retailer, you’ve almost made it to the end of the tunnel, or so we all hope, but as always you need to remain diligent in your efforts...
eReaders Keep Us Turning the Page
One could say that eReaders have officially come into their own as viable consumer electronics devices. Their popularity has intensified by the likes of Amazon's Kindle, the Sony Reader, Barnes and Noble's Nook, the iPad and now Borders' new Kobo. With about 3.6...
Digital Signage: Are you considering it?
Surely by now you have heard the buzz. You’ve probably been invited to the trade shows and various seminars on the topic and seen systems deployed throughout various and diverse public settings like airports, retailers and quick serve restaurants. And you may have...