GlobalShop 2003: Rocky start disappoints exhibitors

With the number of exhibitors and attendees down, rumors are that Globalshop will shift from Chicago to Las Vegas next year. That would be just fine with the…

Photo kiosk makers race to retail

New technology and growing consumer demand are pushing established companies like Kodak to introduce new and improved photo kiosks. The influx of others, like…

Service could have cross-over appeal for kiosks, ATMs

What's good for the ATM is good for the kiosk, and vice versa. Based on this principle, several service companies are seeking to expand their customer bases by…

Who's Who: John Petkus

Whether climbing mountains or developing new technology for bill acceptors, Hemisphere West's president John Petkus demands two things: challenge and risk.

Micro Kiosks may bring maximum impact

Unicomp and Symbol have introduced "micro kiosks" touting a major advantage to retail kiosk buyers -- they're really, really small.

MasterCard intros new way of fingering card fraud

After a successful six-month beta test in Malaysia, MasterCard International is ready to roll out a new method of fraud prevention. The technology, developed…

BT plans world's largest Internet kiosk network

In Britain, a project to install 20,000 Web payphones is underway. It's the most ambitious project of its kind in the world, and plans to expand to other…

Maintenance Advice: Use a Prevent Defense

Kiosk maintenance has its lighter moments -- but the fun stops when the subject turns to cost. It can be expensive if a kiosk deployer does not handle…

Retail's BIG Show is BIG on Technology

by Craig Keefner — manager, Olea

Customer/Employee Self-Service Terminals are the focus of the first day's session in the first day of the National Retail Federation show in New York.

Notes and News from the final day at NRF

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Craig Keefner's adventures at the National Retail Federation continued for a third day. This time, Craig paid visits to some of the bigger companies involved…

2002: A Year in Review

Self-Service emerged as a hot-button topic for those who follow kiosks in 2002, and more of the same is expected next year.

NRF Show to feature new self-service options for retailers

All eyes in the retail world will focus on the NRF's Big Show Jan. 12-15. A few new products from the kiosk industry are expected to attract their share of…

Checking out the CashWorks program

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The former InnoVentry principals who founded CashWorks -- having learned a few things about what really works in a retail environment -- are putting those…

Internet access kiosks get shibby at Denver airport

A pay-per-use public Internet kiosk will provide a valuable service and generate real revenue for its owner, according to developers of the Shibby kiosk.

Holographic controls may be wave of the future

HoloTouch Inc. president R. Douglas McPheters has invented a control interface that floats in mid-air and responds to human touch. The new technology may get…

How does the future line up for self-service checkouts?

Summit Research Associates president Francie Mendelsohn, NCR and Optimal Robotics address the future of self-checkout kiosks.

Plasma forecast is cool, clear...and costly

Kiosk deployers aren't rushing out to buy plasma displays just yet, but as prices fall and demand for large and vivid displays increase, demand is heating up.

Where in the World are Web Payphones?

In public spaces, consumers are slowly getting their arms around the concept of paying for Internet access at kiosks, or Web payphones, but it's far from what…

7-Eleven's Vcom wins raves at RD

A presentation by Jay Giesen, the new leader of 7-Eleven's Vcom program, resulted in a lively Q&A session at last week's Retail Delivery Conference & Expo, and…

Diebold has Georgia on its Mind in Election

If you think politicians have a lot riding on Tuesday's election, consider the opportunity for Diebold. The manufacturer's touchscreen voting machines will be…