Sam's Club, other retailers to showcase broadband service

May 29, 2003

PHILADELPHIA -- Consumers throughout the country can learn about and purchase Comcast high-speed Internet service at more than 290 Wireless Retail…

Vendors team to deliver speech-enabled customer service

May 29, 2003

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Fortegra Inc. has joined forces with SandCherry Inc. to provide speech-enabled customer self-service and workforce management solutions. The…

Who's who: Jeff Roster

May 28, 2003

Jeff Roster has a complicated relationship with the industry he covers as principal analyst of global industries, retail, for Gartner Dataquest. He knows…

UK supermarket installs training computers

May 28, 2003

HERTFORDSHIRE, England -- Supermarket giant Tesco has introduced training computers in 780 of its stores to help tackle basic computer-skills problems in its…

SMS operator unveils m-commerce service

May 28, 2003

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Macro Kiosk Sdn Bhd's CEO Kenny Goh is confident of making an impact in the mobile-commerce business through the operator's eTracker…

Plasma-screen vendors to display at Infocomm

May 27, 2003

SEATTLE -- ActiveLight Inc., distributor of plasma displays for dynamic signage, will be showcasing a variety of plasma-based products at the Infocomm…

Diebold tabulates votes in another Ohio county

May 27, 2003

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Butler County, Ohio, successfully used 100 Diebold Election Systems AccuVote-TS touchscreen voting stations to conduct a special election…

McD's to upgrade image, add self-serve kiosks

May 26, 2003

OAKBROOK, Ill. -- In his first face-to-face meeting with shareholders, Jim Cantalupo, McDonald's new chief executive, focused on his plan to trim costs and…

CVS stores to get latest Kodak kiosks

May 26, 2003

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Consumers will soon be able to turn their digital images into photographic prints at a major drugstore chain while shopping for shampoo…

Tech firm implements wireless POS ticketing for museum

May 26, 2003

NEW YORK -- IT consulting firm Business Technology Partners, with ticket vendor Ticketmaster, has designed and implemented a wireless point-of-sale ticketing…

Kiosk center to offer one-stop shop at retail show

Retail decision makers will flock to Retail Systems 2003 in Chicago June 9-12 to find the latest technology for their stores. This year, kiosk and self-service…

Micro PC designed for kiosk deployments

May 22, 2003

MARKHAM, Ontario -- Kiosk vendor Compar Corp. has introduced the Satellite Micro PC for kiosk and integrated-display deployments.

Display shows images and captures them, too

May 22, 2003

TOKYO -- Imagine a display screen that can scan images. The product is being developed by Toshiba Corp., according to an article in the New York Times. The…

Shatterproof touchscreen for in-flight apps

May 21, 2003

BALTIMORE -- Touch International has announced a shatterproof, self-extinguishing touchscreen designed for implementation inside in-flight entertainment…

VirTra to show technology at homeland security seminar

May 21, 2003

ARLINGTON, Texas -- VirTra Systems Inc. will demonstrate its judgmental use-of-force training systems at The Homeland Security and Defense Seminar on Thurs.…

Vending industry in Europe highlights self-service technology for vending

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While in London, Craig Keefner went to AVEX, a tradeshow for the vending industry. Here's his report from the show.

Newspaper kiosk debuts in Delhi

May 19, 2003

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Guests at the InterContinental Parkroyal Nehru Place in Delhi, India, will be able to read same-day editions of 119 newspapers from…

Airport breakthrough - Vegas launches multi-airline kiosks

May 19, 2003

LAS VEGAS - McCarran International Airport is set to become the first to deploy self-service kiosks that aren't tied to a particular airline. Passengers on…

Speed is the killer for Polaroid kiosks

May 18, 2003

In a crowded photo kiosk market, Polaroid executives are counting on their product's faster speed to provide a competitive advantage with retailers.

Design firm elects Hall-of-Fame direction

May 18, 2003

PlannedLegacy Inc. has developed its first product for the college sports market, called SportsLegacy, and plans to introduce it at the National Association of…