Walmart expands Scan & Go to 12 more markets

March 20, 2013

Walmart announced it is expanding the Scan & Go checkout app to a dozen more markets, nearly tripling the number of stores involved in the pilot program…

Marijuana vending gets high on security tech

March 20, 2013

Marijuana vending machines may seem like a contradiction to the war on drugs, but thanks to beefed up security requirements and biometrics, the machines are…

NYC subway kiosks charting new course for travelers

by Christopher Hall — w, t

As NYC readies a second phase pilot of digital wayfinding kiosks, MTA talks benefits, lessons learned.

MediNav app leads the way in Connecticut hospital

March 20, 2013

Connexient, a provider of e-health solutions, today announced the successful beta launch of its MediNav application at Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn.

DSA extends entry deadline for Industry Excellence Awards

March 19, 2013

The Digital Screenmedia Association is now accepting entries for its 2013 Industry Excellence Awards, and has extended the entry deadline to March 22.

Digital signage, kiosks on display as Almo Pro AV tour hits Chicago

March 19, 2013

Audiovisual distributor Almo Professional A/V, in partnership with InfoComm International, has revealed some of the details about new exhibiting manufacturers…

Reinvent the Payphone challenge chooses design winner

March 19, 2013

And the winner is ... NYFi.

Reinvent the Payphone digital kiosk design finalists

New York City issued the Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge, asking "How can New York City reinvent payphones to make our city more accessible, safer…

Erie County, NY, begins rollout of DMV kiosks

March 18, 2013

Erie County, New York, is giving its motor vehicle departments a technology upgrade. According to an article on bizjournals.com, the county installed…

Juice 'ATM' installed in Los Angeles

March 18, 2013

Los Angeles is becoming the land of novelty ATMs. Not only can residents satisfy late night cravings for cupcakes at the Sprinkles cupcake ATM, they also have…

New research points to sustained growth of self-checkout

March 18, 2013

New research from the Mercator Advisory Group points to a "sustained increase in demand" for self-checkout terminals from both consumers and retailers.

Self-service evolution or die: 5 best practices for monitoring multichannel banking environments

by Marc Borbas — VP, Marketing, INETCO

Over the past few months, we have seen retail financial institutions face mounting pressures to keep up with evolving self-service banking applications and…

Samsung Galaxy S4 reinvents the barcode

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

The new smartphone adds features tailored to mCommerce.

Redbox Instant goes live

March 15, 2013

The wait is finally over: Redbox Instant by Verizon has ended its beta test and began commercial service yesterday.

What do the new PCI/SSC guidelines mean for tablet kiosks?

by Brad Hintze — CMO/VP Marketing, Moki Mobility

The PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) just released new guidelines for developers, merchants and payment solutions providers using consumer mobile…

Gov't agencies seek to sequester savings with self-service

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Could the sequester cuts lead to self-service gains in public sector deployments? 

Reno City Council gives final deadline to parking kiosk company

March 14, 2013

Curb Systems, the parking kiosk company behind the disastrous deployment in Reno, Nev., has 120 days to complete the system or else be forced to pay the city…

Tryten intros Samsung Galaxy Tab kiosk

March 14, 2013

Security hardware provider Tryten Technologies announced the release of its Samsung Galaxy Tab kiosk, targeted for use in trade show, retail, hospitality…

NYC Board of Elections proposes citywide voting kiosk deployment

March 13, 2013

A new voter kiosk was unveiled by staff at the New York City Board of Elections, according to a report on wnyc.org. Officials said deploying the kiosks…

Villanova U deploys digital menu boards, self-order touchscreens

March 13, 2013

Marketing technologies solutions provider Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc. was selected by Villanova University to outfit the Nova Café, its recently…