NRA 2011: nClosure and the iPad as kiosk

nClosure spokesman Dan McCain and Poslavu's Travis Kellerman discuss the challenges and benefits of employing iPads as self-service devices.

Kiosks keeping prisoners in cells

May 25, 2011

Kiosks are providing prisoners with services at the Colorado State Penitentiary, which holds some of the most dangerous criminals in the state, according to…

A&W offers self-ordering kiosks in Québec

May 25, 2011

Self-ordering kiosks are a focus in A&W Food Services of Canada's new Urban Concept restaurant. The first Québec location opened this morning. According to…

NCR demos self-service throughout travel process (video)

NCR uses Denmark tradeshow to showcase combined solutions for the retail, food and travel industries.

Aetrex store: Foot-scanning tech, plus Microsoft Surface

Aetrex Worldwide Inc., a designer and manufacturer of footwear, has opened its first retail concept store in Englewood, N.J. The 2,400 square-foot store will…

Wincor Nixdorf to provide ATMs, maintenance services to BB&T

May 24, 2011

Wincor Nixdorf Inc. has finalized a deal with Winston-Salem, N.C.-based BB&T Corporation to provide ATM hardware and associated services for up to 10…

Mix-and-match software for digital signage and kiosks

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Pick your own poison with a mix-and-match approach to kiosk and digital signage software.

Electronic Art provides interactive display for Cincinnati Public Library

May 24, 2011

Electronic Art, a Cincinnati interactive agency specializing in touch-screen kiosks, digital signage and integrated websites, has integrated two large-scale…

Kiosk helps clinic collect patients' debts

May 24, 2011

Houston-based Richmond Bone & Joint Clinic can more easily collect patient debt thanks to new check-in kiosks that are integrated with a payment-management…

McDonald's Europe expects kiosks to increase jobs

More than 800 kiosks are taking orders -- not jobs -- at McDonald's restaurants throughout Europe.

XONA kiosks expand DVD capacity

May 23, 2011

XONA Media, developer of a movie kiosk that not only rents traditional DVDs but also allows digital media downloads, announced today a breakthrough in the…

Self-service goes wireless

Being able to reach consumers at any time, anywhere has become increasingly important to businesses trying to remain competitive in the current economy. The…

Apple using its iPad 2 as kiosk

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Retailers have been using iPads as a cheaper way to deploy kiosks, but it looks like Apple is doing the same thing in some of its retail stores.

McDonald's UK expects kiosks to increase jobs

The restaurant chain has deployed more than 800 kiosks throughout Europe. Most are in France.

AMD announces very low power APUs for embedded market

May 22, 2011

AMD today announced the immediate availability of two new AMD Embedded G-Series APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) with thermal design power ratings of 5.…

Jetstar expands self-service with SMS boarding

May 22, 2011

IBM announced this week that it has helped Jetstar Airways expand its self-service offering for passengers to include SMS boarding.

Lowe's to deploy kiosks to help customers get solar power

Demand for residential solar power has spurred Lowe's to implement kiosks that quote pricing options.

Australian video stores to roll out DVD kiosks

May 22, 2011

Franchise Entertainment Group (FEG) has invested $2 million to order 1,000 kiosks, which if deployed quickly, would make the group the biggest kiosk player in…

B-Cycle program on a roll with another city launch

May 22, 2011

The official launch of the Madison Wisc., bike sharing program isn't until June 1, but a few still-in-bubblewrap kiosks could be spotted this weekend on the…

Homeland Security chief supports Global Entry kiosks

May 19, 2011

Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano told leaders in the travel industry Thursday that she's in favor of trusted traveler programs that use kiosks to scan…