Retail kiosks offer info on health, beauty, wellness products

February 10, 2009

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Hamacher Resource Group Inc. has teamed with in-store kiosk pioneer ReadyTouch Inc. to provide a retail kiosk for shoppers seeking…

Virgin America's stylish check-in kiosks make one air traveler feel too at home

February 10, 2009

The Boston Globe: Virgin America is spending nearly half a million dollars to make its new home at Logan International Airport more comfortable for air…

Calif. man in slammer for kiosk investment scam

February 10, 2009

(Fallbrook, Calif.) North County Times: A California man has pled guilty to trying to scam elderly victims out of roughly $20 million. Edward U. Bevilacqua…

Wine Kiosks: Building a Better Customer Base for Wine Retailers

Wine retailers can increase customer loyalty and ROI by installing a wine kiosk that allows customers to look up information on specific inventory and print…

Nexxo Financial sends $200 million via self-service remittance

February 9, 2009

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Nexxo Financial Corp. says California consumers have deposited more than $200 million dollars into Nexxo's patent-pending money transfer…

Founder of iKiosk Solutions breaks down in front of students

February 9, 2009

San Antonio Express-News: When Tony Alvarez, founder of iKiosk Solutions, tried to explain his motivations for creating his company to an audience of high…

Seiko Instruments unveils CAPD247 2-inch embedded thermal printer

February 9, 2009

TORRANCE, Calif. — Seiko Instruments USA Inc. Thermal Printer Division, a provider of thermal kiosk printer technology, has introduced the 24-volt LTPD and…

Eclypsis e-medical records, practice manager solution, chosen by pediatrics group

February 9, 2009

CENTENNIAL, Co. — Eclipsys Corporation's PeakPractice integrated electronic medical record and practice management solution has been chosen by Greenwood…

Elo releases 15D1 All-in-One Touchcomputer for kiosks, POS

February 9, 2009

Electronicnews.com: Elo has released 15D1 All-in-One Touchcomputer for kiosk information systems, POS, point-of-service, loyalty systems, home control, and…

Governor of Washington may replace licensing offices with self-service kiosks

February 9, 2009

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Washington Governor Chris Gregoire wants to close 25 Department of Licensing offices and eliminate more than 150 boards and…

Tulare County officials show how kiosks can be used for tourism

February 9, 2009

Visalia (Calif.) Times Delta: Tulare County tourism officials will unveil a demonstration of their visitor information kiosk at the World Ag Expo in Tulare…

XPIENT debuts restaurant kiosk modeled after grocery self-checkout

February 9, 2009

XPIENT Solutions showcased its kiosk management point-of-sale system last week at the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers Show and…

Wincor Nixdorf to install 120 reverse vending self-service systems for real,- SB Warenhaus GmbH

February 9, 2009

DUSSELDORF, Germany — Wincor Nixdorf has received an order from real,- SB Warenhaus GmbH to deliver and install reverse vending self-service systems…

New dealer kiosk shows shoppers their cars with new tires, wheels

February 8, 2009

Modern Tire Dealer: American Car Care Centers dealerships could soon be using a new in-store touchscreen marketing kiosk that will allow customers to view tire…

Natural gas payment kiosks without humans give Clarksdale customers the blues

February 8, 2009

(Clarksdale, Miss.) Press Register: Customers of Atmos Energy in Clarksdale, Miss., criticized the company for switching to a kiosk payment system. At a public…

RFID tags could speed luggage check-in

February 8, 2009

RFID Journal: United Airlines is working with the Transportation Security Agency and Star Alliance, a global association comprising 21 airlines, to test an…

Globalshop 2009: The changing face of in-store marketing

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Next month's event will focus heavily on new trends in fixtures, screens and the store as media marketplace.

Global economy takes toll on NCR

February 5, 2009

DAYTON, Ohio — The weak economy bit into NCR Corp.'s revenue all over the world in 2008.

Boston doc creates kiosk for health screenings

February 5, 2009

Mass. High Tech: A Boston physician is developing a tabletop medical kiosk to reduce the time and cost of health screenings and routine doctor visits…

Continental Prison Systems kiosks win Colorado award for innovation

February 5, 2009

FRESNO, Calif. — Continental Prison Systems Inc., which uses customized kiosks and proprietary software to make city and county jails cashless, was awarded…