Wincor Nixdorf takes No. 2 ATM position, trailing only NCR

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

May 28, 2008

LISBON, Portugal — Paderborn, Germany-based Wincor Nixdorf International welcomed guests of its International Management Seminar, this year in Lisbon, with…

Choosing the Right Enclosure for a Kiosk Project

The rollout of a brand-new kiosk can be a daunting task, but a good place to start is with the machine's enclosure. Taking the proper steps when choosing what…

Macy's expands automated retail program

May 27, 2008

NEW YORK — On the heels of a successful two-year pilot of personal electronic automated retail shops with ZoomSystems, Macy's announced the rollout of this…

McDonalds, DoCoMo deal allows mobile payment for Happy Meals

May 27, 2008

JAPAN — McDonalds now lets Japanese customers pay for their Big Macs and Happy Meals with their mobile phones. After nearly a year in development, McDonalds…

Digital signage goes large scale with new industry guide

May 27, 2008

LOUISVILLE , Ky. — Digital Signage Today, in conjunction with Cisco Systems, has published a new industry guide on tactics for deploying digital signage on…

U.K. company introduces library self-service kiosk

May 26, 2008

MoreRFID: Intellident, a U.K.-based company, has announced the launch of the new smartServe kiosk, a library self-service device. smartServe offers patrons…

Self-service libraries studied in Wis.

May 26, 2008

The Milwaukee (Wis.) Journal Sentinel: Just as banks and pharmacies have opened branches in supermarkets, the Milwaukee Public Library is studying the idea of…

ADFLOW achieves 'Ready for' IBM Anyplace kiosk status

May 26, 2008

TORONTO, Ontario — ADFLOW Networks Inc., a provider of digital signage and interactive kiosk technology in the self-service vertical, has announced it has…

Kiosks check in at medical facilities

Self-service devices save hospitals time and money, experts say.

SeePoint guest service kiosks installed at Harrah's Pa. casino

May 22, 2008

CHESTER, Pa. — Harrah's Chester, a casino resort with more than 100,000 square feet of gaming space, has installed self-service touchscreen kiosks, allowing…

FansEdge retail store to add ordering kiosks

May 21, 2008

CHICAGO — FansEdge, a provider of licensed sports products, announced the opening of a new store in Aurora, Ill. that will use multiple marketing channels…

Document kiosks go high-tech in D.C.

May 20, 2008

The Associated Press: The Declaration of Independence looked a bit different before Benjamin Franklin got his hands on it, using a pen to scratch out the…

Redbox adds former JetBlue executive as CFO

May 20, 2008

Video Business: Redbox, the largest U.S. movie-rental kiosk maker, has announced that it named former JetBlue Airways chief financial officer John Harvey as…

Tesco's all-self-checkout approach a hit with shoppers

May 19, 2008

The Retail Bulletin: Tesco's Fresh & Easy chain has uniquely adopted an all-self-checkout model that was initially questioned but is gaining increasing…

For Microsoft Surface, retail applications will be key

May 19, 2008

Adweek: Microsoft's Surface interface was unveiled a year ago, around the same time that Apple launched the iPhone, which uses a similar "natural-user…

Utopia self-service checkout kiosk launched in Chicago

May 19, 2008

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The first major installation of Pan-Oston's Utopia self-service checkout solution is underway in the 30-outlet Chicago-area grocery chain…

Near-future boom for near-field?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

NFC-enabled cell phones might make m-payments, m-banking common.

Man accused of stealing $450,000 from Coinstar kiosks

May 18, 2008

The (Everett, Wash.) HeraldNet: He's accused of stealing around $450,000 from grocery store coin-counting machines in three states. Local police believe…

Blockbuster to test digital kiosks

May 18, 2008

Home Media Magazine: Blockbuster Inc. said it is beginning pilot tests of digital kiosks that will let consumers download movie rentals to portable devices…

NCR to launch patient kiosks in Europe

May 18, 2008

e-Health Insider: A new touchscreen kiosk is to be launched in Europe by self-service specialist NCR, designed to simplify the checking in and out procedures…