Questions continue for voting machines

January 6, 2008

The New York Times: After the 2000 election, counties around the United States rushed to buy new computerized voting machines. But it turns out that these…

Kiosks let parents keep tabs on kids' grades

January 6, 2008

The (Grand Junction, Colo.) Daily Sentinel: The grocery shopping lists of parents of some Colorado students may now include grade reports or teacher e-mail…

NCR FastLane extends self-service options

January 6, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — Retailers who have deployed NCR Corp.'s FastLane self-checkout kiosks can extend FastLane's capabilities to shoppers in other parts of the…

Taiwan-based power-supply maker now offering gaming kiosks

January 3, 2008

DIGITIMES: ENG Electric, a Taiwan-based maker of switching power supplies, battery chargers and power transformers, has extended its product line to include…

NCR intros contactless, mobile payment solutions for retail, hospitality

January 3, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp., in partnership with ViVOtech, has introduced a suite of contactless payment terminals for the point of sale. These solutions enable…

OPINION: Self-service to expand at airports in ‘08

January 2, 2008

The Globe and Mail: The trend toward self-service kiosks at airports will accelerate this year. That's good news for tech-savvy travellers who prefer punching…

Online poker kiosks headed to Croatia

January 2, 2008

LaunchPoker.com: Betting kiosks will soon offer online poker access in a variety of locations, thanks to a deal recently announced between online backgammon…

Dubai traffic fines now paid at police kiosks

January 2, 2008

(United Arab Emirites) Khaleej Times: Dubai Traffic Police have launched a new service in which citizens can pay traffic fines at kiosks in various shopping…

Nebraska bank employs eye-opening tech

January 2, 2008

The Associated Press: A First National Bank branch in Papillion, Neb., has added several self-service options for its customers. The bank features some new…

24-hour ATMs not working in Pakistan

January 1, 2008

The (Pakistan) Daily Times: The Islamabad public is facing problems like inoperable ATMs in the face of riots following the assassination of the Pakistan…

Wincor World to focus on solutions

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Presence of global partners reinforces Wincor's push in 2008.      

Retail tech spending expected to increase

December 26, 2007

The Associated Press: Stores spend $34.5 billion a year on all kinds of technology, from the cables and routers behind the scenes to in-store devices like…

Air Canada adds self-tagging to kiosks

December 26, 2007

The Globe and Mail: Air Canada persuaded you to check yourself in and print your own boarding pass. Now Canada's largest airline wants you to take care of…

Best Buy 'bait and switch' kiosks not connected to Internet

December 25, 2007

Los Angeles Times: The Connecticut attorney general's office sued Best Buy in May, charging the electronics heavyweight with using deceptive in-store websites…

NRF to focus on tech beyond the store

Top retail show to look at relationship between retail and emerging tech.

Dell to launch multi-function kiosk

December 20, 2007

StorefrontBackTalk.com: Dell will introduce a multi-function kiosk next month that is designed to change function throughout the day, being used perhaps in…

Plans shrink for U.S. MAX BOX

U.K. developer is on the block after its CEO resigns, restructuring.

NCR offers self-checkout with two-sided receipt printing

December 19, 2007

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. has announced that its two-sided thermal receipt printing technology is now available for NCR FastLane, a leading self-checkout unit.

Colorado voting machines tossed out

December 18, 2007

The Associated Press: Colorado's secretary of state has declared many of the state's electronic-voting machines unreliable, but said that some of them could…

Man pleads guilty to hacking hotel kiosks

December 18, 2007

LawFuel.com: Hario Tandiwidjojo, 28, pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from his hacking into business kiosks at hotels and stealing credit card…