Nintendo's portable gaming devices turn into mini-kiosks

July 9, 2007

The Associated Press: Videogame giant Nintendo is making a pitch to turn its portable DS Lite into a baseball staple, bringing interactive technology to fans…

Podcast talks about future of service in automated world

July 9, 2007

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The president and chief executive of GA Services LLC, George Harris, says the future of service is all about control through…

Polar Frog moves DVD kiosks into airports

July 9, 2007

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Polar Frog Digital is placing its DVD manufacturing on-demand solutions, called MediaIgloo, into airports.   According to a news release…

ArcaTech announces new European facilities

July 9, 2007

MEBANE, N.C. — ArcaTech Systems has opened new customer-support facilities in Northern Ireland and Russia. The new operations are expected to support growth…

Grocer provides savings from biometric in-store kiosk

July 9, 2007

DAYTON, Ohio — Dorothy Lane Market has signed a deal with Pay By Touch to place its biometric personalized marketing and payment systems in groceries by the…

NRF and DigitalSignageToday.com to host pavilion at NRF Big Show

July 9, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Retail Federation and DigitalSignageToday.com announced a partnership to create a special pavilion for the NRF 97th Annual…

Indian land document now available at court kiosk

July 8, 2007

The Times of India: Thanks to a new government venture, Bangalore citizens now have access to land records via a kiosk that is expected to be set up at the…

Whitech sells 35% to Fujifilm

July 8, 2007

CRN Australia: Photo kiosk developer Whitech has sold 35 percent of its company to Fujifilm Holdings Australasia. Whitech's suite of PhotoTeller software is…

Restaurants test table card readers

July 8, 2007

The Associated Press: Pay-at-the-table systems are popular in Europe and other parts of the world, but they haven't yet caught on in the United States…

Movie download kiosks springboarded by copyright decision

July 5, 2007

Video Business: Movie download kiosks are likely to start rolling out on a trial basis at stores this holiday season now that disc burning using…

NCR licenses thermal paper for ATM and retail kiosk use

July 5, 2007

DAYTON, Ohio — Kanzaki Specialty Papers, Inc. has entered into an agreement with NCR Corp. to license NCR's simultaneous two-sided thermal paper…

Giant Eagle plans to replace DVD rental stores with kiosks

July 4, 2007

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Giant Eagle is preparing to dim the lights on its 100 Iggle Video locations to make way for hundreds of automated kiosks. A company…

New self-service mini-kiosk provides magnetic stripe reader

July 4, 2007

WindowsforDevices.com: Hand Held Products released its latest Windows CE 5.0-powered self-service mini-kiosk for retail environments. The Image Kiosk 857…

Camera House snaps up HP photo kiosk contract

July 2, 2007

Current.com.au: Camera House is expected to be the first Australian retailer to sign on with Hewlett-Packard for HP's new line photo kiosks. Camera House is…

Kiosk company signs supplier for DVD burning

July 2, 2007

Video Business: Kiosk company TitleMatch Entertainment Group has inked a distribution deal with Eros Entertainment to make its films available online as well…

Redbox to expand in McDonald's markets

July 2, 2007

CNNMoney.com: By August, Redbox will push its DVD-rental kiosks into new McDonald's markets, including Boise, Ind.; Des Moines, Iowa; Indianapolis; Kansas…

Bill Gates gives the gift of kiosks

July 2, 2007

The (India) Economic Times: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has offered to help the Maharasthra government set up agro-kiosks to serve farmers. "The agro-kiosks…

Consumers driving new movement

Consumers have more self-service options including mobile devices.

Report reinforces kiosk best practices

An update on the report says many of the same mistakes are being made.

Free Web-browsing kiosks could be launched in India

July 1, 2007