Esprida podcast features SSKA exec. director

May 28, 2007

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — David Drain, executive director of the Self-Service and Kiosk Association, said there is a distinct difference between two recent…

Self Service Expo awards

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Vital-Signz has captured the minds and eyes of users in California.

GeneralTouch launches RTL series touch monitors

May 24, 2007

GeneralTouch Technology Co. Ltd. has released the RTL series rear-mount LCD touch monitors.

Best Buy accused of using kiosks for bait-and-switch tactic

May 24, 2007

ABCnews.com: The Connecticut attorney general is taking Best Buy to task for using a different version of its Web site on in-store kiosks than customers found…

Kiosks mean time running out for Columbus parking meters

May 24, 2007

TheOtherPaper.com: The looming installation of parking kiosks may mean an end to angst over the city's electronic meters. Within three years, self-service…

Music download kiosks uncertain part of Trans World Entertainment re-branding

May 24, 2007

SmallCap Investor.com: Trans World Entertainment Corp. execs say the company will focus on re-branding in an effort to turn around poor results. Part of the…

Self Service Expo awards

Winners include Amtrak/SITA, ARMP and DaimlerChrysler.

Planar releases new color EL display

May 23, 2007

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Planar Systems Inc. announced the company's first QVGA multicolor thin-film electroluminescent (EL) display. Similar to the visual…

FlickStation Media considering acquisition offers

May 23, 2007

ATLANTA — The management team of FlickStation Media has confirmed they have received acquisition interest from a variety of interested parties and would start…

RFID kiosk, digital signs help the Artisan Complete Group take convention award

May 23, 2007

MARKHAM, Ontario—Artisan Complete Group was awarded best product display at the 2007 Canadian Marketing Association Convention.

Kiosk in hospital puts damper on smoking

May 23, 2007

WIFR.com: Rockford Memorial Hospital, in Illinois, has deployed an interactive kiosk to portray the harmful effects of smoking. Tobacco addicts can compare…

More museums, educators using self-service for time travel

May 23, 2007

Kentucky.com: Museums, educators and others are increasingly using kiosk-based video, animation and graphics to depict historical sites beyond what text, maps…

Multimap shows new version of kiosk-friendly mapping software

May 22, 2007

LONDON—Multimap is demonstrating the latest version of its highly-functional API (Application Programming Interface v.1.2) at the Travel Distribution Summit…

IBM kiosk at heart of blood tracking system

May 22, 2007

Medical Laboratory World: Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust has chosen MSoft's blood tracking solution, which incorporates IBM kiosk technology, to enhance patient…

Self Service Expo plans show in Middle East

May 22, 2007

DUBAI — Self Service Expo Middle East, and Vending Middle East's expo and conference is scheduled for Feb. 6-7, 2008, in Dubai.

TIO Networks extends deal with ExxonMobil

May 21, 2007

BURNABY, British Columbia—TIO Networks Corp. has extended its five-year strategic alliance with ExxonMobil through 2012.

Wincor Nixdorf helps consumer electronics store launch self-checkout

May 21, 2007

PADERBORN, Germany—The Saturn store in Ingolstadt is the first consumer electronics retail store in Europe to install self-checkout systems from Wincor…

High-speed radio spec may move video from kiosks to cell phones

May 21, 2007

Techon.com: A group of 20 companies including NICT (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology), Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electric…

Solara, Terrace move forward with merger

May 21, 2007

BLAINE, Wash.—Terrace Ventures Inc. has entered into a merger agreement with Solara Technologies Inc., a private British Columbia company engaged in the…

CUSS major part of revamp at Korea's Incheon International Airport

May 21, 2007

ZDNet: Korea's Incheon International Airport, voted world's best airport for the last two years, is adding common-use self-service kiosks for passenger…