Lands' End kiosks added to 100 Sears stores

October 26, 2006

The (Madison, Wis.) Capitol Times: Sears is highlighting its Lands' End brand in 100 stores, and is set to launch its 100th "store-within-a-store" by next…

Coinstar announces new service for banks, credit unions

October 26, 2006

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Coinstar Inc., operator of self-service coin counting kiosks, announced its new Coinstar Direct Coin Deposit service that will allow bank and…

Galvanon lands two new accounts for MediKiosk

October 25, 2006

Orlando Business Journal: Galvanon, an NCR Corp. company, has signed contracts with Emergency Health Center LLC of Houston and MedCenter One of Bismarck, N.D.…

New Mazda showrooms incorporate kiosks

October 25, 2006

Huntsville (Ala.) Times: Jeff Sikes Mazda has opened the 56th Mazda Retail Revolution facility in the United States. About 100 Retail Revolution locations are…

Zoom Systems raises $35 million in venture capital

October 25, 2006

San Francisco Business Times: Zoom Systems, which operates robotic retail kiosks that dispense products to customers, said Oct. 25 that it has raised $3…

Ingenico, Custom sign distribution deal

October 25, 2006

MILAN, Italy — Custom Engineering, provider in the electronic-device sector for retailing and self-service systems, and Ingenico Italia, developer of…

Horse tracks, opera houses offer portable info kiosks

Opera Glass Networks' PDA-based info and betting kiosks go where other kiosks can't: into the customer's seat.

Patent issued for prescription drug kiosk

October 24, 2006

SAN DIEGO — Asteres Inc. has received its first patent. According to a news release, Asteres' ScriptCenter is the first technology operating in the retail…

TIO deploys 1000th kiosk

October 24, 2006

BURNABY, British Columbia — TIO Networks Corp. announced the deployment of 27 self-serve automated kiosks in Cincinnati, Lexington. Ky., and Louisville, Ky.

Electronics retailer to deploy wireless music-on-demand kiosks

October 24, 2006

TechWeb News: MOD Systems has developed software that lets consumers download and pay for digital content from kiosks directly onto portable media players …

Pay By Touch debuts loyalty kiosk

October 23, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO — Pay By Touch, supplier of biometric authentication technology, personalized marketing and payment solutions, announced the immediate…

Kiosk Marketplace launches digital signage research center

October 23, 2006

Kiosk Marketplace and Self-Service World, sister sites within the NetWorld Alliance media family, have launched a new research center for digital signage. The…

Kiosk news: Nokia unveils 'interactive street furniture'

October 23, 2006

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Nokia unveils 'interactive street furniture'

October 22, 2006

Advertising Age: The technology inside mobile phones is now so complex that it deserves an advertising medium that reflects its processing power. Airport…

Neo Advertising acquires DAN Media

October 22, 2006

MONTREAL — Switzerland-based Neo Advertising has acquired digital-signage company DAN Media, which operates screens in 65 shopping centers in Canada and the…

Apunix celebrates silver anniversary

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

While the San Diego kiosk firm toasts 25 years in the business, its founders are welcoming three new members to their family.

Coinstar, Pendum announce currency transport deal

October 19, 2006

WESTMONT, Ill. — ATM maintenance and armored services provider Pendum Inc. has signed an agreement with Coinstar Inc. to provide coin and currency…

Seven new airports in the U.K. sign up for Spectrum Internet kiosks

October 18, 2006

HERTFORDSHIRE, England — Airport operator BAA has awarded a new seven-airport Internet-kiosk contract to Spectrum Interactive PLC, estimated to be worth £…

New Internet kiosks designed to fit payphone enclosures, use MEI acceptors

October 18, 2006

WEST CHESTER, Pa. —  Pay E Mail Internet kiosks are designed and patented with a slim footprint so that they can be easily swapped into existing payphone…

Schering-Plough kiosk combats foot pain

October 18, 2006

Commercial Appeal: An electronic kiosk designed in Memphis measures forces on the bottoms of people's feet and uses the data to recommend one of 14 shoe…