IKEA displays Web site on in-store kiosks

June 6, 2006

In the United Kingdom, retailer IKEA has added in-store kiosks that display the company's Web content in an "Internet cafe" setting.

Wincor Nixdorf receives Project of the Year award

June 6, 2006

LONDON - The Banker Technology Award for New Channels Project of the Year will be presented June 8 to HSBC and Wincor Nixdorf at the 2006 awards ceremony in…

Kiosk news: Gas Station TV network launched

June 6, 2006

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HoloTouch acquires second patent for holographic interface

June 6, 2006

DARIEN, Conn. - HoloTouch Inc. announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the company U.S. Patent 7,054,045, arising out of the discoveries of…

HP acquires photo kiosk firm Silverwire

June 6, 2006

Information Week: In a move to strengthen its photo-processing and digital-imaging business, Hewlett-Packard announced June 6 that it will acquire Silverwire…

Airline tickets soon to be a thing of the past

June 6, 2006

CNN: Old-fashioned airline tickets will be relegated to the history books next year if an industry lobby group gets its way. Almost 48 percent of tickets…

Elo unveils APR technology at SID conference

June 6, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Elo TouchSystems, provider of touch technology and a division of Tyco Electronics Corp., has developed acoustic pulse recognition…

ProLab adds fine art, photo papers to kiosks

June 5, 2006

PLYMOUTH, Minn. - InteliCoat Technologies, which manufactures substrates for imaging and electronic technologies, will offer its Magiclée digital fine-art and…

Gas Station TV network launched

June 5, 2006

DETROIT - Gas Station TV (GSTV) launched its digital television network, which converts fuel stations nationwide into media centers. According to a news…

Five considerations for cash dispensers

Installing ATMs or financial kiosks? Dispensing cash the wrong way can cost money and cut ROI. Here are five things to consider to do it right.

Signs point toward interactivity at Chicago show

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

At Digital Retailing Expo, information travel is a two-way street.

KioskCom 2006 award winners: KIOSK Information Systems

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

KIOSK Information Systems was the big winner at the fifth annual KioskCom Excellence Awards, taking home a total of six accolades. Three of those awards went…

Self-service security program aims to shorten wait time at airport

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An "express lane" approach to airline security has a number of benefits - and some stern critics.

Kiosk news: A Retail Systems 2006 wrap-up

June 4, 2006

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California launches DMV kiosk program

June 4, 2006

San Diego Union Tribune: Department of Motor Vehicles locations in San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties have started to use touchscreen kiosks as part of…

Grocery self-checkout arrives in New Zealand

June 4, 2006

Stuff.co.nz: Grocery giant Foodstuffs will introduce New Zealand's first self-service supermarket checkout at a Pak 'N Save store in Christchurch later this…

ID TECH receives award from Frost & Sullivan

June 4, 2006

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Frost & Sullivan selected ID TECH as the recipient of the 2006 Award for Emerging Company in the smart cards market. The award…

TEC to License NCR Two-Sided Printing Technology

June 4, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio - TEC Singapore Electronics, a division of Toshiba TEC Corp., has signed an agreement with NCR Corp. to license NCR's simultaneous two-sided…

Touchscreens get green light from more retailers

June 4, 2006

The Detroit News: Customers are doing for themselves what used to be done by clerks and cashiers as retail and service transactions move from personal touch…

Retailers, Hollywood eyeing movie download kiosks

June 4, 2006

Reuters: In a bid to preserve shelf space and fight slowing DVD sales, major retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., have held talks with Hollywood's…