The future of airline check-in? disCUSS among yourselves

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Travel industry executives will converge in Las Vegas later this month to explore the pros and cons of common-use self-service, which has the potential to…

SMART expands Actalyst digital signage line

May 14, 2006

CALGARY, Alberta - SMART Technologies Inc. announced the continued expansion of its Actalyst interactive digital signage product line to include an overlay for…

Elo launches 19-inch touchscreen

May 14, 2006

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Elo TouchSystems, developer of touch technology and a business unit of Tyco Electronics, announced a new entry-level LCD touchmonitor as…

Elo opens India office

May 14, 2006

Business-Standard: Tyco Electronics announced the launch of its new business unit, Elo TouchSystems, in India. Elo TouchSystems is a global brand in touch…

Self-checkout biggest growth area for POS

May 11, 2006

Processor: When all is said and done, what's really new about the POS market is that system and software builders keep finding more and better ways for…

DVDs On The Run to franchise

May 10, 2006

Fredericksburg (Virginia) Free-Lance Star: DVDs On The Run, a self-service rental company that expands the DVD kiosk idea by adding a drive-through component…

Kiosk news: Delta adds kiosks with passport readers

May 10, 2006

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Digital Retailing: One ticket, three shows

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

This year's Digital Retailing Expo is part of Retail Week, a trio of events that cover retail construction and planning in addition to cutting-edge digital…

Delta adds kiosks with passport readers

May 9, 2006

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines' new self-service kiosks with passport readers support Delta's international-expansion plans and provide U.S. customers on…

Planar announces displays with increased brightness

May 9, 2006

BEAVERTON, Ore. - Planar Systems Inc., provider of flat-panel display systems, is expanding its open-frame family of displays by adding products featuring…

Gen X, Y unenthused about mobile phone payment systems

May 9, 2006

The Wise Marketer: There is an apparent lack of enthusiasm among Generation X and Y consumers for mobile payment technologies, with 62 percent feeling that…

Kiosk news: Retailers converge on Chicago

May 8, 2006

Our Sponsor Technology Portals, Inc. KiosksTechnology Portals, Inc. provides award-winning self- service kiosks to the travel and…

30 Minute Photos takes 'Starbucks approach' to photo kiosks

May 8, 2006

VIENNA, Va. - 30 Minute Photos Etc. redesigned its Irvine, Calif., photo-finishing store with new Lucidiom automated photo machines and fixtures to encourage…

ATMs, kiosks may move toward the middle

If ATMs and kiosks are "cousins if not brothers of each other" as Mike Lee, CEO of the ATM Industry Association recently said, why haven't the two industries…

DVD kiosks battle online services, bargain sellers

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

DVD rental kiosks are appearing in more and more prominent retail locations. But experts wonder whether Redbox and its competitors can survive in the world of…

Kiosk branding 101

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May 7, 2006

Attracting customers to kiosks is all about losing the "gray box effect." D2 Sales president Sandy Nix, an expert on branded kiosk enclosures, explains the…

Kiosk branding 101

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May 7, 2006

Attracting customers to kiosks is all about losing the "gray box effect." D2 Sales president Sandy Nix, an expert on branded kiosk enclosures, explains the…

Retailers converge on Chicago

Retail Systems 2006 Convention & Expo, scheduled for May 21-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago, will include an array of self-service leaders.

TIO Networks launches TIO Express

May 7, 2006

BURNABY, B.C. - TIO Networks Corp., formerly Info Touch Technologies Corp., announced in a news release it has begun processing payments through TIO Express…

The Kiosk Exchange ends contract with AAFES

May 7, 2006

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Strategic Management & Opportunity Corp. announced in a news release that the Kiosk Exchange, a wholly owned subsidiary of SMOC and its…