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Have it your way: Kiosks about to make impact in QSRs
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Pro-Tech's deal to become the kiosk provider for all 24,000 restaurants in the Subway chain is big news for the supplier - and perhaps even bigger news for…
read nowNCR acquires Galvanon
December 18, 2005
DAYTON, Ohio - NCR Corp. announced in a news release it has acquired Maitland, Fla.-based Galvanon Inc., a privately held company and provider of self-service…
read nowPersonal shopper kiosk sends merchandise info to cell phones
December 18, 2005
Mercury News: San Francisco's WideRay has placed kiosks in selected music stores, video game stores and theaters across the country and in Europe. When…
read nowHotels slowly checking out kiosks
December 18, 2005
Charlotte (N.C.) Observer: As they're becoming widespread at airports, self-service computer kiosks are now moving into new territory: hotel lobbies. Some of…
read nowUnattended terminals to drive prepaid card use
December 15, 2005
ePaynews: Unattended payment terminals such as kiosks and vending machines are to be installed in certain U.S. cities to enable stored-value systems provider…
read nowRFID tagging offers quick ROI
December 15, 2005
RFID Journal: For retailers of apparel and footwear, the benefits of using RFID technology at the item level can be quick and significant, according to a white…
read nowRochester adds trip-planning kiosk
December 14, 2005
10NBC: The Rochester (N.Y.) Genesee Regional Transportation Authority unveiled its new trip-planning kiosk at the Rochester Downtown Development Corp.'s office…
read nowTesco to chip and PIN-enable its self-checkouts
December 14, 2005
ePaynews: Chip and PIN card technology is to be added to self-checkouts at Tesco, the U.K. grocery chain, for extra security given that neither a signature nor…
read nowNRF reveals survey results
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
December 14, 2005
The National Retail Federation has released the results of its year-end poll of the subscribers of its SmartBrief e-mail newsletter. Of the 517 respondents, 5…
read nowYMCA adds FitQuest fitness kiosks to workout rooms
December 12, 2005
Asheville Citizen-Times: YMCA of Western North Carolina launched its new kiosk-based FitQuest program this month. "You punch in your code at each machine and…
read nowKiosk News: McDonald's halts kiosk test
December 12, 2005
Our Sponsor Digital Signage Content StrategiesTwo-day conferenceJanuary 23rd and 24th at the Venetian Resort Hotel CasinoLas Vegas…
read nowStandardization of models, one-stop-shopping emerge as growth strategies
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Self-service deployments usually involve custom design of some sort, but the companies building them are increasingly looking to standardize as much of their…
read nowThe retail kiosk comeback
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
In a recent study, Forrester Research's Tamara Mendelsohn says retail kiosks are ripe for a comeback, after the "big flop that kiosks experienced in the late…
read nowPizzeria Uno adds nutritional-info computers
December 11, 2005
Chicago Tribune: As part of its makeover to appeal to more health-conscious diners, Pizzeria Uno restaurants are beginning to add storefront computers offering…
read nowSports-O-Zone kiosk helps sanitize sports equipment
December 11, 2005
WEST CHESTER, Pa. - A new self-service kiosk is available that ozone-sanitizes sports equipment to help prevent the spread of MRSA and staph infection.
read nowEx-Cranberries guitarist backs music kiosks
December 11, 2005
The Sunday Business Post (Ireland): Former Cranberries guitarist Noel Hogan is backing a multi-million-euro plan to install hundreds of interactive music…
read nowThe photo kiosk industry: a snapshot of current trends
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
With the holiday season approaching, digital cameras everywhere are about to click into high gear - meaning more potential for photo kiosks and retailers. Here…
read nowLucidiom unveils new photo kiosk
December 8, 2005
VIENNA, Va. - Lucidiom Inc., creator of the Automated Photo Machine (APM), announced in a news release its new countertop photo kiosk, the APM 1100.
read nowMcDonald's halts kiosk test
December 8, 2005
Nation's Restaurant News: McDonald's Corp. has halted a test of in-store kiosks where customers can burn music onto CDs, print out photos from digital cameras…
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