Maverik Country Stores joins TIO network

May 2, 2005

BURNABY, B.C. -  Info Touch Technologies Corp. announced in a news release an agreement with Maverik Country Stores, Inc. to deploy self-serve automated bill…

'Flasma' puts displays at the customer's feet

May 2, 2005

ROSCOE, Ill. - Global Display Solutions, developer and manufacturer of industrial displays, has demonstrated its Moving Floor Display in a commercial…

friendlyway unveils new software suite

May 2, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO - friendlyway Corporation, a developer and marketer of interactive self-service solutions, announced in a news release of the Secure Browser…

RoboServer targets six of the top 15 QSRs

May 1, 2005

LAS VEGAS - RoboServer Systems Corp., developer of the Self-Serve System that enables quick-service restaurant customers to process their own orders on a…

Analyst says 20th-century prosperity due to self-service

May 1, 2005

Destination CRM: A recent report from the British analyst house Butler Group argued that economic prosperity in the 20th century owed its origin to one…

Job seekers, employers benefit from new kiosks

May 1, 2005

THE HAGUE - In the Dutch towns of Roden, Kampen, Nunspeet and Winterswijk, job-seekers can now register with the Tempo-Team employment agency at their local…

Redbox names Solectron exclusive manufacturer

May 1, 2005

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Redbox announced in a news release that it has chosen Solectron Corp. as the exclusive worldwide manufacturer of its DVD rental kiosk.

Cygnus, America Online to provide e-ticketing service

May 1, 2005

ORLANDO, Fla. - Cygnus eTransactions Group, Inc. announced in a news release an agreement with America Online, Inc. to provide theme park and attraction ticket…

Omniplanar, Code Corporation extend supply agreement

April 28, 2005

BLACKWOOD, N.J. - Metrologic Instruments, Inc., providers of imaging and barcode scanning solutions for a variety of applications, announced in a news…

Massachusetts grocery adds touchscreens to shopping carts

April 28, 2005

CNN/Money: Slap a touchscreen PC tablet onto a regular shopping cart and what do you get? Apparently, something called a computerized "shopping buddy." Quincy…

MyGenerations kiosk lets users build family health profile

April 28, 2005

Fort Wayne News-Sentinel: It's no crystal ball, but an ATM-like machine tucked inside an Evanston, Ill., mammography suite can help a woman assess her risk of…

Wal-Mart introduces CD-burning kiosks

April 28, 2005

InformationWeek: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched an online music service that lets music lovers create personalized CDs. The service is being developed as an…

Kodak moving kiosk operations to South Carolina

April 28, 2005

WHEC-TV: At least 100 Kodak jobs are moving south as the company streamlines its manufacturing. The job cuts come from Kodak's Picture Maker kiosk business. A…

Gefen upgrades two KVM extenders for digital displays

April 27, 2005

WOODLAND HLLS, Calif. - Two new KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) extenders from Gefen support digital video displays equipped with DVI plus companion peripherals…

Airport kiosks not showing Windows' best hand

April 27, 2005

ZDNet: Of the many character roles played by Windows, the one that probably gets the least coverage, is its use in public as the underlying technology behind…

See me, touch me, heal me

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Healthcare professionals are exploring ways in which kiosks can make their lives easier and their work more effective - by handling routine tasks and freeing…

Louisiana kiosks tell the story of vanishing wetlands

April 27, 2005

KLFY-TV: The state is opening 33 "America's WETLAND" resource centers in South Louisiana, part of an effort to spread the word about the plight of Louisiana's…

Taking technology a step farther

April 27, 2005

As consumer product customization seeps into every fabric of the marketplace, insole sales are skyrocketing. The only way to custom fit insoles is to define…

CSK Auto replaces paper forms with digital data

April 27, 2005

InformationWeek: CSK Auto Corp. is reaping the benefits of a new proof-of-delivery system it deployed last year to help the $1.6 billion automotive-parts…

How form is a factor

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April 27, 2005

Kiosks have come a long way in the past 25 years. The first public access kiosk in fact was developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and…