A cell phone, a movie lobby and a message

July 17, 2005

New York Times: 20th Century Fox has signed a deal with Loews Cineplex Entertainment to distribute ring tones, movie trailers and pictures through kiosks in…

New controller offers USB interface for TFT LCDs

July 17, 2005

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. - The new ArtistaUSB controller available from Apollo Display Technologies makes it possible to control VGA and SVGA TFT displays via a USB…

Automating the survey process

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Intelligent businesses rely on customer feedback to drive decision-making. Paper ballots and face-to-face polls remain useful, but survey kiosks are becoming…

New Sharp display can show two images at once

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

July 14, 2005

TOKYO - A new LCD monitor unveiled by Sharp Corp. can show two different full-screen images at the same time, according to an Associated Press report. One of…

Burn-A-Song to get digital rights management from SyncCast

July 14, 2005

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Burn-A-Song, an innovator in unique interactive marketing solutions, has entered into an agreement with SyncCast, a digital media technology…

Photo kiosks gaining wider acceptance

July 14, 2005

Photo Industry Reporter: A photographer's perspective on photo kiosks: "It's apparent that 2005 started off as the Year of the Kiosk," writes Don Franz in this…

German law paves way for RFID passports

July 13, 2005

CRM Buyer: Germany's upper house of Parliament has approved a bill to deploy passports that contain biometric data. Plans are underway to begin issuing the…

NCR announces better-than-expected 2Q results

July 13, 2005

DAYTON, Ohio - NCR Corp. announced July 12 that its second-quarter earnings are likely to exceed expectations.

TIO Network expands with Speedway SuperAmerica

July 12, 2005

BURNABY, B.C. - Info Touch Technologies Corp. announced in a news release the deployment of 15 `Speed e-connect' kiosks at select Speedway SuperAmerica LLC…

Self-service boarding cards take off

July 12, 2005

Financial Times: According to a Holiday Inn spokesperson, about 18 percent of patrons using lobby kiosks are taking advantage of functionality that lets them…

AmStar unveils check-cashing kiosk

July 11, 2005

CARROLLTON, Texas - AmStar Systems Inc., a Texas self-service financial kiosk manufacturer, announced in a news release its new fully automated check-cashing…

Contactless cards may mainstream early in U.S.

July 11, 2005

ePaynews.com: Contactless payment systems might become commonplace in the U.S. earlier than expected. JP Morgan Chase, the nation's largest credit card issuer…

Consumers expect a variety of payment options

July 11, 2005

Convenience Store News: Consumers want and expect a choice of payment methods at the POS, according to a new survey. Nearly half of respondents prefer…

Cold, hard cash

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Credit and debit transactions might be on the rise, but cash isn't going anywhere - in order for most kiosks to reach their potential, they still need to…

NFL star joins Swipe USA team

July 10, 2005

PHILADELPHIA - Lance Johnstone, a Minnesota Vikings football star, is helping Swipe USA lead its east coast expansion. According to a news release, Johnstone…

DVDPlay announces higher-capacity rental kiosk

July 10, 2005

LOS GATOS, Calif. - DVDPlay Inc. announced in a news release its A55 DVD rental kiosk, which holds 502 movies, five times the capacity of the original model.

Agilysys, St. Clair sign agreement

July 10, 2005

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Agilysys Inc., provider of enterprise computer technology solutions, and St. Clair Interactive Communications Inc., designer, developer and…

RFID finding new applications everywhere

July 10, 2005

CRM Buyer: RFID tags are popping up in new applications, like baseball park kiosks that work with RFID-enabled wristbands to create a cashless POS. And the…

Captive Indoor Media unveils software suite

July 7, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Captive Indoor Media announced in a news released the completion of version 1.0 of their Codigo digital signage software suite.

Ascendovations renames itself Ascenda

July 7, 2005

ORLANDO, Fla. - The four-year-old company formerly known as Ascendovations is now Ascenda Inc., according to a news release.