New cloud-based foodservice technology receives PCI approval

December 17, 2013

NEXTEP SYSTEMS today announced the official release of Foundation6, which received approval for new deployments by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards…

Seiko intros small footprint printer model

December 16, 2013

Seiko Instruments USA Inc. has announced an addition to its Qaliber receipt printer line that the company said offers the smallest footprint in its class.

USA Technologies upgrades ePort Connect platform

December 16, 2013

USA Technologies Inc., a provider of wireless, cashless payment and M2M telemetry solutions for self-service retail industries, announced broad-based…

Biometric health screening kiosks to deploy at Sav-On Drug Stores

December 16, 2013

PharmaSmart International Inc. and Sav-Mor/Sav-On Pharmacies, a Michigan-based retail pharmacy network, announced a partnership to deploy PharmaSmart's…

Future watch: What's in store for retail iPad apps

From low-bandwidth video to eco-friendly communication, the tablet will transform retail even more than it already has.

Price Chopper grocery chain deploys health assessment kiosks

December 13, 2013

The Schenectady, N.Y.-based Price Chopper grocery chain, which operates 132 stores across New England, has partnered with the community-based health plan CDPHP…

Mobile app could boost print conversion rates on Kodak kiosks

December 13, 2013

Lee Palmer, Kodak Alaris's European general manager for Personalized Imaging, hopes to double the amount of images printed through Kodak kiosks.

Staten Island mall shames shoplifters with display tech

December 13, 2013

Shoplifters convicted of committing crimes within the Staten Island Mall now have a consequence beyond fines and jail time — public shaming.

Remodeled White Castle restaurant includes self-ordering stations

The unit also includes front-counter seating and a Coca-Cola Freestyle fountain dispenser.

Remodeled White Castle with self-ordering stations

White Castle celebrated the grand reopening of a Columbus, Ohio, area restaurant, which includes self-ordering kiosks for customers to place their orders.

Display tech and WestJet deliver Christmas miracle

December 12, 2013

Canada's WestJet Airlines recently made a "Christmas miracle" happen for a lucky group of its passengers — with a little help from an interactive display.

Versatile replaces CEO, relocates HQ

December 12, 2013

Cloud-based digital signage and self-service solution provider Versatile Systems Inc. recently announced that Kenny Kahn, previously appointed as company…

Outerwall to discontinue Rubi coffee kiosks

December 11, 2013

Accompanying the news of Anne Saunders' departure from Redbox, Outerwall quietly closed the doors on several of its new ventures.

The top 10 kiosk stories of 2013

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Thanks to the power of website analytics, we have tallied the list of our most-read stories of 2013.

Tetley using 'virtual assistant' to promote tea sales

December 10, 2013

Queue management firm Tensator announced it has helped long-standing British tea brand Tetley cause a stir in Kuwait’s supermarkets, by using Virtual…

Vermont hospital deploys kiosks for vendor vetting

December 10, 2013

The Southwestern Vermont Medical Center has installed five self-service kiosks in its main entryways as an automated method of prescreening the 20 to 3…

Lilitab launches iPad 4 mobile payment kiosk

December 10, 2013

Lilitab LLC announced the completion of Apple MFi certification for its latest self-service payment kiosk, the LiliSwipe Magnetic Stripe Reader, designed to…

Walls + Forms introduces wireless retail kiosk

December 10, 2013

Walls + Forms, Inc. announced that it now has a wireless retail kiosk that is designed for cell phone and accessories display. Interchangeable units allow…

Redbox president exits company as Outerwall plans workforce reduction

December 10, 2013

Redbox is now without an acting president, as Outerwall announced that Anne Saunders has left the company. Outerwall CEO Scott Di Valerio will oversee Redbox…

Incorporating learning styles for successful digital signage

by Laura Miller — Director of Marketing, Kioware

One of the many purposes of digital signage is to communicate information. There are many cooks in the kitchen when it comes to creating the content for…