New app helps restaurants turn iPads into ordering kiosks

May 24, 2012

A new self-serve ordering app from Granbury Restaurant Solutions allows guests to place orders via iPads that can be mounted as a self-service kiosk near the…

Kiosks honoring Memorial Day, American sacrifice

by Chris Gilder — Founder/CEO, Meridian

I'm sure we are all looking forward to this Memorial Day weekend. The weather is supposed to be beautiful and undoubtedly we will be grilling, but it's also…

PayPal partners with POS makers, merchants on mobile payments

by James Wester

Company announces partners bringing its offline strategy to the real world.

Tesla Motors using digital experience to drive sales

May 24, 2012

Tesla Motors is growing its network of retail stores across the United States in preparation for deliveries of Model S, the world's first premium electric…

10 industries increasing kiosk use

by Kurt Myrick — Technical Engineer, Phoenix Kiosk

In a fast paced, do-it-yourself world it's no wonder self-service kiosks are gaining popularity and are popping up in more locations. From ATMs to retail…

QA Graphics expands design services for digital menu boards

May 24, 2012

QA Graphics, an Iowa based interactive design company, announced it is expanding its digital signage capabilities to assist restaurants with their digital…

Target kickin' it with Shopkick

May 24, 2012

Target has partnered with shopkick, an app that allows consumers to earn points for shopping (at participating stores) that can then be redeemed for a variety…

CUSTOM VKP80III

Parma, May 2012: VKP80III represents the state-of-art of self-service thermal printers and it perfectly combines the 20 years of Custom experience in the…

What you missed at London's Screenmedia Expo (Commentary)

DSA's David Drain shares his experiences at the show.

Digital signage on cabs and loos at Screenmedia Expo 2012

Here is a sampling of the sights from this year's Screenmedia Expo 2012 in Earl's Court, London, courtesy of DSA Executive Director David Drain.

Alaska Airlines offers self-bag tagging

May 22, 2012

Alaska Airlines is debuting self-bag tagging for customers traveling out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The process allows customers to print and…

Bank-in-a-Box kiosks go live for credit union customers

May 22, 2012

Underbanked Americans in Omaha can obtain financial services via credit union now that Centris Federal Credit Union has partnered with Nexxo Financial Corp.

Gen Y and Self-Service: A Love Story

I just finished interviewing retailers about their employee challenges. By far, the largest complaint was about managing Gen Y, and those same complaints were…

Helping customers help themselves

by Dean Sanders — Director, industry Sales, Zebra Technologies

Today's shoppers want instant access to information to locate what they want and where they can get it, compare prices and find out what others think about the…

Vision-Box closes the loop in the card issuance cycle

May 21, 2012

Vision-Box S.A., a provider of biometric products and electronic identity solutions, has launched vb i-dispenser, an all-in-one and self-service-operated…

Kiosks help IKEA track customer loyalty

May 21, 2012

IKEA's new kiosk-based loyalty program IKEA FAMILY has already attracted more than 1.6 million members since its launch a few months ago.

AMD launches AMD embedded R-Series APU platform

May 21, 2012

AMD today launched the AMD Embedded R-Series accelerated processing unit (APU) platform. Designed for mid- to high-end graphics-intensive applications such as…

JCM Global acquires 49 Percent of Nanoptix

May 21, 2012

Moving to the next phase of a business relationship that began last year, JCM Global, automatic transactions solutions provider to the gaming industry, has…

App allows retailers to control Internet experience on tablet kiosks

May 21, 2012

ArmorActive's new closed Internet browser app, ActiveKiosk, for the iPad and other iOS devices is now available for free on iTunes. By either limiting or…

3 self-service solutions moving in on the hotel industry

Hoteliers are embracing mobile and kiosk technology.