EcoATM to demo recycling kiosks at Las Vegas show

January 3, 2012

EcoATM will showcase its latest generation of kiosks in Las Vegas Convention Center Jan. 10-13 during the 2012 International CES. EcoATM is the San Diego-based…

Vending machine 2.0 serves up snacks and personalized digital signage ads (Video)

by Christopher Hall — w, t

A digital signage advertising and vending kiosk uses Intel's AIMS analytics to target ads and offerings to consumers.

More than 1 billion apps downloaded during holiday week

Week after Christmas breaks record for device activations and app downloads.

Kodak may be going under

January 3, 2012

Eastman Kodak Co. may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy-protection in the coming weeks if efforts to sell several of its digital patents fail, according to the…

Why you should be using thermal printer cleaning cards

by Stephen Enfield — CEO, POS Supply

As I have discussed in previous posts, regular maintenance of your kiosk is important to keep it running smoothly. This week I will be focusing on thermal…

Military using Dream Machine kiosks

January 2, 2012

Military bases around the United States now have access to 200 PepsiCo Dream Machine recycling kiosks.

Sears CEO: Technology key to revitalizing company

January 2, 2012

Sears' chief executive officer, Lou D'Ambrosio, plans to turn around his company's performance by implementing technology and spending more money on stores…

Nigerian self-service deployer unveils POS that accepts ATM cards

January 2, 2012

CitiServe, a self-service solutions deployer in Nigeria, has introduced the CitiServe Point of Sale Terminal, which accepts all ATM cards, according to…

Restaurants adding brand personality to mobile apps

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

As more brands launch iPhone and Android applications, they should differentiate with interactive, fun features.

Teamwork Retail using iPads to manage stores

December 29, 2011

Employees in Teamwork Retail stores are using iPads to ring up purchases and look up product info on the retail floor,

Industry experts predict 2012 trends

Retailers will use self-service now more than ever to engage customers.

'ATM for health care' testing in Ohio clinic

December 28, 2011

Ohio-based telemedicine startup, HealthSpot, which calls itself the "ATM for health care," will begin deploying its "Care4 Station" kiosks in the first…

Global Axcess extends grocery store partnerships

December 28, 2011

Global Axcess Corp., a provider of kiosk solutions, has entered into a three-year extension with the company's largest ATM customer, a grocery store chain with…

CUSTOM partners with Brazilian company to produce kiosk printers

December 27, 2011

The CUSTOM Group and the Brazilian company NITERE have signed a collaboration agreement for the production of two lines of kiosk printers and distribution of…

Company to launch secure payment system for taxi, restaurant kiosks

December 27, 2011

Boston-based Revosys has launched plans to implement Payment Processing and Digital Video Recording in a number of its In-Taxi and Restaurant Kiosk solutions.

SF deploys NFC to parking meters

December 27, 2011

Parking is again proving itself to be a great test case for mobile payment technology with a new deployment of mobile-enabled meters in San Francisco. 

Braving the Great Outdoors: Using already made components to protect your outdoor kiosks

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

As much as I love putting out new kiosks, I always feel a slight bit of trepidation when the project requires outdoor kiosks. To date my company has had…

Kraft, Intel testing customer-recognizing kiosks

December 26, 2011

Kraft Foods is using an Intel-designed kiosk to analyzes shoppers' ages and genders in hopes of better marketing food products; iSample allows Kraft to tailor…

Hold onto your wallets: Mobile payments seeing slow adoption

December 26, 2011

Although several major retailers from Gap to Toys R Us are partnering with banks, payment processors and Google to allow shoppers to pay via smartphones, the…

Round 2: Notable kiosk deployments of 2011

We highlighted a few of the year's successful kiosk deployments last week and have since received substantial reader feedback. Below are several projects that…