MediaTile shifting from turnkey to SaaS for digital signage kiosks

by Christopher Hall — w, t

The HumanKiosk company will focus on software and bring in partners for hardware and branding.

Retailers turning to tech-enabled touch points

July 14, 2011

Seventy percent of retailers are empowering their employees with technology-enabled touch points — including digital signage and self-service kiosks — to help…

German truckers now checking into self-service kiosks

July 14, 2011

According to freight and logistics news service ifw, a shipping container terminal in Hamburg, Germany, is the first in that country to introduce self-service…

NCR says Blockbuster kiosks may be on the block

July 12, 2011

According to Home Media Magazine, NCR Corp. executives are saying the company may sell off its Blockbuster Express branded video-rental kiosks.

NV3 launches 3rd-gen digital signage and charging kiosks

July 12, 2011

Today from its headquarters in Baltimore's Emerging Technology Center, NV3 Technologies announced the availability and deployment of its third-generation NTC…

NCR gobbles up Radiant Systems

July 11, 2011

NCR Corp. and Radiant Systems Inc. today announced a definitive agreement for NCR to acquire Radiant Systems, a provider of multichannel point-of-sale and…

Shocking kiosks could be life savers

July 10, 2011

According to Silicon.com, five former BT red phone boxes are being turned into life-saving kiosks, with BT (formerly British Telecom) funding the installation…

Malaysia Airlines goes self-check

July 10, 2011

According to MySinchew.com, economy-class passengers on Malaysia Airlines domestic flights at Kuala Lumpur International Airport will be switching over to…

Building a kiosk program: Know thy user

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

Before you can know 'what' you have to know 'who.'

4 features of a robust kiosk printer

Down printers are a big cause of kiosk failure. Here's how to keep them up.

Putting photo books on the table

Microsoft table computer re-'surfaces' as Fuji photo kiosk

Vegas resort deploys kiosk to send letters to US troops

July 6, 2011

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Palazzo resort in Vegas recently installed an electronic kiosk that lets people write letters to American…

Self-storage kiosk co. intros new software

July 6, 2011

According to Inside Self-Storage, Phoenix-based OpenTech Alliance Inc., developer of the INSOMNIAC line of self-storage kiosks, announced the released of the…

Is self-checkout in danger of checking out?

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Troubling news from Albertsons and Kroger is raising concerns about the future of self-checkout.

NetWorld Alliance publishes introductory guide to self-service and kiosk usability

July 6, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Kiosk Marketplace and other B-to-B news and information portals, has published "Executive Briefing…

Digital signage kiosk lands on Canary Islands

July 5, 2011

The Meridiano Tenerife mall on Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands has installed an interactive wayfinding digital signage display to inform visitors…

Dutch telco calls up Scala to drive digital signage, kiosks

July 4, 2011

Scala announced today that Dutch telco giant KPN, formerly KPN Primafoon, has re-vamped its image and interior design at 105 retail stores across the…

Canadian Tire adds mobile shopping app, digital signage kiosks

July 4, 2011

According to Retail Info Systems News, 1,200-store general merchandise retailer Canadian Tire is testing both a personalized location-based mobile shopping app…

Kiosk monitors renewable energy usage

June 30, 2011

Heliotronics Inc., which "designs, sells, markets and promotes innovative ideas and products that accelerate the adoption of utility grid-connected renewable…

Michigan license kiosks top 1 million served

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Quick-and-easy license-plate renewal kiosks in Michigan recently hit the 1 million served mark.