Sears loses $145 to one of its kiosks

December 2, 2010

Retailers who wish to offer a product with a price that is different online from the one in store should consider strategies to handle customers who discover…

Kodak intros new Smart Print System

December 1, 2010

Eastman Kodak Co. today announced the availability of the PYNK Smart Print System at 5,000 CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide.

Company turns Windows PCs into donations kiosks

December 1, 2010

Software company ServiceU Corp. announced today that it has developed kiosk software to enable churches to lock down any existing Windows PC in order to create…

Underground Railroad museum uses digital signage, kiosks to look at slavery today

November 30, 2010

Cincinnati-based Electronic Art recently announced its digital contribution to "Invisible: Slavery Today," a new exhibit at the National Underground Railroad…

Museum uses interactive digital signs to revive medieval Cracow

An ultramodern, underground museum uses interactive signage to show visitors the past of the historic Polish city.

Kroger, Coca-Cola debut new recycling kiosk

November 29, 2010

A first-of-its-kind recycling kiosk was unveiled this morning in Arlington, Texas, as part of a joint effort by the city, Kroger and Coca-Cola, according to a…

Former redbox exec to lead rival DVD kiosk start-up

November 29, 2010

Public Media Works Inc., the Los Angeles-based parent of upstart DVD-rental kiosk company EntertainmentXpress, has hired former redbox executive Greg Waring as…

After delay, Miami-Dade jails to receive kiosks

November 28, 2010

According to the Miami Herald, kiosks intended to allow Miami-Dade county jail inmates to manage their own commissary accounts to buy toothpaste or snacks — or…

Pennsylvania wine kiosks could be shelved

November 28, 2010

According to the Pittsburg Post-Gazette, proposals to privatize state liquor stores in Pennsylvania could mean the end of the self-service wine kiosks recently…

20,000 Flix on Stix kiosks to begin rolling out in next 90 days

November 28, 2010

AVT Inc. recently announced that the company's new Flix on Stix kiosks, developed to securely deliver digital entertainment content, will begin rolling out to…

ATM, or lottery kiosk?

Triton Systems of Delaware hopes its new ATM will help deployers and lotteries by dispensing both cash and dreams.

MFoundry wins Celent’s XCelent award for mobile tech

November 22, 2010

San Francisco-based mFoundry recently announced it received Celent's XCelent Award for Advanced Technology 2010 in the research firm's latest Mobile Retail…

EPI-USE and Wincor-Nixdorf partner in employee self-service kiosk

November 22, 2010

Wincor Nixdorf and EPI-USE have set up a strategic partnership to market Wincor Nixdorf’s kiosk solution for business software provider SAP's Human Capital…

Sony transfers photo printing ops to Dai Nippon

November 22, 2010

Sony Corp. and Dai Nippon Printing Co. (DNP) announced that Sony would transfer its professional digital photo printer business, excluding manufacturing, to…

Redbox named a top brand of 2010

November 21, 2010

Advertising Age last week named the redbox DVD kiosk as one of America’s hottest brands of 2010, joining such brands as Droid, the TV show Glee, Hyundai, Bass…

MediaMatic, iMozi sign DVD kiosk manufacturing deal

November 21, 2010

Canadian DVD kiosk network operator MediaMatic Ventures Inc. announced it has signed an exclusive manufacturing partnership with iMOZI to ramp up production…

SoloHealth, Alliance for Digital Equality partner to spread health kiosks

November 21, 2010

The Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE), a nonprofit organization that provides broadband solutions and broadband related services to underserved and un-served…

At first blush, Isis looks appealing to retailers

A National Retail Federation exec sees competition, tech changes arising from the new mobile payments network.

Ethan Allen deploys interactive touch screens

November 21, 2010

Intava, a provider of touch screen solutions for retailers, announced that Ethan Allen has selected Intava Vector to power the company’s new touch screens in…

Matalan store in UK using ProTouch kiosks for multichannel selling

November 18, 2010

Surrey, United Kingdom-based ProTouch Manufacturing announced that it is providing its self-service EPoS kiosk to Matalan, a clothing and homeware retailer, as…