Coinstar's stock on a summer thrillride as quarterly numbers confuse investors

In the last week the leader in DVD kiosk rentals reported solid second quarter numbers but saw its stock plummet then recover.

Icelandair offers kiosks in Keflavik

August 3, 2010

Icelandair reports it has installed six self-service check-in kiosks at Keflavik airport and Hilton Reykjavik Nordica Hotel. Icelandair's kiosks are single…

Kiosk marketer uses 3D to battle redbox

August 3, 2010

Kiosk marketer Public Media Works is using 3D technology to take on Coinstar's redbox as a DVD dispenser, according to a profile of the firm in the business…

Self-service kiosks debut at UK post office

August 2, 2010

The United Kingdom's Isle of Man post office is introducing self-service kiosks to reduce long lines, the BBC reports. Customers will be able to use the 'Pay…

Kid-friendly kiosks power National Children's Museum

August 2, 2010

Kiosks at the National Children's Museum near Washington, D.C., will use Bridgeline Digital's iAPPS Product Platform, giving kids the ability to check out…

Emirates airlines rolls out self-check-in kiosks in Dubai

August 1, 2010

Emirates has rolled out self-service check-in kiosks for passengers, according to AMEinfo.com.   The airline has deployed the kiosks at three Dubai Metro…

Kroger partners with Cardtonics for ATM management

August 1, 2010

Kroger, one of the nation's largest food and drug retailers, has entered into a multiyear ATM managed services agreement with Cardtronics USA.   Cardtronics…

Greening self-service: Eco-friendly manufacturing

by Missy Baxter — journalist, Baxter Publishing

This is the second article in a two-part series examining the self-service industry's efforts to help consumers — and itself — make a lighter environmental…

Parking Kiosks Offer Convenience and Profits

As fewer people carry cash, parking kiosks that accept credit cards are less expensive to install and can increase revenue.

Blu-rays rolling into redboxes

July 29, 2010

Coinstar subsidiary redbox recently announced that it has started rolling out Blu-ray rentals, with the discs available at approximately 13,300 kiosks…

Coinstar looking to redbox cosmetics?

July 29, 2010

According to the Wall Street Journal, it looks as though Coinstar may be looking for its next redbox-type concept, this time in the cosmetics field.   The…

UK's Spectrum Interactive intros hospitality, WiFi printing kiosks

July 28, 2010

U.K. — Spectrum Interactive, a specialist provider of communication, entertainment and Internet access solutions, has added two new solutions to its portfolio.

Fast Track Convenience expands self-checkout in N.Y., Conn. & Mich.

July 28, 2010

Fast Track Convenience announced that it has expanded the companies using its self-checkout systems in New York, Connecticut and Michigan.   Fast Track offers…

State Bank of India partners with Oxigen to offer kiosk banking

July 28, 2010

New Delhi — According to Telenewz, recharge and billing services company Oxigen Services and State Bank of India today announced a partnership to offer banking…

Sainsbury's is UK's first retailer installing Asteres pharmacy kiosks

July 27, 2010

Asteres Inc. today announced the installation of Express prescription kiosks at U.K.-based retailer Sainsbury's for the deposit and collection of patient…

Global Axcess deploys DVD kiosks to major grocery chain

July 27, 2010

Global Axcess Corp, an independent provider of self-service kiosk solutions, has announced that  it commenced deployment three weeks ago of new DVD-rental…

EntertainmentXpress partners with 3DMC, providing 3D LCD screens for DVD kiosks

July 27, 2010

Airline's move to self-boarding a big blip on U.S. media radar

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Continental Airlines isn't saying much about its move to self-boarding at the Houston airport, but that's not stopping others from saying plenty about it…

Gourmet Navigator installs food kiosk in Tokyo

July 26, 2010

Tokyo — Japanese online restaurant finder Gourmet Navigator Inc. has installed a touchscreen digital kiosk at Tokyo 's Shibuya Station, according to…

NCR appoints Justin Hotard head of NCR Entertainment

July 26, 2010

NCR Corp. today announced the appointment of Justin Hotard as vice president and general manager of NCR Entertainment, replacing Alex Camara.   Hotard has been…