Southwest upgrades airport check-in kiosks

July 23, 2009

According to Minneapolis "Examiner" Mark Friedman, Southwest Airlines has added advanced features to its airport check-in kiosks. Friedman says Southwest…

NCR reports revenue decline, 91% net loss for the year

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

July 23, 2009

The economic crunch is taking its toll on ATM manufacturers. Earlier this week, Germany-based Wincor Nixdorf announced significant income dips for the second…

Netflix CEO remains adamant about staying out of kiosk space

July 23, 2009

In the past, Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings has said the company won't be expanding its service to include DVD-rental kiosks, despite increasing…

Lessons to learn from the Clear kiosk program's demise

The registered traveler program's abrupt closure shocked its 200,000-plus members last month. Here's a look at what may have gone wrong.

Chicago aquarium adds kiosks, digital signage in $50 million renovation project

July 22, 2009

Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has implemented a $50 million renovation to its popular Oceanarium exhibit, which now features two interactive kiosks developed by…

Walgreens adding DVD-making functionality to 13,000 photo kiosks

July 22, 2009

AVinci Media Corp. today announced a deal with Walgreens that will add aVinci's photo DVD application to photo kiosks to 7,000 Walgreens stores nationwide. The…

Rivers Casino Selects FutureLogic's GEN2 Printer

July 22, 2009

GLENDALE, CA — July 23, 2009 — FutureLogic, Inc. announced today the selection of FutureLogic's GEN2™ printers by Rivers Casino, scheduled to open at noon on…

Pennsylvania moving forward with wine-vending kiosks

July 21, 2009

Sony to make $460 million from redbox deal

July 21, 2009

News of Sony Pictures' distribution deal with redbox has been widely reported this week, and now Reuters is reporting that the movie studio is set to make $46…

Wincor Nixdorf reports declining sales as global economic crunch tightens

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

July 21, 2009

Germany-based ATM manufacturer and IT solutions provider Wincor Nixdorf AG says the global economic crisis has had an adverse impact on its financial results…

Australian retailer introduces hearing-screening kiosks

July 20, 2009

The Australian self-service industry is off to a running start this week. Monday we reported a deal between Symstream and Optus to provide Optus' Australian…

Sony, redbox deal highlights low-cost DVD rental's growing significance

July 20, 2009

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has reportedly signed a landmark deal with redbox, even as the DVD-rental kiosk company battles another major studio in court.

TIO, Coinstar combining services in pilot program

July 20, 2009

TIO Networks Corp. has announced an agreement with Coinstar Inc. to exclusively deploy up to 50 of TIO's multifunctional bill-payment kiosks at key Coinstar…

New study says self-checkout terminals to quadruple by 2014

A new study from Retail Banking Research indicates a promising future for self-checkout, particularly in North America, Western Europe and Asia.

Heartland, other payments cos. join security alliance

July 19, 2009

The nonprofit organization Secure POS Vendor Alliance, or SPVA, has announced five new member companies. The SPVA was created by Hypercom, Ingenico S.A. and…

Coinstar to announce Q2 earnings

July 19, 2009

Coinstar will relealse its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, Aug. 4, the company has announced in a news release. Coinstar will hold a conference call the same…

Eyemaginations, SoloHealth partner to enhance educational function of EyeSite kiosks

July 16, 2009

ATLANTA — SoloHealth, maker of the EyeSite vision-testing kiosk, has announced it will team with Eyemaginations, a leader in eye care education, to enhance the…

Eyemaginations, SoloHealth partner to enhance educational function of EyeSite kiosks

July 16, 2009

ATLANTA — SoloHealth, maker of the EyeSite vision-testing kiosk, has announced it will team with Eyemaginations, a leader in eye care education, to enhance the…

New England drug store deploying KODAK kiosks chain-wide

July 16, 2009

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co. and Kinney Drugs, a community pharmacy and retail brand in New York and Vermont, has announced the deployment of KODAK…

Interactive kiosk part of war memorial in Massachusetts

July 16, 2009

(Providence, R.I.) WLNE-TV: The Massachusetts State House has plans to construct an interactive memorial meant to honor local servicemen who have died in…