uWink restaurant features self-order and pay, plus touchscreen games

March 9, 2009

TORONTO — Volante Systems recently announced a partnership with uWink, a new interactive restaurant and entertainment concept, to offer the uV Hospitality…

RV uses kiosks to assess blood clot risks

March 9, 2009

NEW YORK — The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis today announced a recreational vehicle with assessment kiosks that will tour the nation to raise…

Siemens uses kiosks in City of the Future government exhibition

March 9, 2009

ZDNet Asia: German technology firm Siemens Systems has launched its City of the Future Exhibition and Solutions Center, a showcase in Singapore that allows…

Air France tries smartboarding automated system

March 9, 2009

The Financial: From March 17 through the end of 2009, Air France will ask Flying Blue customers who travel most frequently from Paris to Amsterdam to test the…

Delta works to avoid kiosk crashes as it absorbs Northwest

March 9, 2009

USA Today: Delta Airlines is taking its time in its merger with Northwest to avoid the automated kiosk crashes that delayed flights when US Airways and America…

Rwanda adds e-government kiosks

March 9, 2009

Shropshire (Wales) Star: Telford-based Scream.co.uk is supplying the government of Rwanda with information kiosks as part of the country's e-government…

CEO: Retail entering a new era

March 9, 2009

Retail Solutions Online: Green Hills Market CEO Gary Hawkins offers an intriguing premise in a series of new position papers. He feels the retail industry is…

Study: Windows POS terminals steal market share from Linux

March 9, 2009

Progressive Grocer: POS terminals running Microsoft Windows operating systems increased from 71 percent of shipments to nearly 76 percent in 2008, taking…

Self Service Excellence Awards entry deadline is tomorrow

March 9, 2009

TRUMBULL, Conn. — Tommorow, March 11, is the last day to enter the Self Service Excellence Awards competition, which recognizes innovation in self-service…

Illinois may legalize gambling at horse race kiosks

March 8, 2009

MyStateLine.com: The Illinois Senate Gaming Committee has unanimously approved a plan that would legalize horse racing bets made by phone, online or via…

Ingram Micro adds Elo TouchSystems products to POS touchscreen portfolio

March 8, 2009

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Ingram Micro Inc., a technology distributor, announced that it has added POS touchscreens manufactured by Elo TouchSystems to its product…

Work Force One kiosk provides job opportunities in tough times

March 8, 2009

MSNBC: As unemployment levels rise to the heights not seen since the early 1980s, the city of Miramar, Fla., is offering its residents a self-service gateway…

Library self-service grows quietly

Distributors say new technology saves scarce manpower for other tasks; new vending machines also extend libraries' reach beyond their walls.

Kodak's creditworthiness rating drops as it burns cash

March 5, 2009

Forbes.com: Experts say the outlook is negative after Standard & Poor's Rating Services lowered its ratings on film products maker Eastman Kodak Co.

GameFly debuts video game rental kiosk

March 5, 2009

Joystiq.com: GameFly, an online video game rental service, has unveiled a rental kiosk that allows gamers access to hundreds of Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii titles.

Digital Signage Expo Featured Exhibitors: The solutions providers

All-in-one digital signage providers and aggregators showed a distinct focus on the small-to-medium business.

Redbox DVD kiosks penetrate Manhattan market

March 5, 2009

Variety.com: Redbox, an operator of DVD kiosks, is bringing its self-service entertainment offering to the Big Apple. The company has installed its first two…

Ask the Experts: How can you avoid self-service legal mistakes?

March 5, 2009

What are some of the most common legal mistakes that self-service deployers make? Larry Washor, attorney with Washor & Associates, offers his expertise.

Controversy over Diebold voting machines continues

March 5, 2009

An investigation by the California secretary of state claims that Diebold's voting kiosks contain a delete button for audit logs.

Lucidiom picks up three awards from DIMA

March 5, 2009

VIENNA, Va. — Lucidiom has received three DIMA Innovative Digital Product Awards for its technology offerings in the photo kiosk space, according to a news…