New Motorola MK500 retail touchpoint

The Motorola MK500 Micro Kiosk integrates Indyme Solutions retail technology. This compact, easy-to-install and affordable device allows retailers to put the…

Vodafone WOW Stores

YDreams developed this exciting shopping environment for Vodafone stores in Portugal, Lille, Bordeaux and Aix-en-Provence. Featured applications range from…

Move over TJX: Heartland data breach may be biggest yet

January 28, 2009

With literally tens of millions of card transactions at risk, malware found on the server of Heartland Payment Systems may make history.

NEXTEP teams with METRO diner for touchscreen kiosks, digital menu boards

January 28, 2009

TROY, Mich. — METRO Silver Diner has selected NEXTEP SYSTEMS to implement touchscreen order kiosks and digital menu boards throughout its new METRO restaurant…

Passersby bid on MASKARADE masks with digital screen

January 28, 2009

MONTREAL — The Farha Foundation, Quebec's leading AIDS fundraising organization, is displaying an interactive digital display screen that allows passersby to…

U*Tique launching fully automated luxury shop

January 28, 2009

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Automated retail start-up U*tique and beauty retailer STUDIO at Fred Segal are launching the U*tique Shop this February. U*tique Shop…

Carrefour to invest in self-service payments, NFC

January 27, 2009

International Supermarket News: Beginning February 11, Carrefour will work together with the country's leading mobile operators to put in place a series of…

NCR self-service billpay deployed in Mexico

January 27, 2009

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Nextel has signed with NCR Corp. for a self-service bill-payment solution that allows Nextel customers to pay their bills at service…

Fujitsu debuts new interface boards for thermal printers

January 26, 2009

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Fujitsu Components America Inc. has added a new high-performance, mini-interface board series for its 24-volt, FTP-609 series of thermal…

OpenTech Alliance releases 2008 usage numbers for self-storage kiosks

January 26, 2009

Inside Self-Storage: OpenTech Alliance Inc., developer of the INSOMNIAC line of self-storage kiosks, has released 2008 kiosk-usage numbers, providing insight…

Financial kiosks, ATMs expected to grow 9% annually through 2013

January 26, 2009

Centre (Penn). Daily Times: Financial kiosks and ATMs are expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 9 percent to include more than 186,000 financial…

Churches, companies sue each other over educational kiosks

January 25, 2009

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A Brookfield, Wisc., company is suing 39 churches in eight states, saying it is owed $1.4 million for failing to make payments on…

Kiosks, self-service could help auto makers draw young buyers

January 25, 2009

REDMOND, Wash — While 91 percent of young automobile shoppers would prefer to visit a dealership in person, 52 percent would rather use self-service kiosks or…

Wincor World urges banks to invest in self-service technology

January 25, 2009

Business World Online: Prospects of lower earnings this year should not deter banks from investing in technology since this constitutes a cost-efficient way…

American Hospital Association endorses Vecna Medical kiosks

January 25, 2009

CHICAGO — The American Hospital Association has awarded an exclusive endorsement to Vecna Medical, a Maryland-based technology company, for its kiosk and…

PHOTOS: KFC trials self-service, sees basket sizes jump

January 25, 2009

Silicon.com: Colonal Sanders has tried self-service and, if customer response is any indicator, it's finger-lickin' good. A KFC franchise in North Wales began…

Applications for the IBM AnyPlace Kiosk

An overview of the many diverse uses of IBM's AnyPlace Kiosk technology, from media preview to gift registry to gaming.

NEXTEP opens Vegas office to serve casino kiosk customers

January 22, 2009

LAS VEGAS — NEXTEP SYSTEMS, which provides touchscreen kiosks, digital signage and in-room ordering to hotels, casinos and resorts in Las Vegas, has opened an…

New chip could speed transfers from digital movie kiosks to devices

January 22, 2009

Science Daily: A new chip capable of transmitting 60 Gigahertz RF signals could allow in-store kiosks to transfer movies to handheld devices in seconds. The…

Blockbuster hires Kevin Lewis to lead DVD kiosks, movie download operations

January 22, 2009

Videobusiness.com: Blockbuster hired former Philips executive Kevin Lewis to lead the company's efforts to broaden operations related to its download service…