Gift card kiosk is 'beary' best

July 23, 2006

This article appeared in the Retail Self-Service Executive Summary, Summer 2006.   One of the big winners at the 2006 KioskCom Excellence Awards was the…

The basics of kiosk branding

July 23, 2006

This article appeared in the Retail Self-Service Executive Summary, Summer 2006.   Every year businesses spend millions creating and promoting brands and…

Three U.K. airports add CUSS kiosks

July 23, 2006

Cheapflights: Passengers using England's Manchester, Nottingham East Midlands and Humberside airports will be able to use check-in kiosks for flights with…

Scala integrates digital-signage suite with DS-IQ

July 23, 2006

BELLEVUE, Wash. — DS-IQ and Scala announced the integration of Scala's InfoChannel software suite with DS-IQ's Web-based Digital Signage Marketing Performance…

TIO kiosk network adds insurance product

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

A leading billpay kiosk network now sells an accidental death policy for $12 a year. Is this a harbinger of enhanced services for the unbanked?

Kiosks give CDs new lease on life

July 20, 2006

The Sydney Morning Herald: In a sprawling downtown Sydney music store, shoppers clutching MP3 players weave through a phalanx of CD racks to line up before…

City of Atlanta introduces billpay kiosks

July 20, 2006

ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta recently unveiled the first of a series of self-service bill payment kiosks that provide city residents with a convenient way to…

RealTime Shredding expands into Texas

July 19, 2006

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — RealTime Shredding, developer of the first self-service kiosk to help consumers and businesses fight identity theft, has installed…

Customers prefer self-service

July 19, 2006

Computing.co.uk: Self-service is proving to be a win-win situation, benefiting businesses and customers alike. Companies like Tesco, Marks & Spencer…

Kiosk news: Customers prefer self-service

July 19, 2006

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A Market Survey and Guide to Photo Kiosks

Photo kiosks are among the most popular and complex of all self-service devices. Understand the market and the machines with this guide from PMAI.

MEI cash acceptors added to IBM self-checkout

July 18, 2006

WEST CHESTER, Pa. — MEI announced its CASHFLOW bill acceptor has been integrated into IBM's next-generation self-checkout systems.

Planar to acquire Clarity Visual Systems

July 18, 2006

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Planar Systems Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of privately-held Clarity Visual Systems…

MEI acceptors chosen for Hillman Quick-Tag kiosks

July 18, 2006

WEST CHESTER, Pa. — MEI announced that its cash acceptors have been integrated into the Hillman Group's Quick-Tag kiosks, installed in more than 3,500 pet…

Micropayments at a tipping point

July 18, 2006

ePaynews: POS-initiated payments of $5 or less are near a tipping point, a recent paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia states. Payment cards…

Redbox changes movie-watching behavior

July 17, 2006

Belleville News-Democrat: The low price and high convenience factor of Redbox movie rental kiosks — which dispense DVD rentals for $1 inside McDonald's…

Movielink signs download-to-burn deal

July 16, 2006

Video Business: Software maker Sonic Solutions and download service Movielink are set to unveil a cross-licensing agreement for technology that will enable…

Mercado CEO discusses appeal of kiosks in retail

July 16, 2006

Contra Costa Times: Selling a pair of jeans in a mall is far different from selling a pair from a Web site. Corey J. Leibow, president and chief executive of…

Kiosk developers target doctors' concerns

Kiosk developers seize opportunities as doctors search for solutions to practice management.

Kiosks keep kids in the store

Self-service increases sales, traffic for a Canadian skate shop.