Wal-Mart considers movie download kiosks

November 13, 2005

CNN: The nation's largest retailer is in talks with Hollywood studios about installing kiosks that let consumers download movies onto DVD. The plan for DVD…

New York tests kiosks for commuter info

November 13, 2005

New York Post: The state is testing a series of computerized information kiosks in Brooklyn that update commuters on everything from mass transit to…

A case for interactive digital signage

November 13, 2005

iMedia Connection: Sean D. Brown, chief executive officer of GO!Network, makes the case for digital signage, particularly with an interactive component.

Oklahoma grocer adds coupon kiosk

November 13, 2005

Stores: Time-starved shoppers don't have time to clip coupons, let alone remember to bring them to the supermarket. That's why an Oklahoma-based grocery chain…

Big-ticket vending: Two success stories

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Vending is traditionally the domain of candy bars and sodas, but two companies have demonstrated how the unattended selling model can be used to move…

Ohio touchscreen-enabled election called a success

November 10, 2005

ALLEN, Texas - Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell described Ohio's first large-scale use of modern voting systems as a great success. "It was a great…

Rutter's selects Radiant POS, self-service system

November 10, 2005

ATLANTA - Radiant Systems Inc. announced in a news release that it has contracted with Rutter's Farm Stores to deploy Radiant point-of-sale in all 50 of the…

Big retail re-examining the kiosk

November 10, 2005

CIO Today: Big retailers are exploring in-store kiosks as a way to meet the expectations that their newly informed online customers bring into the store.

Giant Eagle grocer gets new self-scan systems

November 10, 2005

Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh): North Huntingdon's Giant Eagle grocery store - no relation to Giant Foods, which recently launched its own titanic self-service…

Shurgard installs INSOMNIAC kiosks at two facilities

November 9, 2005

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - OpenTech Alliance Inc. announced in a news release that Shurgard Storage Centers Inc., a leading self-storage real estate investment trust…

Self-service coming to fast-food

November 9, 2005

WFAA.com: Ending years of flirtation, the fast-food industry finally appears ready to take the plunge into self-service ordering with kiosks, some restaurant…

Is RFID for airline luggage feasible?

November 9, 2005

Silicon.com: According to a report by consultancy BearingPoint in conjunction with German airline Hapagfly, RFID for luggage tracking is feasible but it's not…

Young people drive change from cash to plastic

November 8, 2005

Star Tribune (Minneapolis/St. Paul): In just the past year, the number of people reporting they primarily pay for things in cash sank by 20 percent, while…

ArcaTech Systems unveils new product designs

November 8, 2005

MEBANE, N.C. - ArcaTech Systems announced in a news release that it will unveil its expanded line of transaction automation solutions at the BAI Retail…

Preventing loss at the self-checkout

November 7, 2005

Self-checkout is a powerful tool for retailers, but it can just as easily be a liability if not implemented properly. Joe Davis, director of loss prevention…

Now which blue bucket was it?

Assisted selling devices are becoming prevalent throughout retail. They allow product knowledge to be centralized in self-service devices rather than in…

Competition was steep for the 6th Annual Kiosk Awards

The 6th Annual Kiosk Awards were announced Oct. 18 at the Self-Service & Kiosk Show in San Francisco. Find out which self-service devices took home the honors.

Technology adoption continues at airports

November 7, 2005

CRM Today: Use of technology continues at the airport, where some four in ten (39 percent) business travelers report they use self-service kiosks to check in…

The `evils of self check-in kiosks'

November 7, 2005

ZDNet: Columnist John Carroll raises some provocative issues in his exploration of what airline check-in kiosks need to be doing better. He has particularly…

Wincor Nixdorf launches enhanced POS system

November 7, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world's leading suppliers of IT solutions for the banking and retail industries, announced in a news release the…