Healthnotes launches new lifestyle shopping kiosk

September 13, 2005

PORTLAND, Ore. - Healthnotes Inc. announced in a news release the launch of its latest EasyAnswers Touchscreen Kiosk, the Low-Profile. Available in nine design…

U.S. airlines lead world in tech adoption, but gap closing

September 13, 2005

ATLANTA & FT. WORTH, Texas - SITA, provider of IT, communication and integration services and solutions for the travel and transportation industry…

Kiosks bring newspaper content to private jet passengers

September 13, 2005

MIAMI, Fla. - Satellite Enterprises Corp. announced in a news release that its regional distributor, Satellite Newspapers North America, a subsidiary of…

A touchscreen that touches back

September 13, 2005

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Immersion Corporation, developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, is demonstrating its TouchSense technology for touchscreens to…

Boink, Automated Systems announce 3-in-1 kiosk for gaming

September 13, 2005

LAS VEGAS - Boink Systems Inc., provider of self-service POS platforms for the gaming, hospitality, food and entertainment industries, along with Automated…

A $79.95 opportunity to breeze through security

September 12, 2005

New York Times: Nobody likes waiting in lines, and the Clear Registered Traveler Program capitalizes on that fact. This article contrasts the fee-based service…

Wal-Mart helps hurricane victims get what they need to survive

September 12, 2005

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - More than 1,300 Hurricane Katrina victims have signed up for items they need through a new hurricane gift registry at Wal-Mart stores and…

InfoGenesis to acquire e-Touch

September 12, 2005

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - InfoGenesis, provider of hospitality applications and services, announced in a news release that it has acquired e-Touch. Based in…

Airline industry expects losses to go even higher

September 12, 2005

San Francisco Chronicle: According to the head of the world's largest airline industry organization, commercial airlines are on a course to lose billions of…

Photo, check-cashing, kiosk design companies some to display at The Self-Service & Kiosk Show

September 12, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Demand for self-service technology touches virtually every industry. Attendees from the retail, hospitality, financial services industries…

Digital signage 101, part 2

September 11, 2005

In the second of three installments, Scala's Jeff Porter looks at current trends and offers suggestions on markets that appear to be especially lucrative.

Delta kiosks earn high marks

September 11, 2005

ATLANTA, Ga. - In a recent study, Best and Worst of Kiosk Environments, 2005, by Forrester Research, Delta's self-service kiosks in New York's LaGuardia…

Princess cruise line adds photo kiosks to fleet

September 8, 2005

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - According to a news release the entire fleet of Princess ships now features state-of-the-art machines from Pixel Magic Imaging, a…

Card Systems unveils new cash access solutions for gaming

September 8, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS - Cash Systems Inc., a provider of cash access solutions for the gaming industry, announced in a news release the launch of cashclub and totalcash…

Porto Media, IBM team up for new digital content delivery service

September 8, 2005

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - Porto Media announced in a news release that it will work with IBM to develop Porto Media's new digital content distribution…

WHITE PAPER: Effective messaging for kiosks

September 7, 2005

What does your kiosk say about itself to the world? Designer Adam Aronson explores the importance of building your kiosk project's message, and making sure it…

New Lucidiom software adds options to photo kiosks

September 7, 2005

VIENNA, Va. - Photofinishing retailers can offer consumers the ability to create personalized gifts and greetings using a new kiosk software enhancement…

Apple iPod makes the move to solid-state

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 7, 2005

Apple Computer is looking to revolutionize the consumer electronics field once again with the introduction of yet another model of its popular iPod portable…

A visit to the new, futuristic McDonald's

September 7, 2005

Chicago Tribune: McDonald's is dipping its golden toe into cell phone rings, CDs and digital photo printing. Besides burgers and fries, Oak Brook's sleek new…

Speeding up the (food) line

September 6, 2005

C-store operators are always looking to add new products and services to beef up their bottom lines. Another worthwhile approach is taking an existing service…