Frost & Sullivan selects Hand Held Products for award

December 7, 2004

SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y - Frost & Sullivan honored Hand Held Products, Inc. with its Market Penetration Leadership Award, according to a news release. The…

Planar launches touchscreen monitors for POS, POP

December 7, 2004

BEAVERTON, Ore. - Planar Systems, Inc. is launching an expanded, comprehensive suite of touchscreen monitors. According to a news release, the new monitors are…

Kiosks sweeten the pot for Fannie May Candies

December 7, 2004

CHICAGO - With Fannie May Candies shops reopening in the Chicago area, the company is introducing an innovative new way to market them through mail order…

Fortunes telling

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Contributing Editor Lief Larson predicts what the New Year will bring for the hottest self-service applications.

Wincor Nixdorf releases provisional figures for fiscal 2003/2004

December 6, 2004

PADERBORN, Germany - Wincor Nixdorf AG has beaten its forecasts once again, closing its 2003/2004 fiscal year to September 30, 2004 with new record figures…

Sprint, BMW sign multimillion-dollar agreement

December 6, 2004

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Sprint announced a new three-year, multimillion-dollar agreement with BMW Group Data Center Americas. According to a news release, Sprint…

IBM survey says holiday shoppers want to avoid long lines

December 6, 2004

SOMERS, NY - According to a recent IBM survey, holiday shoppers are searching for ways to avoid long lines, packed parking lots, poor customer service and…

WiseNav wins Best Exhibitor award for WiseStation

December 6, 2004

MONTON, Alberta - WiseNav, a division of WiseVillage Inc., Canadian manufacturer of WiseNav spatial navigation software and the new WiseStation super kiosks…

Coinstar launches common stock offering

December 6, 2004

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSTR) plans to offer 3 million shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering, according to a news…

J.D. Power report shows most passengers don't use express check-in

December 6, 2004

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - Less than one-quarter of airline passengers take advantage of curbside service or self-service kiosks, preferring to check in at the…

ACS launches enhanced Web site on kiosks throughout Alaska

December 5, 2004

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ("ACS") announced the launch of its revamped Web site (www.acsalaska.com) according to a news…

GDS invests in Italian manufacturing site

December 5, 2004

ROSCOE, Ill. - Global Display Solutions Ltd. (GDS) significantly invested in its worldwide operations by further improving facilities at its manufacturing site…

Info Touch, FatPort to offer wireless Internet access for c-stores

December 5, 2004

BURNABY, BC - Info Touch Technologies Corp. and FatPort announced a strategic agreement to offer (802.11b) wireless high-speed Internet across the ZapLink…

Building a Better Jukebox 'Â…Songbird to Deploy On-Demand Music Kiosks

December 2, 2004

MEI bill acceptors selected for widescale deployment following successful field results

TravelCenters of America Upgrades Nationwide Kiosk Network to Accept Cash

December 2, 2004

160 RoadKing Club loyalty kiosks retrofitted with MEI cash acceptors as part of an extensive in-field feature upgrade

2002 Nilson Report Predicts Rising Cash Usage through 2005

December 2, 2004

Report underscores importance of cash acceptance for retail kiosks and unattended points of sale

Add value, increase traffic with network-ready health kiosks

December 2, 2004

Twenty years ago, pharmacy customers approached blood pressure kiosks cautiously, skeptical of their accuracy and suspicious that the mechanical cuff might…

The buzz about appliances

by Sherry Yang

December 2, 2004

What does a kiosk have in common with a TiVo digital recorder? What about with a Netgear router? For many kiosk deployments, perhaps not much. And maybe that's…

Improving the gift card experience

December 2, 2004

Gift cards are hot items, both for retailers and buyers, and with good reason. For the seller, they offer strong return on investment, repeated opportunities…

Tomorrow's kiosk is a branded machine

December 2, 2004

Smaller, sleeker, curvier. Those words paint a picture of today's hottest sports car, and they also describe tomorrow's retail kiosk.