Is self-checkout in danger of checking out?

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Troubling news from Albertsons and Kroger is raising concerns about the future of self-checkout.

NetWorld Alliance publishes introductory guide to self-service and kiosk usability

July 6, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Kiosk Marketplace and other B-to-B news and information portals, has published "Executive Briefing…

Digital signage kiosk lands on Canary Islands

July 5, 2011

The Meridiano Tenerife mall on Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands has installed an interactive wayfinding digital signage display to inform visitors…

Dutch telco calls up Scala to drive digital signage, kiosks

July 4, 2011

Scala announced today that Dutch telco giant KPN, formerly KPN Primafoon, has re-vamped its image and interior design at 105 retail stores across the…

Canadian Tire adds mobile shopping app, digital signage kiosks

July 4, 2011

According to Retail Info Systems News, 1,200-store general merchandise retailer Canadian Tire is testing both a personalized location-based mobile shopping app…

Kiosk monitors renewable energy usage

June 30, 2011

Heliotronics Inc., which "designs, sells, markets and promotes innovative ideas and products that accelerate the adoption of utility grid-connected renewable…

Michigan license kiosks top 1 million served

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Quick-and-easy license-plate renewal kiosks in Michigan recently hit the 1 million served mark.

Bicycles, strollers, now Rug Doctors? Kiosk rentals going far beyond DVDs

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Rug Doctor has piloted self-service carpet cleaner-rental kiosks. What's next?

Body-scanning tech being used in retail kiosks to help find best fitting clothes

June 27, 2011

According to the Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Wash., body-scanning technology just like that used to screen airline passengers has now been licensed to a…

More bike-share kiosks planned for DC area

June 26, 2011

According to the Washington Post, Arlington County in Virginia, just outside Washington D.C., is looking into expanding its bike-sharing kiosk program.

PatientPad kiosk co. gets $7.5M in Series B funding

June 26, 2011

Digital Assent, the Atlanta company behind the PatientPad self-service patient check-in and education solution, announced that it has received $7.5 million in…

Fujifilm turning photo kiosk on its side

June 23, 2011

According to smarthouse.com, Fujifilm is using Microsoft's Surface smart coffee table system as a new way for consumers to create and buy photobooks. The…

Kiosk firm Vigix raises another $1.5M in venture capital

June 23, 2011

According to xconomy.com, Cambridge, Mass-based kiosk company Vigix closed a $1.5 million Series A-1 round this week, led by Waltham, Mass.-based VC firm Still…

The Bluetooth ad: Press 'accept'

by Michael Rigato — V.P. of Operations, Signifi Solutions Inc.

Now that more users are enabling hands-free tech on their phones, new ad opportunities are opening.

Video games now available at 21k+ redbox kiosks

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Redbox is now offering video games: another coffin nail for brick-and-mortar or a last gasp for kiosks?

Another iPad kiosk, this time down under

June 22, 2011

Interactive iPad-based kiosks supplied by Sprocket Kiosks are fast tracking the customer loyalty program at Hog's Breath Cafe Noosa and Mooloolaba on…

Digital Signage: It’s all around us [Infographic]

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Digital signage is everywhere, so much so that sometimes we don't even realize it. Nearly 70 percent of Americans see it every month, and more than half every…

Help, there's an iPad in my kiosk!

Even though it's just over a year old, the iPad has become one of the most well-known and technologically-advanced products to hit the market, and consumers…

NetWorld Alliance publishes new roadmap for mobile retail apps

June 21, 2011

Louisville, Ky.-based NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Kiosk Marketplace, Self-Service World and other B2B news and information portals, has published…

A checklist for building a self-service kiosk program

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

When our phone rings, it's often the same type of clients – enthusiastic and eager to talk about their long-delayed plans of implementing a self-service kiosk…