Universal Travel Group expanding travel-services kiosks in China

July 12, 2009

SHENZHEN, China — Universal Travel Group, a travel services provider in the People's Republic of China, today announced it has increased the number of its…

PNI Digital Media providing Connected Kiosk to new distributors, retailers

July 12, 2009

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — PNI Digital Media, a provider of digital photography and media solutions for retailers, has announced several new initiatives…

Commentary: An airline self-service revolution?

July 9, 2009

As mobile self-service gains traction in the airline industry, the role of the check-in kiosk may be changing.

Commentary: An airline self-service revolution?

As mobile self-service gains traction in the airline industry, the role of the check-in kiosk may be changing.

NCR Corp. recognized for maintenance, support services

July 8, 2009

DULUTH, Ga. — NCR Corp. has announced its No. 1 position in the hardware maintenance and support category in retail infrastructure support for 2006-2008…

AV Planners installs digital display kiosks at Statue of Liberty

July 8, 2009

LOS ANGELES — AV Planners has announced its installation of digital display kiosks on the grounds of the Statue of Liberty. The monument now features Samsung…

Pennsylvania governor puts stop to wine kiosk plan

July 8, 2009

PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has temporarily shelved the state Liquor Control Board's plan to sell wine via vending machines in grocery stores.

Ask the Experts: How do product-information kiosks increase customer loyalty?

July 8, 2009

Curiosk Marketing Solutions works with retailers in the wine and spirits industry to deploy and monetize wine-information and greeting card kiosks. Josh Rosen…

Automated Charging Machines serve as DOOH ad platforms

Paul King, CEO of Hercules Networks, explains the Automated Charging Machine (ACM) during a visit to the Digital Signage Today offices.

Advantech embedded platform used in Taiwan bike-share kiosks

July 7, 2009

IRVINE, Calif. — Advantech, an ePlatform service provider, has announced that its ARK-4180 embedded platform is being used in a "YouBike" rental kiosks…

Carnival Cruise Lines tests self-check-in kiosks

July 7, 2009

USA Today's Cruise Log: Carnival Cruise Lines is piloting self-check-in kiosks at its Port of Miami cruise terminal. The world's largest cruise line says that…

3M Library Systems to intro new self-checkout at industry conference

July 6, 2009

ST. PAUL, Minn. — 3M Library Systems has announced the upcoming release of a new version of its library self-checkout station at the American Library…

Sprint placing promo kiosks in 500 movie theaters

July 6, 2009

The New York Times: Starting this month, Sprint Nextel is sponsoring a movie theater marketing effort and placing kiosks in around 500 theaters nationwide. Via…

Hotels.com launches airport kiosk, media campaign

July 6, 2009

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Upstart airline and airport specialist media firm InterAir Media has announced a year-long contract with Hotels.com for its airport…

Commentary: Usability can be a kiosk's kiss of death or its ticket to success

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Usability and the user experience are critical to the success of any new consumer technology, especially customer-facing kiosks.

U.K. supermarket hit by self-checkout thieves

July 5, 2009

The Northern (England) Echo: An Asda supermarket in Whinfield, Darlington, in the United Kingdom was the target of hooded thieves Sunday. In the early morning…

Self-check-in glitch at O'Hare delays thousands across U.S.

July 5, 2009

The New York Times: Thousands of United Airlines travelers were delayed unexpectedly Thursday as the result of a computer problem that hit the airline's…

Zebra Technologies announces availability of print station kiosk

July 5, 2009

BOURNE END, England — Zebra Technologies Europe Ltd., a global leader in specialty printing and automatic identification solutions, today announced the…

Indiana prisoners visit family, friends via videophone kiosks

July 1, 2009

The Associated Press: Since February of this year, prisoners at Indiana's Rockville Correctional Facility have been able to conduct visits with loved ones…

The power of Twitter

The social networking service has stormed the business community. Here's how kiosk and self-service deployers can benefit.