IBM predicts self-service kiosks will be digital shopping assistants

January 4, 2009

Businessmirror.com: On its list of five innovations that will change the way we live in the next five years, computer manufacturer IBM Corp. names digital…

Touchscreen kiosks show off Royal Ontario Museum rock and mineral collection

January 4, 2009

The (University of Toronto) Varsity: To enhance the experience of its rock and mineral collection, the Royal Ontario Museum has included 42 touchscreen…

Scientist, students test self-service restaurant kiosk

January 4, 2009

Newsblaze.com: Scientist David Pensak and students at the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia are testing touchscreen kiosks that allow customers to…

WIN Enterprises announces motherboard for kiosks

January 4, 2009

NORTH ANDOVER, Md. — WIN Enterprises Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of embedded controllers and network platforms for OEMs, announced the MB-7317…

New electronics vending machine stocked by third parties

January 1, 2009

Mass High Tech: Vigix Inc. in Cambridge, Mass., has created a vending machine that enables consumers in airports or malls to buy MP3 players, cell phones or…

Smart-Leaf aims wall-mounted touchscreen units for homes and businesses

January 1, 2009

CHICAGO — Originatic LLC will begin taking orders this month for its Smart-Leaf computers, which are all-in-one units with versions targeted for both homes…

Toshiba, NCR make kiosks for music, movie memory cards

January 1, 2009

U.S. News & World Report: A new media delivery system involves kiosks that download music and movies to memory cards. The kiosks will start with single…

Touchscreen kiosk simplifies search for India land records

January 1, 2009

Express India: A touchscreen kiosk has simplified the process of viewing land records in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where searching for records used…

Prisoner info kiosk coming from Northern Ireland security company

December 30, 2008

The Financial Times: Core Systems, which supplies biometrics to the U.K. Home Office and Irish Republic prison authorities in Northern Ireland, is introducing…

EarthCam photo kiosks provide postcards from Times Square New Year's Eve

December 30, 2008

NEW YORK — EarthCam, which is using live webcams to broadcast the New Year's Eve Times Square celebration in New York City, will also have five photo Internet…

Corporate Safe Specialists upgrades software for kiosk self-service

December 30, 2008

POSEN, Ill. — Corporate Safe Specialists is upgrading its MenuSOS kiosk software to include .net framework 3.05, Windows Presentation and Communications…

Self-Service Networks creates 'GiftWise' gift card dispenser

December 30, 2008

AMonline.com: Self-Service Networks, a provider of turnkey self-service solutions, has announced GiftWise, a complete program for selling, activating and…

Employee data captured without barcodes with new MIE Trak Kiosk software

December 30, 2008

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — MIE Solutions, a provider of software tailored for the manufacturing industry, has unveiled its new MIE Trak Kiosk.

Indian government uses computer kiosks to teach children

December 29, 2008

ExpressIndia.com: The government of India is using computer kiosks to teach poverty-stricken children basic concepts, life skills, hygiene, and basic…

Indian government uses computer kiosks to teach children

December 29, 2008

ExpressIndia.com: The government of India is using computer kiosks to teach poverty-stricken children basic concepts, life skills, hygiene, and basic…

Stop and Shop lets customers scan as they go, then check out at kiosk

December 29, 2008

The (Norwalk, Conn.) Hour: The future is now at Stop and Shop's Main Avenue location in Norwalk as the grocery store chain introduced Scan It! technology to…

Comark Corp. creates 15-inch Rugged Kiosk

December 28, 2008

MEDFIELD, Ma. -- Comark Corp., a designer and manufacturer of kiosk and digital signage solutions, has unveiled its new 15-inch Rugged Kiosk.

San Francisco fliers go green with carbon offset kiosks

December 28, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle: Air travelers at the San Francisco International Airport will soon be able to pay restitution for the carbon emissions caused by…

Indonesia's BCA to deploy 483 Wincor Nixdorf kiosks, ATMs

December 28, 2008

PADERBORN, Germany -- Indonesia's BCA has chosen Wincor Nixdorf to provide kiosk and ATM technologies as the financial institution moves to expand its…

Retailers and billpay kiosks

A new report details how stores can profit from self-service bill-payment.