Felix Group flies into Dixons stores

November 19, 2007

LONDON — DSGi PLC has announced a deal with Felix Group plc to trial its MAX BOX kiosks in Dixons Tax-Free stores in London's Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

Custodian appointed for Pay By Touch

November 19, 2007

Digital Transactions: An outside manager with restructuring experience, Thomas Lumsden of FTI Consulting Inc., is now running financially troubled…

DVDPlay now in more than 960 Safeway stores

November 19, 2007

CAMPBELL, Calif. — DVDPlay, a DVD-rental kiosk developer and operator, now has its machines in more than 960 Safeway stores. Founded in 2002 with 11 locations…

Airline passengers looking for self-service

November 19, 2007

The Financial Express: The International Air Transport Association has released a report that shows not only are passengers accepting high-tech travel…

United adds self-service for holiday travel

November 19, 2007

CHICAGO — In an effort to help travelers during the holiday season, United Airlines has added 140 self-service kiosks at gate areas in some of the country's…

Microcom, IBM to automate license-plate renewals in Canada

November 19, 2007

LEWIS CENTER, Ohio — Microcom Corp. and IBM have announced plans to let drivers renew their license-plate registrations at self-service kiosks throughout the…

Bankruptcy filings hit Pay By Touch

November 18, 2007

San Francisco Business Times: Pay By Touch CEO and founder John Rogers has filed for personal bankruptcy amid a gathering storm of legal challenges from…

DVD kiosks to expand rental market share

November 18, 2007

Video Business: DVD kiosks located in supermarkets, fast-food restaurants and other high-traffic locations expect to expand their share of the rental market…

Meijer tests HP digital-photo kiosks

November 18, 2007

The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press: Meijer Inc. has introduced Hewlett-Packard's advanced Digital Photo Center Solution kiosks in its photo departments. Meijer's…

BLOG: Promising news for RFID

November 18, 2007

StorefrontBacktalk: As EPCGlobal is still finalizing its High-Frequency Gen2 tag protocol standard, a source working with the group says the company is seeing…

New versions of KioWare, KioWare server released

November 18, 2007

YORK, Pa. — Analytical Design Solutions Inc. has released Version 6.2.0 of KioWare Lite and KioWare Kiosk Basic, as well as version 4.0 of KioWare Server. …

A better way for airport check-in

Check-in process gets passengers through its lobby quickly.

Survey finds shoppers look to self-service for holiday shopping relief

November 15, 2007

ATLANTA — As stores prepare for the holiday rush, shoppers are bracing for the headaches and hassles of long lines, crowded aisles and harried store…

Corporate Safe Specialists announces additions to team

November 15, 2007

POSEN, Ill. — Corporate Safe Specialists has announced two additions to its Research and Development organization. The Company has hired Randy Biela, a…

Brooklyn hospital intros ER kiosks

November 15, 2007

MAITLAND, Fla. — Kings County Hospital Center, a public hospital located in Brooklyn, N.Y., plans to deploy self-service kiosks in its emergency department to…

Dallas Airport hosts Traveler TechFest For airline passengers

November 15, 2007

Information Week: Air passengers at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport can try out the latest technology during a new Traveler TechFest. The…

Survey finds shoppers look to self-service for holiday shopping relief

November 15, 2007

ATLANTA — As stores prepare for the holiday rush, shoppers are bracing for the headaches and hassles of long lines, crowded aisles and harried store…

Redbox expands Walgreens rollout

November 14, 2007

AmOnline.com: Redbox, the DVD-rental kiosk featuring new release DVDs for $1 per night, is now available in select Walgreens locations throughout the…

U.K. photo retailer links kiosks to Internet site

November 14, 2007

HEXUS: Jessops, a photographic retailer in the U.K., is the first such British retailer to link in-store photo-printing kiosks to its online photo printing…

Hospital benefits from sterling service

November 14, 2007

Vending company uses automated retail solution to provide quick service to hospital employees, guests.