OPINION: Reviving retail in a digital media world

October 3, 2007

Video Business: When online digital content originally debuted in the marketplace, many predicted the impending demise of retail. For many of us, though…

Tyco Electronics adds new 17-inch LCD to ELO family of touchscreens

October 3, 2007

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The new Elo TouchSystems 1729L 17˝ LCD integrated multifunction touchscreen from Tyco Electronics offers more field-installable options…

Japanese mobile provider aims to make phone payments hands-free

October 3, 2007

GlobeandMail.com: NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's largest mobile phone operator, hopes to one day sell a handset that lets you make electronic payments while it…

Turkish bank introduces loan kiosk

October 2, 2007

Today's Zaman: Turkey's leading financial institution for individual loans, Akbank, has introduced its latest service, the "Loan Machine," to Turkish…

Maker of grocery-store kiosks will place them in Cub Foods

October 2, 2007

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal: Customer-Facing Media, a maker of an electronic kiosks that's targeting the supermarket industry, has bagged its…

Qantas staff faces pay cuts because of self-service

October 2, 2007

The Australian: A major airline union will launch a global campaign on YouTube aimed at enlisting customer support against Qantas moves to slash the base pay…

Target launches gift-giving kiosks

October 1, 2007

The Minneapolis-St. Paul (Minn.) Business Journal: Target Corp. has announced plans to debut in-store kiosks that help customers create shopping and…

IBM lands Jetstar check-in kiosk deal

October 1, 2007

The Australian: Jetstar Airways has signed a $3 million agreement with IBM Corp. to establish and support the carrier's domestic Web check-in and kiosk…

GE Homeland Protection develops air passenger ID kiosk

October 1, 2007

CNNMoney.com: GE Homeland Protection Inc. has begun a development program designed to create an automated air passenger identification system potentially more…

Way clear for NCR to shift business focus

September 30, 2007

Dayton (Ohio) Daily News: The official spin-off Monday of NCR Corp.'s moneymaking Teradata Data Warehousing Division is an invigorating time for Dayton and…

U.S. photo-kiosk industry bets future on gifting, creative products

September 30, 2007

BALTIMORE — The North American photo-kiosk market is poised to continue its growth streak, thanks largely to the emergence of the diverse gifting and creative…

24/7 check depositing kiosks launched in 7-Eleven stores

September 30, 2007

Ad-Hoc News: Financial Services Centers Cooperative Inc., a credit union shared branch network, has announced that credit union services will be delivered…

Modiv Media launches retail in-store self-service solutions

September 30, 2007

BOSTON — Modiv Media Inc., provider of retail interactive media delivery solutions, has announced the launch of Modiv Shopper, Modiv DeliVision and Modiv…

Self Service Expo gets digital signage

Popular self-service event expands to the East Coast and beyond.

Frank Mayer wins four Design of the Times awards

September 29, 2007

GRAFTON, Wis. — Frank Mayer & Associates Inc. has announced it won one gold, two slver and one bronze Design of the Times awards. The Design of the…

Cashless payment technology installed in U.S. photo kiosks

September 27, 2007

MALVERN, Pa. — USA Technologies has announced that Fantasy Entertainment, a supplier of photo and imaging kiosks, has equipped 1,000 of its self-service photo…

NCR launches ‘green' dual-core tech for ATM, POS

September 27, 2007

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. says it is now offering Intel dual-core processor technology within its ATM and point-of-sale solutions.   According to a news…

Mix n' match ice cream from a kiosk

September 27, 2007

Slashfood.com: Ice cream out of a vending machine isn't totally innovative — we've seen things like packaged ice cream bars, popsicles and "drumstick"-types…

A reliable retouch

September 27, 2007

PROVISIO's software solutions give photo company increased security and remote access.

Can IBM bolster self-service kiosks?

September 26, 2007

ZDNet: IBM Corp. is rolling out new kiosks and point-of-sale systems designed to make self-service more enjoyable via video and 3-D capabilities. IBM…