Kiosks enroll on more campuses

March 22, 2007

Universities continue to offer more self-service options to students through campus kiosks.

Max out hardware life

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

March 21, 2007

Here are five ways to get the most from each kiosk component.

Legal Sea Foods intros self-checkout

March 21, 2007

Boston.com: The Legal Sea Foods restaurant chain is introducing hand-held devices that let customers pay at their tables. The move comes in response to…

Scientists test gait biometrics

March 21, 2007

Vnunet.com: Biometric technology that identifies people by the way they walk could be used to bolster security at airports and at the 2012 Olympic Games…

Advanced Kiosks releases multimedia kiosk

March 21, 2007

WILMOT, N.H. — Advanced Kiosks announced the release of its newest multimedia kiosk, the Compact-Power. The kiosk is 2 3/4 inches thick with a 17-inch…

Pa. schools use biometric payment for lunches

March 21, 2007

Republicanherald.com: Students in Pennsylvania's Schuylkill Haven School District may soon be able to pay for their lunches with a swipe of their fingers…

Self-payment may get easier with credit card phone

March 21, 2007

Baltimoresun.com: Frank Hernandez is one of almost 100 Discover Financial Services employees testing what the credit-card industry hopes will become a…

Giant Food puts new spin on self-help

March 21, 2007

Washingtontimes.com: Giant Food is converting seafood and floral departments in more than 25 percent of its stores to self-serve stations. About 55 seafood…

Japanese companies embed RFID in bottle cap

March 21, 2007

Nutraingredients.com: Two Japanese companies have succeded in developing a plastic bottle cap embedded with an RFID tag. According to reports, the development…

Customer-service kiosk expected in Canadian town hall

March 21, 2007

Amhersbergecho.com: The town council of Amherstburg, Ontario, has re-affirmed its position to implement a new customer-service kiosk at the Amherstburg…

Light transmission and touch panels

March 21, 2007

An overview of the physics of touchscreen technology.

Japanese bank to offer unsecured loans at ATM

March 20, 2007

Finextra.com: Japan's Mizuho Bank is launching a new service that will enable its customers to receive unsecured personal loans via its ATMs. According to a…

University to collaborate with National Biometric Security Project

March 20, 2007

PITTSBURGH — Carnegie Mellon University and the National Biometric Security Project (NBSP) have announced a memorandum of agreement to collaborate on…

DigitalPersona intros keyboard with built-in fingerprint reader

March 20, 2007

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — DigitalPersona Inc. announced the availability of the DigitalPersona U.are.U Fingerprint Keyboard with new ergonomic design and…

MasterCard, USA Technologies expand PayPass deployment

March 20, 2007

Amonline.com: MasterCard Worldwide and USA Technologies announced that Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Co. will begin equipping vending machines with USA…

Contactless commerce to reach new heights

March 20, 2007

Itweek.co.uk: Spending on contactless hardware, software and services will jump to $800 million by 2011, up from just $260 million in 2006, market watchers…

RFID at your guests' service

March 20, 2007

Hotelmotel.com: RFID technology, like the electronic door locks which preceded it, is poised to redefine and revolutionize the lodging industry's lock…

Continental brings self check-in to Belize

March 20, 2007

BELIZE — Continental Airlines announced recently that it has successfully installed self check-in kiosks at the International Airport in Belize. Continental…

RFID, care records could be linked

March 20, 2007

Harrogate, U.K.: A future in which data from hospital systems, including the Care Records Service (CRS), can be integrated with RFID tags used to track…

California library incorporates RFID

March 20, 2007

Managinginformation.com: The Alameda Free Library, located in Alameda, Calif., has embarked on a new era of patron service and circulation efficiency with the…