Tokyo stores to deliver product info via RFID

January 1, 2007

CNN: Stores in central Tokyo are set to beam news of special offers, menus and coupons to passers-by in a trial run of a radio-tagging system. The Tokyo…

Self-service: the best of 2006

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

DVD rental, hospitality devices rank high in our year-end expert roundtable.

Florida court rejects attempt to see e-voting code

January 1, 2007

InfoWorld: A Florida judge has rejected a U.S. Congress candidate's request to examine the source code of electronic voting machines alleged to have miscounted…

Kiosk news: Retail's Big Show draws near

December 28, 2006

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StacoSwitch kiosk touchscreens fool fingers

December 27, 2006

Orange County Register: At StacoSwitch in Costa Mesa, Calif., tactile illusions are being used in devices with serious business purposes. The flat video…

Florida voting machines tested for malfunction

December 27, 2006

HeraldTribune.com: The final phase of a state inquiry into whether the 18,000 undervotes in Florida's District 13 congressional election were the product of a…

Opera Glass, AmTote marketing self-service betting devices

December 26, 2006

Hunt Valley, Md. — Opera Glass Networks and AmTote International announced the creation of an initiative to market Web-based, multimedia wagering products and…

Restaurant association: Self-service is No. 2 trend

In its 2007 Forecast, the National Restaurant Association named self-service technology its No. 2 trend to watch for full-service restaurants.

Reactrix Media Network sells out national ad inventory

December 21, 2006

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The Reactrix Media Network, which operates interactive digital signs in 160 shopping centers, movie theaters and public spaces…

House candidate asks for release of voting machine codes, software

December 21, 2006

NPR: Six weeks after Election Day, one House race remains in dispute. In Florida's 13th District, Republican Vern Buchanan was certified the winner by a narrow…

Wincor Nixdorf announces stock repurchase

December 20, 2006

PADERBORN, Germany — On December 20, 2006, the Board of Directors of Wincor Nixdorf AG passed a resolution for the repurchase of up to 166,390 of the company's…

Webster, Bogan appointed to self-service division at NCR

December 20, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. announced that Mike Webster has been named vice president of Self-Service Solutions, a new business unit in NCR focused on…

Kiosk news: Wincor Nixdorf announces stock repurchase

December 20, 2006

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Kiosk news: Wincor Nixdorf announces stock repurchase

December 20, 2006

Our Sponsor Olea Inc. is a leader in custom branded self service terminals and Kiosks. Olea's custom designs are brand focused to drive…

Florida public library to add 60 self-checkout kiosks

December 19, 2006

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — Sentry Technology Corp. announced that Palm Beach Public Library has selected Sentry to supply up to 60 QuickCheck self-service kiosks over…

Tesco installs digital shelf labels

December 18, 2006

The Retail IT Bulletin: Tesco has installed 400 of ZBD's electronic shelf-edge display labels at its Loudwater store near High Wycombe. The labels are used in…

Giant Eagle to test Redbox kiosks

December 18, 2006

PITTSBURGH — Supermarket and convenience store retailer Giant Eagle Inc. is testing Redbox DVD rental kiosks at five area GetGo c-stores beginning this month.

Toronto firm installs digital signs in golf carts

December 18, 2006

Media in Canada: Toronto-based Abcon Media, known for its Boom Ad and parking gate advertising, is now bringing major advertisers on board for spots on…

Digital billboards could spark outdoor ad revival

December 18, 2006

MSNBC: Digital billboards, which resemble ballpark jumbo video displays but scroll through several static ads each minute, are helping to draw advertisers back…