Competition was steep for the 6th Annual Kiosk Awards

The 6th Annual Kiosk Awards were announced Oct. 18 at the Self-Service & Kiosk Show in San Francisco. Find out which self-service devices took home the honors.

Technology adoption continues at airports

November 7, 2005

CRM Today: Use of technology continues at the airport, where some four in ten (39 percent) business travelers report they use self-service kiosks to check in…

The `evils of self check-in kiosks'

November 7, 2005

ZDNet: Columnist John Carroll raises some provocative issues in his exploration of what airline check-in kiosks need to be doing better. He has particularly…

Wincor Nixdorf launches enhanced POS system

November 7, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world's leading suppliers of IT solutions for the banking and retail industries, announced in a news release the…

Touchscreen voting debuts in Ohio

November 7, 2005

WHIO-TV: New electronic voting machines debut Tuesday in many parts of the Miami Valley, including Montgomery County. Most voters said they seem to like the…

Kiosk News: Arby's explores touchscreen ordering

November 7, 2005

Our Sponsor Technology Portals, Inc. KiosksTechnology Portals, Inc. provides award-winning self- service kiosks to the travel and…

Info Touch Corp. selects Encapsulon for loss-prevention tech

November 7, 2005

ATLANTA - Encapsulon, a software and solution provider that helps retail organizations streamline operations, reduce loss and increase profitability, announced…

6 simple rules for successful self-service

November 6, 2005

CIO: Australia's magazine for executives offers this checklist of things to keep in mind when planning a self-service deployment. Also included is a list of…

6 simple rules for successful self-service

November 6, 2005

CIO: Australia's magazine for executives offers this checklist of things to keep in mind when planning a self-service deployment. Also included is a list of…

Eby-Brown signs with iPrepay

November 6, 2005

Convenience Store News: Eby-Brown, a consumer products distributor to c-stores in the eastern United States, has signed a marketing agreement with iPrepay, a…

6 simple rules for successful self-service

November 6, 2005

CIO: Australia's magazine for executives offers this checklist of things to keep in mind when planning a self-service deployment. Also included is a list of…

Arby's explores touchscreen ordering

November 6, 2005

East Valley Tribune (Arizona): Arby's is the latest big-name fast-food chain to explore using kiosks to take orders at the counter. Three Arby's locations in…

Vanity publisher tests book-printing kiosks

November 6, 2005

Houston Chronicle: Self-publishing (or "vanity publishing") has made waves in the publishing industry in recent years, as more and more authors are printing…

RFID products for amusement parks announced

November 3, 2005

TMCnet: Precision Dynamics Corp., a vendor of automatic wristband identification, is announcing its newest products, Smart Kiosk and Smart Reader, which use…

New biometric plan for airline security unveiled

November 3, 2005

Newsday: Kip Hawley, director of the Transportation Security Administration, told a congressional committee Thursday that the agency plans to move ahead with a…

Shopping 'buddy' provides next level of service

November 2, 2005

Grocery retailers were among the first to venture into the self-service arena with the installation of self-checkout lanes, and consumer response to the…

Helping customers make choices

November 2, 2005

Choice is a good thing. It stands to reason, then, that more of a good thing is better.

Does it pass the 'grandmother test'?

November 2, 2005

One of the biggest mistakes a business can make is to misjudge its customers. This is especially true when it comes to designing a self-service kiosk…

Reaching all of your audience

November 2, 2005

The Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, went into effect in 1992. Its aim is to give "civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to…

Kiosks behind bars

November 2, 2005

In most cases, kiosks need to "take money to make money" - that is, in addition to credit and debit card payment methods, the machines should be able to accept…