Prepaid top-ups added to 69 Coinstar kiosks for pilot

December 30, 2004

WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- MEI says that its cash acceptor is being used in 69 Coinstar coin-counting kiosks that have been retrofitted with technology that enables…

Check out what's new at the library

Thanks to kiosks, libraries can compete with big name video rental stores when it comes to customer convenience.

Virgin and HMV boost investment in download market

December 29, 2004

Financial Times.com: Music stores including Virgin and HMV plan to increase their investment in the download market in order to recoup some of the music sales…

Montreal parking meters go high-tech

December 29, 2004

Globeandmail.com: That mad dash back to the car to feed the parking meter could soon be unnecessary in downtown Montreal. The city is installing a network of…

Easy as A, B, C-store

C-stores are a growing market for kiosks. Some tech providers, such as Info Touch and Cyphermint, have already based much of their businesses on supplying…

Cash in on the prepaid wireless market

The market for pay-as-you-go wireless phones is growing. What better way to sell prepaid phone cards than through kiosks? Find out what industry insiders think…

Number of digital prints at retail locations on the rise

December 28, 2004

News-Leader.com Deanne Gallup often prints her digital pictures at home, but for Christmas, she wanted to use a family photo in her greeting cards. And that…

German company rolls out 702 kiosks

December 27, 2004

DUSSELDORF, Germany - The German dm-drogerie market drug store group deployed dm-Service-Points kiosk systems in its 702 stores during the last quarter of…

Will self-service bring an end to idle conversation?

December 27, 2004

Retail Wire: Sociologists and others are concerned that the modern reliance on technology-based self-service is eroding people's ability to communicate with…

Pixel Magic Imaging to be featured on '`Best of Bradshaw' broadcast

December 26, 2004

SAN MARCOS, Texas - Pixel Magic Imaging (Pixel Magic), a provider of digital imaging solutions and photo kiosks, announced it has been selected to be included…

Hotel kiosks to print airport boarding passes

December 26, 2004

Detroit Free Press: By summer, some Northwest Airlines passengers staying at Hilton hotels will be able to print boarding passes at a self-service terminal as…

Friendlyway introduces new business unit

December 22, 2004

Business Wire: friendlyway, Inc. rounded out its kiosk solutions by introducing its new business unit, "friendlyway Media."

Mediaport Entertainment, WMG to offer music through MusicATMs

December 22, 2004

Market Wire.com: Warner Music Group (WMG) and Mediaport Entertainment, Inc., the nation's first unmanned MusicATM company, today announced an agreement to…

Coinstar dealing in cards

December 22, 2004

Investor's Business Daily: When you're a little kid, a piggy bank will do just fine. But as you get older, your financial needs change.

Who's Who: Tom Smith

December 21, 2004

Eight years after founding kiosk developer MontegoNet Inc., the company's chief executive officer delights in the challenges that each day brings.

Wincor Nixdorf continues course of growth

December 21, 2004

PADERBORN, Germany -- Wincor Nixdorf was able to continue its course of sustainable growth, despite trying economic times.

PayPoint appoints Transaction Network Services in multi-year, dial-up contract

December 21, 2004

RESTON, Va. - Transaction Network Services Inc., one of the UK's leading providers of data communications services, has been appointed by PayPoint to provide…

Kodak to build a $45 million plant

December 20, 2004

DemocratandChronicle.com: Eastman Kodak Co. plans to develop a $45 million factory in its hometown that will produce supplies for turning digital images into…

Self-service consolidation

December 20, 2004

Line56: Siebel's recent acquisition of edocs highlights not only the importance of self-service category but also betokens the beginning of a new age of…

Kiosks and the changing PC market

Will mergers such as the one proposed between IBM and Lenovo affect the kiosk market? Industry insiders weigh in on the topic.