AmStar teams with IPP for bill payment, other services

August 18, 2004

Metro Group opens RFID retail testing centre

August 18, 2004

DMeurope.com: Neuss-Norf, Germany - German retail giant, Metro Group, has opened an RFID Innovation Center in Neuss to test the RFID technology before its…

Active Recognition Technologies Partners With Computerized Valet Parking Systems

August 18, 2004

Stockhouse.com: PHOENIX - Vehicle identification and license plate recognition software developer Active Recognition Technologies has agreed to partner with…

KaBloom pins new concept on changing consumers

August 18, 2004

Boston Business Journal: WOBURN, Mass. - Floral chain KaBloom has installed self-serve flower kiosks in every conceivable place - from convenience stores to…

Log on to India's first e-district

August 17, 2004

Times of India: Malappuram, India - Malappuram, formerly India's most backward district, is now the country's first e-literate district. The state of Kerala…

The Kiosk Show promises bounty of self-service solutions

August 17, 2004

Imagine customers' reaction if they walked into your store for a Coke and had to choose their syrup, carbonated water and ice separately. While there's…

Early voting in primary election starts in Lee County

August 16, 2004

Lee County, Fla. - Registered voters wanting to take advantage of early voting services for the Aug. 31 Republican primary election can cast their votes…

Lawmakers cut e-voting's paper trail

August 15, 2004

Los Angeles: California Democratic lawmakers killed legislation on Thursday that would require electronic voting machines to offer a paper trail for the next…

Contraceptive kiosks open to students as young as 15

August 15, 2004

WASAU, Wis.: A private family-planning group has placed computer kiosks at three state college campuses in Wisconsin that allow girls as young as 15 to order…

New Cash-Accepting Web-enabled Terminal Kiosk from Prizm Technology, Inc. Offers Retailers a Cost-Efficient Sales Channel

August 13, 2004

Ability to accept cash sited as a "must have" feature for maximizing unattended transactions

Safepak deploys bill-payment kiosks with MEI bill acceptors

August 13, 2004

WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- MEI, developer of electronic payment systems, announced that its bill acceptor has been integrated into SafePak Corp.'s PayStation…

Biometrics creeping into everyday life

August 12, 2004

CTV, Canada: When the Statue of Liberty recently reopened, visitors discovered they had to touch an electronic reader that scans fingerprints in order to rent…

Dubai adding kiosks to public access mix

August 11, 2004

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Government officials in the United Arab Emirate of Dubai are preparing to launch the second phase of a technology initiative that…

Driving the kiosk machine

Some manufacturers and dealers are embracing the flood of information and using it to their advantage. These innovators are deploying showroom kiosks that…

Agilent and Link joint venture on infrared financial messaging

August 11, 2004

PALO ALTO, Calif. and TOKYO - Agilent Technologies Inc. and Link Evolution Corp. announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of an IrFM-compliant…

Coinstar poll: Teens use self-service kiosks for prepaid services

August 11, 2004

BELLEVUE, Wash. - The Second annual Coinstar Teen Poll found that nearly half of teens surveyed are unaware of the airtime minutes they are allowed under their…

D.C. courts open Web site and plan future kiosk deployment

August 11, 2004

Washington Post: D.C. courts went online with a Web site aimed at regular people. It explains how to use the Small Claims Court and how to take a case before…

Email across the generation gap

August 11, 2004

News Interactive: MyPostie is testing a touchscreen kiosk that helps older Australians communicate with young people through e-mail. Many residents at the…

MEI products to accept color $50 bill

August 10, 2004

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - MEI plans to seamlessly transition retail customers to accept the soon-to-be-released color $50 bill in kiosks, self-checkouts, and other…

Computer kiosks offer free birth control

August 10, 2004

AZ Central.com: A central Wisconsin family planning group is testing touchscreens kiosks that let poor women order free condoms and birth control pills. The…