HP acquires photo kiosk firm Silverwire

June 6, 2006

Information Week: In a move to strengthen its photo-processing and digital-imaging business, Hewlett-Packard announced June 6 that it will acquire Silverwire…

Airline tickets soon to be a thing of the past

June 6, 2006

CNN: Old-fashioned airline tickets will be relegated to the history books next year if an industry lobby group gets its way. Almost 48 percent of tickets…

Elo unveils APR technology at SID conference

June 6, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Elo TouchSystems, provider of touch technology and a division of Tyco Electronics Corp., has developed acoustic pulse recognition…

ProLab adds fine art, photo papers to kiosks

June 5, 2006

PLYMOUTH, Minn. - InteliCoat Technologies, which manufactures substrates for imaging and electronic technologies, will offer its Magiclée digital fine-art and…

Gas Station TV network launched

June 5, 2006

DETROIT - Gas Station TV (GSTV) launched its digital television network, which converts fuel stations nationwide into media centers. According to a news…

Kiosk news: A Retail Systems 2006 wrap-up

June 4, 2006

Our Sponsor   View as a Web page How-to-Guides Calendar of Events Industry Directory Product/Service Catalog News Archives Retail…

California launches DMV kiosk program

June 4, 2006

San Diego Union Tribune: Department of Motor Vehicles locations in San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties have started to use touchscreen kiosks as part of…

Grocery self-checkout arrives in New Zealand

June 4, 2006

Stuff.co.nz: Grocery giant Foodstuffs will introduce New Zealand's first self-service supermarket checkout at a Pak 'N Save store in Christchurch later this…

ID TECH receives award from Frost & Sullivan

June 4, 2006

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Frost & Sullivan selected ID TECH as the recipient of the 2006 Award for Emerging Company in the smart cards market. The award…

TEC to License NCR Two-Sided Printing Technology

June 4, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio - TEC Singapore Electronics, a division of Toshiba TEC Corp., has signed an agreement with NCR Corp. to license NCR's simultaneous two-sided…

Touchscreens get green light from more retailers

June 4, 2006

The Detroit News: Customers are doing for themselves what used to be done by clerks and cashiers as retail and service transactions move from personal touch…

Retailers, Hollywood eyeing movie download kiosks

June 4, 2006

Reuters: In a bid to preserve shelf space and fight slowing DVD sales, major retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., have held talks with Hollywood's…

Photo Me up for auction

June 4, 2006

Money Week: Digital printing kiosk operator Photo Me International effectively put itself up for auction today sending the shares north.

Olea launches Kiosk Builder

June 1, 2006

LOS ANGELES - Olea Exhibits has developed a new Web-based sales initiative to capitalize on a gap in the traditional kiosk marketplace.

MOD announces media kiosk, despite recent setback

June 1, 2006

The Seattle Times: Seattle-based MOD is announcing its CD-burning kiosk for retailers, with Starbucks as its first customer, just days after Starbucks…

Australian company launches photo-kiosk franchise

June 1, 2006

Photo Review: Velocitimage and Franchise Point have just completed 14 months of extensive retail testing of their "pxidigital" kiosk system. Franchisees pay…

Misplaced fears impede biometric adoption

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May 31, 2006

Digital Persona's Vance Bjorn dispells the misconceptions consumers harbor about biometric technology.

Adventist Health System signs with Galvanon

May 31, 2006

MAITLAND, Fla.  - Galvanon, an NCR Corp. company, announced that Adventist Health System (AHS), the largest not-for-profit, Protestant healthcare organization…

Restaurants moving slow toward self-service ordering

May 31, 2006

Chicago Tribune: Shoppers can buy gas, check in for a flight or scan their own groceries without the help of a clerk, but the self-serve kiosks revolutionizing…

Study suggests consumer desire for self-service

May 31, 2006

The Retail Bulletin: Customers want convenience, a flexible approach to meet the needs of their various shopping missions and seamless multichannel operations…