NRF: Executive schools retailers on mobile payment

Retailers could reap a plethora of benefits by implementing mobile-payment systems

CES 2011: Aimed at consumers, digital signage & kiosks sneak in

While the show's focus is on consumer electronics, digital signage and kiosk tech will also be on display.

Portable kiosks create pop-up store

January 5, 2011

Family Life, a non-profit ministry group, recently purchased 40 portable touch-screen kiosks from SeePoint, according to a press release. The group, which…

Sydney Airport expands biometrics use

January 4, 2011

Sydney Airport has expanded its use of facial recognition technology, launching new kiosks and a "SmartGate" to allow international travelers to quickly…

Frank Mayer & Associates turns a page with retail multitouch demo

January 3, 2011

Frank Mayer & Associates Inc. has joined forces with Touch Revolution and Nanonation to announce the launch of a retail multitouch demonstration, according…

Higher-capacity, faster DVD kiosks now available

January 3, 2011

Public Media Works and Signifi Solutions Inc., have completed the design, development and testing process to produce the "best-in-class, entertainment kiosk in…

Any Mountain stores implement ski-ticket kiosks

January 3, 2011

Skiers and snowboarders can purchase tickets via kiosks at Any Mountain stores, an outdoor-specialty retailer in California.

More restaurants experimenting with iPad ordering

January 2, 2011

Technology is becoming increasingly important to restaurants, and tabletop ordering devices only stand to multiply, said Darren Tristano, executive vice…

Apple hopes to make shopping more social

December 29, 2010

Apple wants to make shopping even more social, according to appleinsider.com.

Kiosks to display history of Route 66

December 28, 2010

The Tucumcari Convention Center will deploy two video kiosks in March featuring photos and information about the Route 66 history of Tucumcari, N.M., and its…

EMN8 Raises $12.2M

December 22, 2010

EMN8, a San Diego-based company that manufactures transaction kiosks with touch screen displays to accelerate customer orders at fast-food restaurants and…

Whines about wine-kiosk shutdowns prompt audit

December 22, 2010

State Auditor General Jack Wagner will look into the mechanical problems plaguing wine kiosks throughout Pennsylvania that prompted the state's Liquor Control…

New York airports offer meal orders, delivery via kiosks

December 20, 2010

Travelers in a hurry may no longer have to skip lunch in order to make their flights, according to techonthego.co.uk

Indian metro deploys bill-pay kiosks

December 19, 2010

Commuters can now pay cell phone bills or top phones off before hopping onto the Metro in New Delhi, according to the Times of India.

Coca-Cola dispenses recycling center that rewards consumers

Coca-Cola Recycling partnered with Environmental Products Corp. to deploy the self-contained unit that accepts and processes aluminum cans and #1 PET plastic…

Facebook users can print photos at Target kiosks

December 16, 2010

Consumers can now create prints of their Facebook photos by using Socially Connected KODAK Picture Kiosks deployed throughout Target stores.

Mall deploys design-your-own T-shirt kiosks

December 15, 2010

Anyone can be a fashion designer with The Finish Line Inc.'s new T-shirt kiosks.

Best Buy settles overcharging lawsuit

December 14, 2010

Best Buy Co. Inc. has settled a Connecticut lawsuit that accused it of advertising lower prices on some items on its website than at in-store kiosks, then…

Canadian DVD kiosk company hopes to better serve customers with new technology

December 14, 2010

A collaboration between self-service entertainment company iMozi Canada Inc. and Esprida Corporation, a remote device management company, will help iMozi…

Ideal Life launches kiosks in Chinese hospitals

December 13, 2010

More than 100,000 Chinese patients will soon use kiosks to connect with their health-care providers, according to a press release issued by Ideal Life, the…