English hospitals sign up for kiosks

December 13, 2010

Several hospital staffs throughout England hope self-service kiosks will make it faster to check in patients. In fact, the process could take only six seconds…

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

December 13, 2010

Record-your-own video postcards available at CN Tower

December 12, 2010

The Bobblevision kiosk Visitors to one of the tallest towers in the world can now send record-your-own-video postcards to friends and family anywhere…

Citibank, Etisalat partner to deploy kiosks in UAE

December 12, 2010

Etisalat, a telecommunications company in the Middle East and Africa, is now working with Citibank to allow kiosk-based payments for the global bank in the…

U.S. Bank to test mobile payments

November 16, 2010

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank and Visa announced they had partnered with DeviceFidelity, FIS and Monitise to introduce a new way for customers to make purchases…

Carriers to announce mobile payments venture

November 15, 2010

Major telecom firms Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA have joined with Discover Financial Services and Barclays Plc and are preparing to…

Ariane unveils Allegro, hotel self check-in/out via online, mobile, kiosk

November 11, 2010

Paris-based Ariane Systems, a provider of self-service check-in/out technology for the hospitality industry, will officially debut its Allegro…

Self-Service Store Integration

Self-service technology can enhance the customer experience, but proper integration is pivotal. Learn how smartly deployed technology can unify the shopping…

Status Solutions intros interactive kiosk for senior centers

October 28, 2010

Charlottesville, Va.-based Status Solutions will officially introduce next week CATIE, its personal information center that provides Communication and Access…

Flyers test self-serve bag tag in Boston

October 27, 2010

Boston's Logan Airport next month could begin testing a "tag your own bag" program where flyers use a kiosk to print their own baggage routing tags along with…

Kiosks with a personal touch could replace ATMs: Verizon

The giant telecom says interactive kiosks with video and widespread digital payments will change retail banking in the next 10 years.

How NOT to launch airline check-in: Travel writer slams program

October 20, 2010

A travel writer for the U.K.'s Daily Mail says that self check-in at the airport is for travelers who are "technically savvy, can print (their) boarding card…

Kiosks add "license to drive" to LEGOLAND ride

Creative kiosk-solution providers deliver a fun take-home memory for theme park.

Libraries get a read on self-serve check-in/checkout kiosks

Tight budgets and staff constraints have libraries successfully installing self-serve check-in, checkout systems.

Researchers create touch screens that you can feel and can feel you

October 12, 2010

Scientists at Pittsburgh-based Disney Researchers are working on touch screens where the user would feel the location of the keys, and could possibly learn to…

Why is Blu-ray important to the kiosk business?

by Michael Rigato — V.P. of Operations, Signifi Solutions Inc.

When am I going to be able to press a button on my temple and get a movie to start playing in my head?  Don’t laugh, it’s probably under development!   But…

Wish list kiosks in Toys"R"Us makes wishes easy

October 11, 2010

Toys"R"Us announced the rollout of Wish List self-service kiosks in all its stores nationwide. Once a Wish List is created either in-store or online, holiday…

Coke dispenser designed to ensure self-serve means selection

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The master marketer is taking beverage dispensing to the next level, and leading the way on self-serve in QSRs.

Self-serve kiosks could make FoodParc NYC's hippest eatery

October 7, 2010

Kiosk software firm NEXTEP SYSTEMS announced it is powering the new FoodParc, a 20,000-square-foot multiconcept eatery that opened last month in Kimpton's…

Retailers combine digital signage, kiosks to create flagship store within a store

Attention-grabbing signs and self-service kiosks help build a destination for passersby and in-store shoppers.