Party is over for wine kiosks

September 20, 2011

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has officially put a cork in its wine kiosk program.

Air Canada kiosks handle entire check-in process

September 20, 2011

IER has deployed Common Use Self Serve (CUSS) kiosks for Air Canada at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG). Equipped with passport scanners, the IER 91…

Netflix to split into two separate companies. Wait, what?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

I awoke this morning to a friendly, "personal" email from Reed Hastings, the co-founder and CEO of Netflix. "I messed up. I owe you an explanation," he says…

NCR launches mobile banking platform

September 18, 2011

NCR Corporation today launched NCR APTRA Mobile Banking 3.0, a new global mobile banking platform enabling banks to offer their customers banking services via…

Answer these 4 questions before deploying kiosk network

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

A successful self-service network should save your customers time and you money, but without proper planning, deploying a series of self-service kiosks could…

Macy's testing self-service

September 13, 2011

Macy's and Bloomingdale's are testing technology-related innovations, including kiosks and digital signage, throughout stores and online sites to drive sales…

Motorola launches imagers, kiosk with scanning capabilities

September 13, 2011

Offering retailers a way to provide more self-service options for customers, Motorola Solutions Inc. has unveiled a micro kiosk and four new compact imagers…

Medication-dispensing kiosks using biometrics

September 13, 2011

AVT Inc. has designed a kiosk to provide prescription medicine refills directly to consumers, 24 hours a day, without the need for a pharmacist or store…

'Look, Ma. No glasses' Kiosks offer improved 3-D experience

September 12, 2011

Shoppers in Ithaca, N.Y., are testing 3DFusion's stereoscopic broadcast quality glasses-free 3D television platform. The company has launched its system as a…

Music kiosks 'Get 'em to the Greek'

Concert goers at L.A.'s Greek Theatre take home live performances via kiosks.

EU invests nearly $5M to make self-service more accessible

September 8, 2011

The European Union is spending €3.41m ($4.7 million) on a project to make self-service terminals more accessible to the elderly and to people with disabilities.

US Air passengers using phones as boarding passes

September 7, 2011

US Airways hopes the mobile boarding pass technology it's now using from NCR Corporation speeds up the check-in process.

NCR selects new VP to lead Travel

September 5, 2011

NCR Corp has appointed Tyler Craig vice president and general manager of NCR Travel. Craig, who has more than 24 years of experience building travel solutions…

Coinstar, Restaurants.com team up for no-fee coin counting

September 5, 2011

Consumers across the United States can now cash in their piggy banks for restaurant savings. Restaurant.com announced today its partnership with Coinstar that…

Kiosks invade KU campus

August 31, 2011

Six kiosks will soon hit the University of Kansas student union.

Glass looking half-empty for wine kiosks

August 30, 2011

The hits keep coming to Pennsylvania's wine kiosk program. Not only did Wal-Mart announce last week that it's cancelling a contract that would have placed…

YOTEL deploys Atos kiosks for speedy check ins

August 30, 2011

New York's YOTEL is now using Atos self-service kiosks to allow guests to quickly check in and out. Yotel, a hotel concept inspired by luxury airline travel…

Kiosks help burger chain attract younger customer base

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

A&W Canada deploys self-service kiosks in latest remodel.

Coca-Cola facial recognition kiosk uploads straight to Facebook (Video)

by Christopher Hall — w, t

A digital signage kiosk updates people's Facebook page automatically by recognizing their facial features.

Walmart teams with Ticketmaster for nationwide kiosk deployment

by Christopher Hall — w, t

More than 500 ticket-shopping kiosks have been rolled out to Walmarts across the U.S.