Energy info kiosks used to change daily habits

Hotels are just some of the deployers that help users go green.

BLOG: Modiv Media brings new tech to the grocery store

August 21, 2007

Crave at CNET: Modiv Media is creating the next generation of grocery stores. Shopping at the grocery store is a weekly task that hasn't really been improved…

Author's LongPen kiosk coming to bookstores

August 20, 2007

The Globe and Mail (Canada): Author Margaret Atwood's unlikely invention, the LongPen, is moving into a record store and several bookstores in Canada, the…

NCR to open office in World Trade Center

August 8, 2007

Dayton (Ohio) Business Journal: NCR Corp. is planning to open a 40,000-square-foot customer-briefing center in Manhattan. Lorraine Russell, NCR spokeswoman…

NCR looks to benefit from in-store embarrassment

August 8, 2007

The (New Zealand) National Business Review: If you find it embarrassing buying libido-enhancing vitamins, hemorrhoid cream, incontinence products and…

Self-service improves wait times

August 8, 2007

The Wall Street Journal: When the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was planning a new concourse, prime tenant Alaska Airlines insisted on a…

REPORT: Self-service improves customer service, differentiation

August 7, 2007

BOSTON — Research report "Killer Kiosks: Redefining the Customer Experience Through Self-Service," published by Aberdeen Group, reveals that 88 percent of the…

Hertz car-rental kiosks to open in Florida

August 1, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hertz Corp. says it plans to roll out a new company that puts travelers in the driver's seat.   Simply Wheelz, which will operate under the…

Hilton's CIO champions self-service

August 1, 2007

ZDNet: With hundreds of kiosks installed at more than 300 Hilton Hotels, Hilton's chief information officer says Hilton is using self-service to meet customer…

Mackinac Island hotel installs concierge kiosk

July 30, 2007

SEATTLE — Impart Media Group Inc. announced the installation of its first concierge kiosk at the Lake View Hotel on Mackinac Island in Michigan.   According…

Calif. county deploys tourist kiosks

July 30, 2007

The Bakersfield Californian: The first in a series of kiosks designed to promote Kern County, Calif., tourist attractions is on its way. The first two kiosks…

Calif. hotel installs energy-awareness kiosks

July 26, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO — Atman Hospitality Group Inc. is deploying kiosks at its Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa that offer guests an opportunity to be conscious of…

Wendy's uses kiosk in search for new burger

July 24, 2007

The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer: Hamburger chain Wendy's is searching for its next great burger recipe. As part of its 25-city "Great Taste Tour," Wendy's has…

French boutique uses RFID-powered loyalty card program

July 11, 2007

RFID Journal: Gedenim, a French clothing retail chain specializing in jeans, is using RFID loyalty cards in an effort to attract young shoppers to its stores.

New York museum uses kiosks for messaging, guest book

July 10, 2007

The New York Sun: A growing number of arts organizations are capitalizing on e-mailing, text messaging and online social networking as ways to build…

NRF and DigitalSignageToday.com to host pavilion at NRF Big Show

July 9, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Retail Federation and DigitalSignageToday.com announced a partnership to create a special pavilion for the NRF 97th Annual…

NCR releases self-service study

June 24, 2007

Insideretailing.com: A U.S. consumer study conducted by NCR Corp. found that modern consumers prefer to deal with retailers who offer self-service options.

Staples tries webcam-driven help kiosks to combat labor shortage

June 20, 2007

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Experticity is working to mitigate the effects of the current labor shortage in Alberta, Canada, by offering in-store…

NCR retail survey: Long queues mean more walk-aways

June 20, 2007

domain-B.com: NCR Corp. unveiled its "Queue Frustration" self-service retail survey undertaken by ACNielsen among working men and women between 25 to 45 years…

Focus on the Family gets info kiosks

May 30, 2007

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — PSI Corp., d.b.a. Pantel Systems Inc., provider of customer-facing self-service systems, has announced a kiosk deployment deal…