Canadian airlines lobby for biometric screening

April 22, 2007

Canada.com: A coalition of Canadian airlines and airports is putting pressure on Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon to adopt a biometric travel-screening…

Hand Held Products broadens kiosk line

April 19, 2007

SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y. — Hand Held Products Inc. announced the latest addition to its Image Kiosk 8570 line of self-service mini-kiosks.   Powered by Adaptus…

Spanish club members play with RFID

April 18, 2007

Rfidjournal.com: At La Finca Reebok Sports Club in Madrid, Spain, members use RFID to gain entry to the club, gain to access facilities, and pay for goods and…

Music downloads coming to fitness clubs, gyms

April 16, 2007

SALT LAKE CITY — Gym rats looking for the right tunes to burn fat, pump iron or pass time on the treadmill are about to hit the jackpot. An agreement…

Internet, gaming café debuts at Denver airport

April 15, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — ZOOX Stations Inc. and RMES Communications Inc. have teamed to bring the first Internet and PC game Café to Denver International Airport…

The new rules of retail design

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Self-service is changing the way consumer experiences are shaped.

Fast-pass not so fast at San Jose airport

March 4, 2007

Mercury News: One month after fast-pass security lanes opened at San Jose's airport, only about one-third of the Bay Area travelers who applied to join the…

RoboServer unveils three-way order system

March 4, 2007

LAS VEGAS — RoboServer Systems Corp. debuted its Line Buster Assisted Server System March 5 at the Las Vegas Nightclub, Restaurant, and Hospitality Expo in…

Grocery-bagging champion takes on self-service

February 26, 2007

Kitsapsun.com: The popularity of self-checkout lines might make baggers like Brian Bay seem to be a dying breed. His speed and skill earned him the title of…

Summit publishes '07 retail kiosk report

Survey expects retail deployments to double in two years.

KioskCom awards open for submissions

January 10, 2007

The KioskCom Self Service Excellence Awards are open for submissions, and this year all entries are being accepted online.

NetWorld Alliance to launch digital signage news portal

January 4, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, a publisher of b-to-b trade news and information, will launch a portal dedicated to the rapidly expanding market of…

Roku releases BrightSign digital sign and kiosk controller

October 9, 2006

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Roku entered the digital sign market with the announcement of its BrightSign digital sign and kiosk controller. BrightSign is designed for…

Scala, Ya Mogu bring digital signage to Brazilian retail chain

August 13, 2006

EXTON, Penn. — Scala Inc., provider of end-to-end digital signage software, announced that Ya Mogu, a Brazil-based digital signage company and Scala certified…

Jiffy Lube to add digital signs

August 7, 2006

Bizjournals: Jiffy Lube International announced Aug. 7 an agreement to put the J-TV network in its North American retail waiting rooms. The Houston-based fast…

Ralph Lauren unveils interactive store window

August 6, 2006

NEW YORK — Ralph Lauren unveiled an interactive shopping experience allowing its customers to shop with the touch of their fingers 24/7 from outside the…

StrandVision adds local content capability to digital signage

July 25, 2006

StrandVision adds local content capability to digital signage   EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — StrandVision LLC, provider of Internet-based digital signage services, has…

Self-service, kiosk developers exhibit at Retail Systems 2006

A number of self-service innovators turned up for the 2006 Retail Systems show in Chicago, held May 21-24 at Chicago's McCormick Place.