New England Patriots museum to add kiosk

March 17, 2008

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are expanding their football community outreach through the creation of a newly launched Web site…

Restaurant touchscreen shows menu in 3-D

March 17, 2008

The Raw Feed: Japan's TEC has created a restaurant table with a built-in 3-D LCD screen. The table, called the Tobidasu Menu, lets you browse food choices.

GlobalShop: Smell machine may make scents for retail

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

March 17, 2008

CHICAGO — Today was opening day for GlobalShop 2008, the 16th installment of the trade show devoted to store design, visual merchandising and in-store…

Retail RFID solution to aid sales, decrease labor costs

March 12, 2008

HICKORY, N.C. — Freedom Shopping Inc., a consumer RFID solution provider, has announced the availability of a retail offering that plugs into existing cash…

Bluetooth software added to London airport kiosks

March 11, 2008

LONDON — In partnership with AV reseller Audio Visual Solutions Ltd, Working Solutions has installed its new Acquire Bluetooth application on three LCD kiosks…

Fast-food chain adds touchscreen ordering kiosks

March 10, 2008

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee's franchise operator in the United States with 345 restaurants in four states, and EMN8, a…

Runtriz, SeePoint partner on wine kiosk

March 9, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Using a new interactive wine-retailing solution from runtriz, and touchscreen technology from SeePoint Technology, wine shops, tasting rooms and…

SKF optimizes personnel processes with Wincor Nixdorf self-service solutions

March 5, 2008

PADERBORN, Germany — SKF, a supplier of products, solutions and services in the area of rolling bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication…

Leap Day crashes United's check-in kiosks

March 2, 2008

Associated Press: Passengers using United Airlines' "Easy Check-In" found it anything but that on Leap Day when the automated system crashed, resulting in…

New self-service options for air travelers in the works

February 26, 2008

Xpress: A new international project plans to change the way passengers travel. The International Air Transport Association is planning a FastTravel project…

AeroMexico deploys NCR check-in kiosks

February 25, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — AeroMexico has announced it recently deployed 32 self-check-in kiosks from NCR Corp. in the new Terminal 2 at Benito Juárez International…

C-store signage network focuses on scalability, measurement

February 25, 2008

A digital signage network serving convenience stores needed a software solution that could accommodate a growing number of screens — all of which need…

The measurements of ADA

by Derek Fretheim — President, Acire, Inc

How to make your kiosk comply with ADA.

KioskCom Self-Service Expo expands exhibit floor

February 24, 2008

TRUMBULL, Conn. — KioskCom Self Service Expo, a long running tradeshow and educational conference for customer and employee facing technologies, has announced…

N.C. market offers wine tasting kiosk

February 20, 2008

The (Ashville, N.C.) Citizen-Times: When John Dermas and his brother Yotty visited Italy, they were amazed by what they discovered there. It wasn't a…

Kiosks showing up in IKEA stores

February 19, 2008

Newlaunches.com: An IKEA kiosk was spotted at a Seattle IKEA store recently. The kiosk allows users to sync a mobile phone via text message and barcodes. It…

Public library to install book kiosk for train riders

February 17, 2008

The (San Jose, Calif.) Mercury News: Train riders at a San Francisco area train station will soon have the Contra Costa County library system at their…

Some Lufthansa fliers can self-board

February 17, 2008

USA Today: All gates at Lufthansa's Frankfurt hub are now equipped for self-boarding. A scanner reads the bar code on the pass and lets passengers walk…

Digital dining is the latest in table-side service

February 17, 2008

The (New Jersey) Star-Ledger: The restaurant industry may soon allow customers to order their food and pay for it without ever needing a waiter. Call it…

Kiosk Europe on target with major new exhibitors

February 17, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. — KIOSK EUROPE EXPO 2008 and DIGITAL SIGNAGE EXPO 2008 have announced a large list of new exhibitors for both shows, including Epson…