Best Buy settles overcharging lawsuit

December 14, 2010

Best Buy Co. Inc. has settled a Connecticut lawsuit that accused it of advertising lower prices on some items on its website than at in-store kiosks, then…

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

December 14, 2010

A collaboration between self-service entertainment company iMozi Canada Inc. and Esprida Corporation, a remote device management company, will help iMozi…

Ideal Life launches kiosks in Chinese hospitals

December 13, 2010

More than 100,000 Chinese patients will soon use kiosks to connect with their health-care providers, according to a press release issued by Ideal Life, the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Flyers worldwide want expanded self-service kiosk offerings: Survey

October 5, 2010

Flyers around the world would like to see their kiosk self-service options expanded, with 70 percent saying they would like automated security checks and…

Acquire digital signage software a Turkish delight

October 5, 2010

Acquire recently announced that its software platform was chosen by Helios for its first installation of interactive digital signage systems in Turkey. A…

Avius Insight kiosk provides real-time guest feedback at San Diego Zoo

October 4, 2010

The San Diego Zoo has introduced the Avius Insight touch screen kiosk to allow guests to comment on their experience, provide suggestions for improvement and…

Do-it-yourself music kiosk in the spotlight

October 3, 2010

The penny stock researcher Tech24.org recently highlighted Star Mobile Corporation, an Israel-based provider of mobile and live recording opportunities with a…