Body-scanning tech being used in retail kiosks to help find best fitting clothes

June 27, 2011

According to the Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Wash., body-scanning technology just like that used to screen airline passengers has now been licensed to a…

More bike-share kiosks planned for DC area

June 26, 2011

According to the Washington Post, Arlington County in Virginia, just outside Washington D.C., is looking into expanding its bike-sharing kiosk program.

Help, there's an iPad in my kiosk!

Even though it's just over a year old, the iPad has become one of the most well-known and technologically-advanced products to hit the market, and consumers…

Hughes intros Digital Concierge kiosks at HITEC 2011

June 19, 2011

Hughes Network Systems LLC, a provider of broadband satellite networks and services and managed network solutions, unveiled a new Digital Concierge kiosk…

New self-service library solution on display at ALA conference

June 19, 2011

Auburn Hills, MI-based LEID Products LLC recently announced that it will be displaying its new self-service "Library Express" kiosk system June 24-27 at the…

Digital signage & coupon kiosks aim for redbox-like ubiquity

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Coupon Express digital signage kiosks are gaining steam in their drive toward market penetration.

Olea Kiosks relocating production facility

June 16, 2011

In business for more than 35 years, kiosk and self-service system designer and manufacturer Olea Kiosks Inc., like the kiosk industry itself, has seen its…

Wincor Nixdorf checks out new 360-degree self-checkout scanner

June 15, 2011

Wincor Nixdorf announced that it has developed a completely new self-service automatic checkout solution for ICA, one of the biggest retail chains in Sweden.

'Cashless jail' kiosks spreading in Mich.

June 15, 2011

Continental Prison Systems Inc. today announced that it is continuing to expand its strategic partnership with commissary leader Canteen Services of Michigan.

President Obama takes swipe at kiosks, ATMs for unemployment numbers

June 14, 2011

In a Today show interview with Ann Curry, U.S. President Barack Obama talked about one of the reasons he thought employment numbers have been slow to rebound…

Taking kiosk design to a new level

by Flint Bradley — Head of Sales & Marketing, F-Origin

In a recent post, I wrote about the possibilities of making kiosks accessible for people with vision disabilities by using Braille-enabled touchscreens. Today…

Check-in kiosks soon to be standard at hospitals (video)

Forbes interviewed Sandy Nix, president of CTS, about the future of self-service in health care

NCR honors company for its library self-service solution

June 8, 2011

Bibliotheca ITG, a developer and supplier of library technology solutions for the U.S, Canada and South America, won NCR Corp's 2011 Channel Partner Innovation…

Calif. city issues skimming alert for self-service gas pumps

June 1, 2011

According to BankInfoSecurity.com, West Covina, Calif., is launching a public awareness campaign about pay-at-the-pump skimming. West Covina city police…

TouchSystems inks touchscreen distribution deal with Ingram Micro

May 31, 2011

Touchscreen firm TouchSystems recently announced that it had signed a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Inc., the world's largest technology…

Philly parking kiosks malfunctioning

May 30, 2011

Some Philadelphia Parking Authority parking kiosks recently have been partially disabled by a still-unexplained glitch that resulted in the kiosks rejecting…

CUSTOM shows MicroPlayer easy, fast and ultra compact system for managing multimedia contents

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The new Custom MicroPlayer is able to distribute videos, images, web pages on a TV/monitor with HDMI input at HD resolution!

Elo Touch releases touch monitors for health care applications

May 26, 2011

Elo TouchSystems is now offering two products to help support the health care environment — the 18.6-inch 1919LM and the 24-inch 2400LM touch monitors.

Cleaning card now available for card readers in kiosks

May 26, 2011

As concern of failed credit card transactions continues to rise, POS Supply Solutions, is now offering Waffletechnology Smart Card Reader Cleaning Cards to…

AMD announces very low power APUs for embedded market

May 22, 2011

AMD today announced the immediate availability of two new AMD Embedded G-Series APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) with thermal design power ratings of 5.…