Interactive kiosks & digital signs powered by iPads on Charleston, SC, trolleys

August 16, 2011

According to WCBD-TV in Charleston, S.C., the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority announced the launch of its first iPad-powered mobile kiosk…

Advantech intros multipurpose infotainment terminal

August 15, 2011

Computing platform service and solution provider Advantech recently announced the launch of its infotainment terminal HIT-W121, designed to fit a variety of…

Commentary: Is the US ready for cashless kiosks?

Mobile payments and NFC is on the way; how quickly will the kiosk sector get on board?

Nevada approves $27.5M for DMV kiosks

August 14, 2011

According to the Associated Press, the Nevada Board of Examiners has approved a 10-year, $27.5 million contract to expand the Nevada Department of Motor…

Global Axcess Corp. reports second quarter financial results

August 10, 2011

Global Axcess Corp., an independent provider of self-service kiosk solutions, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30.

Pennsylvania may pull plug on wine kiosk experiment

August 9, 2011

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania may soon be putting a cork in its experiment with wine-vending kiosks.

ATEN intros new kiosk remote control solution

August 7, 2011

ATEN International, designer and manufacturer of advanced connectivity solutions, announced today that it has introduced a new one-box remote control solution…

TouchSystems adds news touch series for kiosks and public displays

July 19, 2011

Touchscreen pioneers TouchSystems has announced the addition of the TouchSystems TE Open Frame Series to its expanding product line. According to TouchSystems…

Interactive digital signage kiosk promos carmaker Skoda and its museum efforts

July 18, 2011

Slovenia-based outdoor public LCD systems specialists Infinitus d.o.o. recently announced a dual print/digital signage deployment for Skoda Auto in Prague…

DMV kiosks start long drive through South Dakota

July 18, 2011

According to South Dakota's Brandon Valley Challenger, the state's Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, is looking for a location in the Sioux…

NCR gobbles up Radiant Systems

July 11, 2011

NCR Corp. and Radiant Systems Inc. today announced a definitive agreement for NCR to acquire Radiant Systems, a provider of multichannel point-of-sale and…

4 features of a robust kiosk printer

Down printers are a big cause of kiosk failure. Here's how to keep them up.

Canadian Tire adds mobile shopping app, digital signage kiosks

July 4, 2011

According to Retail Info Systems News, 1,200-store general merchandise retailer Canadian Tire is testing both a personalized location-based mobile shopping app…

Kiosk monitors renewable energy usage

June 30, 2011

Heliotronics Inc., which "designs, sells, markets and promotes innovative ideas and products that accelerate the adoption of utility grid-connected renewable…

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.