PFU Systems named supplier for Digiboo movie download kiosks

February 1, 2011

Fujitsu's PFU Systems and Digiboo LLC have partnered to allow consumers to rent DVD-quality movies by plugging in a small, portable USB 3.0 flash drive, or…

Gamblers getting fast cash at casino kiosks

January 31, 2011

Gamblers now have speedy access to cash when they use M3 Technology's Cash Access Kiosks, according to a press release from M3T, the creator of the kiosks and…

Is that a self-storage kiosk in your pocket?

Will a website created to help consumers rent self-storage units via mobile phones be the end of kiosks in the industry?

Public Media Works jumps on DVD kiosk bandwagon

January 30, 2011

Public Media Works, Inc. announced today that it plans to install DVD kiosks in several California markets. The kiosks, made by Signifi Solutions in Toronto…

New Jersey library goes high-tech

January 30, 2011

Checking out DVDs at the Brentwood Public Library in New Jersey is easy with the deployment of Library Automation Technologies' LAT-Stema kiosks.

Kiosk vs. Mobile: Industry insiders weigh in

As the popularity of mobile technology grows, will it spell the end for self-service as we know it?

Alerion recapitalizes KIOSK

January 19, 2011

Kiosk Information Systems (KIOSK), a manufacturer of self-service and kiosk solutions, was recently recapitalized by Alerion Capital Group, a private equity…

NRF: HP adds digital signage to kiosks

January 16, 2011

Hewlett Packard launched its Virtual Sales Assistant kiosk this week at the National Federation's Big Show in New York City. Unlike many kiosks that sit…

NRF: IBM launches self-checkout system

IBM execs expect the company's new self-checkout system to change the way shoppers view self-checkout.

NRF: Convergent technologies on the retail horizon

Shoppers want a seamless cross-channel experience; retailers who miss on convergence could fall behind.

Kiosk maker designs energy-saving fan

January 4, 2011

KIOSK Information Systems Inc. has built a fan-cooling system to save an estimated 3,300 kilowatt hours of energy per year at each of its new computer kiosk…

ClariView launches oversized kiosks

December 21, 2010

ClariView, a digital-signage company in the United Kingdom, has added larger kiosks to its inventory of existing 17- and 19-inch machines, according to a press…

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…

EPI-USE and Wincor-Nixdorf partner in employee self-service kiosk

November 22, 2010

Wincor Nixdorf and EPI-USE have set up a strategic partnership to market Wincor Nixdorf’s kiosk solution for business software provider SAP's Human Capital…

MediaMatic, iMozi sign DVD kiosk manufacturing deal

November 21, 2010

Canadian DVD kiosk network operator MediaMatic Ventures Inc. announced it has signed an exclusive manufacturing partnership with iMOZI to ramp up production…

Matalan store in UK using ProTouch kiosks for multichannel selling

November 18, 2010

Surrey, United Kingdom-based ProTouch Manufacturing announced that it is providing its self-service EPoS kiosk to Matalan, a clothing and homeware retailer, as…

VeriFone to Acquire Hypercom in POS consolidation

November 18, 2010

San Jose, Calif.-based VeriFone Systems Inc. reported it would acquire Phoenix-based Hypercom Corp. in a move that will consolidate two of the world’s largest…

Signifi will deliver DVD kiosks to Public Media Works

November 10, 2010

Sausalito, Calif.-based Public Media Works and its EntertainmentXpress subsidiary announced the signing of an exclusive digital kiosk manufacturing deal with…

Meridian Kiosks named a Fast 50 by Triangle Business Journal

November 9, 2010

Meridian Kiosks announced it was recognized as a winner of the Triangle Business Journal’s Fast 50 in North Carolina’s Research Triangle area. To be eligible…

Self checkout could dominate sales aisles

A well-integrated customer self-checkout program can bring higher revenues for retailers.