Bike-share with kiosks growing across country this summer

Several cities initiated rental bike programs, promoting health, a green alternative and ease of use. 

OpenTech's self-storage kiosks collect more than $38 million in fees

September 15, 2010

Phoenix-based OpenTech Alliance announced it has exceeded the $38 million dollar mark in rental fees collected by its INSOMNIAC kiosks at its client's self…

Des Moines offers bike-sharing kiosks

September 12, 2010

Des Moines recently installed four bike-sharing kiosks capable of renting 18 bikes, making it the third city after Chicago and Denver to offer the system from…

OpenTech intros self-storage kiosk management with mobile phone, video

September 12, 2010

Phoenix-based OpenTech Alliance recently announced the launch of its ISeries kiosk management services for the self-storage industry.   IReplay – allows self…

Self-service stroller rental rolled out at Disneyland

August 24, 2010

Disneyland this summer added four self-service stroller rental kiosks next to the staffed counter at the Stroller and Wheelchair rental booth in the Esplanade…

Smaller players emerge in DVD kiosk market

by Missy Baxter — journalist, Baxter Publishing

A number of entrepreneurs are making splashes in local and regional markets in the battle for DVD-rental business.  

Long Beach bike share includes solar-powered kiosks

August 15, 2010

By next spring, Long Beach, Calif. plans to expand its public transportation options by offering rentable bikes accessible through solar-powered kiosks…

Parking Kiosks Offer Convenience and Profits

As fewer people carry cash, parking kiosks that accept credit cards are less expensive to install and can increase revenue.

Global Axcess deploys DVD kiosks to major grocery chain

July 27, 2010

Global Axcess Corp, an independent provider of self-service kiosk solutions, has announced that  it commenced deployment three weeks ago of new DVD-rental…

Redbox predicts $50M quarterly gain from Movie Gallery exit

July 25, 2010

Redbox headed to cyberspace to compete with Netflix

July 19, 2010

According to Bloomberg, redbox is working to come up with an online strategy to compete with the larger Netflix and enlarge its available selection beyond the…

QuikTrip convenience stores introduce BLOCKBUSTER Express kiosks

July 5, 2010

NCR Corp. has announced it will deploy BLOCKBUSTER Express kiosks in nearly all 555 QuikTrip convenience stores in nine states: Arizona, Illinois, Iowa,…

Redbox testing higher-priced DVD rentals

June 30, 2010

Dollar-rental DVD kiosk leader redbox is testing DVD rentals at higher price points in five location markets, according to hollywoodreporter.com.   The five…

NCR expands BLOCKBUSTER Express at MAPCO c-stores in the South

June 28, 2010

NCR Corp. announced the expansion of BLOCKBUSTER Express-branded DVD kiosks in Tennessee and the mid-South with a deployment at MAPCO Express Inc. convenience…

Nextreme Outdoor kiosk by Nextep Systems

June 27, 2010

The updated Nextreme kiosk is an outdoor kiosk to employ an industrial PC with solid-state disk, technology typically only found in harsh, military settings.

San Antonio to launch B-Cycle kiosk supply

June 17, 2010

According to bizjournals.com, the San Antonio City Council has approved an RFID-enabled bike sharing, rental and tour program. B-Cycle will supply a system of…

Bike-share kiosks help peddle eco-consciousness in Denver

Municipal bike-share program melds self-service, Web and mobile application technologies.  

Ex-Gov. Blago leaves info kiosks behind in Springfield, Ill.

May 31, 2010

According to The (Sprngfield, Ill.) State Journal-Register, two new — and unexpected — information and wayfinding kiosks in downtown Springfield came courtesy…

Beijing launches bike-share kiosks, aims for 1,000 kiosks, 50,000 bikes

May 26, 2010

According to Agence France-Presse, Beijing officials are working to revive the city's once-vibrant bicycling culture by launching a bike-share kiosk program…

Green Machines coming to Australia

May 19, 2010

Vendwest of Perth, Australia, announced today it is now the Australian distributor for Green Machine automated ice vending kiosks. The kiosks are able to…