Is the US ready for cashless kiosks?

by Kurt Myrick — Technical Engineer, Phoenix Kiosk

If we lived in Japan, the answer would certainly be "yes." Cell phone-based payments have become the standard means of paying for just about anything in…

Ubox makes mobile kiosks a reality in China

September 5, 2011

Asian tech blog Penn Olson has a post on Ubox, a Chinese app that lets consumers make purchases at vending machines using their mobile phones. The apps are…

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?

NetWorld Alliance publishes new roadmap for mobile retail apps

June 21, 2011

Louisville, Ky.-based NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Kiosk Marketplace, Self-Service World and other B2B news and information portals, has published…

TIO turning smartphones into pocket kiosks

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

The bill payment company is looking to turn smartphones into pocket-sized kiosks.

Copa Airlines goes mobile

June 9, 2011

Copa Airlines announced this week that it's making check-in faster and easier for passengers by launching mobile check-in and boarding-pass delivery from NCR…

Commentary: What's hot in kiosks

KIOSK's Craig Keefner weighs in on the industry's latest trends.

NCR demos self-service throughout travel process (video)

NCR uses Denmark tradeshow to showcase combined solutions for the retail, food and travel industries.

Jetstar expands self-service with SMS boarding

May 22, 2011

IBM announced this week that it has helped Jetstar Airways expand its self-service offering for passengers to include SMS boarding.

Phone app guides consumers to DVD kiosks

May 4, 2011

Integrating technologies to better serve consumers is all the rage in the retail world, and Gulf Coast Multi Media is jumping on the band wagon with DVDFind, a…

Swiss phone subscribers top up at kiosks

April 7, 2011

Mobile Software Provider Sicap and Telecoms Provider Swisscom have launched a contactless in-store kiosk to allow pre-paid subscribers to top up their phones.

Australia’s Beach Hut Media launches kiosks designed for retail settings

March 7, 2011

Beach Hut Media, a digital-media solutions provider headquartered in Sydney, Australia, launched its 2011 kiosks and components this week. The new designs…

Company develops more intelligent video surveillance software

February 14, 2011

According to a press release, BS/2, a developer of software solutions for the banking sector, has developed ATMeye.iQ, an application that gives self-service…

Rent redbox movies by phone

February 14, 2011

Movie lovers can now rent redbox DVDs from their mobile phones. The company has developed an Android app, an upgraded, iPhone app and an enhanced web…

DSA looking for excellence, accepting entries for industry awards

February 10, 2011

The Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA) has announced that it is now accepting entries for the DSA Industry Excellence Awards, which honor "the best…

Mobile Payment on the rise

by Behshad Hastibakhsh — Director of Marketing, TIO Networks Corp

At the turn of a new decade, smartphones are becoming ubiquitous, and a necessity rather than just a convenience. The latest technological breakthroughs in…

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?

IER unveils 2-D barcode reader for easy airport check-in

January 26, 2011

IER, a manufacturer of technology for check-in and boarding in the air transportation industry, has released a 2-D barcode reader with integrated RFID…

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?

Usablenet enables PayPal Mobile Express Checkout

January 18, 2011

Usablenet today announced integration with PayPal's mobile payments product, Mobile Express Checkout, to enhance payment offerings on clients' mobile websites…