Atlanta bar boasts tables with self-service beer tap

March 31, 2008

(Tampa Bay, Fla.) Channel 10: A high-end sports bar in downtown Atlanta has installed beer taps at the table. Stats Sports Bar has built beer taps into some…

Au Bon Pain adds nutrition kiosks

March 26, 2008

FitSugar.com: Au Bon Pain has added nutrition kiosks, which allow guests to plan their meals before ordering them. Customers can sort the menu by a specific…

Trade shows converge on Vegas

The Digital Signage Show debuts alongside Self Service Expo.

Restaurant touchscreen shows menu in 3-D

March 17, 2008

The Raw Feed: Japan's TEC has created a restaurant table with a built-in 3-D LCD screen. The table, called the Tobidasu Menu, lets you browse food choices.

Fast-food chain adds touchscreen ordering kiosks

March 10, 2008

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee's franchise operator in the United States with 345 restaurants in four states, and EMN8, a…

Runtriz, SeePoint partner on wine kiosk

March 9, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Using a new interactive wine-retailing solution from runtriz, and touchscreen technology from SeePoint Technology, wine shops, tasting rooms and…

Kansas town objects to R-rated Redbox kiosks

March 9, 2008

Video Business: A McDonald's restaurant in Anthony, Kan., removed the R-rated movies from its Redbox kiosk after a local independent video store owner raised…

Fingerprint scan kiosk to verify age of pub patrons

March 6, 2008

(Bangkok, Thailand) The Nation: Before gaining entry to a pub, one has to display an identification card. However, the next time just your finger will do. A…

N.C. market offers wine tasting kiosk

February 20, 2008

The (Ashville, N.C.) Citizen-Times: When John Dermas and his brother Yotty visited Italy, they were amazed by what they discovered there. It wasn't a…

Digital dining is the latest in table-side service

February 17, 2008

The (New Jersey) Star-Ledger: The restaurant industry may soon allow customers to order their food and pay for it without ever needing a waiter. Call it…

Kiosk Europe on target with major new exhibitors

February 17, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. — KIOSK EUROPE EXPO 2008 and DIGITAL SIGNAGE EXPO 2008 have announced a large list of new exhibitors for both shows, including Epson…

uWink, Volanté Systems team to provide self-order solution

February 7, 2008

LOS ANGELES — uWink Inc., an entertainment and hospitality software company, and Volanté Systems, a hospitality technology provider, have announced that they…

Healthnotes kiosk shown to increase shopper satisfaction, drive sales

February 6, 2008

PORTLAND, Ore.  — Healthnotes announced results of an in-store test conducted by an independent firm showing that the company's "Fresh Ideas" program drives…

Redbox kiosk drops R-rated titles after complaints

February 5, 2008

Video Business: Union City, Ind., has succeeded in getting rid of the R-rated movie titles being rented out of its local McDonald's Redbox kiosk. Rick…

NEXTEP SYSTEMS announces deli express kiosk rollout

February 5, 2008

TROY, Mich. — NEXTEP SYSTEMS, a provider of automated ordering solutions, has announced an agreement to provide their Deli Express touchscreen ordering system…

Kiosks installed just in time for kickoff

January 30, 2008

The (Las Vegas) Review-Journal: Casual and serious gamblers hungry to bet on the Super Bowl or other events have another outlet. Sports book operator Leroy's…

Stew Leonard's deploys deli kiosk in Yonkers store

January 23, 2008

Progressive Grocer: Stew Leonard's has rolled out a deli self-order kiosk from Lombard, Ill.-based ADUSA Inc., provider of self-ordering solutions for grocery…

Rosemont Convention Center adds tourist-info kiosk

January 16, 2008

ROSEMONT, Ill. — One of the largest exhibit halls in the nation, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, has gone digital with visitor information. In the main…

Microsoft reveals more about Surface touchscreen at CES

January 9, 2008

PC Magazine: During his keynote speech at CES 2008 on Sunday, Bill Gates touched on Microsoft's upcoming Surface Computing platform. Since then, the company…

New NCR scanner increases self-checkout speed

January 8, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — Consumers who hate to wait may soon be able to check out faster thanks to NCR's RealScan 78OFX scanner. The scanner, included in NCR's FastLane…