uWink restaurants offering service with table touchscreen kiosks

January 8, 2008

CBS 2 HDTV: Ever find yourself unable to get the attention of a waiter? That may be a problem of the past thanks to new tableside touchscreens. The technology…

Nevada company expanding sports-betting to kiosks

January 7, 2008

Casino Gambling Web: Nevada's largest sports book operator, Leroy's Sports Books, is expanding on the idea of sports betting at kiosks that it started last…

Self Service Excellence Awards online entry form now available

January 6, 2008

TRUMBULL, Conn. — KioskCom Self-Service Expo is now accepting submissions for its Self Service Excellence Awards.   According to a news release, KioskCom…

NCR FastLane extends self-service options

January 6, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — Retailers who have deployed NCR Corp.'s FastLane self-checkout kiosks can extend FastLane's capabilities to shoppers in other parts of the…

NCR intros contactless, mobile payment solutions for retail, hospitality

January 3, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp., in partnership with ViVOtech, has introduced a suite of contactless payment terminals for the point of sale. These solutions enable…

Modiv Media's DeliVision serves up 7 million self-service orders

December 17, 2007

BOSTON — Modiv Media, a retail interactive media delivery solutions provider, has announced that its Modiv DeliVision, a deli-queue optimization solution that…

Coinstar, Starbucks team to test coffee kiosk

December 12, 2007

CNN Money: Gourmet coffee giant Starbucks and automated coin-counting company Coinstar have teamed to test an automated coffee machine under the Starbucks…

Self-order kiosks served by NEXTEP

December 11, 2007

TROY, Mich. — NEXTEP SYSTEMS says two more casinos have selected its Casino Express self-order kiosk technology for food and beverage ordering.   According…

iHubs available from Sprocket Kiosks

December 10, 2007

infolink.com: With 20 iHub kiosks located on some of Melbourne, Australia's busiest streets, the iHubs provide both visitors and locals with immediate access…

Blockbuster tests video-rental kiosks

November 25, 2007

Los Angeles Times: Blockbuster Inc. has begun testing movie-rental kiosks at Papa John's pizza outlets and Family Dollar stores. Movies at the kiosks will be…

Kiosks take over c-stores

Popular self-service devices to move in on convenience stores.

MAX BOX farms out local produce

November 11, 2007

CHESHIRE, United Kingdom — Felix Group plc, the maker of MAX BOX, has teamed up with a number of small, independent food and beverage producers in the U.K. to…

More restaurants test self-ordering systems

October 22, 2007

Atlanta Journal Constitution: After years of hesitance, quick-service chains and their franchisees are experimenting like never before with self-service menu…

Harvard lights up dining with kiosks, digital signage

October 9, 2007

The Harvard Crimson: Dining halls are now serving up nutritional information on a high-tech array of glowing flat-screen monitors that cost thousands of…

Carl's Jr. offers touchscreen menus

October 7, 2007

NewsOK.com: Over the past year, Star Chasers Oklahoma, the statewide local franchiser of Carl's Jr., has installed touchscreen kiosks in 31 of its 3…

DVD kiosk sparks controversy over R-rated movies

October 7, 2007

Afterdawn.com: A city councilman in Union City, Ind. wants to force the owner of a McDonald's franchise to either remove the Redbox DVD rental kiosk that sits…

Mix n' match ice cream from a kiosk

September 27, 2007

Slashfood.com: Ice cream out of a vending machine isn't totally innovative — we've seen things like packaged ice cream bars, popsicles and "drumstick"-types…

Self-checkout suits HS students

September 24, 2007

The Detroit (Mich.) Free Press: Within a few minutes, Howell (Mich.) High School junior Liana Grimes bought a fresh deli sandwich for lunch in a new store…

‘Paid' stamp almost cheats Wawa self-service system

September 18, 2007

The (Philadelphia) Intelligencer: A man, a "paid" stamp and a bathroom almost cheated the self-service ordering functionality of a Philadelphia area Wawa. A…

IBM, NCR comment on kiosk growth in healthcare, fast food

August 30, 2007

San Jose Mercury News: As kiosks become more user-friendly and capable of handling more complicated tasks, healthcare providers, fast food chains and other…