EXCLUSIVE: MaxBox expands into Ireland, Australia

January 29, 2008

The MaxBox is back and expanding rapidly.   Shortly after announcing the launch of MaxBox Digital Retail Ltd., a rebranding of MaxBox's original home, Felix…

Interactive digital signage comes to Irish mall

January 28, 2008

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — GestureTek Inc., a provider of gesture-controlled interactive entertainment and presentation systems, has announced the launch of the…

Fujifilm announces new GetPix kiosk software

January 27, 2008

VALHALLA, N.Y. — FUJIFILM U.S.A. has announced the release of the GetPix kiosk software "TS" for use with the GetPix V5 and F6 Kiosk terminals. "TS" allows a…

Ford to launch interactive digital signage

January 23, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Wireless Ronin Technologies, a Minneapolis-based digital-signage provider, has announced that Alteris Group, a Michigan-based marketing…

More consumers using photo kiosk services, report says

January 22, 2008

Tekrati.com: Consumers printing digital photos are driving growth in the retail digital photo-finishing market, according to a study by InfoTrends. More…

Microcom delivers new 428M thermal printer

January 22, 2008

LEWIS CENTER, Ohio — Microcom Corp., maker of specialty-use thermal printers, has announced a new printer designed specifically for kiosk applications. The…

Luxury vending kiosks growing in numbers

January 21, 2008

Business Week: Consumers are using their plastic instead of their spare change to snap up luxury items such as digital cameras, cologne and even software from…

DVDPlay passes rental milestone

January 21, 2008

Businessofcinema.com: DVDPlay, a DVD-rental kiosk operator and developer, has reached a new milestone with 13 million DVD movie rentals, an indicator that DVD…

TIO Networks, WorkWireless to provide billpay for wireless dealers

January 20, 2008

BURNABY, British Columbia — TIO Networks Corp., an automated bill payment and non-bank financial network, and Work Software Systems, provider of retail…

Man behind MaxBox buys back former company

January 20, 2008

CHESHIRE, England — Andy Egan, creator of the MaxBox digital retail kiosk, has announced the launch of MaxBox Digital Retail Ltd., a rebranding of MaxBox's…

Fast tech leaves mark at retail show

Speed and novelty are the trademarks at this year's NRF show.

Portuguese book megastore deploys RFID system

January 17, 2008

RFID Journal: Portuguese book retailer Byblos has deployed an item-level RFID system in its new Lisbon store, Byblos Amoreiras, to track 250,000 books, games…

Chinese kiosk manufacturer partners with U.S. company

January 17, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Maryland — Kiosk Group Inc and Shenzhen KaiMingYang Technology Co. Ltd. have announced a partnership, under the name KMYAmerica, to promote KMY's…

VeriFone announces self-service price checker

January 16, 2008

NEW YORK — VeriFone Holdings Inc. has announced the MX800 Series Price Checker, a multifunctional customer interaction kiosk that can deliver multimedia…

Planar intros new all-in-one digital signage, kiosk systems

January 16, 2008

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Planar Systems Inc. has announced shipments of the new Planar iS40 integrated digital signage and DS15 integrated kiosk.    "More…

AirDefense reveals wireless-security flaws during NRF

January 16, 2008

NEW YORK — AirDefense, a wireless LAN security company, unveiled results from its wireless airwave monitoring on Monday, Jan. 14, at the annual National…

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…

Edgenet releases design software

January 15, 2008

Nashville Business Journal: Edgenet Inc., a Brentwood, Tenn.-based company that provides software for retailers in the home-goods industry, has released…

Digital media makes NRF impression

IBM, NCR, others jump into the self-service entertainment market.

NCR celebrates 10 years in self-checkout

January 14, 2008

Grocery Retail Online: For shoppers in thousands of stores worldwide, the ability to scan, bag and pay for items has become synonymous with NCR's FastLane …