RFID speeds payment at car wash

April 25, 2007

RFID Journal: American drivers love to pamper their cars, but they don't like waiting in line at the car wash. Innovative Concepts Systems, a company that…

Self Service Excellence Awards winners announced

April 25, 2007

Winners were announced yesterday for the 2007 Self Service Excellence Awards at the Self Service Expo (formerly known as KioskCom). Below are finalists by…

Fujitsu to distribute mCosm interactive displays

April 25, 2007

FRISCO, Texas — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and mCosm LLC announced a strategic partnership under which Fujitsu will resell the Touch&Go line of…

Digital signage needs strategic purpose

April 24, 2007

VMSD: Three digital signage installations — a casino, a salon and a bank — have a common thread in their strategic approach to planning. In the case of…

Pay By Touch introduces reward and gift card kiosk

April 24, 2007

LAS VEGAS — Pay By Touch announced the immediate availability of its Reward and Gift Card Kiosk. The new self-service kiosks enable retail customers to design…

N.H. legislators debate RFID regulation

April 22, 2007

Heartland.org: Controversy over the use of RFID continues to grow as New Hampshire has reintroduced legislation to regulate the use of RFID chips in consumer…

Hand Held Products broadens kiosk line

April 19, 2007

SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y. — Hand Held Products Inc. announced the latest addition to its Image Kiosk 8570 line of self-service mini-kiosks.   Powered by Adaptus…

Company using RFID for DVD-rental kiosks

April 18, 2007

Rfidjournal.com: Touch Automation is using RFID technology in CD- and DVD-rental kiosks. The company has deployed at least 1,000 kiosks, located mainly in…

MasterCard, Visa approve contactless-payment terminal

April 17, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif. — VeriFone Holdings announced that its first external contactless-card-acceptance device, the QX100, has been certified by Visa and MasterCard…

Contactless payment not attracting U.K. retailers

April 17, 2007

Cardtechnology.com: With the planned launch in London of contactless retail payments in roughly six months, no merchants have announced plans to use the…

WVU students develop biometric soda machine

April 16, 2007

Da.wvu.edu.com: Three students at West Virginia University have created a biometric system that allows people to scan their fingertips on a vending machine to…

MonVia launches contactless-payment solution

April 16, 2007

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — MonVia, a firm that helps accelerate growth of early stage start-ups, announced the launch of MobiBucks, a mobile payment solution.

Redbox debuts at Chicago's Jewel-Osco

April 15, 2007

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Select Jewel-Osco locations are premiering redbox's fully automated DVD rental kiosks. Following a deal with SuperValu, redbox is…

Home Depot Canada expands NCR self-checkout

April 15, 2007

ONTARIO, Canada — NCR Corp. and The Home Depot announced a continued effort to roll out NCR's FastLane self-checkout system across Canada.    In June 2005…

Redbox debuts at Midwest retailer Albertsons

April 12, 2007

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Renting movies in the Western United States is more convenient than ever as select Albertsons locations premiere redbox fully…

Mexico City to host smart card conference

April 11, 2007

Prlog.org: Industry leaders will assemble in Mexico City for a conference on "Smart Cards for Government and Payment." The conference will be held May 8-9 at…

Parata Systems buys self-service prescription-pickup tech

April 9, 2007

DURHAM, N.C. — Parata Systems LLC announced that it has acquired assets related to automated technology that allows prescription pickup via self-service…

Taiwanese convenience stores push contactless payment

April 8, 2007

Chinapost.com.tw: President Chain Store Corp., which operates 7-Eleven stores, has cooperated with Chinatrust Commercial Bank to launch a co-branded…

Dutch researchers building RFID 'firewall'

April 8, 2007

Theregister.co.uk: A group of Dutch researchers at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam is building RFID Guardian, a personal RFID firewall to allow individuals to…

Music kiosks: On the right track?

Media kiosk manufacturers say business is up tempo.