DVDPlay hires former Blockbuster executive

January 21, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif. — DVDPlay, owner/operator of DVD rental kiosks, announced that Tom Szwak has joined the company as vice president of video.

Customer experience planning needs discipline

Scenario design lets companies focus energy on ROI.

Interactive mirror changes the clothes-buying experience

January 18, 2007

USA Today: Among the innovations at this year's National Retail Federation annual conference was an interactive mirror for use outside fitting rooms that will…

Google files digital signage patent

January 17, 2007

Clickz.com: If patent filings are anything to go by, contextual advertising powered by Google could begin appearing on digital billboards in a shopping mall…

Livewire kiosks power T-Mobile promotion

January 16, 2007

YORK, Pa. — Livewire International announced the completion of a promotional system for T-Mobile USA Inc.

New CEO headlines Wincor World '07

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Wincor Nixdorf will use its annual expo to introduce its new CEO.

Circuit City announces major kiosk program

January 15, 2007

NEW YORK — Circuit City chief executive Philip J. Schoonover announced a new company focus on self-service and assisted selling during his keynote speech…

'End-cap TV' boosts sales at Home Depot

January 14, 2007

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The MediaTile Company, provider of cellular digital-signage technology and turnkey narrowcast networks, announced that RAM Forest Products…

KioskCom awards open for submissions

January 10, 2007

The KioskCom Self Service Excellence Awards are open for submissions, and this year all entries are being accepted online.

Tranax, Nautilus terminate agreement

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

After nearly a year of negotiation, the two companies part ways.

Researchers hack chip-and-PIN systems

January 8, 2007

Computerworld: Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have demonstrated how a chip-and-PIN terminal used to authenticate credit and debit card…

Palm taps D2 for Treo 680 kiosks

January 7, 2007

Palm uses an interactive bus shelter to build buzz for the Treo 680.

NetWorld Alliance to launch digital signage news portal

January 4, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, a publisher of b-to-b trade news and information, will launch a portal dedicated to the rapidly expanding market of…

SmartSigns steer shoppers toward malls

January 2, 2007

Media Life Magazine: To steer post-holiday shoppers in the right direction, retailers in Atlanta, New York, Las Vegas and 15 California markets are putting up…

Livewire, Sentegra announce partnership

January 2, 2007

YORK, Penn. — Livewire International Inc., provider of transactional self-service technology solutions, and Sentegra Corp., developer and owner of RFID-based…

Tokyo stores to deliver product info via RFID

January 1, 2007

CNN: Stores in central Tokyo are set to beam news of special offers, menus and coupons to passers-by in a trial run of a radio-tagging system. The Tokyo…

Self-service: the best of 2006

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

DVD rental, hospitality devices rank high in our year-end expert roundtable.

Retail's big show draws near

High-tech takes center stage at NRF expo.

Reactrix Media Network sells out national ad inventory

December 21, 2006

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The Reactrix Media Network, which operates interactive digital signs in 160 shopping centers, movie theaters and public spaces…

Wincor Nixdorf announces stock repurchase

December 20, 2006

PADERBORN, Germany — On December 20, 2006, the Board of Directors of Wincor Nixdorf AG passed a resolution for the repurchase of up to 166,390 of the company's…