IBM announces 17-inch Anyplace Kiosk

May 15, 2006

RALEIGH, NC - IBM announced its first ultra-compact kiosk with a 17-inch touchscreen. The new IBM Anyplace Kiosk 17-inch models are designed to enable business…

Self-checkout biggest growth area for POS

May 11, 2006

Processor: When all is said and done, what's really new about the POS market is that system and software builders keep finding more and better ways for…

DVDs On The Run to franchise

May 10, 2006

Fredericksburg (Virginia) Free-Lance Star: DVDs On The Run, a self-service rental company that expands the DVD kiosk idea by adding a drive-through component…

Digital Retailing: One ticket, three shows

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

This year's Digital Retailing Expo is part of Retail Week, a trio of events that cover retail construction and planning in addition to cutting-edge digital…

Gen X, Y unenthused about mobile phone payment systems

May 9, 2006

The Wise Marketer: There is an apparent lack of enthusiasm among Generation X and Y consumers for mobile payment technologies, with 62 percent feeling that…

30 Minute Photos takes 'Starbucks approach' to photo kiosks

May 8, 2006

VIENNA, Va. - 30 Minute Photos Etc. redesigned its Irvine, Calif., photo-finishing store with new Lucidiom automated photo machines and fixtures to encourage…

DVD kiosks battle online services, bargain sellers

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

DVD rental kiosks are appearing in more and more prominent retail locations. But experts wonder whether Redbox and its competitors can survive in the world of…

Retailers converge on Chicago

Retail Systems 2006 Convention & Expo, scheduled for May 21-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago, will include an array of self-service leaders.

TIO Networks launches TIO Express

May 7, 2006

BURNABY, B.C. - TIO Networks Corp., formerly Info Touch Technologies Corp., announced in a news release it has begun processing payments through TIO Express…

Cell phones, contactless payments will impact vending

May 7, 2006

AMonline: Some industry observers believe the next generation of venders will successfully integrate the vending machine with a kiosk, thereby creating a…

Are you prepared for the cross-channel shopper?

May 4, 2006

Tamara Mendelsohn of Forrester Research explores the mindset of cross-channel consumers, and what it takes to reach them effectively.

CASE STUDY: Giant Foods self-service store of the future

May 4, 2006

Giant Foods of Carlisle, Pa. has gone beyond basic kiosk installations by building the store from the ground up centered around self-service.

What lies ahead for digital signage

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

We asked several industry experts about their vision for the future of digital signage - the promise it holds for the next year, its possible uses and its…

Contactless cards could carry bank, transit apps

May 4, 2006

ePaynews: As contactless payment cards reach critical mass in global markets, the potential for banks and transit authorities to jointly issue a single…

Borders to test burn-on-demand kiosks

May 4, 2006

Internet Retailer: Borders' Web-enabled in-store kiosks, now rebranded as Borders Search from their original name of Title Sleuth, could one day be getting a…

Middle East Vending & Kiosk Expo to be held in Dubai

May 3, 2006

KIOSK among sponsors of Middle East self-service show.

Russian retail chain launches digital-signage network

May 1, 2006

KERKRADE - Ramstore Retail Network, a retail chain comprised of shopping centers, hypermarkets and supermarkets in major cities throughout the Russian…

NCR powers Pay By Touch kiosk for first European finger-scan payment service

May 1, 2006

LONDON - NCR Corp. announced that three Midcounties Co-operative supermarkets in and around Oxford, England, are using the Pay By Touch enrollment kiosk, which…

U.S. retailers will add RFID during routine IT upgrades

May 1, 2006

ePaynews: Less than 10 million RFID-based contactless cards to date have been dispensed by U.S. issuers, but in 2006, a greater number of issuers and merchants…

Plan kiosk integration to maximize ROI

April 30, 2006

Adusa, Inc. president and chief technology officer Juan Perez discusses the dangers of poorly planned integration in grocery and food kiosks.