June 6, 2005
SuperHeroHype.com: The much-anticipated "Batman Begins" film, which opens on June 15, will be promoted by an in-store kiosk at Wal-Mart locations on June 18th.
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Gizmodo: In what could possibly become a publicity nightmare, one shopper demonstrates how products purchased through an in-store kiosk at Best Buy are priced…
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TORONTO - Hoping to increase the number of small-ticket transactions (such as for single slices), Pizza Pizza is partnering with Dexit to provide RFID payment…
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CD Freaks: Due to the success of a 100-title DVD rental kiosk pilot, McDonald's is reportedly planning a bigger launch to 1,200 as-of-yet unnamed locations by…
read nowJune 2, 2005
Daily Southtown: A profile of Corporate Safe Specialists mentions some of the company's new offerings, like a fingerprint scanner and a self-checkout unit…
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A number of expert panel discussions were conducted at the second annual Digital Retailing Expo, held May 18-19 at Chicago's Navy Pier Exhibition Center. Among…
read nowMay 31, 2005
The Chicago Tribune: McDonald's has been testing kiosks that offer photo printing, CD burning and ringtone downloads in the Chicago area, with "probably West…
read nowMay 30, 2005
When JC Penney wanted to enhance its wedding registry, the company brought in Avenue A/Razorfish, who focused on market research to make sure the end result…
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MTV: If you thought the addition of apple slices to the McDonald's menu was odd, wait until you get a load of the Blaze Net kiosk. The burger chain is rolling…
read nowMay 26, 2005
CHICAGO - Netkey Inc. announced in a news release the launch of Netkey 6.5, its latest version of Netkey's software platform for retail self-service and…
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LinuxDevices.com: VeriFone has used embedded Linux to build a secure PIN pad that doubles as an in-store advertising kiosk. The MX870 supports RFID, smart…
read nowMay 25, 2005
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - IBM Retail Store Solutions announced in a news release it intends to enable Windows Embedded for Point of Service on select models of its…
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AUSTIN - Wincor Nixdorf, supplier of IT solutions for the banking and retail industries, announced in a news release its support for Microsoft's Windows…
read nowMay 24, 2005
Finger Lakes Times: Geneva, N.Y., is being promoted at a kiosk in EastView mall.
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NEWTON, Mass. - Retail Systems Alert Group, organizers of the annual Retail Systems Conference & Exposition, announced in a news release the launch of the…
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CHICAGO - Hand Held Products Inc., specialist in image-based data collection systems for mobile, in-premise and transaction processing applications, announced…
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Computer Weekly: Nationwide is rolling out a middleware platform to simplify the deployment of applications across its automatic teller machines, kiosks and…
read nowMay 23, 2005
Fotolia: According to the soon-to-be-released 2005 PMA U.S. Consumer Photo Buying Report, 10.2 percent of households owned camera phones by the end of 2004. As…
read nowMay 22, 2005
New York Daily News: How much privacy would you risk to make your shopping easier? Imagine swiping an ID card at a kiosk as you enter a department store like…
read nowMay 22, 2005
The Bangkok Nation: The National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre's Thailand IC-Design Incubator has developed RFID to improve the quality of library…
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