Entertainment kiosk gains digital music downloading and CD burning features

August 18, 2004

DENVER - Synergy Media Group announced in a press release Monday that its TouchStand Media Kiosk will add new features to provide retailers with in-store…

AmStar teams with IPP for bill payment, other services

August 18, 2004

Metro Group opens RFID retail testing centre

August 18, 2004

DMeurope.com: Neuss-Norf, Germany - German retail giant, Metro Group, has opened an RFID Innovation Center in Neuss to test the RFID technology before its…

KaBloom pins new concept on changing consumers

August 18, 2004

Boston Business Journal: WOBURN, Mass. - Floral chain KaBloom has installed self-serve flower kiosks in every conceivable place - from convenience stores to…

The Kiosk Show promises bounty of self-service solutions

August 17, 2004

Imagine customers' reaction if they walked into your store for a Coke and had to choose their syrup, carbonated water and ice separately. While there's…

Driving the kiosk machine

Some manufacturers and dealers are embracing the flood of information and using it to their advantage. These innovators are deploying showroom kiosks that…

Agilent and Link joint venture on infrared financial messaging

August 11, 2004

PALO ALTO, Calif. and TOKYO - Agilent Technologies Inc. and Link Evolution Corp. announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of an IrFM-compliant…

Coinstar poll: Teens use self-service kiosks for prepaid services

August 11, 2004

BELLEVUE, Wash. - The Second annual Coinstar Teen Poll found that nearly half of teens surveyed are unaware of the airtime minutes they are allowed under their…

MEI products to accept color $50 bill

August 10, 2004

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - MEI plans to seamlessly transition retail customers to accept the soon-to-be-released color $50 bill in kiosks, self-checkouts, and other…

Source Technologies releases latest secure laser printer

August 8, 2004

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Source Technologies has introduced its ST9410 model secure Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) laser printer. The ST9410 release builds…

Sizing them up

August 8, 2004

Los Angeles Times: In an effort to solve the problem of ill-fitting shoes, FormaLogix is testing innovative foot-measurement kiosks in select Foot Locker…

Is self-checkout an invitation to steal?

August 8, 2004

NRF: Many retailers worry that self-checkout kiosks make shoplifting more attractive. It could be a big problem. According to one count, there were about…

World's first 'hybrid' self-checkout installed

August 8, 2004

DUESSELDORF, Germany and ATLANTA - METRO Group has installed a self-checkout from NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) that reads radio frequency identification (RFID…

Simple solutions: Make more money with your kiosks

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Winning kiosk programs are, by the majority, designed to meet a need of a customer base, and subsequently help the business by empowering the customer. But…

Check it out: Scan and pay here to stay

August 3, 2004

Chicago Sun-Times - The usage of self-service machines in the United States and Canada increased by 80 percent in 2003 over the previous year, ringing up $12…

Using RFID to drive up business

August 3, 2004

RFID Journal - All Night Auto will use RFID loyalty cards and self-service kiosks as part of a pilot program to help the company improve efficiency and…

Albertsons rolls out Coinstar pre-paid kiosks

August 3, 2004

TMCnet.com - Coinstar Inc. announced the deployment of its e-payment products and services kiosks in Albertsons Inc. grocery and drug store locations. By the…

Planar addresses retail needs with display-based integrated marketing solution

August 2, 2004

BEAVERTON, Ore. - Planar Systems, Inc. launched the first of several display-based interactive marketing solutions designed to address changing needs in the…

Channels pose challenge for data management

August 2, 2004

Ziff Davis - Retailers are struggling to coordinate and maintain a variety of sales channels as consumers become more accustomed to using Web browsers and…

Some old kiosk ideas get a second look

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A few years ago, many kiosks were deployed ahead of their time.before the technology or the consumer was ready. Now that the hardware is better and cheaper and…