Vending machines in Japan offer sounds and sodas

November 13, 2003

TOKYO -- Customers of Coca-Cola vending machines in Japan can download a free ring tone of a Coca-Cola jingle when they buy a can of soda from the company's…

Kudos, Intermedia Kiosks sign strategic partnership

November 12, 2003

LONDON -- Kudos Digital Group, producer of solutions for self-service devices and digital signage, and Intermedia Kiosks, producer self-ordering systems, have…

Survey finds mixed acceptance of self-checkout

November 11, 2003

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - A new survey reveals that not all shoppers are wild about self-service checkout.

POS handhelds help Houston stadium improve customer service

November 11, 2003

COLUMBIA, Md. - MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, has installed 110 Mobile…

Best Buy debuts kiosks to sell online music services

November 9, 2003

PHILADELPHIA -- Electronics chain Best Buy and cable company Comcast today will each launch online music services, reflecting the rapid expansion of the…

Behr Paints uses kiosks to make paint selection easier

November 4, 2003

NOVATO, Calif. -- Scene7, provider of dynamic imaging software, said Behr Paints licensed Scene7's Infinite Imaging Platform to launch an in-store kiosk and…

Interface kiosks help customers search book database

November 4, 2003

WELLINGBOROUGH, England -- Interface, a European provider of interactive kiosk solutions, has developed a new search function for bookseller Waterstone's. The…

Coinstar units entering all Ahold supermarkets

November 2, 2003

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Coinstar Inc. has signed an agreement with Ahold USA that includes all six of its supermarket operating companies.

Coinstar's Q3 results: $48.7 million in revenue

October 30, 2003

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Coinstar Inc. announced results for the three- and nine-month periods ended Sept. 30, 2003. The company also talked about its recent…

New $20 rejected by self-checkouts?

October 29, 2003

WICHITA, Kan. -- The newly colored $20 bills designed to make counterfeiting more difficult are also making it tougher to use automated-payment machines.

ParTech, Quick Kiosk pair on hospitality tech

October 27, 2003

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- ParTech Inc., a provider of software, hardware and service solutions to the hospitality and retail industries, and Quick Kiosk, a…

ATMs dispense money and a whole lot more

Added convenience for movie-goers may be just the ticket for driving new ATM transactions for The Co-Op Network, which is piloting NCR's iATMglobal.

Circle K gives Calif. users lottery via kiosks

October 20, 2003

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Circle K convenience stores has launched a self-serve lottery feature on selected ZapLink Web-based kiosks in its California stores. The…

Zaplink offers public service announcements

October 19, 2003

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Time spent idly waiting at checkout counters can now be spent viewing public service announcements (PSAs) from the Ad Council.

Car wash selects touchscreen POS system

October 15, 2003

AUSTIN, Texas -- Delta Sonic, a car wash and convenience retailer based in the Northeast, has chosen Wincor Nixdorf's BEETLE/iPOS systems and Pinnacle Corp.'s…

InfoTouch, EWI Prepaid pair on PIN-based products

October 14, 2003

SAN DIEGO and VANCOUVER -- Info Touch Technologies has entered into a strategic alliance with EWI Prepaid, a global provider of advanced prepaid services and…

NCR intros touchscreen POS workstation

October 7, 2003

DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corp. introduced the NCR RealPOS 70, what the vendor is touting as the industry's first touchscreen point-of-sale workstation.

Radiant to show off at NACS

October 7, 2003

CHICAGO -- During the NACS Show 2003 here Oct. 12-14, Radiant Systems Inc. will demonstrate its latest point-of-sale (POS), self-service kiosk, back-office and…

Real Digital Media intros player for digital-signage apps

October 6, 2003

MAITLAND, Fla. -- Real Digital Media (RDM) has developed a multimedia player for high-quality video material at digital-signage and kiosk installations.

Intermec sponsors RFID university fall tour

October 6, 2003

EVERETT, Wash. -- Intermec Technologies Corp. will sponsor RFID Journal's RFID University Fall Tour to help educate companies that will use RFID (radio…