Zytronic chosen for interactive retail deployment in Asia

August 5, 2009

U.K.-based Zytronic, a display technology manufacturer, has announced its selection by digital media company Yeahpoint for an interactive project with…

Coinstar reports 16% Q2 increase, promises self-service expansion

In Tuesday's second quarter earnings call, Coinstar announced positive results and emphasized broadening its kiosk business.

Blog: GameFly expanding video game kiosks to 7-Eleven stores

August 4, 2009

Gadget Review blogger Christen da Costa today wrote that online video game-rental service GameFly is following up its March test of G-Box kiosks on college…

Coinstar continues '09 march with Kroger deal

August 2, 2009

Despite this year's challenging economic environment, Coinstar Inc. has had a monumental 2009, so far. In the past two months, the company has announced the…

Digital advertising growth drives new kiosk application

Self-service deployers can take advantage of out-of-home advertising's growing popularity with an emerging kiosk app.

NCR self-checkout wins IDEA award

July 29, 2009

NCR Corp. today announced its SelfServ Checkout solution has won a bronze award in the 2009 International Design Excellence Awards, or IDEA, competition.

Lucidiom debuts new photo kiosk model

July 29, 2009

Vienna, Va.-based Lucidiom has introduced its newest photo kiosk model, the APM 3700.

DVDNow introduces glass front panel, other enhancements to its DVD-rental kiosks

July 28, 2009

The vending technology inside DVD-rental kiosks has long been a mysterious concept, particularly when considered in light of the often limited selection…

New SMS and kiosk marketing scheme to use Zytronic touch tech

July 27, 2009

U.K.-based Zytronic has announced the incorporation of its Projected Capacitive Technology for touchscreens in an innovative new marketing scheme from…

NCR reports revenue decline, 91% net loss for the year

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

July 23, 2009

The economic crunch is taking its toll on ATM manufacturers. Earlier this week, Germany-based Wincor Nixdorf announced significant income dips for the second…

Netflix CEO remains adamant about staying out of kiosk space

July 23, 2009

In the past, Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings has said the company won't be expanding its service to include DVD-rental kiosks, despite increasing…

Walgreens adding DVD-making functionality to 13,000 photo kiosks

July 22, 2009

AVinci Media Corp. today announced a deal with Walgreens that will add aVinci's photo DVD application to photo kiosks to 7,000 Walgreens stores nationwide. The…

Pennsylvania moving forward with wine-vending kiosks

July 21, 2009

Sony to make $460 million from redbox deal

July 21, 2009

News of Sony Pictures' distribution deal with redbox has been widely reported this week, and now Reuters is reporting that the movie studio is set to make $46…

Australian retailer introduces hearing-screening kiosks

July 20, 2009

The Australian self-service industry is off to a running start this week. Monday we reported a deal between Symstream and Optus to provide Optus' Australian…

Sony, redbox deal highlights low-cost DVD rental's growing significance

July 20, 2009

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has reportedly signed a landmark deal with redbox, even as the DVD-rental kiosk company battles another major studio in court.

TIO, Coinstar combining services in pilot program

July 20, 2009

TIO Networks Corp. has announced an agreement with Coinstar Inc. to exclusively deploy up to 50 of TIO's multifunctional bill-payment kiosks at key Coinstar…

New study says self-checkout terminals to quadruple by 2014

A new study from Retail Banking Research indicates a promising future for self-checkout, particularly in North America, Western Europe and Asia.

Coinstar to announce Q2 earnings

July 19, 2009

Coinstar will relealse its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, Aug. 4, the company has announced in a news release. Coinstar will hold a conference call the same…

Eyemaginations, SoloHealth partner to enhance educational function of EyeSite kiosks

July 16, 2009

ATLANTA — SoloHealth, maker of the EyeSite vision-testing kiosk, has announced it will team with Eyemaginations, a leader in eye care education, to enhance the…