Wincor Nixdorf installs 2,200-plus kiosks at Taiwan c-store chain

June 3, 2009

SINGAPORE — Taiwan's FamilyMart, one of the largest convenience store chains on the island, has installed more than 2,200 Wincor Nixdorf self-service kiosks, a…

Wincor Nixdorf to supply reverse vending systems for German retailer

June 2, 2009

PADERBORN, Germany — Wincor Nixdorf has signed an agreement with NETTO Marken-Discount, a subsidiary of leading German food retailer EDEKA, to equip NETTO's…

Coinstar adding prepaid online gaming cards to kiosk offerings

June 2, 2009

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Through a partnership with leading online gaming companies, Coinstar will launch a line of digital entertainment products at U.S. retail…

CVS, Kodak agree to long-term kiosk deal

June 1, 2009

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — CVS/pharmacy and Eastman Kodak Company have announced a new long-term agreement naming Kodak as the national chain's provider of in-store…

NCR names new VP of entertainment solutions

June 1, 2009

TradingMarkets.com: NCR Corporation, has named Alex C. Camara as the company's new vice president and general manager of NCR Entertainment Solutions. The role…

Pan-Oston, Tolt Service Group partner for self-checkout management

June 1, 2009

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Pan-Oston, a designer, developer and manufacturer of retail checkout products, including the Utopia self-checkout solution, today…

Redbox hires video game exec, plans test rollout

May 31, 2009

Video Business: Kiosk operator redbox has hired its first senior-level video game executive, Mark Achler, and the company is planning its first large test of…

Blockbuster CEO announces ad campaign highlighting kiosks

May 28, 2009

Home Media Magazine: Blockbuster is launching new television and radio ads designed to drum up consumer interest in the brand's multichannel distribution…

Self Service Excellence Award winners, Part II

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A final look at the award-winning deployments from May's KioskCom Self Service Expo.

IBM sponsorship, speakers announced for South African kiosk conference

May 27, 2009

MIDRAND, South Africa — IBM, supplier of the IBM AnyPlace Kiosk, has confirmed that it will be the sole platinum sponsor of South Africa's first definitive…

Spatial View launches glasses-free 3D digital signage at European T-Mobile stores

May 26, 2009

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Spatial View Inc., a developer of 3D image processing and display technologies, has announced that T-Mobile Czech Republic will pilot…

Self Service Excellence Award winners, Part I

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A look at three of the award-winning self-service deployments from this month's KioskCom Self Service Expo in Las Vegas.

SURVEY: Redbox customers 'try before they buy'

May 21, 2009

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — According to a recent redbox survey of home entertainment customers, conducted by NPD Group, the company projects that its customers…

Circle K, redbox ink new agreement

May 20, 2009

Convenience Store News: Circle K will expand the redbox DVD rental kiosk presence in its stores, the convenience chain has announced. The kiosks are currently…

MOD Systems to pilot digital download kiosks

May 19, 2009

Video Business: Digital kiosk company MOD Systems is negotiating with three retailers to launch test pilots in retail stores during the second half of the…

IBM, Sprocket Kiosks partnering for Australian deployments

May 19, 2009

MELBOURNE, Australia — Sprocket Kiosks, based in Melbourne, Australia, has announced a strategic partnership with IBM Retail Store Solutions to integrate IBM…

Photo kiosk showcased at Asian gaming tradeshow

May 18, 2009

Intergame Online: Song Yung Electro-Optics Ltd., based in Taiwan, has presented its Photo Kiosk I-Take at this year's GTI Asia Taipei Expo, an international…

Givex launches touchscreen kiosk for customer loyalty programs

May 17, 2009

CHICAGO — Givex, a global provider of closed-loop card technologies including gift, loyalty and other stored-value programs, has announced the launch of its…

Wal-Mart to test ePlay game, DVD kiosks

May 17, 2009

Video Business: Columbus, Ohio-based kiosk operator ePlay will install videogame, and DVD-rental and trade-in kiosks at 77 Wal-Mart stores in New York…

New Orleans, Winn Dixie partner for kiosk project

May 17, 2009