Are self-service kiosks increasing efficiency for consumers?

July 28, 2008

CRMBuyer.com: Retailers often like the cost-benefit of installing self-service kiosks, but are the kiosks really improving efficiency for consumers? While the…

HMV selling VAT-free games at indoor kiosks

July 24, 2008

Gamezine.co.uk: HMV, a music, video and computer-game retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland, has announced plans to launch a line of indoor kiosks that…

Credit-card fraud investigation targets self-service kiosks

July 22, 2008

The Globe and Mail: Toronto's Pearson airport is concentrating on the security of its 150 self-service check-in kiosks for suspected credit-card fraud.

NCR adds 'bare disc' tech to digital-entertainment kiosks

July 16, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. has announced a licensing deal with Columbus, Ohio-based e-Play LLC to add "bare-disc" technology to its existing self-service…

CVS to offer photo-book, DVD tools for Kodak kiosks

July 15, 2008

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS/pharmacy and Eastman Kodak Company have installed kiosks that offer CVS customers photo books and KODAK movie DVDs.   According to a…

IBM webinar reveals self-service trends

July 13, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Employee-facing self-service is on the rise, and more self-service devices will be managed centrally in the next several years.   Those are…

ATM, kiosk functions merge

ATMs cross the kiosk space to build revenue.

Big Apple Worldwide releases new version of kiosk software

July 7, 2008

NEW YORK — Big Apple Worldwide Inc., a holding company focused on serving the hospitality, leisure and retail market, has announced that its wholly owned…

Macy's doubles size of Zoomsystems kiosk deployment

July 6, 2008

St. Louis Business Journal: Macy's is ready to Zoom. The country's largest department store chain, with 800 stores nationwide, including eight in the St.

Redbox delays IPO prospectus

July 1, 2008

Video Business: Redbox, the largest U.S. operator of movie-rental kiosks, delayed filing its prospectus for a planned public offering after the stock markets…

Fujitsu self-checkout adds cashier support

July 1, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. introduced the Hypermarket U-Scan Genesis Payment Station, which combines in-person customer service…

ADFLOW Networks connects with mobile store for self-service, digital signage

June 30, 2008

TORONTO, Ontario — ADFLOW Networks, a provider of Web-hosted digital signage and interactive kiosk solutions, announced that it has provided Koodo Mobile…

PCI Security Standards Council adds two new devices to PED program

June 29, 2008

WAKEFIELD, Mass. — The PCI Security Standards Council, a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security…

Solidcore introduces software to secure retail self-service devices and ease PCI compliance

June 29, 2008

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Solidcore Systems Inc., a provider of software to detect and prevent unwanted change, today introduced its S3 Control PCI Device edition…

First deployed EyeSite kiosk reveals startling statistics on consumer eye health

June 26, 2008

ATLANTA — When more than 6,000 north Georgians took a simple vision test using EyeSite, a self-service vision screening kiosk, inside a Wal-Mart store in…

COMMENTARY: NEXTEP Systems' Deli Express kiosks improve customer experience

June 26, 2008

The (Douglas, Ariz.) Daily Dispatch: What kind of effect does NEXTEP Systems' Deli Express kiosk have on the customer experience? Quite a big one, according to…

'Espresso' kiosk print, glues and binds books on demand

June 26, 2008

BlogCritics Magazine: Imagine going into a bookstore and buying a book out of a machine. It would be like looking through a jukebox or an ATM where you would…

Some Borders stores to begin using self-service kiosks in October

June 25, 2008

Internet Retailer: New Orleans is one of 14 sites for new "concept stores" from Borders Group Inc. The stores will feature Web-based services including…

The Movie Booth brings DVD rental kiosks to the U.K. and Ireland

June 24, 2008

CHELTENHAM, England — In the coming weeks, shoppers in the U.K. and Ireland will be able to benefit from the deployment of robotically operated DVD rental…

Mag strip, smart card software added to self-service shredding kiosk

June 24, 2008

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — RealTime Shredding Inc. is introducing magnetic strip and smart card software on its self-service shredding kiosk, giving businesses…