Modiv Media launches retail in-store self-service solutions

September 30, 2007

BOSTON — Modiv Media Inc., provider of retail interactive media delivery solutions, has announced the launch of Modiv Shopper, Modiv DeliVision and Modiv…

Frank Mayer wins four Design of the Times awards

September 29, 2007

GRAFTON, Wis. — Frank Mayer & Associates Inc. has announced it won one gold, two slver and one bronze Design of the Times awards. The Design of the…

Mix n' match ice cream from a kiosk

September 27, 2007

Slashfood.com: Ice cream out of a vending machine isn't totally innovative — we've seen things like packaged ice cream bars, popsicles and "drumstick"-types…

Can IBM bolster self-service kiosks?

September 26, 2007

ZDNet: IBM Corp. is rolling out new kiosks and point-of-sale systems designed to make self-service more enjoyable via video and 3-D capabilities. IBM…

Kodak intros kiosk, printer for stores with low print volumes

September 26, 2007

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co. has announced the release of the KODAK Picture Kiosk GS Compact, an entry-level, self-service digital-picture-printing…

Coinstar kiosks bring coin recycling to Quebec

September 25, 2007

MONTREAL — The Royal Canadian Mint and Coinstar Inc. have announced the deployment of Coinstar Center kiosks in Quebec.   New to the province, Coinstar has…

Best Buy adds disclaimer at in-store kiosk

September 24, 2007

The Consumerist: Best Buy has added a disclaimer that warns customers that the in-store kiosk doesn't display the same prices as the public Web site. In May…

Second-generation IBM Anyplace Kiosk launched

September 24, 2007

HispanicBusiness.com: IBM Corp., which already delivers self-service technology to Circuit City, Food Lion, Lowes Foods and a host of other retailers, is…

IBM unveils initiative to help companies improve service to consumers

September 24, 2007

ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM Corp. has announced a new initiative designed to help businesses across multiple industries connect to today's technology-savvy consumer…

Holographic kiosk lets users throw their own fashion shows

September 23, 2007

SciFi.com: If you've never been able to realize your own personal modeling fantasies, a booth at Shinjuku's Takashimaya department store in Tokyo might do the…

Borders merged-channel kiosk plan is slow coming

September 19, 2007

eWeek.com: With Borders just seven months away from having to fly on its own without Amazon.com, the nation's second-largest bookseller has quietly launched…

Seiko Instruments aims to reduce ATM, kiosk maintenance with new printer

September 19, 2007

TORRANCE, Calif. — Seiko Instruments USA Inc. has introduced the APU-9347 3-inch direct thermal kiosk printer.   Developed for self-service applications, the…

Board make-up changes at Wincor Nixdorf AG

September 18, 2007

PADERBORN, Germany — Jürgen Wilde, a member of the four-person board of directors of Wincor Nixdorf AG, has announced his resignation, effective following…

Teradata gets more personal at the kiosk

September 17, 2007

TradingMarkets.com: Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation, announced today the enhancement of its Teradata Customer Management Solutions portfolio with a…

A deployer's dilemma: lease, buy or rent?

Deployers asking the question: pay now or pay later?

Mayo Clinic self-check-in offers innovative customer design

September 12, 2007

Business Week: It is strange to me that common practice in the service sector is to still test potential innovations with simple, written-concept statements.

Self-checkout study: Consumers scanned $137 billion in 2006

September 9, 2007

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — IHL Consulting Group has released its 2007 North American Self-Checkout Systems Market Study, which focuses on statistics of self-checkout…

Man destroys self-checkout after it speaks to him in Spanish

September 4, 2007

Seattlepi.com: A man was in line at a self-service checkout stand at The Home Depot on Utah Avenue South in Seattle on Thursday, ready to buy a pry bar and a…

New Fuji photo-printing kiosks released

September 3, 2007

The (Malaysia) Star Online: While the excitement and anxiety of waiting for your prints to come back have diminished somewhat with the advent of digital…

Self-service registers on college campuses

Self-service gains popularity at the college level.