DVDPlay kiosks headed for Safeway stores

July 12, 2006

Video Business: After about a year in limbo, DVDPlay has recommitted to installing rental kiosks in the entire Safeway grocery chain.

ImageXpress launches online-enabled photo kiosk

July 12, 2006

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — ImageXpres Corp., a digital imaging and printing solutions provider, announced the availability of ImageXpres Digital iPrint Kiosks with new…

KioskCom 2006 award winners: WebRaiser, The Axxess Group

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

WebRaiser's software platform is at the heart of a business striving to help the unbanked get the services they need.

Tesco adds self-checkout to 50 percent of lanes

July 11, 2006

BIRMINGHAM, England — NCR Corp. announced that Tesco, the largest deployer of self-checkout terminals in Europe, has signed an agreement to install NCR…

Self-checkout comes to Amish grocer

July 11, 2006

Progressive Grocer: In an indication of the growing acceptance of self-checkout technology on the consumer landscape, next month Amish shoppers at…

Lucidium photo kiosk adds options

July 9, 2006

VIENNA, Va. — Lucidiom Inc., developer of the APM photo kiosk, has unveiled its expanded Luci, a creative photo kiosk program packed with new content and…

Item-level tagging may dominate RFID market

Item-level tagging — the tagging of the smallest possible unit in the supply chain — is poised to be the largest RFID market by value, worth $11 billion by…

7-Eleven expands Vcom kiosk services

July 6, 2006

Convenience Store News: 7-Eleven signed an agreement with Financial Services Centers Cooperative that will eventually allow members of FSCC-network credit…

Mediaport MediaATMs add Sony BMG content

July 6, 2006

NEW YORK — Mediaport Entertainment Inc. announced an agreement to offer consumers music from Sony BMG Music Entertainment's recorded music library through its…

Self-Service World launches dedicated c-store research section

July 5, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Self-Service World, an online portal for news and information related to self-service technology, has launched a "research center" devoted…

RFID on the horizon for self-checkout

Advances in RFID technology will eventually benefit self-checkout at retail stores, but how long it will take is anybody's guess.

TIO kiosks to add insurance products

July 4, 2006

BURNABY, B.C. - TIO Networks Corp., formerly Info Touch Technologies Corp., announced the launch of the KEY A-D insurance offering to ExxonMobil customers and…

DVD rental kiosks moving into the mainstream

July 4, 2006

ePaynews: DVD rental kiosks are moving out of convenience stores and gas stations and into laundromats, health clubs, pharmacies and office towers as…

Tesco to EMV-enable self-checkouts

June 28, 2006

ePaynews: U.K. grocery chain Tesco expects to chip-and-PIN-enable its self-checkouts in the wake of competitors Sainsbury's, Waitrose and M&S, whose…

DVDPlay lands financing, rents 5 millionth movie

June 28, 2006

LOS GATOS, Calif. - DVDPlay Inc., manufacturer and operator of DVD rental kiosks, announced in a news release that it rented its 5 millionth DVD movie. All…

Consumers to spend $475 billion at self-service devices in '06

June 26, 2006

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - When it comes to paying for goods and services, consumers continue to take matters into their own hands. North American consumers are on pace…

Pay-at-the-pump deters thefts from both customers and employees

June 25, 2006

ePaynews: Pay-at-pump fueling services not only deter motorists from leaving a gas station without paying, but reduce the risk of store attendants stealing…

Zoom picks up two high-profile placements

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Two recent deals are attracting a lot of attention for Zoom Systems, the company that is bringing the "robotic store" concept to retail.

NCR sprinkles new kiosks, ATM frills into conference mix

A self-service shipping kiosk led a small contingent of debuts at the company's Washington conference.

Kiosks, self-checkout increase retail sales

June 21, 2006

ePaynews: Consumer familiarity with online shopping is accelerating the in-store use of kiosks and self-checkout, which in turn is benefiting retailers that…