Craig Keefner tours PMA in Vegas

by Craig Keefner — manager, Olea

March 4, 2003

Where in the world is Craig Keefner? How about the Photo Marketing Association's show in Las Vegas. He roamed the floor in search of photo kiosks, and filed…

Picture of competition

March 3, 2003

New technology and growing consumer demand are pushing established companies like Kodak to introduce new and improved photo kiosks. The influx of others, like…

Polaroid makes instant entrance in photo kiosk market

February 25, 2003

LAS VEGAS - The latest entrant in the business of supplying digital photo kiosks in retail environments is a name with a proud history in photography -…

Who's Who: John Petkus

Whether climbing mountains or developing new technology for bill acceptors, Hemisphere West's president John Petkus demands two things: challenge and risk.

Diebold's touchscreen voting system used in Ohio elections

February 10, 2003

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Voters in Hamilton County, Ohio used AccuVote-TS touchscreen voting systems proivded by Diebold Election Systems, a subsidiary of…

Notes and News from the final day at NRF

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Craig Keefner's adventures at the National Retail Federation continued for a third day. This time, Craig paid visits to some of the bigger companies involved…

Casinos up the self-service ante with more cashless slots

January 5, 2003

DETROIT -- Two Detroit casinos, Greektown and MGM Grand, have accelerated plans to roll out cashless machines --- which dispense winnings in the form of paper…

Northwest has kiosks in more airports than any other carrier

December 26, 2002

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Following an aggressive deployment campaign of up to 15 airports a week, Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC) says that it now has check-in…

Internet access kiosks get shibby at Denver airport

A pay-per-use public Internet kiosk will provide a valuable service and generate real revenue for its owner, according to developers of the Shibby kiosk.

Digital camera sales and photo kiosk use increasing

December 15, 2002

JACKSON, Mich. -- Photo kiosks are in some 40,000 retail stores, up from 36,000 stores last year, according to an article in the Dec. 13 issue of The Detroit…

Who's Who: Cort Johnson

December 12, 2002

IBM's Cort Johnson is the man with the plan. Johnson and his team of engineers design custom kiosks for clients who don't believe one size fits all. 

How does the future line up for self-service checkouts?

Summit Research Associates president Francie Mendelsohn, NCR and Optimal Robotics address the future of self-checkout kiosks.

Plasma forecast is cool, clear...and costly

Kiosk deployers aren't rushing out to buy plasma displays just yet, but as prices fall and demand for large and vivid displays increase, demand is heating up.

It's Time to Change Industry Perceptions

November 5, 2002

You can't simply point the finger at return on investment, says NetShift's Bob Gallner, when kiosk projects fail. Rather, implementing more successful projects…

Retail is the word at Phoenix show

Innovation and optimism are on display at the Interactive Self-Service Retail show.

Human resources and kiosks

September 22, 2002

A wide variety of companies are discovering the benefits of human resources kiosks as a way to empower current employees and attract new workers. While return…

Who's Who: Marvin Elbaum

September 17, 2002

Three decades in banking, advertising, and technology have taught kiosk consultant Marvin Elbaum the value of precision. He brings a focused, well-considered…

Florida primary dogged by touchscreen ballot problems

September 10, 2002

MIAMI -- Florida election officials, looking to distance themselves from the controversy surrounding the 2000 presidential election by upgrading their…

Kiosks get their due in Dayton

NCR's annual Self-Service Summit gives ATM executives an opportunity to hear the company's vision of the financial services future. This year, however, the K…

Putting CPXe in focus

August 4, 2002

Digital photofinishing companies are waiting to see what effect the new CPXe initiative will have on encouraging more consumers to process their digital images…