Airline services evolves into do-it-yourself

February 19, 2006

USA Today: As airlines have slashed the number of workers to cut costs, they've increasingly substituted automated services for jobs humans once did. Travelers…

Checking into the hotels of the future

February 15, 2006

CNN/Money: After years of false starts, the self-check-in concept is finally gaining momentum, said Richard Penner, a professor at Cornell University's School…

Embassy Suites moves to self-service check-in

February 13, 2006

USA Today: This round-up of hotel re-design trends includes a look at Embassy Suites, which is eliminating its front desks, replacing them with self-service…

Wireless Logix announces integration with MyFax

February 13, 2006

OTTAWA - Wireless Logix Group and Protus IP Solutions announced in a news release the integration of MyFax into the BizCenter Logix business center solution…

Can RFID put an end to lost luggage?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

McCarran Airport has done away with barcodes in its baggage check department, opting instead for RFID tags. It's an experiment that has paid off with greater…

Pittsburgh airport to install universal check-in kiosks

February 12, 2006

USA Today: Pittsburgh International Airport will install its first one-size-fits-all kiosks this summer, allowing passengers from any airline to bypass ticket…

McDonald's puts media-burning kiosk program on the back burner

While the fast-food giant enjoys success with its DVD-rental kiosk, its Blaze Net program hasn't fared as well. What happened to this futuristic vision of the…

NEXTEP Systems unveils online ordering option

January 24, 2006

TROY, Mich. - NEXTEP Systems announced in a news release a new online ordering solution for restaurants, tightly integrated with its popular self-order kiosk…

Southwest debuts wireless check-in

January 23, 2006

Dallas Business Journal: Southwest Airlines Co. has introduced wireless flight check-in. Customers with a wireless mobile device that has Internet capabilities…

The 2005 Kiosk Awards: Entries for General and Best New Kiosk Application

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Find out who has entered what into the Best New Kiosk Application and the General categories of the 2005 Kiosk Awards.

Va. company eyes kiosks for Ocean City

January 19, 2006

The Dispatch: A Norfolk, Va.-based company hopes to launch touchscreen kiosks in its resort, and town officials discussed a proposal last week that would place…

Contactless payments gain in QSR market

January 12, 2006

ePaynews.com: By end-2005, about 15,000 retailers in the U.S. were predicted to accept Visa-branded contactless payment cards, with Visa USA estimating the…

Angelo's Burgers gets touchscreen ordering

January 10, 2006

LAS VEGAS - RoboServer Systems Corp. announced in a news release that it has successfully completed the installation of its Line Buster Self-Serve Machine for…

Indianapolis airport takes step toward Registered Traveler program

January 10, 2006

Information Week: The long-talked-about Registered Traveler program is picking up momentum as its national rollout this summer nears. Indianapolis…

Smarte Carte adds services for travelers

January 9, 2006

Pioneer Press: Smarte Carte provides baggage cart, locker and stroller services at more than 1,000 airports, train stations, bus terminals, shopping centers…

More good news for McDonald's DVD kiosks

January 8, 2006

Longmont (Colorado) Business News: Redbox is using two of the four Longmont McDonald's owned by Bob Charles to test drive-through DVD rental boxes - the first…

Wincor World '06 highlights comprehensive banking, retail solutions

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Innovation in system architecture is changing the way retailers do business. At Wincor World 2006, more than 70 Wincor partners from around the world will be…

Kiosk magazine changes name to Self-Service World

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 3, 2006

Kiosk magazine, published by Louisville, Ky.-based NetWorld Alliance (which also publishes this Web site), is undergoing a change, and with the new year comes…

Five things to expect in 2006

January 2, 2006

USA Today: The newspaper suggests five big business trends looming for the coming year, and one of them is the predicted success of Registered Traveler, the…

Diatouch supplies survey kiosks to the Caribbean

December 29, 2005

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Aruba Cruise Tourism (ACT), a non-profit organization of the government of Aruba, selected Diatouch to provide the region's first survey and…