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…

Northwest says five of six Detroit travelers check selves in

December 21, 2005

USA Today: About five of six Northwest Airlines customers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport bypass the lines at the ticket counters by checking in for their…

Parking kiosks add features

December 20, 2005

ePaynews: Automated parking meters that support multiple payment options and use sensors, photography and wireless technology for self-enforcement are to reach…

Boston transit kiosk system on track

December 19, 2005

CBS 4 Boston: The Boston Transit Authority is moving forward with its automated fare collection system and it should be running systemwide by the end of next…

Self-Service 2006: A look ahead

December 19, 2005

Experts and insiders predict the year ahead for the industry.

Have it your way: Kiosks about to make impact in QSRs

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Pro-Tech's deal to become the kiosk provider for all 24,000 restaurants in the Subway chain is big news for the supplier - and perhaps even bigger news for…

Hotels slowly checking out kiosks

December 18, 2005

Charlotte (N.C.) Observer: As they're becoming widespread at airports, self-service computer kiosks are now moving into new territory: hotel lobbies. Some of…

Rochester adds trip-planning kiosk

December 14, 2005

10NBC: The Rochester (N.Y.) Genesee Regional Transportation Authority unveiled its new trip-planning kiosk at the Rochester Downtown Development Corp.'s office…

Pizzeria Uno adds nutritional-info computers

December 11, 2005

Chicago Tribune: As part of its makeover to appeal to more health-conscious diners, Pizzeria Uno restaurants are beginning to add storefront computers offering…

McDonald's halts kiosk test

December 8, 2005

Nation's Restaurant News: McDonald's Corp. has halted a test of in-store kiosks where customers can burn music onto CDs, print out photos from digital cameras…

Hilton Hawaiian Village adds kiosks

December 7, 2005

Pacific Business News: Hilton Hawaiian Village, owned and operated by the parent chain and the largest Hilton campus in the world, has decided its experiment…