Gambling kiosks to hit Dominican Republic

February 21, 2011

The finance department and casino commission of the Dominican Republic has granted a certification that allows Alheli, S.R.L, a subsidiary of Caribbean Casino…

Puff the Magic Kiosk

February 21, 2011

Biometrics kiosks will soon make it easier for medical patients to buy marijuana, according to a press release from Cannabis Medical Solutions Inc., a company…

Coinstar expanding services to stay in the game

Photo booth, "eBay in a kiosk" among the company's new launches.

Coinstar to buy back stock

February 15, 2011

Coinstar Inc., owner of redbox, announced today that it will buy back $50 million of its common stock from Morgan Stanley.

Rent redbox movies by phone

February 14, 2011

Movie lovers can now rent redbox DVDs from their mobile phones. The company has developed an Android app, an upgraded, iPhone app and an enhanced web…

Love Story: Redbox names country’s most romantic cities

February 8, 2011

People in Greensboro, N.C., may be the best lovers in the country if renting lovey-dovey movies symbolizes cuddle factor. Based on the percentage of romantic…

Low earnings lead to Coinstar investigation

February 3, 2011

Coinstar's low fourth-quarter earnings have prompted the Law Office of Robbins Umeda LLP to investigate the company that owns redbox for possible "violations…

Nevada proposes ‘DMV In A Box’

February 2, 2011

Nevada's director of the state's Department of Motor Vehicles plans to ask the Legislature to pass a bill to allow 80 more self-service kiosks throughout the…

One man’s trash is also his treasure

February 2, 2011

Spectators and players at The Waste Management Phoenix Open can turn their trash into treasure, according to an interview at the PGA tournament in Scottsdale…

PFU Systems named supplier for Digiboo movie download kiosks

February 1, 2011

Fujitsu's PFU Systems and Digiboo LLC have partnered to allow consumers to rent DVD-quality movies by plugging in a small, portable USB 3.0 flash drive, or…

New Jersey library goes high-tech

January 30, 2011

Checking out DVDs at the Brentwood Public Library in New Jersey is easy with the deployment of Library Automation Technologies' LAT-Stema kiosks.

DVD kiosks officially beat in-store rentals

January 18, 2011

Low redbox sales contribute to decrease in Coinstar shares

January 13, 2011

Coinstar's stock dropped 24 percent Thursday after disappointing sales at its redbox DVD-rental kiosks forced the company to lower its earnings estimate for…

Wine kiosks to return

January 11, 2011

Pennsylvanians may once again toast with kiosk-purchased wine.

Whines about wine-kiosk shutdowns prompt audit

December 22, 2010

State Auditor General Jack Wagner will look into the mechanical problems plaguing wine kiosks throughout Pennsylvania that prompted the state's Liquor Control…

Liquor Control Board puts a cork in wine kiosks

December 21, 2010

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) will temporarily close all of the state's self-service wine kiosks tonight to address mechanical and technological…

A vending machine that sells gold is installed in a Florida mall

A Florida-based incubator company has deployed the first vending machine in the United States that sells gold coins and gold bars to consumers.

DVDNow makes Top-10 franchise list

December 20, 2010

Iarticle.com named DVDNow Kiosks Inc. to its list of Top-10 franchise opportunities under $20,000.

Coinstar running holiday promotion

December 16, 2010

Coinstar is running a holiday promotion in hopes of getting consumers to cash in their coins, according to a press release issued by the automated retail…

Mall deploys design-your-own T-shirt kiosks

December 15, 2010

Anyone can be a fashion designer with The Finish Line Inc.'s new T-shirt kiosks.