Dec - Showcase wine dispensing project in PA shuts down in order to determine problems dispensing.
Dec - Coca Cola develops their own recycling kiosk
Nov - CETW (Customer Engagement Technology World)takes place in New York. The revamped show highlights digital signage and display technology. Several key kiosk companies do not attend and ones that do have smaller booths. Frank Mayer has a large booth. As does NCR Netkey.
November - XP PRO is no longer available from major suppliers such as Dell and HP. Device drivers, sdk's, and test programs are affected.
Nov - the first mobile-enabled check-in from Ariane Systems
Nov - new iPad enclosures announced by Olea
Sep - pundits begin to debate if NCR/Blockbuster can beat Redbox
Aug - Blockbuster declares bankruptcy
Aug - Meridian says it is going to expand to Europe
Aug - Mark Hurd resigns from HP and hires on with Oracle
Jul - NCR nears 10,000 mark in DVD kiosks
Jul - Coinstar searching for next great thing
Jul - Kiosks going green writeup by Kioskmarketplace
Jul - New CEO for Meridian (Van Wyck)
Jul - Over $740 Billion to be transacted in Self-Service Kiosks for 2010
Jul - DVE & Protouch merge in UK
Jun - Schweikart joins up with Mike James & BeyondKiosks
Jun - KOHLS announces 1000 unit deployment in 6 months
Jun - Provisio releases 7.5 of Sitekiosk
May - gold dispensing kiosk in emirates
May - more bike rental deployments take place
Apr - Self-Service & Kiosk Association merges with Digital Signage Association to form Digital Screenmedia Association
Apr - Pepsico Dream Machine debuts for recycling
Mar - Subway debuts drive thru ordering kiosks
Mar - JDevents announces name and venue change for Kioskcom
Mar - Fujitsu rolls out Med-Serv patient kiosks
Jan - KIOSK launches new website
Jan - Hot Topic 1500 units with Netkey and Olea
Jan - mobile couponing announced by Wendys and 7-Eleven
2009
Dec - BestBuy aims kiosks at gamers
Dec - L1 announces driver license renewal kiosks
Nov - Minnesota announces bike ride program
Nov - government wants speedier screening at airports
Nov - Movie Gallery tests DigiBoo kiosks
Nov - NCR buys Netkey (started as Lexitech by Alex Richardson)
Oct - NCR does not exhibit at BAI
Sep - Rick Malone inducted into Kiosk Hall of Fame (the last?)
Aug - TESCO intros DVD kiosks
Aug - multitouch news showing up
Aug - green recycling kiosks in Orange County deployed
Jul - Jack In The Box food ordering kiosk debut
Jul - KioskLogix assets purchased. Was the old Moonrise.
Jun - IHL says selfserve will surpass $775 billion in 2009
Jun - CLEAR ceases operation
Jun - NCR leaves Dayton and moves to Georgia
May - MarketTechnics postpones show due to hybrid flu outbreak
Apr - Meridian achieves ISO 9001:2008
Mar - ADA changes go into effect in California
Mar - Rixty trial with Coinstar for unbanked teenagers
Mar - Noritsu buys Lucidiom in photo kiosk software market.
Feb - KIOSK Information Systems & Mix&Burn announce music download kiosks