September 30, 2004
RFID and C-Stores
RFID 7-Eleven Style...
KIosks & CRM
Will Frustrated Store Managers Revolt Against Corporate CRM?...
September 29, 2004
Virgin Music Download
Virgin gets in the music download game...
Plastic versus Cash
Experts say the use of debit, credit and prepaid cards has eclipsed cash for the first time in history, and they expect the trend to continue. Americans are using their plastic for big ticket items as well as small purchases...
September 28, 2004
In-Store Advertising
Wall Street Journal -- Wal-Mart TV Network steps up in-store advertising: Wal-Mart TV Network is expanding its in-store presence by adding monitors to stores, upgrading to plasma and liquid-crystal display sets and placing them at eye level in areas where...
September 27, 2004
RFID news
NY Times: IBM to Invest $250 Million...
Starbuck Strategies
Starbucks is also set to put CD burners in 45 stores later this year, allowing customers to sample online music and make their own albums....
September 24, 2004
Music Download Margins
Record labels taking massive chunk of music download revenues...
Membership Kiosk
Steak and Ale Restaurants to roll out loyalty kiosks...
September 23, 2004
digital audio players
Sales of portable digital audio players like Apple Computer Inc.'s trendy iPod are booming and are expected to generate $58 billion in revenue worldwide by 2008, according to a research report released Tuesday....
Music
Sony shifts strategy to support MP3 music files...
Mobile Phones
Nokia expands its range of imaging smartphones...
Postal Kiosks
USPS' local self-service kiosks reach nearly 150,000 transactions...
September 22, 2004
Telecomm Kiosks
Sprint, RadioShack set new mall strategy...
Wi-Fi Hotels Survey
Travellers rejecting hotels with iffy wi-fi service - Jupiter survey for BT...
September 21, 2004
Self-service Risk and Rewards
Self-service technologies, such as websites and kiosks, bring both risks and rewards -- The Economist...
Mobile Photo Phones
Kodak hears call of camera phones, answers big time...
September 20, 2004
Yahoo Music
Yahoo Launching Music Download Service This Year...
Music Download
Music-download sites give life to rival players...
Recruitment Kiosk
Call center unveils automated recruitment kiosk...
All-in-one Touch Computer
Elo TouchSystems Introduces AllinOne Touchcomputer...
September 17, 2004
CD Downloads
9 out of 10 cats prefer CDs to downloads...
September 15, 2004
Amazon Search Engine
Amazon shows off its A9 baby -- Users can store bookmarks online...
Embeddable RFID Readers
ThingMagic and WJ Communications introduce low-cost multiprotocol RFID readers for installation in label encoders and printers and other devices....
Casino Kiosks
Las Vegas Moving to Ban Payday Loan Kiosks?...
Handheld Kiosks
New Kiosk Software for iPaq...
Research reports
Francie/Summit Issues New Retail Kiosk Report...
Music Downloads
Music download spawns new business...
September 14, 2004
DVD Machines
New DVD, video game rental game kiosks debut...
September 07, 2004
PMA Photo Kiosk Scores
Photo Kiosk Shoot-Out...
September 03, 2004
Thin Client Software
Windows Terminal Services comes bundled with Windows Server 2003. Citrix costs extra. Here�s why you might consider paying the piper....
Kiosks and Audio
CRM Daily article on why Kiosks Should Hold Their Tongues...