March 31, 2005

Ritzy RFID

The 1,200-store Ritz Camera chain wants to let customers drop off film without having to slow down and thinks RFID-enabled contactless payments are picture perfect....



VISA and Mastercard Agree on Standard

In another step toward standardizing contactless payments, MasterCard and Visa have agreed to use MasterCard's PayPass ISO/TEC 14443 specifications....



Sony Goes Movie Download

Sony to develop digital movie download service...



March 29, 2005

New Head Honcho at HP

Rumor is that HP has named Mark Hurd of NCR as its new CEO....



March 24, 2005

Ringtones and Albums

The new CD single "Baby" from rapper Fabolous allows UK consumers to choose which part of the song they want to use as a mobile phone ringtone, a feature that Warner Music said on Thursday was a first for the...



Self-Service Kiosk Industry Update

Self-service kiosk information newsletter from Kiosk Information Systems (March edition)...



SEC halts activities of ATM Alliance

The SEC filed an emergency action in United States District Court to halt what it contends is a fraudulent investment scheme by ATM Alliance Corp...



Ann All Departs Networld

Sorry to see this. Ann All was a tremendous observer/analyst for the ATM market. Ann All leaves ATMmarketplace.com after more than six years...



DVD Movie Rental Prospects

Self-service movie rental: will DVD kiosks take off?...



Photo and Contactless Payment

American Express has signed US retailers Ritz Camera and Sheetz to its contactless payments system, ExpressPay....



March 22, 2005

HP Buys Online Photo Firm

HP is buying online photo storing and developing website Snapfish.com. The deal comes just a day after Yahoo bought Flickr - another leading online photo firm....



March 21, 2005

WiBro Technology

Samsung demonstrates WiBro technology...



Price War Develops in Digital Photos

A price war has broken out in digital photo printing. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Costco Inc. and other retailers are sharply cutting prices on digital-photo prints in a furious effort to win consumers who are switching to digital cameras from traditional...



March 19, 2005

Hotel Check-in Kiosks

Marriott Talks About Check-In kiosks and advantages of....



Photokiosks in Russia

Mitsubishi Brings Photo Kiosks to Russia ahead of Kodak...



March 17, 2005

Hybrid Card Flaws

Finextra: An investigation by the UK's London Programme uncovered a security flaw in chip payment cards which allows fraudsters to disable and override chip security measures using information embedded in the magnetic strip....



Hand Recognition Systems

Recognition Systems' new biometric hand geometry reader is a lower cost unit designed specifically for small business time and attendance applications. The HandPunch 50E is designed for up to 50 employees and uses PINs but no cards to keep the...



Photo - To modify or not to Modify

HELP YOURSELF - Marjie Whittemore, left, working on her digital photographs at one station while Laura Richards, center, and her mother, Lisa, attempt to produce prints at a camera store in Concord, N.H. Self-service photo centers are also emerging inside...



March 11, 2005

Airlines, IATA, SITA and Trends

Self-service check-in costs $0.16 on average, compared with $3.68 using human agents......



QSRs and Restuarant

RoboServer Systems Begins Marketing Self-Serve Systems for Rollout to Major Fast-Food Chains...



Linux and Kiosk Mode

KDE Linux kiosk mode tutorial. One popular extension to this interface, known as KDE's Kiosk Mode, allows a system administrator to configure all aspects of the desktop for an end user and optionally prevent the end user from making modifications...



March 08, 2005

Kiosks at PMA

Kiosks Dominate In-Store Printing Options...



March 04, 2005

Visa USA Contactless Payment Platform Operationally Ready

Visa announces contactless payment platform is ready....