March 31, 2010

Drive Thru Ordering at Subway Deployed

New outdoor ordering option for Subway features weatherproof 32" LCD with Display Positioning System. Future enhancements include credit card reader and barcode scanner....



March 26, 2010

Hacker Gets 40 years for TJX, Office Max, DSW and Dave & Buster hacks

Hacker mastermind Albert Gonzalez was sentenced Thursday in US District Court to two concurrent 20-year stints in prison for his role in what prosecutors called the 'unparalleled' theft of millions of credit card numbers from major US retailers....



March 24, 2010

Loyalty Trend - Kroger CEO: We offer more than Wal-Mart

CINCINNATI — Kroger Co.'s CEO says the grocer has more weapons than price in its arsenal in the fight for recession-pinched shoppers....



Cool Tech - First portable 13" LCD

Not generally available but at show this week new portable LCD that runs off USB port shown off. Battery is five hours. Cool stuff....



March 23, 2010

Driver's license kiosk successful in Hattiesburg

New drivers license renewal kiosks in Hattiesburg. Incorporate drivers license reader from E-Seek, video camera, and signature pad. Nice pictures of unit and interface screen....



Ariane develops mobile self-service for hospitality

Ariane Systems group to develop mobile self-service platform for the hospitality industry - Go Kiosk by the Kiosk Industry Group...



March 20, 2010

Internet Kiosk Vending Expands

PR from Pay Email announces expansion of internet kiosks to LA, SFO, Portland and Seattle. Not often anymore we see PRs on internet kiosks....



Technology Telescopes Still Heading to Zero Cost Client

Dukker and Ncomputing with $20 chip to embed in LCDs from LG to create next generation internet appliances (and kill the PC finally). Link...



March 18, 2010

KioskCom tradeshow is now Customer Engagement Technology World tradeshow

We knew it was coming but today the people at JD Events made it official and the show that started in 1999 in San Francisco as KioskCom, is being recast as the "Customer Engagement Technology World" and returning to San...



March 10, 2010

Mobile couponing at Target and J.C. Penney

Articles on new trials of mobile couponing by Target Stores and also J.C. Penney. Basically scanning barcode coupons (Aztec) at POS. Variant on Cellfire and what it is doing with grocers like Krogers and Safeway....



March 04, 2010

3D - new rendering engine for PCs

3D is coming to a browser near you in near future. Both Firefox & Webkit are about to be 3D enabled with new real-time ray tracing technology via XML3D spec. Native render....



March 02, 2010

New Patient-Focused Workflow Kiosk Solution

Imaging Practices - .. a win for everyone involved -- patients love the automation, referring physicians tell us that we look very leading edge and our staff is able to focus on our patient's clinical experience rather than routine tasks......



Vigix rolling out ‘first true vending kiosks

Company announces new vending kiosk to be shown at KioskCom in Vegas. Unit vends physical items like mobile phones but also work for DVD apparently. Selling for $7K to $15K....



March 01, 2010

New Fujitsu Self-Service Med-Serv Patient Kiosk

ARRA Stimulus Package Spurs Demand for Patient Self-Service Solutions Like the Fujitsu Med-Serv 50 Patient Kiosk...