September 30, 2010

Retail: Digital-savvy shoppers drive change

Feature article on self-service terminals/kiosks and smartphone/mobiles. Also points up the inroads that webservices are making against the established legacy in-house POS systems. How to deal with the new multichannel shopper....



September 24, 2010

Mac Lockdown Kiosk Software Upgraded

The maker of the eCrisper Kiosk software announced the release of eCrisper 1.1, a solution for Mac based Internet kiosks. eCrisper is intended to turn Mac computers into secure public access kiosks. It provides organizations such as libraries, schools, and...



September 23, 2010

Geos Communications Subsidiary, D Mobile, Inc., Partners with Gome, China's Leading Electronics Chain

Mobile content kiosks in China at their BestBuy equivalent....



Kodak and Walmart Canada Renew Agreement

Kodak announces renewal signed with Walmart Canada. 320 locations across the country. Version 4 & new APEX. Nicki Zongrone is GM for Retail Systems Solutions at Kodak. New emphasis on processing video. Integration with Facebook and Picasa....



September 22, 2010

Flextronics Plant in North Carolina Tour

Building Redbox units in NC and how Flextronics plant does it....



September 21, 2010

Pressure-sensitive kiosk security mat fights ID theft

Larco releases new USB pressure mats. Originally the "Larco mat" came with rs-232 interface....



September 16, 2010

NCR teams with PharmaTrust

News from Canada & Healthcare with medication dispensing kiosk by NCR in partnership with PharmaTrust and StayHealthy....



Meaningful Use: A Patient Perspective

Meaningful use articles in healthcare. From MD News and also HealthData Management. How self-service is a part of that equation....



September 14, 2010

Research - Self-service kiosks will see $740 billion in transactions this year

New research report from IHL puts $740B number selfserve transactions this year....



September 13, 2010

Retail kiosk for clothing information

BrightSign, Imaculix highlight high-tech cycling gear with touch screen kiosks. Customers can explore product features and options via a combination of audio-visual presentations, touch screen interactivity and barcode scan abilities in kiosks designed and implemented by AV integrator Imaculix....



September 10, 2010

Opinion - Blockbuster Express Kiosk: Can It Beat Red Box?

Opinion off tech site on odds of Blockbuster being able to knock off (or dent) Redbox. This coming after 3-for-$2 rental gambit over Labor Day. Editors Note: The fellow here should note that it is not Blockbuster going after sales/revenue....



September 09, 2010

Are the days of the $1 DVD rental kiosks numbered?

Analysts at J.P. Morgan apparently think so, saying ongoing growth of kiosk vending, spearheaded by Redbox and Blockbuster Express, among others, will soon be undercut by burgeoning growth of streaming and video-on-demand (VOD)...



Des Moines on B-Cycle bike share bandwagon

Des Moines, the capital city of Iowa, opened 4 bike-sharing kiosks renting 18 bikes during the week of 30 August. The city is the third to open the B-Cycle program for use, slotting behind Denver and Chicago....



Coinstar Day of Reckoning

Good writeup on selfservice world on day of reckoning for Coinstar -- “DVD kiosk growth opportunity peaks in 2011 and that kiosk rental starts to decline in 2012.”...



Solar Powered Kiosk meets German Engineering

Hoeft & Wessel announces new generation of compact ticketing kiosks and a special solar-powered version.The new solar-powered ticketing kiosks are powered by solar energy so do not need to be connected to the electricity grid....



Patient self-service kiosk provider HealthAsyst teams with Salumatics in Canada

HealthAsyst forms Canadian partnership for self-service kiosks and Salumatics. Salumatics is being set up as VAR for HA software....



September 07, 2010

Quick-service-restaurant kiosks: What’s taking so long?

Kelso of QSRWeb article what is taking so long in QSR given success of Jack In The Box. Interviews Tommy Woycik of NEXTEP, Joe Stein of El Pollo Loco, and Brian Luscomb of Jack In The Box....



September 03, 2010

MOD Systems Receives More Funding

MOD Systems Inks $6M Series B, Surviving Controversy Surrounding Indictment of Co-Founder Mark Phillips...



September 02, 2010

Opinion - Redbox or rental stores?

From Daily Iowan 2-part opinion piece on how Redbox is another Wal-Mart destroying conventional retail. Then, why it works as opposed to Blockbuster. Surprised to see title of piece prefaced with Bitch, Please. It got our attention it must be...



September 01, 2010

Deli Kiosks - Big Y Foods Inc. Implements NCR Deli Ordering Kiosks

Now featured in 18 Big Y stores throughout New England, each Big Y deli kiosk uses the NCR Netkey deli ordering application and several run on NCR EasyPoint(TM) Advantage kiosk hardware. All future Big Y stores will feature the combined...