October 29, 2010

Kiosks with a personal touch could replace ATMs: Verizon

A major telecom firm is predicting that technology and other events will dramatically change the financial services industry in the next 10 years, with banks pushing customers to perform more self-service....



Vending machine eliminates wait for mall gift cards

Video story on new gift card vending machine deployed in malls in Rhode Island...



October 27, 2010

Phoenix Kiosk Delivers Interactive Kiosks to Georgia Technical College

Phoenix Kiosk has provided 10 networked Spiire kiosks to Albany (Ga.) Technical College to enhance its student services....



AGFA Announces new IMPAX Patient Kiosk

AGFA announces new IMPAX Kiosk, a self-serve kiosk, where patients can identify themselves, check in, and sign documents electronically. Will be shown at RSNA in Chicago next month....



October 26, 2010

Hertz expands self-service kiosks across Europe

Hertz Europe announced it would roll out Self Service Express touch screen kiosks from NCR Corporation at select locations across nine countries in Europe for all customers (not just members-only) who have prepaid for their car rental....



NCR Third Quarter Results and business highlights

Quarterly results posted for NCR along with business highlights. Highlights include including Solidcore on Aptras, the new RealPOS systems, Hudson Bay, Big Y, China, and MOD Systems (digital tv & movie download). I note that Google is adverting it Google...



October 21, 2010

Facebook Hits Bull's-Eye with Photo Printing at Target Kiosks

Kodak photo stations in Target add Facebook as picture print source....



October 19, 2010

Bling Signs Agreement with Fifth Third

Fifth Third Processing Solutions and Bling Nation announced this week they had signed an agreement in which Fifth Third will promote to its more than 3,000 bank clients Bling Nation’s mobile-payments service. Cell phone owners attach a BlingTag, which is...



October 18, 2010

More travelers say they'd use kiosks and other self-serve technology

About 70% of travelers say they are ready to use self-serve devices to board planes, check bags, change flights, rent cars and book hotel rooms, according to a recent survey of nearly 2,500 airline passengers worldwide....



Multi-touch demo using uTouch from Unity on Dell Streak

Video demonstrating the multi-touch capabilities of Ubuntu. It's attached below if you're curious what the new Unity Netbook UI is looking like these days. This is running on Dell Streak. Thin Client...



Nevada DMV wait eased with AAA automated kiosks

The program in Nevada has been tried at various AAA sites for several years, with the latest-generation machines installed in 2008. Here is another news story on the AAA kiosk....



Mobile Payment Technology - What is Visa plan?

The card giant did $4.8 trillion in transactions last year. So why are they scared of your cellphone? And why do upstarts like Bling Nation and Paypal get under their skin?...



Technology - largest HD 3D TV

Samsung showing the C8000 Full HD 3D TV, which with a 65 inch all LED screen is the largest TV to support full high definition and 3D rendering....



October 12, 2010

Mobile - MultiTouch on Android

Just last week Adobe released Air for the Android Platform, allowing Flash applications to run on Android devices (version 2.2 is required)....



New Hardware - Dual Core 510 with Ion2 graphics

The nettop hits, they just keep on coming. This one's from Habey, who we've seen delivering a number of microATX wunder-machines over the years. Its latest delivers Intel's latest 1.6GHz Atom, the dual-core D510, and pairs it with Ion 2...



New 70" MultiTouch Surface

Hyundai IT shows off 70-inch multitouch table concept...



ToysRUs Introduces Wish List Kiosks in Stores Across The Country

Toys"R"Us today announced the rollout of Wish List self-service kiosks in all stores nationwide, making it easier than ever for gift-givers to grant little ones' wishes this holiday season. The kiosks are arriving in stores now and will be available...



Digital Signage Software Managing Photo Kiosk

Digital signage software doubles as photo kiosk software and remote management/monitoring. Send a Message and Fujifilm partnering....



Self-service charging stations at BestBuy

The retailer has just announced a partnership with ECOtality, which will be providing Best Buy with some of its Blink EV charging stations that will be installed at twelve stores in Tucson, Phoenix........



October 08, 2010

Analyst Briefing - Bike Sharing

Teleconference on Bike Sharing market organized by Frost & Sullivan with director of B-cycle. Includes question and answer session....



October 07, 2010

DVD Kiosks Try Feature Pricing

Universal to begin test charging more than $1 per night for DVD kiosk rentals...



ADA & Kiosks - Discussion on Kiosk Industry Group

Discussion of ADA in practical life by people who make a living in the self-service kiosk industry....



Webinar - Olea, Arrow, Tyco

Free Kiosk Design Live Event to Feature Experts from Olea Kiosks, Elo TouchSystems, Arrow Electronics, and Seiko Instruments...



October 04, 2010

Next Wave -- Google TV: The Future of Interactive Television.

Google wants to get inside your TV (just like Apple). Turner, CNBC and HBO are getting onboard....



Self-Service: The Drive-Thru Experience

The impact that self-service drive-thrus have on your business. Popeyes used to rank low but proactively addressed it. How they did it....