Every year new predictions come around and this year we thought we would compile a few of them to try and give them their own context for the whole so to speak. This year we learn about "fabric-based computing". Where...
Easy enough to come out with predictions and ad hoc musings on the next great thing or place or whatever. But didn't we do that last year? We are pretty demanding on investment returns and we track those but just...
Customer service trends for 2011. It's a good list of customer expectations and how customer service becomes a positive channel....
A look back at the CETW tradeshow by Ron Bowers of Frank Mayer & Associates....
Failure of machines to dispense wine being investigated. Meanwhile we learn that Liquor Control Board did not have to pay for the machines and the vendor is supposed to get paid back by advertising. That is to say machines they...
A week after MS releases the H.264 plugin for Firefox, without fanfare the Genuine Advantage System (which has been a thorn to IT) is quietly shut down. And at CES in 2 weeks we get introduced to a "njew" Windows...
There’s a slight problem with some of the 30 wine kiosks at Giants, Wegmans, Giant Eagles and two other supermarket chains throughout the state: They aren’t dispensing wine.[picture]...
The fallout from a patent dispute between Kodak and web photo site Shutterfly could embroil many online image sites, says patent experts....
Microsoft hints at new version of Windows. After all the other "versions" we have already we are not sure a new "version" does much for them. We wish they would throw away the current model and build a completely new...
Blog for December covering marijuana dispensing kiosks, Net Neutrality and quick comments on CET World show in New York last month....
"They're the first Denver company to really build their entire marketing efforts around Denver B-cycle," said Denver marketing maven Steve Sander. "I view this as a true investment in something that is good for them and good for the community."...
MCD - Of 2000 information kiosks, which were to be operational by October 2010, only 100 have been installed in the city. Of these, none are functional...
NCR Corp.’s aggressive target of 10,000 kiosks by this year-end and the achievement of break even in its Entertainment business by fiscal 2011 are encouraging. -- Zacks...
Article on Best Buy settlement when they ran dummy pricing on the internet kiosks (pricing on kiosks was higher than the web). We wonder if this was company wide initiative when they did it, or they targeted regions/zip codes....
Digital movie and music kiosk operator MOD Systems has cut its staff by 15 employees, or 35%, bringing its staff down to about 30, company CEO Anthony Bay said Dec. 14....
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Bike sharing, recycling, and other eco-friendly applications are gaining in popularity and familiarity throughout the US. As the manufacturer of these nationwide deployments, KIOSK Information Systems has provided substantial design advances for clients...
Paul Allen suit dismissed as judge found no specifics to the patents, just generalities. e.g. "Alerting Users to Items of Current Interest" was one of the patents. Or "browser for use in navigating information represented by audiovisual data"....
Company with extra inventory of new equipment looking for resellers/customers for outdoor kiosks....
BeyondKiosks press release announcing holiday pricing for the iPad kiosk. The "kiosk" is fixture for securing the iPad for use in unattended mode. Basically a informational kiosk for under $1000. Haven't seen the apps/lockdown framework or if is just an...
New "premium" DVDs being offered now at select Blockbuster locations. The 28 day headstart deal. It will likely drive some significant traffic and revenues.....
Interesting interview with Food Lion founder Ralph Ketner. Quopte - "I don't need to know what color shirt they were wearing or how much cereal and what brand they bought. All I want to know is they bought it at...
Nice video on self-service technology center showcase with Meridian and Zebra....
Bill Payment kiosks in Tn show robbers breaking into the units to get the cash. The units are for MLGW and are "thru wall" units. Suspects were arrested....
Global Entry kiosks let passengers bypass long immigration and customs lines....
A first-of-its-kind recycling "kiosk" was unveiled this morning in Arlington, part of a joint effort by the city, Kroger and Coca-Cola....
Device fingerprinting is a powerful emerging tool in ad trade. It's "the next generation of online advertising," Advertisers no longer want to just buy ads. They want to buy access to specific people....
Investors happy to see same-store sales growth rebounding for Coinstar. How they did it....