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Kiosks go social
With the proliferation of tablets and smart phones, people are now able to update their Facebook status, snap a photo and tweet it to followers, or see where friends are through FourSquare check-ins …
January 4, 2012 - Dean Sanders
Study: Shoppers want self-service options
A majority of U.S. consumers believe that self-service technologies such as self-checkout and kiosks improve the store experience, according to consumer survey conducted by The NPD Group for NCR Corp …
October 6, 2011
Answering the call of the smartphone shopper
Smartphones are making people smarter, and they're being used less as phones every day. People are using their mobile devices to simplify the tasks of daily life, and smart shopping is high on the …
June 26, 2011 - Ron Bowers
No need to campaign for recycling in D.C.
Washington, D.C., is about to welcome 363 recycling centers that encourage residents to recycle by giving them rewards for the bottles and cans they drop of in the interactive kiosks. PepsiCo today …
March 1, 2011
Top uses for kiosks in the hospitality industry
The hospitality industry has obviously seen its share of challenges as travel and leisure budgets still border on "non-existent" for many Americans. Although the slumping economy has caused some …
February 28, 2011 - Richard Bernstein
Inside the kiosk: It’s game on with gamer towers (slide show)
Business owners looking to reach the youth population may want to take a lesson from South Worcester College in England. It has recently deployed gamer towers that house video games, which attract …
February 24, 2011 - Cherryh Butler
Redbox is No. 1
It's time for redbox to flaunt its giant No. 1 foam finger, as January marked the first time the kiosk company has been on top in DVD rentals, according to a story on Highdefdigest.com Although …
February 24, 2011
Technology helping babies get on-time vaccinations
Parents of newborn babies in Kerala, a state in the southwestern part of India, will soon receive text messages on their cell phones about vaccination details for their babies. Information Kerala …
February 23, 2011
Hospital patients checking out self-service check ins
The trend toward self-service kiosks in health-care facilities for such uses as patient check-in and wayfinding is on the rise. While health-care organizations value the increased staff efficiency …
February 23, 2011 - Tim Dreyer
Kiosks order up faster fast food
I like to imagine a world where I could get my standard fast-food order – a grilled chicken sandwich with only mustard and cheese –sans the eye roll and sigh from the teenager behind the …
February 10, 2011 - Cherryh Butler