If you were bummed when Netflix split its hybrid streaming/disc-by-mail service into two separate (and higher-priced) offerings, here's something you may like: Redbox Instant, which combines unlimited streaming with one-day disc rentals via ...
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For the Internet of Things to become a reality, networks need to get a whole lot smarter and more flexible, according to Cisco. The company aims to build an "Internet of Everything" that will link sensors, mobile devices and network ...
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AVT, Inc., Coinstar (Redbox) and Starbucks are setting their sights on the exploding automated out-of-home coffee market. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the automated coffee kiosk market is worth over $800 million a ...
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Acer's DA220HQL looks like a giant Android tablet, with its 1920 x 1080 pixel, 21.5-inch touch screen -- but you wouldn't want to carry it around. That's because the All-in-One Android Display weighs 4.8 kilograms and has no battery, so ...
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Acer’s DA220HQL looks like a giant Android tablet, with its 1920 x 1080 pixel, 21.5-inch touch screen – but you wouldn’t want to carry it around. That’s because the All-in-One Android Display weighs 4.8 kilograms ...
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A PayPal alliance with Coinstar is being expanded to some parts of the U.S., allowing customers to deposit, withdraw and transfer funds to PayPal accounts through Coinstar kiosks. After a trial which started in 2011 in the Dallas ...
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ecoATM, the award-winning San Diego start-up known for its innovative kiosks that fully automate the buy-back of used consumer electronics, announced today that it has secured $40 million in mezzanine debt financing from Falcon Investment ...
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CALABASAS, Calif. — Comedian Howie Mandel getting sent to his room was a good thing for Abbyson Living. Comedian Howie Mandel endorses an Abbyson Living bedroom in this promotional ad. Abbyson, a furniture, rugs and accessories ...
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The BRAIN Dealer Tour of San Francisco wrapped up Thursday with a 20-mile jaunt around the city, ably led by folks from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, who for the most part managed to route us around the steepest hills as we visited ...
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Powered by the AMD Embedded G-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) GizmoSphere has launched the Gizmo board for developing x86-based embedded systems for embedded systems inventors and hobbyists. The board is powered by the AMD ...
Today, Kiosk Group Inc., creator of iPad and tablet-based kiosks, announced their new product, PowerWireRemote. PowerWireRemote is a Power over Ethernet (PoE)-based device that delivers USB power using standard Ethernet cables. "Until ...
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Automated self-checkout is appearing in more and more retail stores, with Walmart this year installing 10,000 self-service kiosks in hundreds of stores. But self-checkout is a technology direction with risks -- and even as Walmart moves ...
There is a push in retail and restaurants to accomplish more through self-service automation, but that trend doesn't necessarily mean that a business should look to reduce staff by rolling out technology. One company that's doing more ...
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Just in time for the holidays, creating prints and photo gifts from a smartphone is now easier than ever before. Starting yesterday, consumers can wirelessly transfer images directly from their ANDROID and APPLE Smartphones using the new ...
Tags: smartphone, KODAK Kiosk Connect App, KODAK Picture Kiosks, CVS
Are you a disgruntled Netflix subscriber who used to get both discs and streaming as part of one low-cost plan? Well, here at CES we expect to learn more about a new hybrid disc/streaming service called Redbox Instant that promises to ...
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