Tag archive: kiosk

With cable subscriptions beginning to decline, everyone wants in on streaming. Though it's late to the game, Verizon is teaming with Redbox (owned by Coinstar) to create a Netflix hybrid service that would offer Redbox DVDs and streaming movies over a Verizon video subscription service. The new service should launch (or be unveiled) later this year (second half of 2012).  According to Verizon, the new service will give users “the… Read More

Shown off at the Consumer Electronics Show, the EcoATM is a stand-alone computerized kiosk that accepts old electronics like previous versions of the iPhone and offers cash in exchange. After taking a smartphone out of a case and attaching a QR code sticker to the rear of the device, the user places the old technology into the machine. The EcoATM scans the device and determines what type of electronics is sitting in the tray. It also scans for… Read More

Blockbuster may have declared bankruptcy, but that hasn't stopped it from running an ad campaign touting its last known advantage: it gets DVD/Blu-ray releases 28 days before Netflix and Redbox. Well, not anymore. Its rental kiosk vendor NCR has signed deals with Warner Bros., Fox, and Universal to delay new movie releases by 28 days, putting Blockbuster's kiosks in the same boat as Netflix and Redbox. NCR said delaying releases… Read More

In news that should surprise no one that has been following the  mega-movie rental chain, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Blockbuster has finally lost the battle against its $900 million of debt, and will be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect itself from creditors. The video rental store will file a “pre-packaged” bankruptcy plan, which will allow the chain to stay in business and return within a few months after… Read More

A new in-store device is going to let you rip that CD or DVD to your portable device or mobile even before you leave the shop.   Called CD2, the device, which is essentially a kiosk, allows thepurchaser to transfer the content of the CD or DVD tohis iPod, MP3 player or mobile phone. It’s generated interest both in the UK and North America, and its makers, Ripfactory, has alreadysigned a deal with a major UK chain, which is introducing… Read More