Monthly Archives: December 2014

Verizon Kiosk Patents

Last Updated on November 13, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Interesting article on Verizon from IP Watchdog as Verizon joins their list “Companies We Watch”.  Verizon has been very active in the patent and self-service area.  Their patent for tele-diagnosis and analysis of dermatological skin conditions is fascinating one for me. Excerpts from IP Watchdog Verizon’s inaugural appearance… Read More »

Wireless Kiosks Keep School District Running After Hours

Last Updated on July 3, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Learning doesn’t stop when students leave school. But what can a digitally powered initiative do in areas lacking wireless Internet connections? Source: www.edtechmagazine.com In a depressed economic area ensuring internet access means installing custom ATM-like hotspots throughout the community so residents can connect. Much like a third world… Read More »

DMV Kiosks – DDS adds new kiosks to shorten wait times

Last Updated on September 18, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner DMV Kiosk News The Georgia Department of Driver Services is testing out new technology (DMV Kiosks) designed to cut down your wait time. Source: www.wsbtv.com These are Qmatic units Posts Social Security Kiosks – Visitor Intake Awarded to KIOSK EV Charging Station – Volta Billion Impressions (Peerless-AV) iPad… Read More »

SnowGate Ski Lockers Sells to Best Lockers

Last Updated on March 28, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner Christian Nitu and Cory Finney sold their company to Best Lockers, a 46-year-old Maryland firm with personal electronic lockers in water parks, amusement parks and ski resorts across the country. They aren’t talking about the details of the deal, but Nitu called it “a moral victory.” Link to… Read More »

Seven Habits of Happy Customer Service Managers

Last Updated on July 3, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Enter Now and Discover Seven Habits of Incredibly Happy Customer Service Managers and Ensure You Achieve the Best Possible Results for Your Efforts. Source: iwantitnow.walkme.com Article by Amy Clark on Customer Service Posts 2026: 3,070

ZenBox BitCoin Kiosk Serves 10,000 Daily

Last Updated on March 28, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner TAGS: bitcoin ATM, vending, two-way bitcoin ATM, Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, Mission Market Express, digital currency, ZenBox ANAHEIM, CA — A two-way bitcoin ATM has been placed the new Anaheim Regional Transportation I Source: www.vendingtimes.com Mission Market Express was the first convenience store in California to accept… Read More »

Zappos Launches First Physical Retail Location

Last Updated on March 25, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner Clicks and Mortar news – In October 2014, Amazon announced it would be opening its first physical retail location in New York City. Now Zappos, an Amazon-owned company, plans … Source: www.retailsolutionsonline.com Write-up by Retail Solutions Online of new Zappos physical incarnation test going on in Las Vegas.… Read More »

Japanese digital vending with facial recognition

Last Updated on July 3, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Source: retail-innovation.com Smart vending concept testing in Japan which performs age and gender identification also coordinates the current weather conditions? Those are pretty constant inside a subway system. Maybe they should correlate mentions on twitter for various properties/elements. Posts 2026: 2,788

iPatientCare Helps Usability of Patient Check-in Kiosk

Last Updated on July 3, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner iPatientCare integrated with Connected Technology Solutions (CTS) to provide Patient Kiosk Integrates Self-Service Check-in, Credit Card Scanning, Multi-Language Support, Pre-Populated, and Patient Information Summary, Updating to Modernize Patient Registration Method for Physicians Practices | Virtual Strategy Magazine is an online publication devoted entirely to virtualization technologies. Source: www.virtual-strategy.com… Read More »

Passport kiosks ‘more than tripled’ in North America

Last Updated on July 3, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Acuity Market Intelligence announced that the deployment of Automated Board Control and Automated Passport Control kiosks has risen to more than 2,500 worldwide, a sign of a maturing market. Source: www.kioskmarketplace.com Coverage of Acuity market Press Release and APC market by KMC Posts 2026: 2,987

Library Kiosk offers link to library’s e-books

Last Updated on July 3, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Thanks to a new kiosk installed earlier this school year, one Olentangy middle school now considers itself a miniature branch of the Delaware County District Library. Source: www.thisweeknews.com The kiosk features a touch-screen monitor that allows the user to browse a library’s collection of digital works and request… Read More »

Ford 2015 F-150 Launch With Interactive Kiosks

Last Updated on July 3, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Many Ford dealers in the U.S., including Galpin Ford in California and Village Ford in Michigan, are getting ready for the launch of the 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck by installing interactive product-information kiosks in their showrooms. Source: www.edmunds.com Nice units Posts 2026: 2,963

Ford deploys kiosks to push F-150

Last Updated on July 3, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner But even before the new Ford F-150s arrive in showrooms in large numbers, some dealerships can give shoppers a good look at the redesigned pickup truck with video kiosks. Source: www.autonews.com “Truth About Trucks” kiosks being installed this month in about 1,900 dealerships are part of a huge… Read More »

Kiosk Trade Show – Networld to Launch Summit in Chicago June 2015

Last Updated on May 29, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner LOUISVILLE, KY (PRWEB) December 15, 2014 — The publisher of RetailCustomerExperience.com, DigitalSignageToday.com and KioskMarketplace.com is creating an exclusive event for interactive, in-venue technologies. Source: www.prweb.com New event for interactive from Networld. Posts 2026: 3,149

Colombia installs 104 digital kiosks in Bolivar

Last Updated on January 25, 2024 by Craig Allen Keefner    The government invested a total of COP 30 billion for these deployments. The government has recently installed a digital kiosk in Arroyo de las Canoas. The government said it expects to have a total of 340 digital kiosks in operation in rural areas of the department in… Read More »

Simon and eBay ‘connect’ for new mall experience

Last Updated on December 7, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Unveiled this week the “Connected Mall” experience in Palo Alto, Calif. The installation features a “smart” directory developed by eBay for the Simon Innovation Group that elevates the shopping experience by providing consumers with a suite of services, including point-to-point navigation and personalized offers and deals. Source: www.retailingtoday.com… Read More »

AIB Chooses NCR to Transform its Branch Experience

Last Updated on July 3, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced today that leading Irish bank, AIB, has chosen NCR fina Source: www.businesswire.com  NCR has deployed 400 NCR SelfServ™ 4 kiosks at branches throughout the Republic of Ireland to provide convenient access to a wide range of AIB banking… Read More »

Hospitality Kiosks – Cenium Launches FastTrack Kiosk

Last Updated on July 3, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Cenium-provider of Cenium Hospitality ERP all-in-one software to the hospitality industry, today announced implementation of Cenium FastTrack self-service kiosk and mobile interaction at two hotels within the Nordic Choice Hotel group already using the Cenium Hospitality ERP suite. The Comfort Express brand within Nordic Choice, caters to younger… Read More »