Clear, a biometrics security company, plans to add lanes at Los Angeles International Airport.
Source: www.latimes.com
The kiosks, which resemble ATMs, will be expanded by the end of March to three more airports: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and LAX. Editor note: Kiosks are designed and made by Olea Kiosks.
Crane said sales in the Payments & Merchandising segment increased $21 million, or 12%, driven by $28 million, or 16%, of core growth, partially offset by a $7 million, or -4%, impact from unfavorable foreign exchange. Operating margin expanded 310 basis points to 19.7%, driven primarily by integration synergies, the higher core sales and strong productivity.
Source: www.vendingtimes.com
“At Payment & Merchandising Technologies, we are seeing accelerating demand for productivity solutions, and we expect a third consecutive year of substantial growth and margin expansion in 2017,” Max Mitchell said.
Global Kiosk Market 2017 : Slabb Kiosks, Olea Kiosks, DustShield (Phoenix Kiosk), NCR Corporation, Diebold, Meridian Kiosks, Fujitsu Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 – Industry Marketing Management A market study based on the Kiosk market across the globe, recently added to the repository of Market Research, is titled ‘Global Kiosk Market 2017’. The research report analyzes the historical as… Read More »
TAGS: cashless vending, mobile payments, unattended payments, Ingenico Group, Ingenico unattended partners program, Self Series readers, Greg Burch, Vengo Labs, Steven Bofill
NEW YORK CITY — Ingenico Group said year-over-year shipments of its
Source: www.vendingtimes.com
Free heart checks available through OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center.
Source: advantagenews.com
The OSF Saint Anthony’s Heart Check Station is in Alton Square Mall, on the upper level near The Cookie Factory and Olga’s Kitchen.
It’s a free health screening kiosk with no appointment necessary. It screens for both blood pressure and body mass index.
– See more at: http://advantagenews.com/news/cardiac-kiosk/#sthash.Iu4NTfVx.dpuf
Eastlake, Colo., January 9, 2017 – Just two years into the state’s experiment in marijuana legalization for recreational use, Colorado businesses are on track see more than $1.3 billion in revenue from the sale of weed and related products. That’s a whopping 30 percent higher than the $1 billion those businesses took in last year. One of the… Read More »
Sears is rolling out a new Web and mobile application that uses artificial intelligence to help customers pick and purchase tires for their car.
Source: www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Smart assistance for consumers is totally where things are going and AI is the way.
A Nike Store in Paris unveiled a new in-store machine which allows customers to test custom colors on sneakers using augmented reality.
Source: www.digitaltrends.com
Nike has slowly been testing how augmented reality can help customers. Last year, the company filed a patent application for an augmented reality system that helped people reach their exercising goals.
Walmart has agreed to settle a disability-rights suit by installing equipment in its stores in California that will enable people in wheelchairs to read the screens at checkout display terminals and make credit card purchases on their own. The proposed settlement in federal court in San Francisco is intended to make the point-of-sale machines at Walmart’s more than 200 stores in the state accessible to the more than 300,000 Californians who use wheelchairs or motorized scooters.
Source: m.sfgate.com
Big deal for NCR who now needs to fix their design?
Posiflex debuts three new retail POS products at the National Retail Federation Big Show 2017 – self service kiosks, patented and award winning tablet
Source: www.businesswire.com
A US patent has been issued on MT series accessories for engineering innovation for transforming a tablet into a pistol grip bar code reader, then an all-in-one POS. The MT series is ideal for line-busting, inventory management, mobile payment and customer engagement.
Struggling to understand the differences between competing touch technologies? Decoding Touch Technology is an insider’s guide to the top ten touch screen tech…
Source: www.slideshare.net
nice break out of touch technology by touch International slideshow
KIOSK Information Systems to Demo New Bill Payment Software at the 2017 NRF Big Show, Booth #3805
Source: www.businesswire.com
Tom Weaver, states, “Without question, bill payment is KIOSK’s most consistent and dominant market application. Many of our clients are in their second or third generation of self-service having already proven the enormous impact of automating literally millions of transactions each year. The ROI on in-store bill payment has moved it from a ‘nice to have’ in-store feature to a ‘must-have’ element to maximize store profits.”
The project is a win-win for Samsung and the third-party retailers as these retailers are able to transact through their own point-of-sale system which increases their bottom line.
Source: www.businesswire.com
200 location endless aisle project Samsung with iQmetrix
Let’s take a peek at the first mini PC of Chuwi dubbed as the Chuwi HiBox. It’s a dual-boot device supporting 4K video playback and more.Source: www.xiaomitoday.com
Source: thinclient.org
Forget foreign scapegoats. Tech innovation is what’s killing jobs. And the revolt after Trump will resemble the real Luddite movement. The tech industry played an influential role in the outcome of the US Presidential election. Not just in providing the medium for fake news and propaganda. The root cause is job destruction by automation , which drove a base… Read More »
Here’s a paradox you don’t hear much about: despite a century of creating machines to do our work for us, the proportion of adults in the US with a job has consistently gone up for the past 125 years. Why hasn’t human labor become redundant and our skills obsolete?
Source: www.ted.com
In this talk about the future of work, economist David Autor addresses the question of why there are still so many jobs and comes up with a surprising, hopeful answer.
Consumers now have tons of choices when it comes to where and how to shop. Here are 5 tips to ensure they choose you over your competitors.
Source: blog.vendhq.com
Augmented reality technology blends virtual reality with real-world images to create immersive user experiences. Developers need to get ready — really.
Source: searchcloudapplications.techtarget.com
Gartner believes by 2020, 100 million consumers will leverage augmented reality technology for online retail, an experience characterized as “immersive shopping.” It’s coming quickly; Gartner predicts 20% of global retail brands will adopt some form of augmented reality during 2017.
Please join the U.S. Access Board members and staff for a public briefing on three recent final rules
Source: www.ada-kiosk.com
Rules to finalize include:
Updated ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buses and Vans (published December 14)
Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment (to be published January 9)
Information and Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines (to be published soon)
ADA POS – Updates for Kiosk Industry December 2023 — Looks like the release of guidance on point of sale by U.S. Access Board is going to be next spring We have some updates for ADA and kiosks. Add-on for Verifone POS Tactile “bumps” Tax incentives for ADA (deductions and credits) US Access Board meeting for January ADA… Read More »
Currently the company has six Anytime Valet locations in central Arkansas.
Source: www.arkansasonline.com
Eventually, Cassady envisions the delivery hubs being of great use to large online retailers. Cutting down on the locations where retailers are sending packages will save them money. Fewer delivery points mean more efficiency for carriers and less cost for shippers.
