Monthly Archives: April 2019

Cashless Restaurants – Sweetgreen Taking Cash

Last Updated on March 21, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner Excerpt from Restaurant Business 4/1/2019 Washington, D.C.-based salad chain Sweetgreen will also start accepting cash again at all of its 94 locations by the end of the year following backlash cashless stores have faced for excluding people without credit cards or bank accounts, the company said last week.… Read More »

42 LinkNYC Smart City Kiosks Vandalized by Brick Thrower

Last Updated on February 19, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Surveillance video taken on April 16th, from 771 8th Ave (Midtown North Precinct) is attached and available at DCPI. Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The… Read More »

PYMNTS.COM – Kiosks Going International

Last Updated on December 7, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Published March 28 on Pymnts.com Excerpt: There are other reasons, too. For instance, kiosks can increase consumer spending, no matter the market, according to various reports and QSR-focused kiosk research from PYMNTS. The increase in consumer spending when ordering through self-service kiosks is 30 percent. Léa French Street Food in Illinois, for example,… Read More »

ADA Kiosk Accessibility and Self-Service

Last Updated on March 28, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner Touchscreen-based self-service technology is changing the way we do business, but one of the key challenges to widespread adoption is finding a way to make that technology useable by everyone. ADA Kiosk – Self-Service For All By Richard Slawsky contributor Interactive touchscreens are quickly becoming a key player in… Read More »

Cashless Stores Backlash – AP News

Last Updated on December 14, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Associated Press story published on Oil City News 5/12/2019 Editors note: There should be a way to accept cash without the usual liabilities and the usual ways. Cash for credit conversion machines for example. By ALEXANDRA OLSON and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Hembert… Read More »

Kiosk Magazine – FMA Magazine Spring 2019

Last Updated on February 19, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner FMA Magazine Spring 2019 Issue Released The Impulse Buy – The Psychology Behind Retail How Interactive Can Change the Cannabis Dispensary Industry Usability and Accessibility: Guidelines Brands Must Consider When Developing a Kiosk Program The Psychology Behind Retail Marketing On the Road with FMA Frank Mayer and Associates,… Read More »

Photo Kiosks – Generation Next Acquires Print Mates™

Last Updated on December 30, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Generation Next Franchise Brands, Inc. Acquires Print Mates™, Expanding Company’s Unattended Retail Portfolio SAN DIEGO, CA, April 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE – Generation NEXT Franchise Brands, Inc. (OTCQB: VEND) announced today that it has reached terms to acquire the assets of Print Mates, LLC, a small… Read More »

Peerless-AV Announces SmartMount Line of Motorized Carts and Stands

Last Updated on June 21, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Peerless-AV is excited to announce its family of new SmartMount® Motorized Height Adjustable Carts and Stands. Ideal for education settings, these products were designed to aid educators in the classroom and enforce a collaborative environment for students.  SmartMount® Motorized Height Adjustable Flat Panel Cart (SR598ML3E) Display height can be… Read More »

SelfService Kiosk Benefits Grow

Last Updated on April 7, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Reprinted with permission from Meridian blog As Kiosks and the SelfService Kiosk Industry Continue to Grow, So Do the Benefits They Offer Regardless of where you live, the places you visit frequently, or which media sources you tune into, there’s no denying that the kiosk and self-service solutions… Read More »

CyberSecurity Kiosks Help Companies

Last Updated on December 30, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Reprinted from Olea Kiosks Portable media remains one of the key ways hackers infect a company’s network Anyone who’s ever dropped of their child at a daycare is familiar with the scenario. If one child has a virus, it’s only a matter of time until all the other… Read More »

GLI Industry Advisory – Wagering Systems & Gaming Kiosk

Last Updated on April 25, 2024 by Craig Allen Keefner “GLI-33 – Standards for Event Wagering Systems” Release for Industry Comment April 3, 2019 – Gaming Laboratories International, LLC (GLI), is pleased to announce the release of the draft of “GLI-33 v1.1, Standards for Event Wagering Systems” for industry-wide comment. GLI-33 v1.1 reflects a revision to the core… Read More »

GLI Industry Advisory – Standards for Gaming Kiosks Public Comment

Last Updated on July 12, 2024 by Craig Allen Keefner “GLI-20 – Standards for Kiosks” Release for Industry Comment April 3, 2019 – Gaming Laboratories International, LLC (GLI), is pleased to announce the release of the draft of “GLI-20 v2.0, Standards for Kiosks” for industry-wide comment. GLI-20 v2.0 reflects a revision to the core kiosk standard to incorporate technical… Read More »

CSUN ADA Interview – AudioEye in Anaheim March 2019

Last Updated on April 7, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner #CSUNATC19 Audio: A Transformative Experience For Kiosk Access With AudioEye Joe Steinkamp Mar 25, 2019 2:35 PM ET Self service options have been gaining momentum beyond the gas pump and the grocery lines. McDonald s, and others in the Food Service industry, have been exploring Cashierless payment alternatives such… Read More »

AudioEye – New Sponsor specializing in Accessibility

Last Updated on March 25, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner AudioEye Now KMA Sponsor & Joins ADA Accessibility Committee We want to thank AudioEye for becoming a sponsor of the Kiosk Manufacturer Association. AudioEye is also now a member of the KMA Accessibility Committee. About AudioEye AudioEye works with companies to ensure their digital content is accessible to users… Read More »

Visitor Kiosk Privacy Exploit – Easy Lobby Access Systems and Others

Last Updated on October 17, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Visitor Kiosk News Read full article on ThreatPost Student researchers working with IBM X-Force Red team find security holes in five leading visitor kiosk management systems. Excerpt: Visitor kiosk systems protect business against physical threats such as unwanted and unidentified guests. But many of these lobby-based perimeter checkpoints… Read More »