Touchless Kiosk News – Contactless Card Reader From Impulsify September 2021 In Brief New hospitality kiosk, contactless, which is designed for hotel food pantries and gift shops. Scan below and Pay and Go is the mantra and it makes a lot of sense. Having to wait in line for a bottle of water at the hotel can be… Read More »
Thermal Printer News From StarMicronics Blog on Thermal Printer Receipts As a business owner in the modern competitive economic landscape, the bottom line means everything. In today’s blog post, explore what chargebacks are, their prevalence, and how you can use printed receipts to avoid and dispute them – saving you money and increasing your bottom line. What is… Read More »
Screen Reader Kiosk News All company-owned restaurants to offer screen-reader on their kiosks by 2022 In Brief Mounting new keypads and headphone jacks to the touch-screen kiosks it introduced in 2015. Blind users can connect their headphones to the system and browse the digital menu using screen-reader technology and tactile arrow buttons, adding items to their basket by… Read More »
Grocery Kiosk News – Kiosks, ESL and Digital Signs From RISNews Sep2021 Great walkthru Hy-Vee by RISNews. In Brief: Reminds us of Wegmans, but with more tech. 170,000 electronic shelf labels — dynamic pricing Nice kiosk models (and note the AudioNavs for accessibility) TVs are everywhere… Scan and Go for produce Excerpts: New retail technology inside the store… Read More »
Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Lawsuit Regarding Self-Service Kiosks in Health Care Setting Editors Note: thanks to Nicky for spotting this early and sending it to me. This is interesting on several levels but the main one for us is that the lack of concierge or assistance is detailed. A variant of this for PCI regulations is the… Read More »
Municipal Payment Kiosk News Article posted on PaymentsDive Sep2021 In Brief CityBase used as the example here (youtube link) — Not sure if advertiser or not No mention of U.S. Payments or DivDat or JACK/Adcomp for that matter surprisingly With the install of 30 in Chicago current total is up to 74 kiosks and plans are to raise… Read More »
Updated – McDonald’s Kiosks Adds Accessibility More information on McDonalds incorporating screen reader software from Vispero. JAWS Kiosk will allow blind and low vision users the ability to interact with a self order kiosk by inserting headphones into the headphone jack, located on the navigation pad, which will then navigate the kiosk screen, reading the content as they… Read More »
Dunkin Donuts Kiosk From Boston.com Sep 2021 In Brief All digital Same # of employees Contactless pickup First time we have seen cash handling recycling provided in this configuration. Those are Crane CI-10s. Not a lot of information otherwise Acrelec and Glory attributed Excerpts: On Tuesday, Massachusetts-based Dunkin’ will celebrate the grand opening of its very first digital-only… Read More »
Kiosk Tradeshow News – What’s Coming Up? From PRNewswire and AP News InfoComm (AVIXA) is the biggest digital signage AV show in the U.S. KMA is an official media partner. See a list of exhibitors and information. We have rated this as a “green light” for safety given the safety protocols exceed the recommended CDC guidelines. October 27-29… Read More »
Intel Kiosk Technology We are pleased to welcome Intel as a 2 year Gold Sponsor. James Tan, Dane and Bart head up the team. Finding Kiosk Solutions via the Intel Marketplace is one of the GoTo sites for the kiosk industry. For example if you goto Intel Solutions Marketplace and search for COVID you find the KMA Covid… Read More »
Shoptalk Deploys Digital Wayfinding Technology Contact: Acquire Digital – Troy Engelland Phone: (844) 291-3501 Email: tengelland@acquiredigital.com Las Vegas, NV, September 2021 – Acquire Digital has announced the sponsorship of a digital wayfinding and directory solution for the upcoming Groceryshop tradeshow. Acquire Digital’s industry-leading interactive wayfinding and indoor navigation platform will be used to help the attendees navigate the show, explore events, and… Read More »
Elotouch 2494L Open Frame Touchscreens Batch of new ELO 2494L open-frame touch monitors with intelliTouch (SAW) touch technology. Minimum order 100 units. Lead time 2 months Price = $300 + shipping (or 335 inclusive) Warranty – brand new but no warranty. Two free units for every 100 See them on CDW for $750 PostCounter: 128
Self-Order Kiosk Solutions for Airports, Restaurants/QSR, & Check In Simplifying self-service Self-ordering kiosk technology is arguably the fastest growing point of sale trend – and for good reason. When a business takes advantage of kiosk technology, increased revenue, streamlined operations, and an improved guest experience become easier than ever to achieve. By choosing Star Micronics as your kiosk… Read More »
From NRF Sep 13 – Retail Kiosk Event As an exhibitor of Retails Big Show (the KMA Booth), we wanted to update you on a critical decision that has been made regarding your participation at the event. After careful consideration, NRF has made the decision to require all attendees of Retails Big Show to be fully vaccinated for… Read More »
ADA Kiosk News Full text on kma.global – Sep13 Excerpt: This update to the FAR includes several key changes to ensure that federal agencies comply with Section 508 in their acquisitions of ICT. One change requires agencies to specifically identify which ICT accessibility standards are applicable to a procurement. Another change requires federal agencies to document in writing… Read More »
McDonald’s Partners with Vispero to Provide Access for Blind and Low Vision Customers in US Self Order Kiosks Press release Sept 2021 Editors Note — you can meet with Vispero at the upcoming M-Enabling Summit in Arlington, VA in October. The Kiosk Association is a sponsor and exhibitor. Laura and Matt from Vispero will be there. Note that… Read More »
Thermal Kiosk Printer Wide Format High Speed Printing From Multiple Positions When an application calls for an 8.5” printer, kiosk space may be limited. The 814M can be mounted in various ways to lessen the stress of finding space in your kiosk for a wide format printer. Various Communication Ports Whether you connect to a local host or… Read More »
Vaccine Passport Kiosk News August 2021 Very instructive podcast by Dave Haynes of Sixteen:Nine on Vaccine Passport Kiosks In Brief It’s a good exposition of process, or at least one or two versions of process. Dave Haynes always does a really good job. We most strongly recommend following him. The fellow is Chief of Security so he goes… Read More »
Voter Registration Kiosk News New voting kiosks for the university. Excerpt: By Erin Davis Published: Aug. 26, 2021 at 4:45 PM MDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – It’s a race where the only running involved is too the polls. But before lining up, voters must register. And that’s exactly the purpose of the new voter registration kiosks unveiled by Alabama Secretary… Read More »
Kiosk Accessibility News See m-enabling website — The Kiosk Manufacturer Association is an exhibitor and sponsor for the upcoming Summit. In Brief Keynote — Sachin Dev Pavithran, Ph.D. Executive Director U.S. Access Board Sponsors – Google, AT&T, Verizon, Microsoft, Amazon, HP and KMA Health Protocols — GREEN (exceeds CDC) Expected attendees – 250 to 500 high level attendees… Read More »
