Last Updated on December 8, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner In the Wild – New McDonald’s in Thornton Colorado Editors Note 12/17/2024: We have seen the “counterless” McDonalds but their latest “test” is ultra-small stores that have no inside dining, or drive thru and seem to be geared for pickup and delivery by services. Pickup lockers outside are… Read More »
Last Updated on December 7, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Storm Interface is Returning to HIMSS Global Health Conference Storm is pleased to announce it will be joining the Kiosk Association to exhibit at this year’s HIMSS24 Exhibition at The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, March 12th – 14th 2024. You can schedule an appointment using your… Read More »
Last Updated on August 9, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner RedyRef Kiosks Adds Software RedyRef and William Pymm take the next step and now offer software services along with their kiosk enclosures. See the latest RedyRef telehealth unit at HIMSS next month in our booth. At NRF we saw the new Cash-2-Card unit which was a big hit… Read More »
Last Updated on April 7, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Self Service Restaurants – What Do You Like? After a busy NRF 2024 show, I found myself with hours to wait at JFK airport. Needing a quick meal, I headed to a well-known burger chain. Instead of the usual counter, two tabletop kiosks were the only way to… Read More »
Last Updated on March 25, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner Advanced Kiosks Newsletter Advanced Kiosks celebrates Exceptional CPARS rating Partnership and Reseller resources Advanced Kiosks becomes a Gold Sponsor of KMA.Global New 32-Inch Pedestal Kiosk Visitor Management System – Visitor Check in / Check out New Product Alert: AK CityGuide “Ask AK AI”, our new Support Assistant Office Extension impacting… Read More »
Last Updated on December 7, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner HIMSS 2024 Kiosks, Telehealth, AI and Accessibility WESTMINSTER, Colo., Feb. 12, 2024 (APnews link) — The Kiosk Association’s mission is to inform and educate on self-service. Membership is open to all companies across the world. If you follow accessibility guidelines and encourage ADA and would like to be… Read More »
Last Updated on August 9, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Restaurant Drive Thru Headsets Case Study Summary When The Human Bean needed a higher quality, cost-effective solution to improve communications at their current and future franchise locations, they turned to Panasonic Connect, the leaders in durability, to help better connect team members with customers – and each other.… Read More »
Last Updated on March 18, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner ADA and Accessibility “Advance Regulatory Guidelines” by Kiosk Association In June it is expected that we will see not one, but two documents from U.S. Access Board on ADA and Accessibility. See our December 2023 post – ADA Accessibility Update – U.S. Access Board Timelines. The Kiosk Association… Read More »
Last Updated on November 29, 2024 by Craig Allen Keefner Braille Labels Decals Along with audio, one of the mandated requirements for ADA Accessibility are braille labels, especially ones that last… Regulations ATBCB-2022-0004 Quote — “As I had mentioned I am trying to figure out who handles the Airline Industry ticketing Kiosks, every time I travel, I see… Read More »
Last Updated on March 28, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner HIMSS 2024 Kiosk Association POST-SHOW HIMSS 2024 was our first booth at the show and it started as a 10×10 and then went to 10×20, and then finally ended up as a 10×30. Traffic was lighter than expected but we brought in many highly qualified leads looking for… Read More »
Last Updated on May 2, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Restaurant Kiosk ROI with Clover Kiosk POS Restaurant Kiosk ROI review of three different restaurant kiosk deployments and the return on investment numbers (and dollars) including cost savings. For full article and study click here. Summary Self-ordering kiosks in restaurants: This is a white paper that analyzes the… Read More »
Last Updated on March 20, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner February 27, 2024 Update Analysis 2/27 by William D. Goren, lawyer. Previously, we have blogged on a case involving Julian Vargas and the inaccessibility of kiosk equipment used by Quest diagnostics. It turns out that he is involved in a similar case involving Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings… Read More »
Last Updated on March 28, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner Kiosk Monitoring “Stop flying blind. Learn how advanced Kiosk Remote Monitoring transforms self-service operations from reactive repairs to proactive uptime. Discover the essential features for managing large-scale kiosk deployments efficiently.” “Whether you run Windows, Android or Linux a kiosk monitor is highly recommended. Automated alerts for any condition… Read More »
Last Updated on April 13, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Braille Dot Pad Selected as Finalist for SXSW Dot Pad has been selected as a finalist in the Community Empowerment category at the SXSW Innovation Awards 2024. SXSW is a globally renowned event based on innovation and creativity, and we are thrilled that Dot Pad has been chosen… Read More »
Last Updated on November 30, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner LOTO-Quebec Selects Nanoptix Ticket-In Ticket Out (TITO) for Gaming Quote: “Nanoptix designs and produces some of the most reliable ticketing printers in the world. Not surprising to see them win this huge project”, said Craig Keefner of Kiosk Industry. Dieppe, NB, Canada – February 8, 2024 – Nanoptix… Read More »
Last Updated on December 30, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner Student Union Food Order Kiosks Nice writeup on student union restaurant kiosks. This is another project by Aramark working with Grubhub (using Elo kiosks and Ingenico POS devices.) Here is a summary: New kiosks and screens in the student union: The article reports on the recent installation of… Read More »