LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — AVT Provides Head-to-Head Comparison of the MultiShopper to the Crane Vending Merchant Six. Technology and…
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AVT PR listing the differences between their vending automation and Crane Merchant Six. One should also look at the differences in the two companies.
The Dublin, Ohio-based company has closed its futuristic kiosks at 25 Rite Aid drug stores across the state and at Cleveland Clinic facilities.
Source: www.crainscleveland.com
Here is the full statement from Rite Aid:
“On Monday, Dec. 28, Rite Aid was notified by HealthSpot of its intention to cease operations effective Thursday, Dec. 31. As a result, the 25 HealthSpot stations located inside select Rite Aid pharmacies in Cleveland, Akron/Canton and Dayton/Springfield will no longer be available to Rite Aid patients and customers after 5pm Thursday, Dec. 31.
“Rite Aid appreciated the opportunity to offer HealthSpot services to our patients and customers over the past year. We believe very much in the value of telehealth and will continue to explore options to offer such services in the future.”
Finextra: Contactless payments now account for one in 10 card transactions, and with contactless spend nearing £1bn a month, Barclaycard research indicates contactless is a huge potential growth area for UK retailers.
Source: www.finextra.com
The kiosks will have Wi-Fi, built-in tablets, USB docks, and the ability to make free domestic calls.
Source: www.dnainfo.com
The avenue’s first location at 15th Street was unveiled on Monday, and the machines are expected to roll out at nine more spots over the course of the next couple of months, as part of the citywide project called LinkNYC, according to a spokeswoman for the service provider, CityBridge.
The SRSO received three new kiosks Thursday that display wanted fugitives, missing persons and public safety alerts.
Source: www.pnj.com
The kiosks have a three-paneled screen that can be programmed offsite to show text, photos and even video. In the case of an amber or silver alert — cases involving a missing and endangered child or adult with dementia — the screen will automatically post the person’s image and information on the top two-thirds of the display.
The machines cost roughly $3,000-$5,000 each, but Aloy said taxpayers aren’t footing the bill.
“The dollars come from crime-prevention funds, things like fines from the courthouse,” he said.
For outdoor kiosks Panel Brite is the premiere integrator for Litemax. These are the best screens available.
Source: www.panel-brite.com
If you haven’t looked at the new ultra wide displays then you should. Those are next generation display platforms for ultra cinematic presentation. These screens can be driven by Google Signs for that matter (simple ChromeBase or Box or Bit).
The postmortem on HealthSpot continues even while there is news that another telehealth provider pulled in another $40M
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in capital investment.
We’re not entirely sure HealthSpot failed though the lack of contact would indicate so. Medcity did the first “wrap” on things in their article.
Was HealthSpot mismanaged? Were freestanding kiosks too expensive, 1990s technology in a world of 2010s smartphones? Did HealthSpot pick the wrong revenue model? Opinions vary.
What’s known is that, according to CrunchBase, HealthSpot brought in $43.8 million in venture capital and debt financing between July 2011 and January 2015, yet that still wasn’t enough to remain viable.
I checked with friends of mine in the industry and here is the closest that I found to my own opinion. I wondered about FDA and also patent infringement.
From what I understand from the inside of HealthSpot is that they were continually tweaking the product for specific customers and never had a good solid proposition. It is also very expensive to buy, run and maintain. I was told by one of the major players that there was no way they would buy HealthSpot at the price point and the space it took up on the floor. Higi, on the other hand, has a clear proposition, small footprint, and now good real estate. Still unsure how the money will really flow in, but it must be doing well enough to get funding. I have not seen where it comes from. The man behind it extremely wealthy and connected.
No FDA issue, from what I understand. Execution was the tripping point, and cost. Got that from senior mgt.
More from the Medcity article
Jason Gorevic, CEO of telemedicine company Teladoc, expressed his belief that there are three critical elements to success in this industry segment: the technology platform, clinical capabilities and consumer engagement. “Consumer engagement is hard to do,” Gorevic said. This is where HealthSpot may have fallen down.
Teladoc has two revenue streams: a per-member, per-month fee it charges its partners, plus a per-visit fee. “Because we have both of those revenue sources, we can pour that money back into our customers.”
Also, Teladoc is purely a software company, so it doesn’t have the overhead associated with building and delivering kiosks.
It’s not often that having been virtually vetted by investors and galaxy customers (Cleveland Clinic & Mayo e.g.) a company self-destructs. We are sure there will be information.
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Version 3.6 of KioWare for Android (Lite, Basic, & Full) now supports Android Marshmallow (6.0). Users running Android 6.0 can now use KioWare to safely secure their tablets or phones to approved websites or applications.
KioWare Basic for Android and KioWare Full for Android (Version 3.6) also include support for EMV certification via Credit Call’s mPOS CardEaseMobile framework which works on Android 5.0 and newer. With support for this framework, EMV certified transactions and refunds can be run on a tablet using compatible devices. For a full device list,visit our website.
KioWare Lite, Basic, & Full for Android also now support native PDF files, allowing PDF viewing. Version 3.6 of KioWare for Android also offers a user agent feature, appending custom text to the browser user agent. This feature allows the web server to detect that a kiosk is requesting the webpage and enables users to set the kiosk display to be different from basic web browsing content. This feature can also be used for analytics and reporting.
Users of KioWare for Android should update their version of KioWare to version 3.6, particularly if it will be securing a device running Android 6.0 or later. Current support is required in order to update.
For a full description of new features for the entire KioWare for Android product line, visit our site.
All of these products are available as a free trial with nag screen. Existing clients have the ability to upgrade.
January is the NRF 2016 trade show in New York. This year looks to be busier than ever for self-service and signage. I did a count of exhibitors and it over three pages long. Retail lockers and automation are going to be high on the list of attention again this year.
I’ll be there (big thanks to Pitney Bowes and Tom Hartmann) and if you want to meet up let me know. I’ve published a preview that lists most of the booths I will be stopping by to visit. There are the usual suspects as well like Intel, Dell and Cisco. I was going to say HP but there are not exhibiting this year. “Used to be” they had a massive booth. It’s interesting to see who has and hasn’t budget.
Here is wayback machine https://web.archive.org/web/20160115173527/https://bigshow16.nrf.com/
Caesars Palace and two other casino-hotels in Las Vegas now allow guests to use kiosks to check in.
Source: www.latimes.com
Connected Screens – These connected screens apply the concept of credit card tap payments to an interactive kiosk. Created by European company Think&Go, the Connec…
Source: www.trendhunter.com
How does Glooko make money?. The company charges for access to its population management service, its kiosks and its mobile app by Steven Loeb on January 22, 2016
Source: vator.tv
Israeli tech startup TravelersBox, which helps travelers deposit the foreign currency coins and bills left after a trip, has announced the closing of a $10 million series A funding round …
Source: leaprate.com
Chicago, IL – January 28, 2016 – Quotepro Inc., a provider of sales and payment technology for buy-here-pay-here dealers (BHPH) across the country, has unveiled a payment kiosk that accepts
Source: www.dealermarketing.com
The kiosk can be used for loan payments, down payments and insurance premium payments – with more enhancements in the works. It also functions as an ATM and is the first kiosk to be fully customized around each dealer’s accounting needs, weaving seamlessly into back-end bookkeeping.
Neighborhood Autos general manager Eddie Hale implemented at least one kiosk at each of his eight Texas locations. “Cash is extremely difficult to control. Even with the strong systems we had in place, it was a consistent frustration,” Hale said. “Now, all the cash is counted and boxed for us. We never even touch it, and an armored vehicle picks it up at the end of each day. We receive a report to reconcile with our statements, so our role is just bookkeeping now. Thanks to these kiosks, 100 percent of our cash management issues have been eliminated.”
The company is opening 150 “Create Your Taste” outlets there this year.
Source: www.eater.com
The company currently has more than 2,000 stores in China.
Cool project.
2016 JFK Digital Wayfinding project by OpenEye Global and Ikoniq.
Background
Ikoniq has a relationship with Westfield and has done a few projects together starting with something called the Wall Shop in Newark Airport. It is a retail store to help local businesses get access to the airport facility. Giving back to the community, per se. It was an interesting project because it is 20’ long, but had to be delivered through the small elevator in the concourse. Lots of interesting lighting and glass, when it’s open nothing disturbs the retail space, when it’s closed, the glass doors secure the unit and it gives the appearance of as museum case.
http://www.ikoniq.com/jersey-bound/
The next project Ikoniq did was for JFK and it is the directories you see in the video. It is actually a design that Westfield used in Europe, the programming was done by Openeye Global and 22 Mile.
Ikoniq just delivered another project to LA, for gate info and way finding. The programming on that one was done by Westfield Labs.
Westfield from OpenEye Global on Vimeo.
Ikoniq is full service Remote Merchandising Unit provider based in New York. Greg Swistak is the CEO and is a member of the Kiosk Hall of Fame.
The streets of New York City are one step closer to super-fast public Wi-Fi. LinkNYC, a public-private partnership between the city and a consortium of technology companies, has debuted its first two payphone-turned-tech kiosks in Manhattan. These gleaming aluminum “Links,” as they are called, contain Wi-Fi beacons, mobile device chargers and informational tablets that include an app allowing free phone calls to anywhere in the country. The city plans to roll out 500 more of them by July and to have at least 4,550 spread across the five boroughs by 2020.
Source: www.governing.com
That arrangement is leading some to raise questions about privacy. Ad space on the Links is so valuable because of the user information (including IP addresses, GPS location and browsing data) that allows advertisers to deliver highly targeted content to passersby. The back end works similarly to ad-targeting algorithms users encounter while surfing the Web.
MOORHEAD, Minn., Feb. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Want to Give Church Members an Easier Way to Make Donations?. Announcing a new integration between IconCMO…
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Tithing by text group now available (mostly to Lutherans? 🙂
Redbox, the kiosk-based DVD rental unit of Outerwall, reported a 17% decline in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015, as movie rentals dropped 24% year over year. Outerwall said Redbox’s revenue for the quarter was $407 million, down from $490.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Source: variety.com
The company operated 40,480 Redbox kiosks at the end of 2015, removing 1,800 units (a decline of 4.2%) over the course of the year. In 2016, Outerwall expects to remove 2,000 more Redbox vending machines.
Overall, Outerwall reported $527.2 million in consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015, a 12% decline, and net income of $17 million ($1.00 per share), down 61% from the year-earlier period. The results beat Wall Street estimates of $513 million in revenue and earnings per share of 63 cents; those were based on Outerwall’s lowered guidance for full-year 2015 earnings and EPS, which it issued in early December.
Palo Alto, Calif., Feb. 11, 2016 – HP Inc. today announced the world’s broadest portfolio of shipping Windows 10® IoT Enterprise Thin Clients fordesktop, mobile and tablets(1) — the portfolio includes the HP t520, t620, t620 PLUS, t730, mt42, and both ElitePad 1000 G2 thin client tablets Designed for a broad range of cloud computing solutions across a variety of industries, including enterprise, manufacturing, healthcare and government, HP Thin Clients running Windows 10 IoT Enterprise deliver superb performance, extensive peripheral support, advanced security and easy management. “Forward-thinking customers have allowed HP to maintain its #1 worldwide market leadership position for Windows Embedded Thin Client shipments for the last seven years,” … Continue reading HP Portfolio Windows® 10 IoT Enterprise Thin Clients →
Source: thinclient.org
Mayor Bill de Blasio rolled out the city’s new LinkNYC kiosks, which will let New Yorkers connect to wifi, charge phones, and make calls.
Source: observer.com
DVD Kiosk – Since the advent of the VCR, movie rentals have been big business. However, as technology has changed the way that people accessed those rentals has evolved. Now it looks like we may be on the verge of another major change in the industry.
Source: www.cinemablend.com
Lenovo has three new budget Yoga notebooks at Mobile World Congress this year. After aiming for the premium crowd with the Yoga 900S at CES last month, the trio of refreshed Yogas today are designed to bring Windows 10 to the more budget conscious. Lenovo is catering for everyone with two 14-inch models, a 15-inch version, and even a new 11-inch Yoga.
The 14-inch Yoga 510 (Flex 4 in the US) promises 50 percent more battery over the previous model, thanks in part to Intel’s latest Skylake processor. That’s up to 8.5 hours in total, according to Lenovo. Just like all Yogas, you can flip it into laptop, stand, tent, and tablet modes, and there will be a variety of models to cater for up to 256GB SSD and up to 8GB of RAM. The 14-inch model (with FHD display) starts at $599, and there’s also a 15-inch version (with FHD display) starting at $699 — both will be available in April.
Source: www.theverge.com
The consumer tablet market tends to be an Apple versus Android battle, but in the government sector it is Apple against Microsoft, according to new report.
Microsoft is seeking to challenge Apple’s iPad command of the nearly $100 million defense and government tablet market by customizing devices to meet specific needs. “Windows tablets have eaten into iPad’s market share by adapting to customer requirements,” says a study by the federal contracting data firm Govini.
Source: www.nationaldefensemagazine.org
Thanks to current developments from Android-x86 and Remix OS, your hybrid tablet can now run Android. How does this affect the tablet landscape?
Source: www.xda-developers.com
Because of this, Microsoft inadvertently built the best Android tablet hardware, in part because there is no such thing as “Android-only Hardware”. Android-x86 and Remix are bringing the Android experience to all sorts of computers, including full tower-desktops, laptops, ultrabooks, and of course, hybrid tablets. This last point is the most interesting one, I think, because of the hardware involved. If we look at tablet hybrids, they typically pack substantially more RAM than Android tablets do, and some flavors come with very-powerful x86 processors. I personally own a Surface Pro 3 with an i7 processor and 8GB of RAM, which is more than enough for a semi-desktop experience on-the-go and the things I bought this for (work and school). But when I boot into Android, the device feels even more versatile.
By Sidi Mohamed
DOHA: Automated self-service kiosks that would vend prescription medicines at the new Women’s Hospital are likely to begin operating after a month.
The kiosks are currently functioning on an experimental basis.
According to a pharmacist at.
Source: www.thepeninsulaqatar.com
Look for SlabbKiosks at booth # 8477 on the HIMSS16 exhibition floor in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) February 28, 2016
SlabbKiosks will showcase two (2) of its healthcare kiosks on the exhibit floor for the 2016 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from Feb. 29 – March 4, 2016. More than 40,000 healthcare industry professionals are expected at the conference, where they will learn about and discuss health IT issues, and on the exhibit floor, view innovative solutions designed to transform healthcare.
As an exhibitor, SlabbKiosks will launch a first-of-its-kind medical self-service and payment kiosk. They will also highlight the work they do in the healthcare industry with some of their partners including Crane Payment Innovations (CPI), PatientWay and PayEase.
“We are very excited to be a part of one of the largest healthcare tradeshows and thought it would be fitting to launch our new medical self-service and payment kiosk in an arena that brings so many healthcare professionals together. As with the many other industries we work in, we are always looking to provide solutions that facilitate more efficient and effective systems that ultimately enhance customer service”, stated President of SlabbKiosks, Peter te Lintel Hekkert.
Source: www.pressreleaserocket.net
Click to expand – X2 Kiosk by Slabbkiosk
Click to Expand – freestanding unit is our new X11 – a medical self-service and payment kiosk which was launched at the show.
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This new feature gives casual riders the option to purchase day passes directly from their mobile device rather than through the Bike Chattanooga rental kiosk.
Source: www.chattanoogan.com
The app doubles as digital wayfinding for visitors as well. Nice use of app. Bluetooth operated locking mechanism I presume. See http://www.bikechattanooga.com/news.
The passport control technology has been developed by Innovative Travel Solutions and is available at 24 international airports including, Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). The technology also provides service in 26 different languages.Vancouver International Airport has introduced its BorderXpress automated passport kiosk solution at Oakland International Airport.
Source: www.internationalairportreview.com
Really like their designs. Vancouver has done a great job. The passport control technology has been developed by Innovative Travel Solutions and is available at 24 international airports including, Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). The technology also provides service in 26 different languages.
NJ Transit riders will be able to charge smartphones, computers and other devices for free for the next three months at two major train stations.
Source: www.nj.com
Next, you need to consider user security, since bill-payment kiosks deal with sensitive information. “At a minimum, this means your kiosk needs to meet EMV standards. Bill-payment kiosks need to have an EMV-certified payment system. This means that the data is encrypted from the moment the card is entered, through the kiosk, the gateway, the processor, and the vendor,” said Laura Miller, director of marketing, KioWare Software. In addition, you also need to keep your software and hardware up to date to close security loopholes.
One way to keep your kiosk secure is to use kiosk software to lock down the kiosk and prevent hackers from messing with sensitive data. “Kiosks need to be secured with kiosk software if they are going to be handling sensitive information, particularly of a financial nature. Anything else is a poor substitute that can put users and organizations at risk for data theft or leakage,” Miller said. “Kiosk software is built exactly for this purpose, with file download blocking, browser lockdown, clearing of private data, resetting the browser between users, and EMV-supported payment encryption to secure payment data.”
Bill-payment kiosks can provide great benefits to retail customers, as long as you keep the basics of availability, security and customer experience in mind.
Source: www.kioskmarketplace.com
“At a minimum, this means your kiosk needs to meet EMV standards. Bill-payment kiosks need to have an EMV-certified payment system. This means that the data is encrypted from the moment the card is entered, through the kiosk, the gateway, the processor, and the vendor,” said Laura Miller, director of marketing, KioWare Software. In addition, you also need to keep your software and hardware up to date to close security loopholes.
DULUTH, GA – NCR today announced it will provide TouchPort 120 SelfServ kiosks to Aeroméxico, the largest airline in Mexico, to help expedite th
Source: www.eturbonews.com
NCR Touchports being installed for Aeromexico
Nearly seven years ago, when NCR began leaving its home of more than a century, much of its talent remained rooted in Dayton.
Source: www.mydaytondailynews.com
The ATM business has two distinct segments said Nancy Daniels, company executive vice president and chief operating officer. There are the ATMs used in banks and the machines used in convenience stores, hotels and elsewhere.
There are far more of the latter machines used in places outside banks, she said. And even in an era of debit cards, the amount of cash in circulation keeps growing, she said.
“We have about 70 percent of that market,” said Daniels, an NCR veteran now working at Nautilus Hyosung’s Irving, Texas headquarters.
RDM Check Scanner Ethernet
RDM Corporation (TSX:RC), a leading provider of specialized hardware and software solutions for electronic payment processing, announced that it is now shipping its new EC9600i single feed (SF) network check scanner models. The new EC9600i SF models are an extension of the family of EC9600i auto-feed (AF) network scanners introduced last year.
Source: www.prweb.com
New networked check scanners make it easy for thin client and other devices to access networked scanner. Checks are up to 20% of transactions?
RDM’s EC9600i series network scanners simplify the check scanning process through RDM’s “one-touch” setup. Unique to the EC9600i scanner family, embedded software and industry standard networking protocol enable users to easily access the scanners securely over a network using their PCs, MACs, mobile devices or payment terminals, regardless of the operating system or browser and without additional hardware. The EC9600i scanners also work seamlessly in Citrix and other thin client environments.
While other central banks ruminate on ways to replace cash with digital currencies, Sweden’s Riksbank is kicking against the grain with calls fo
Source: www.finextra.com
Signed by Stefan Ingves, the Riksbank Governor, the letter states that the banks have reduced their cash handling services too fast, resulting in a lack of cash services in less populated areas in particular, but for the public in general.
Mike Lee, CEO of the ATMIA, says: “This is a victory for common sense and for the future balance of the Swedish consumer economy and I’d like to congratulate the Swedish Riksbank for seeing through the mirage of anti-cash propaganda in the media to reveal the basic economic right of free citizens to choose their own payment methods at all times, whether cash or digital.”