After McDonald’s announced yet another round of disappointing earnings yesterday—its quarterly profits fell 30 percent—the Wall Street Journal editorial page took a moment to gloat. “So even one of the world’s most ubiquitous consumer brands cannot print money at its pleasure,” it wrote. “This may be news to liberal pressure… Source: www.slate.com Nice article on labor costs and… Read More »
The kiosk is designed for use in airports, hospitals, casinos and campuses, among other locations. Source: www.digitalsignageconnection.com New unit from Parabit called Aveta for interactive wayfinding and digital signage Post Views: 916
The app allows businesses to track sales, inventories and other data on smartphones and tablets. Source: gadgets.ndtv.com Square Register, which is available on Google’sAndroid and on Apple platforms, is a mobile application that shops and other business use at the point of sale. Post Views: 852
Consumers in Ukraine can now send and receive funds through kiosks and ATMs after an agreement between MoneyGram and Privatbank, a bank in Ukraine Source: www.fx-mm.com over 12,500 self-service kiosk terminals to use MoneyGram’s services. Post Views: 1,017
Consumer products have changed as the smart phone and Internet combine to make simple devices “smart” – A phenomenon known as “The Internet of Things.” Source: www.sprosty.net Article by Rick Rommel of Sprosty on IoT. Your products connect with others or they don’t. Good read. Post Views: 845
The Dodge City parks department is happy to buy a modern solution to locating graves and burial records. Source: www.dodgeglobe.com Adds new meaning to “cloud services”… Post Views: 909
Six-foot touchscreen kiosks, which look like man-sized iPods, will soon pop up in east valley schools, bringing a high-tech twist to the classic campus bulletin board. The kiosks also promise to tighten campus security by automatically calling the police if a gunshot is detected. Source: www.desertsun.com About 500 schools — including the schools in Coachella Valley Unified —… Read More »
Matthew Rudberg,State Practice Manager with CVS, helps Rohini Arter as she fills out her information at the kiosk for the CVS MinuteClinic before she gets to see the nurse practitioner. Source: www.abqjournal.com The clinics are open seven days per week, running as late as 7:30 p.m. week nights at some sites. Post Views: 844
TEMPE – Arizona State University students who are tight on time and limited on transportation will often get their calories from a vending machine. Now they can get their medication in much the same way. The InstyMed machine at the Tempe Health Center is the first in Arizona, and ASU is only the second university […] Source: cronkitenewsonline.com… Read More »
Interactive medication ordering system under the ‘095″ patent at issue Earlier this year litigation was filed against many more (45) other companies and is in the courts (jury trial demand) Post Views: 975
Samsung brought out folks during its SDC 2014 keynote to cover a whole host of areas that the company is focusing on, and one of the more interesting ones for the Android crowd is a new sharing platform called Samsung Flow. Landing somewhere between Apple’s new Continuity features and our current system of manually sending content links between… Read More »
Samsung has introduced a number of new tools for developers at the second-annual Samsung Developers Conference, including a new platform and SDK around health. Samsung Digital Health (SDH) and allows for the tracking of personal fitness data, including activity, food consumption, and workouts. They are also providing an open hardware reference design, the Simband, which can integrate a…… Read More »
On rare occasion, Mr. Market serves you up a fat-pitch selling opportunity. A gross overreaction to Planar’s (NASDAQ:PLNR) Q4 2014 earnings report has created an incredibly compelling short setup. While Planar’s results were Source: seekingalpha.com From SA — “While Planar’s results were strong, with digital signage growing 42% yoy and a strong outlook given for Q1, the fundamentals… Read More »
In October 2012, Travis County officials promised that bringing video visitation to the local jails wouldn’t affect anything else about… Source: blogs.dallasobserver.com Interesting battle going on in Travis County and Securus over video kiosks. Originally all face to face visits were going to be barred (only video allowed) but then that changed. Securus is also facing federal lawsuit… Read More »
REUTERS/Mosab OmarA man uses an vending machine a money machine that dispenses pure gold at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi.If you think vending machines Source: www.businessinsider.in Post Views: 820
With the liability shift now less than a year away, it’s time for retailers to get serious about their compliance plans. Source: www.retailcustomerexperience.com background on EMV by Laura Miller covering many points with EMV compliant. Data breach is twice a day alert. Devices and transactions in the field for most part only populate a system which at some… Read More »
You might have seen those Best Buy Express kiosks at airports and train stations around the country. These souped up vending machines don’t dispense Cheetos and gum but rather premium Beats headpho… Source: blog.sfgate.com According to a source close to Zoom, Best Buy Express generates anywhere from $10,000 to $50,000 a month per kiosk. Do the math and that… Read More »
HP Retail Solutions retail pos system and hardware allow retailers to quickly adapt to issues expand their business as well as meet and exceed consumer needs. Source: www8.hp.com Nice tablet solutions from HP Post Views: 1,438
Building a Kiosk Application in Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Source: www.objectpartners.com Android L introduced “Screen Pinning” API. This allows an application to temporarily restrict a user from navigating away from your activity. When Screen Pinning in enabled, it restricts a user from gaining access to notification bar on top as well as the navigation bar at the bottom. Prior… Read More »
Watson’s next stop is the Mayo Clinic, as the famous IBM creation will be assisting in a new initiative that aims to match patients more quickly with the appropriate clinical trials. The pilot is set to launch in early 2015. Source: www.healthcare-informatics.com Since appearing on Jeopardy! a few years ago, IBM has brought the artificial intelligence computer system… Read More »
Franklin, NH (PRWEB) November 04, 2014 — New Space-Saving Countertop Kiosk With Multi-Touch Interface Is Versatile & Affordable Source: www.prweb.com New countertop kiosk includes adjustable viewing of display (30 degrees), multi-touch 19 landscape. Interesting. Post Views: 1,163
Raley’s locations in Reno and Sparks are set to unveil a new “DMV in a Box” kiosks. Source: www.mynews4.com According to DMV officials, DMV customers completed 577,771 transactions at kiosks during fiscal year 2014. These are customers who otherwise would have waited in line to be served by a technician. The total number of transactions completed on the… Read More »
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is trialing self-serve biometric kiosks that will enable customers to bypass the long lines, according to a report by Telegram.com. “It frees up our custome… Source: www.biometricupdate.com Oddly enough in addition to verifying the identities of customers, the new kiosks will also notify customers to get their hair out of your face, take off… Read More »
John Hazen thinks a lot of shoppers are put off by various retailers’ experiments with omnichannel—in particular, the kiosks used in omnichannel-focused stores. These kiosks typically find uses ranging from viewing a brand’s full collection to completing a sale. Retailers such as Staples use kiosks. Source: www.apparelnews.net These people take a different tack and engineer the kiosk so… Read More »
blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, oxygen saturation, and the person’s weight Source: www.medgadget.com Innovative design for the station. New startup in Georgia and telehealth telemedicine market will like this. Retail locations for health clinics will like this. Post Views: 950
BAI Financial Show coming up in Chicago Source: www.bai.org Post Views: 1,054
NATCHEZ — Ordering commissary in the Adams County jail is now a … Source: www.natchezdemocrat.com Swansons in MS. Paying cash bonds, collecting cash upon entry, relatives can deposit funds. Swanson, a division of Trinity Services put in the kiosks for free (valued at $116K) and recoups investment via fees charged to inmate commisary accounts. Post Views: 872
Denver International Airport has installed 16 BorderXpress automated passport control (APC) kiosks to expedite the customs entry process for international travellers. Source: www.airport-world.com Nice photos and story on new addition to CBP area. Through a competitive bid process, Innovative Travel Solutions – a business unit within Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR) dedicated to APC development – won the bid to install… Read More »
AVT Inc. client Opticwash announced the installation of its automated glasses and jewelry cleaning kiosk at the Las Vegas Venetian Resort. Source: www.kioskmarketplace.com From KMC Opticwash in Venetian Post Views: 873
An RFI indicates a desire for the kiosks to be supported in the cloud and use HTML5 responsive design for mobile presentation. Source: fcw.com In the past, Vecna has received sole source contracts to upgrade and maintain its proprietary system. It appears from the RFI that the VA may be going in another direction with regard to the… Read More »
Hi-tech revamps promise slicker service, video booths and click-and-collect convenience, but unions fear job losses Source: www.theguardian.com Some 500 self-service kiosks have already been installed in 180 post offices: these allow customers to pay bills and buy stamps for parcels. The new machines will make it possible for a transaction to begin at home or on a tablet… Read More »
The Space Needle, the world famous landmark in Seattle, Washington, recently launched a number of innovative new digital experiences to enhance the visitor’s experience. Source: www.kioskmarketplace.com For the latest Space Needle kiosk project, Olea worked with the Space Needle group to create a customized kiosk that not only included innovative interactive functionality, but could also withstand the rigors… Read More »
Insurance companies and hospitals are continuing to develop and offer new digital tools to connect patients with health providers at the click of a button, day or night. Source: www.journal-news.com Private commercial insurer Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio — with 3.3 million people enrolled in health plans in Ohio — is rolling out MedStop Consoles,… Read More »
Andrew Savala of KioskSimple lists out eight common mistakes that come up again and again these days. Source: blog.kiosksimple.com Learning from others mistakes can help you not make those same mistakes. There are probably more mistakes to learn from than there are ideal home runs to learn from. Post Views: 831
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) intends to end mainstream support for several key Windows products such as Windows Server 2003, Windows 7 and Office 2010 Service Pack 1 among others. The Redmond giant intends to stop providing mainst Source: seekingalpha.com I didn’t see this coming but it actually makes sense to me. I think the next big focus has to be… Read More »
