Acuity Market provides new numbers to complement the new deployment news. Thanks Maxine! Craig Keefner‘s insight: Earlier this month, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson and Chicago O’Hare — two of the world’s busiest airports — announced the introduction of biometric Automated Passport Control (APC) kiosks. According to Maxine Most, Principal at Acuity Market Intelligence, “APC kiosks offer a cost effective and… Read More »
The United States Postal Inspection Service is investigating reports that fraudsters are installing skimming devices on automated stamp vending machines at Post Office locations across the United States, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. See on krebsonsecurity.com Post Views: 14
If Sam Rogers isn’t having a good day, he looks for a sign — one of the many digital signs, building directories and interactive kiosks his company, AlivePromo, has installed in recent years in downtown Minneapolis See on www.startribune.com Post Views: 12
This is the first of a series of inside looks at those magic three words — Return on Investment. Whether you are buying or selling, hiring or firing, those are the words that you are ultimately Craig Keefner‘s insight: ROI Explained: Just Call Me Chief Revenue Officer See on www.linkedin.com Post Views: 14
Interactive virtual reality kiosk gives soccer fans a kick. Craig Allen Keefner‘s insight: Pepsi has kicked off World Cup season with a new interactive digital signage vending kiosk for football (soccer to us here in the U.S./futbol to fans in Spanish-speaking countries) fans around the world. The FIFA World Cup is one of the most-watched sporting events in… Read More »
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks iSnap, the market leader in networked photo stations, today announced it has raised approximately $1 million in a Series A round of financing. The funding round was led by a group… Craig Allen Keefner‘s insight: Social photo station startup gets $1M angel funding. Alex Lowe now CTO. Bob Whitson is CEO.… Read More »
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and Japanese company NEC announced the operation of the first digital kiosks in rural areas of Colombia, reports El Espectador. The two partners won a tender called by the Colombian government in December last year for the installation of a total 648 kiosks. Craig Allen Keefner‘s insight:… Read More »
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks ITN’s self-serve kiosk lets exhibitors capture, qualify and fulfill leads without a salesperson’s intervention. Visitors get the product information they wan… Craig Allen Keefner‘s insight: Nice kiosk unit from ITN for tradeshows See on www.youtube.com Post Views: 14
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks Hutch library installing new self check-out, check-in system using RFID tags Hutchinson News The new system, made by Bibliotheca, consists of three basic components: kiosks for checking books out, a book shelve that automatically scans materials… See on www.hutchnews.com Post Views: 13
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks You might call it marketing with selfies. A Sacramento startup is cashing in with photo kiosks that help businesses boost their social marketing skills. Craig Allen Keefner‘s insight: Over 400 machines now in 7 countries. Alex Lowe company iSnap and video interview See on www.news10.net Post Views: 11
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks Not to be confused with EasyPay Laundry kiosk right? Craig Allen Keefner‘s insight: This is VEA’s second EasyPay outdoor Kiosk location. VEA installed the first EasyPay Kiosk outside of the cooperative’s Pahrump office in October 2013. See on www.vea.coop Post Views: 15
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks Kiosk systems will improve access, save time at Miami County Jail Craig Allen Keefner‘s insight: Swansons bidding on new jail corrections kiosks. Revenue share model. Also Sheehan quoting. See on www.daytondailynews.com Post Views: 11
Kiosk Software Basics – Part 1 My goal for this series of articles on kiosk software development is to give an overview on the basics of developing kiosk software that’s both a joy for your customers to use and adheres to the guidelines of PCI-Compliance. This is more of a series of general guidelines and tips based on… Read More »
For Atlanta-based food truck caterer Happy Belly, the motivation to switch was simple: far more visibility into metrics that help it reduce food waste. Source: www.zdnet.com One of the biggest benefits was the system’s ability to roll up lots of small individual transactions into something akin to a bar tab. Post Views: 14
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) and its Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE) names CTS Connected Technology Solutions to the 2014 Future 50 list Menomonee Falls, WI — (SBWIRE) — 06/11/2014 — CTS Connected Technology Solutions based in Wisconsin has been named to the Metropolitan Milwaukee ‘Future 50’ list for 2014. Connected Technology Solutions (CTS)… Read More »
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks Cheshire Constabulary are piloting interactive kiosks which will make it easier for people to get in touch with the police, the force have said. The kiosks, which are called Police Contact Points,… Craig Allen Keefner‘s insight: Law enforcement kiosk for contacting police in UK See on www.baytvliverpool.com Post Views: 13
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks ATLANTA – The largest bank based in Georgia has joined a national push to upgrade branches, spurred by customers who prefer online banking to waiting in a teller line. Craig Allen Keefner‘s insight: And the onslaught of video terminals in business environments continues See on chronicle.augusta.com Post Views: 14
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks New technology combines tech with touchABA Banking JournalInteractive Banker, launched recently by NCR Corp., is intended to deepen branch customer service through tablet-based teller software synced to kiosks. See on www.ababj.com Post Views: 14
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks Advanced Kiosks provides both the hardware and software to create your customized interactive kiosk. We have designed a free kiosk software package included with every information kiosk for… See on www.youtube.com Post Views: 13
See on Scoop.it – Kiosk & Kiosks HealthPERX Adds Video Consult Kiosks to Its Telehealth Platform PR.com (press release) Now HealthPERX can bring telehealth kiosks on site to businesses, allowing their employees the ability to video consult with doctors while at work, reducing… See on news.google.com Post Views: 10
Purposed devices are devices assigned to a user with the intention of being used only for a particular application, task, and/or job. How do you turn a tablet into a purposed device? It’s a simple process with kiosk software. Install Kiosk Software Configure kiosk software to allow access only to the activity, application, websites necessary to perform the… Read More »
Kiosk Case Study – Thistle Hotel & Guest Services Guoman Hotels are a 5 star hotel brand and Thistle Hotels are a 4 star hotel chain both are part of the GLH Hotels Management Group. They both offer a full service hotel offering for corporate and leisure guests, offering jointly over 9000 bedrooms worldwide. Protouch were called upon… Read More »
In an unattended operating mode things like power outages can occur. Your terminals need to “resume” their last power state and often this done via the PC BIOS. With Linux and Android it isn’t quite so simple. Question: How do I control the wake and resume and overall power parameters with Linux and/or Android? One Answer: On these… Read More »
Kiosk Software Basics – Part 2 Kiosk Security Welcome to the second article in my series on kiosk software development. My goal for this series of articles is to give an overview on the basics of developing kiosk software that’s both a joy for your customers to use and adheres to the guidelines of PCI-Compliance. This is more of a… Read More »
kiosk software basics – security aspects “hardening” kiosk software to ensure kiosk runs smoothly & customer’s info is safe from malicious users Source: kioskindustry.org Kernel mode keyboard drivers for Windows and more. Post Views: 13
Since the launch of the first consumer Chromebook back in 2011, Google’s platform has come a long way. From budget systems to the wallet-bashing Pixel, ther… Source: www.gizmag.com Eight different ChromeBook models covered. Very nice. Post Views: 12
The Zmartframe is a touch-enabled frame that attaches to a monitor to bring touchscreen capabilities to a Windows PC or transform it into a standalone Andro… Source: www.gizmag.com This is inventive. Take a regular LCD and convert it to touchscreen fairly easy. Oh, and if it has HDMI port then there is also built in Android client in… Read More »
Turn PC monitor into tablet PC Inventors Seeks Funding via Indiegogo to Start Mass Production of an Innovative Product That Could Reincarnate Millions of Old Monitors into New Era Main Uni… Source: www.youtube.com More Tablet Info Facial Payment Technology – PopPay Tablet Face Payment in Los Angeles area Touch Screen Monitor – Interactive Touch Tablet 55″ to 98″… Read More »
Schriever aerobics class enthusiasts may feel like they are on the holodeck of the Starship Enterprise during the next few weeks. Source: www.schriever.af.mil “Users will walk up to a small kiosk that’s mounted on the wall near the entrance to the aerobics room,” said Seth Cannello, Schriever sports and fitness director. “Once they decide on the class they… Read More »
Nice blog by Jay McDonald on self-service in self-storage which highlights new whitepaper in the industry. OT2014WhitePaper Key findings from the white paper Source: selfserviceindustry.com Includes a very nice whitepaper with metrics for ROI Post Views: 13
Mobile device as your self-service terminal Source: www.joingo.com All the information patrons want, plus special perks, right on their mobile device. Allow guests to review their bill, give them access to loyalty account info, even send personalized messages & offers based on Loyalty status Preferences or patterns Location Post Views: 12
The kiosks will display digital ads while travelers stop for a few minutes to charge their devices. Source: www.bizjournals.com Post Views: 17
MetLife and other life insurers are trying to reverse a long slide in sales of life insurance to the middle class, but it’s proving a tough sell. Source: online.wsj.com Another reason for the sales decline: MetLife, Prudential and other insurers that went public in the 1990s and early 2000s got more fixated on the bottom line. As a… Read More »
Outerwall (NASDAQ:OUTR) is a stock I’ve seen pop up recently on our screens. It is especially intriguing because, despite a very cheap valuation, Outerwall has a 5-year compound annual revenue growth rate of 17.7%. Growth-at- Source: seekingalpha.com ecoATM is an interesting concept, and certainly there is plenty of room to expand from the current 900 kiosk install base.… Read More »
Tablets in Education Great video about Samsung’s tablets in schools and how Samsung helps to bring innovation into learning. This video highlights the Brüder Grimm Schule usage of tablets in the classroom. While the video highlights some of the great teacher training, student interaction, and classroom usage, it does not mention the need for privacy or security… Read More »
