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Kiosk Industry is the news engine for the Kiosk Manufacturer Association or KMA which is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better self-service for customers and employees through kiosks and information technology (IT). Kiosk Industry Association leads efforts to optimize self-service engagements and engagement outcomes using information technology such as kiosks.

The Kiosk Industry Group acts as the professional news and marketing website for the kiosk and self-service industry. We are funded by those companies for the benefit of developers, resources and client companies interested in self-service, kiosks, thin or internet terminals and POS systems. News about the industry and by the industry that is relevant to companies looking to utilize self-service, and companies which assist in doing just that (hardware, software and application).

High-tech customs kiosks installed at Mineta San José

The latest airport and airline news. In this section General News, everything about B2B aviation news Source: www.airport-world.com PIctures included.  Travellers proceed to Global Entry kiosks, present their machine-readable passport or US permanent resident card, place their fingertips on the scanner for fingerprint verification, and make a customs declaration. The kiosks then issue them a transaction receipt and… Read More »

Simon and eBay ‘connect’ for new mall experience

Unveiled this week the “Connected Mall” experience in Palo Alto, Calif. The installation features a “smart” directory developed by eBay for the Simon Innovation Group that elevates the shopping experience by providing consumers with a suite of services, including point-to-point navigation and personalized offers and deals. Source: www.retailingtoday.com Features of the new digital directory include: A 72″ LCD,… Read More »

Hardee’s and Microsoft pilot customer self-order kiosks

At the National Retail Federation’s Annual Convention & EXPO on Monday, Microsoft Corp. and CKE Restaurants Inc. showcase a self-order kiosk solution running on Windows 8 devices that enables Hardee’s customers to customize and place their own orders.  Source: www.prnewswire.com The Hardee’s pilot project is one of several Microsoft retail customer deployments being shown at the NRF Big Show in New York. Microsoft… Read More »

Wine kiosk initiative costs $300K

The Wine Kiosk – historically the most quoted is the PA Liquor project. Wine kiosks  provide useful functionality and information but typically they have been used to explain a wine rather than recommend. That makes ROI difficult to establish. It sounds good and it probably tastes good, but how is it profitable is the final question. The state… Read More »

Windows and Android Kiosk with Remote Monitoring

KioWare Analytical Design Solutions Inc. (ADSI), the parent company of KioWare, has been in business since 1991 providing client/server database and web development consulting services. The maturin… Source: kioskindustry.org Kioware feature article on kiosk industry.  Along with full Windows versions, Kioware has 3rd gen Android clients with remote monitoring and alerts. Feature support such as ChromeCast. Posts 2026: 3,512

A good business call for the Red Kiosk Company

Remember when to make a phone call to a client while on the move, you would have to use one of the 73,000 red telephone boxes throughout the country? Source: www.propertyweek.com Better keep an eye on those  Tardis phone kiosks in UK. Some of them have been brought back into service. Red Kiosk Company, is repurposing and transforming… Read More »

Screens go Google at the Digital Signage Expo

Since last year’s Digital Signage Expo and the introduction of Chrome’s single app kiosk mode, many customers and developers have built digital signage applications on Chromeboxes. Chromeboxes are secure, easy to manage and cost effective, making them ideal to display content and engage customers in any location. Chicos chose Chrome to manage and display content on over 5000 screens across… Read More »

Kiosk Software – New Release! Version 3.5 of KioWare for Android

KioWare kiosk software news and Kiosk industry news. KioWare Press Releases, Kioware Company information Source: www.sitekiosk.com New to KioWare Full for Android is a feature called “Heartbeat Geofencing”. Heartbeat Geofencing alerts the server when a device leaves the “green zone”. By setting the green zone to geographic parameters where the device is allowed to physically reside, KioWare Full… Read More »

Thin Client – 3 ways Chromeboxes used for digital signage

Chromeboxes help businesses and schools update employees and students with timely information and create a sense of community. To learn more about using Chromebox for digital signage and how it can help your business or school work smarter, join Chrome Live on April 22.  Source: googleforwork.blogspot.com Schools and universities across the country use digital signage to share announcements, news and… Read More »

Kiosk Management

KioWare kiosk software – kiosk browser software that secures windows in a lockdown kiosk mode. Free trial available. Source: www.sitekiosk.com New offering from KioWare is Remote Management Services. You can either host your own server in your network, or use KioWare cloud services.  Android and Windows clients supported. Cool! Posts 2026: 4,118

Patient Kiosk HIMSS — Chicago for HIMSS

Come see CTS in Chicago at HIMSS demonstrate entire line of patient check-in kiosk services as well as new antimicrobial and antibacterial finishes. Read about new features to be shown in Chicago.  We’ll have booth in North Hall as well as South Hall.  CTS is a Platinum Sponsor for HIMSS. Schedule a demo thru our form. Posts 2026:… Read More »

Mimo Monitors and BrightSign Collaborate to Provide Their Top Five Tips for Digital Signage

Mimo Monitors and BrightSign, leading industry digital signage experts, share their best insights and strategies for maximizing digital signage to add value for the customer and cultivate engagement CHICAGO, IL—April 2019— Mimo Monitors (www.MimoMonitors.com), the experts in small touchscreen displays, joined forces with BrightSign, to share their top five tips and best practices for digital signage. Both industry… Read More »

Planar Systems – Mr. Market’s Fat Pitch Selling Opportunity

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 »

Why Use Lockdown for User Interface?

Browser and PC Lockdowns Reason for Existence – Fortnite Feb2020 – We hear it all the time from the IT departments.  “We can handle that situation”.  We applaud the confidence but we continue to be entertained by photos like below where semi-determined users take advantage of that confidence in order to entertain themselves at your local self-service checkout… Read More »

Airport touchscreen kiosk provides info on sister cities

A gathering of city, business and airport officials was proof the Sister City initiative remains active in the Summit City. A Friday event … Source: www.journalgazette.net A Friday event at Fort Wayne International Airport unveiled a touch-screen kiosk that provides travelers and others information about Takaoka, Japan; Gera, Germany; Plock, Poland; and Taizhou, China.A Friday event at Fort… Read More »

2014 – Best Brands Annual Rankings – BrandIndex

YouGov BrandIndex tracks public perception of thousands of brands across the world every day. Source: www.brandindex.com Broken out across twenty sectors or so, the leaders and losers in Brand and Customer Satisfaction Kiosk Industry is the news engine for the Kiosk Manufacturer Association or KMA which is a global organization focused on better self-service for customers and employees through kiosks… Read More »

Smartphones Replace Kiosks At Latest Three Square Micro markets

TAGS:vending, micro market, micromarket app, Three Square Market, self-checkout app, kiosk-free stores, mobile-only micro markets, Three Square app, Patrick McMullan, cashless vending, TW Vending HUDSON, WI — Three Square Market is taking a p Source: www.vendingtimes.com Users download the Three Square app on their Android or iOS mobile devices, set up an account and add value to establish… Read More »

Optimizing Retail Solutions

The mobile retail experience In the current mobile marketplace, desktop sites, apps, in store signage, and mobile sites combine to create a consumer experience that may or may not be consistent across all mediums.  In April’s STORES Magazine,  Peter Johnson writes about how MandM e-retailer identifies this issue and works to resolve it.  Graham Benson, IT Director at… Read More »

HIMSS : Robots, wearables and future of healthcare kiosks

Investors, entrepreneurs and physicians at HIMSS tried to see the future through a stethoscope. Source: www.chicagotribune.com Telehealth was a big factor. Also what to do with patient generated data. “The ‘quantified self’ movement has created millions and billions of data points around consumer health that just didn’t exist a while ago,“ he said. “I think we’re finding that… Read More »

HIMSS Preview – Patient Kiosk Software

iPatientCare Announces to Deploy Patient Kiosk Integrated with EHR and Patient Portal Enhanced Patient Experience of Self-Service Check-in at Physicians’ Offices by Deploying Patient Kiosk Source: www.ipatientcare.com iPatientCare’s Patient Kiosk solution utilizes best technologies offered by CTS so that patients can not only check-in easily but also sign the consent forms, pay their balance and co-pay, and scan drivers… Read More »

Colombia installs 104 digital kiosks in Bolivar

   The government invested a total of COP 30 billion for these deployments. The government has recently installed a digital kiosk in Arroyo de las Canoas. The government said it expects to have a total of 340 digital kiosks in operation in rural areas of the department in the coming months. Source: www.telecompaper.com Posts 2026: 3,346

Payment kiosk – Square’s EMV Strategy

Square will not require retailers to buy a new version of its Square Stand point-of-sale hardware for next year’s U.S. transition to supporting EMV “chip and Source: www.pymnts.com Instead, a countertop version of the EMV reader that Square announced last month will plug into the existing stand through the USB port. Mag-stripe cards will still be processed using… Read More »

police kiosk Self-service to free up more cops

PROBLEM solved with the click of a button. That’s what Mackay police hope after launching their new Policelink self-service kiosk, the first in the state. Source: www.dailymercury.com.au About 400 people have used the service in the (two-month) trial which equates to about 15 minutes per use that can be allocated to frontline services. Three public assistance kiosks and three… Read More »