New automated passport kiosks recently installed at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport should help passengers with U.S. or Canadian passports returning from foreign countries clear Customs… Source: www.startribune.com
HealthSpot stations offers access to medical care from certified medical providers using videoconferencing and interactive medical devices. Source: www.eweek.com Rite Aid will pilot the HealthSpot stations in the greater Akron/Canton, Cleveland and Dayton/Springfield markets in Ohio.
One officer is trying to change Indian rape culture by creating electronic kiosks for discreetly reporting crimes. Source: www.ryot.org
40 new kiosks are designed to speed the international passenger arrival process. Source: www.bizjournals.com BorderExpress passport kiosk units from YVR installed at Dulles
Revel Systems has been pushing its iPad-based point of sale systems for retailers and restaurants for years now. Traction has been steady but somewhat slow. Now with a major fundraising round from an investor with experience working with public companies, the four-year-old startup is looking to go much bigger–and go […] Source: www.forbes.com Another $100M in capital raised… Read More »
One of just 20 nationwide, this McDonald’s employs 15 more people than the previous Downers Grove location. Source: patch.com McDonald’s has announced it will expand Create Your Taste to 2,000 restaurants nationwide by the end of 2015. But for now, Downers Grove is one of 20 locations in the U.S. with build-your-own-burger-via-kiosk capabilities. The Create Your Taste… Read More »
The era of the tabletop tablet at the restaurant is upon us. Source: tbo.com
Think Redbox for jet-setters who prefer to download rather than stream. Say what? It’s a new movie-rental option found in several airports in the U.S. and Canada. Source: www.latimes.com
CBD recognized for its Digital Banking innovations at the BME UAE Product Awards Source: cpifinancial.net
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 »
KioWare kiosk software – kiosk browser software that secures windows in a lockdown kiosk mode. Free trial available. Source: www.kioware.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!
“App Runtime for Chrome” takes a big step toward making Android a universal binary. Source: arstechnica.com
April 2015 — Not often, I take 2 hours out to sit thru a webinar but today I caught the Google Live with the rollout of Google for Work (and also Business). Source: www.digitalscreenmedia.org — (sad to see this networld site just “went away” one day.). Here is a glance at the site from 2015 via web archive… Read More »
Intel Security today announced they are collaborating with KIOSK Information Systems (KIOSK), the global leader in custom self-service solutions, to provide even better retail kiosk security options. KIOSK provides licensing options for deployers to secure their self-service retail platforms with Intel® Security’s McAfee Integrity Control™ technology before shipment and installation, enabling safer connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices… Read More »
Public Use Blood Pressure Kiosks: A Guide for Clinicians. Source: www.news-medical.net Here is the link for the Clinicians Guide
Patent Kiosk News Legislation introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee that seeks to protect retailers and other businesses from overly litigious patent trolls The National Retail Federation today welcomed bipartisan patent reform legislation introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck E. Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., that seeks to protect retailers and other businesses from overly litigious… Read More »
Ruggedized workstation and kiosk experts look at three main areas that can often create problems for those deploying outdoor kiosks or workstations. Source: www.kioskmarketplace.com
Apple, extending its partnership with IBM, will also collaborate on apps to improve the wellness and connectivity of elderly people, starting in Japan. Source: www.cnet.com The iPads will be preloaded with custom apps designed for the elderly by IBM, such as software that provides reminders and alerts about medications, exercise and diet and help accessing community activities, grocery… Read More »
Source: blog.kiosksimple.com
The metric system. Warm beer. A crazy obsession with soccer. Impossibly tiny male bathing suits. There are some things that Europeans love and we as Americans will just never understand. But whether we understand them or not, restaurants and other retail stores are soon going to have to get on board with another European trend — EMV (Europay… Read More »
If you’re short on space or just want a sleeker look on your desktop, then you need an all-in-one desktop. Here are our highest-rated performers. Source: www.pcmag.com Good breakout albeit consumer. Nice to have an i7 though…
IoT: Esprida cloud monitors machines and keeps them running Source: forum.telus.com Think about the amount of digital signage you pass in the course of one day. You see it in malls, on sidewalks, and above your head on subway platforms. That’s a lot of hardware, a lot of software and, given the weather conditions some of the signs… Read More »
Preview of NRA offerings Nextep will feature such as tablet kiosks on Surface3 as well as Outdoor Drive-Thru kiosks. Good stuff! Source: nextepsystems.com Restaurant Kiosks — NRA Preview by Nextep including tablet kiosks with Surface3 and outdoor kiosks
Marking its entry into the patient identification market, health IT security company Imprivata has acquired Tampa, Fla.-based HT Systems, which develops technology for palm-vein based biometric patient ID. Source: www.healthcareitnews.com HT Systems serves hospital systems and large medical groups nationwide. Its PatientSecure biometric ID system provides positive patient identification by distinguishing the vein pattern in a patient’s hand… Read More »
Move over, Seattle and New York. Philly may not be a first-gen adopter, but I’m proud to say my city’s pay-t0-ride biking service is already a smash hit, with over 8,000 rides and 2,400 new members in its first week alone. Source: gizmodo.com
During his tenure as CEO since 2005, Bill Nuti had moved NCR Corporation (originally National Cash Register) from its historical competence in hardware to become a provider of hardware and software for managing transactions across a range of industries and payments methods. Nuti envisioned a world in which consumers would use NCR hardware or applications whether transacting at… Read More »
Company will demonstrate its next-generation consumer retail health software with back-end integration enabled by Xerox at ATA 2015. Source: m.mhealthnews.com The 2.0 software upgrade leverages Xerox’s healthcare IT infrastructure to seamlessly interface with insurance claims through a payment data feed and integrates with electronic medical records (EMRs) for continuity of care. The back-end integration with the Xerox infrastructure… Read More »
From the Embedded conference and Intel IoT Source: www.youtube.com A medical kiosk powered by the new 5th generation Intel® Core™ processor illustrates the cost and time savings available through healthcare innovations from Kontron and Intel.
The people who need a ride home late at night, more than anyone else are those that are intoxicated. Until we get breathalyzers in cars in the form alcohol interlock devices, a new promotion from U… Source: www.autoconnectedcar.com
In the financial services industry, the term “cash handling” is commonplace. Everyone – from the C-suite down to each individual worker, knows the value of quality cash handling and money management. However, in the retail industry, the importance of cash handling can slip through the cracks. Source: arca.com The mobile phone crowd likes to dismiss cash but, not… Read More »
Google plans to release a new mobile payment system called Android Pay, which will include many of the same features as Apple Pay, while the Google Wallet brand will live on as a peer to peer service. Source: www.paymentssource.com Interesting to that they have chosen to support fingerprint recognition for biometric payment method. Calling it “Android Pay” hitches… Read More »
Source: retail-innovation.com Quite the store and very nice video tour by Retail Innovation and Craig Smith. Virtual inventory comes in all variations.
Porn is still the number one topic for which users search online. If you stop to think about this, it’s quite surprising that online porn is such big business. Intuitively, one would expect that sexual pleasuring is the one area which needs a hands on personal touch , and yet the adult industry is able to deliver pleasure… Read More »
Museum kiosk and radio show bring science from UD lab to the public Source: www.udel.edu “One focus of my group’s research is mimicking lung tissue, but the materials we work with, called hydrogels, have a broad range of biomedical applications including drug delivery systems and tissue engineering platforms to study a variety of diseases,” says Kloxin, who has… Read More »
You now can renew your driver’s license at self-service stations at the Iowa City and North Liberty libraries. Source: www.press-citizen.com The Iowa Department of Transportation renewal kiosk is a web-based device that uses touch-screen technology to allow each customer to renew their own driver’s license or ID, including a secure update of the photo that will appear on… Read More »
