Kiosk Industry IAAPA and NRF WESTMINSTER, Colo., Oct. 16, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kiosk Industry and Kiosk Manufacturer Association News: Trade Shows — IAAPA is next month and here is our preview. Outdoor ticketing, wristband dispense. In January we are at NRF and are a sponsor of the NRF Foodservice Innovation Zone. We have two full passes to give away for… Read More »
Tactile & QSR Cool Videos Update Introduction Couple of nice videos this week with first real-time tactile graphics display (no piezo thank you) and also Square integrating with restaurant kiosks.. Dot Pad, The First Real-time Tactile Graphics Display The Dot Pad is a tactile graphics display designed for the visually impaired. It features a patented actuator technology based… Read More »
Raspberry Pi Kiosk News From email from director to us — Raspberry Pi 5 builds on the phenomenal success of Raspberry Pi 4. In comparison with its predecessor, it delivers a 2-3x increase in CPU performance, and a significant uplift in GPU performance, alongside improvements to camera, display, and USB interfacing. These interfacing improvements are delivered by the… Read More »
NRF Foodservice Innovation Zone The Kiosk Association is an official sponsor for the upcoming Foodservice Innovation Zone being produced at NRF 2024. We are exhibiting in the main show at 1602 (entrance lower level). See our KMA logo on this page: Foodservice Innovation Zone | NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show. We have a couple of free Full Conference passes if… Read More »
Kiosks For Sale Some new products are listed on our “Kiosks For Sale” database. The BNR units are listed at $4K but the seller is motivated right now and will accept any offers (info@kioskindustry.org) Telehealth Bundle — We have limited quantity on these (30 units). These units retail as solutions for over 12K and are brand-new in the… Read More »
Healthcare Kiosks Very nice blog by TPGi and their blog – Sept 2023 Healthcare kiosks are a valuable tool for providing a great patient care experience. The advantages for using kiosks in healthcare are numerous, like shorter wait times, streamlined check-in processes, streamlined patient education, and more. Kiosks can also save time and resources, allowing healthcare providers to… Read More »
Living Spaces Kiosks Colorado We stopped and did a photo tour. Quite the store. They purchased old Sears Grand facility which was huge. North side of Denver near Top Golf and proposed IKEA. Worth noting the marquee image showing portrait has a person touching the BACK button. The person is 5 foot 10 so button is easily 6… Read More »
Spokane Transit Authority has launched a real-time on-bus display system in partnership with Nanonation, a leading provider of digital signage solutions. The real-time passenger information screens are unique in their use of live GPS position data to provide passengers with accurate information. Unlike most transit systems, which use predicted timing, the custom solution that Nanonation developed in conjunction… Read More »
GRUBBRR News GRUBBRR does software and more specifically it does the application and middleware. On the backend can be any number of POS systems like TOAST, Aloha or many others. GRUBBRR gained most of its fame via the Samsung Kiosk. But they have been busy in many other ways. Recently Convenience Stores emerged as new venue for GRUBBRR, … Read More »
Self Service Accessibility Review Recent writeup by TPGi — Contact Matt at Vispero for more information. Summary Overview The Kiosk Industry Group reports that 65% of customers prefer using self-service technology over full-service options. Kiosks can make transactions easier and provide customers with detailed information on your product or service. The revised Section 508 guidelines specifically identify kiosks… Read More »
EV Payment Charging in the Future Ingenico Blog August 2023 In the previous two blogs in our series on electric vehicle (EV) charging, we shared why it’s essential for EV charging stations to accept payments and the partnerships that make public EV charging possible. In this third blog, we posit what the future of EV charging could hold. It’s clear that the… Read More »
NEWS PROVIDED BY Kiosk Manufacturer Association 14 Aug, 2023, 17:07 ET WESTMINSTER, Colo., Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Kiosk Industry and Kiosk Manufacturer Association: Our features — We have running wrap on upcoming tradeshows such as IAAPA Orlando, DSE in Vegas and NRF. NRF is doing a new Food Service Innovation Zone this year and we are a sponsor. At IAAPA we will have two premium outdoor… Read More »
LG Digital Signage Software Read the full article on Sixteen-Nine.Net In Brief Display signage for retail qsr is the highest capital cost (aka big potato), albeit by themselves low margin Selling those though often means selling a bunch of “small potatoes”, many with much higher profit As Haynes sums it up — Recurring SaaS CMS revenue is the gift… Read More »
Self-Service Tradeshows August 2023 Here is an update on upcoming tradeshows and how (and maybe) the Kiosk Industry and the KMA (Kiosk Manufacturer Assocation) are involved. Tradeshows IAAPA – Attendees 42,000 and exhibitors +1000 — anything to do with ticketing. So, we will be at IAAPA this year in booth 6137. November. Ticketing and outdoor are major segments there;… Read More »
Top Tags and Categories For all of our posts over the years, we “tag” and “categorize” our posts (since 2014). Here are the top ones: McDonalds Kiosks (83) ADA kiosk (76) Payment Kiosks (59) Retail Kiosks (44) Payment kiosk (40) temperature kiosks (40) PCI Kiosk Kiosk Mode restaurant kiosk digital signage kiosk Categories ADA Kiosk (140) Food Order… Read More »
Web Accessibility – Mobile Accessibility Editor Note: Self-service kiosks and digital signage/interactive displays such as wayfinding for example and smart city are both considered “closed systems”. Websites are considered open systems. Mobile applications are new and the proposed regulations there are likely to have the most impact The Department of Justice (Department) is publishing a Notice of Proposed… Read More »
Off The Shelf Computers as Public Facing aka Ad Hoc Kiosks Over the years self service has always been on the knifes-edge for cost versus benefit. You can get cheap components versus quality. Privacy filters have a wide range of price and quality and proven performance. Too often a customer is budget-constrained and “goes cheap”. What usually happens… Read More »
Restaurant ADA and Assistive Technology QSRMagazine ran a nice article from TPGi on ADA and restaurants. There are certainly legal considerations and given the upcoming actions by U.S. Access Board and maybe more importantly the recent DOJ NPRM, restaurants need to ask themselves a couple of questions (with your litigation team present). Thanks to Laura of Vispero for… Read More »
Korean Kiosk Association Formed June 2023 South Korea has once again exceeded expectations and show many of us the way forward. In late June they formalized:\ Korean Kiosk Association Kiosk Accessibility Council From one of our LG people — Ministry of Science and ICT & National Information Society Agency organizsed “Kiosk Accessibility Council” with 40 some companies including LG Electronics,… Read More »
HYPERMODULAR™ — Standard “Custom Kiosks” from Olea Kiosks Editors Note: One of the impediments to fast and economical self-service kiosk configurations is when they cross the line between standard and custom. Being able to provide a virtually custom kiosk in a standard kiosk mode is great ability. NRE or non-recurring engineering can easily add $100K (and up to… Read More »
Smart City Dallas Example RFP Part of our continuing selection process for “Anatomy of an RFP” the current smart city deployment RFP in Dallas is a good example. This RFP will be awarded in July 2023. Docs Included: General RFP proposal Insurance requirements Locations for the kiosks Maps Revenue model spreadsheet MWBE Suppliers – (Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprises) Kiosks… Read More »
InfoComm 2023: Peerless-AV® Preview ByPeerless-AV Team Jun 7, 2023 AV innovators will be traveling from around the world to share the latest products at InfoComm 2023 in Orlando. Peerless-AV is cannot wait to showcase the current product lineup, including dvLED video wall mounts, outdoor TVs/displays, kiosks and digital menu boards, new launches, and more at Booth 1329. Here… Read More »
HiEV Charger, an LG Affiliated Company, Has Unveiled Its New Portfolio of Convenient and Reliable Electric Vehicle Chargers SEOUL, May 25, 2023 — LG Electronics (LG) is expanding its electric vehicle (EV) charger solutions business, a move expected to solidify further the company’s position in the fast-growing EV charger segment. LG held a ceremony yesterday to celebrate the commencement of… Read More »
QSR Software News Long-time kiosk veteran Ed Crowley has become Managing Director for Cyntra. Cyntra is software-centric and focused on QSRs. We’ve included a picture of some Burger King “dashboard” reporting. Ed started in the kiosk industry back in June 2000 when he joined Ed Caldwell at 5Point. TeamLinux which did a lot of work for NCR was… Read More »
Kiosk Technology Tradeshow UK Date is 26 -27 April at Olympia in London is Retail Technology. Given the turnout this year the odds are pretty good that next year we make our once-a-year trip to London. Rumor has it the pubs are open… If you want any assistance setting up a meeting or scheduling you can email info@kioskindustry.org… Read More »
Restaurant Technology Report Just in time for NRA, Nation’s Restaurant News Intelligence releases new Market Leader Report. Here is the signup link to get full report. For its newly released 2023 Restaurant Technology Outlook, Nation’s Restaurant News Intelligence surveyed nearly 400 restaurant operators about their current tech stacks, long-term strategies and biggest challenges. The result is a comprehensive look at the mindset of… Read More »
Kiosk Industry Self Service News April 2023 DENVER, Colo., April 13, 2023 — PRNewswire & APnews Contact: info@kioskindustry.org with any questions. From Kiosk Manufacturer Association – A couple of deadlines approaching and very nice conversational AI. SMBs invited to NRF Small Business Fly-In in D.C. July 11-12. Topic is swipe fee reform & credit card competition. They will… Read More »
InfoComm 2023 Vibrant World of Digital Signage Sixteen:Nine Mixer Set for June 13 at Orlando. For InfoComm in general, once again, Kiosk Manufacturer Association is an official media sponsor. Worth noting the “big” exhibitors that are KMA members includes Panasonic, LG Business and Samsung. Peerless-AV has a 50×50 for that matter. DSE is holding day long DCSE certification… Read More »
Solutions to Increase Employee Productivity and Satisfaction Report on the factors which serve to engage employees on a positive basis. It would be pretty easy to substitute the word customer instead of employee. Employees are just as valuable as customers in many ways. See the full article and download the whitepaper. This whitepaper report explores the ever-changing corporate… Read More »
What is the Purpose of the Kiosk? What is the purpose of the kiosk? It’s important to clarify what you want the kiosk to do (check-in, way-finding, payment, ordering, ticketing, etc.). We like to ask if it is informational, or is it transactional? The next question might be do you want indoor kiosk or outdoor kiosk. Kiosks are… Read More »
Amazon Whole Foods Self-Service We shop at Whole Foods from time to time. Part of our Costco-WholeFoods equation. Seemed like a good time to “check out” the SCO there and…
Restaurant ROI – The Whole Equation Working with different groups is one of the things that Kiosk Industry strives to do. Whether it is EV standards and ANSI, or EMV with PCI SSC or accessibility with U.S. Access Board, regulatory issues abound with kiosks and need to be clearly communicated. ROI in restaurants and kiosks is a topic… Read More »
imageHOLDERS Kiosks Gold Sponsor imageHOLDERS is very well-known in Europe and has opened offices and manufacturing capability in the U.S. Elevating your customers’ digital experience with best-in-class kiosk solutions. imageHOLDERS design and build innovative business solutions, making technology more accessible. Our interactive kiosks and device enclosures help companies drive revenue, improve efficiency and overcome sticking points in their… Read More »
REDYREF Kiosks Gold Sponsor REDYREF, our latest Gold Sponsor, is an American kiosk manufacturer headquartered in New Jersey. The company has been designing, engineering and manufacturing innovative self-service kiosk solutions for over 100 years. For more information visit REDYREF’s website or email info@kioskindustry.org. REDYREF’s expertise covers applications ranging from digital directories to QSR ordering, ticketing, bill payment, and wayfinding. But what sets them… Read More »
Olea Kiosks Launches Quick Ship Program for Austin Model LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 9, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Olea Kiosks®, the fastest growing provider of self-service kiosk solutions, has announced the launch of its new Quick Ship Program for its most popular model, the Austin kiosk. This program is designed to provide customers with a fast and efficient way… Read More »