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This is the Problem with McDonald’s New Self-Service Kiosk – 2015

  Kiosks Have a Problem 2015 and Fortune — McDonald’s introduced digital self-service kiosks as part of its “Create Your Taste” platform in hopes of boosting sales and allowing customers to better customize their meals. However, these kiosks only serve in-restaurant customers, who account for just 30% of McDonald’s sales, since most customers use the drive-thru where kiosks… Read More »

McDonalds Kiosk ADA – Walkthru Video NFB

McDonalds Kiosk Accessibility Jan2022 Update McDonalds has taken the lead in testing and evaluating at large scale providing accessibility features for the blind. One of the improvements is by adding in a screen reader (JAWS Kiosk by Vispero) and coupling that with Storm Interface AudioNav assistive technology. Providing accessibility to every user group has taken on an even… Read More »

Are All Touchscreens Created Equal? – Best Practice Kiosk Touchscreen Monitor

Are All Touchscreen Monitors Created Equal? Reprinted from TheLab by Olea Interactive touchscreens come in several varieties. Here’s a quick overview of the types and the applications to which each is best suited. Although interactive touchscreens have been around in one form or another since the late 1970s, over the past 10 years or so they’ve become an… Read More »

JAWS Kiosk® awarded Judge’s Choice Award Improving Travel Experience

JAWS Kiosk Screen Reader Software Recognized by Travel Industry From TPGi Blog Apr2021 — JAWS Kiosk awarded Judge’s Choice Award (first place) at this year’s TravelAbility Summit Launchpad event held on April 1, 2021. The JAWS Kiosk screen reader solution earned high praise for criteria such as articulation of a problem and solution, enhancing the travel experience for… Read More »

Self-Check Hearing Screening Kiosks Going Into Giant Eagle

Grocer partners with InnerScope to provide customers with free access to hearing tests. Considering the aging population and the market for hearing enhancement this is akin to offering jewelry. Playing catchup to Costco perhaps.  Progressive Grocer posted this. The initial rollout of the digital kiosks are in the pharmacy department of the following Giant Eagle stores: 100 Settlers… Read More »

Kiosk Meaning – 2023

Kiosk Meaning What does the word kiosk mean?  It meant one thing 600 years ago. 1620s, “kind of open pavilion” (made of light wood, etc., often supported by pillars), from French kiosque (17c.), which is (along with German and Polish kiosk) from Turkish koshk, kiöshk “pavilion, summer house,” from Persian kushk “palace, villa; pavilion, portico.” They were introduced in Western Europe 17c. as ornaments in gardens… Read More »

MIMO Monitors Newsletter January 2020

Mimo Monitors: January 2020 We’re kicking off the new year with many exciting  things ahead! With new product launches on the horizon, and Integrated Systems Europe around the corner we can’t wait to see what 2020 has in store. Catch Up With Mimo Monitors Make An Appointment to Stop by Our Booth (#8-E450) At Integrated Systems Europe (ISE)  This… Read More »

Large Format Display Touchscreens Gain Market Share

Where Do Large-Format Displays Work – aka Go Big or Go Home! Writer: Richard Slawsky – Adjunct Professor, University of Louisville Contributing Members: Keyser, AcquireDigital, LG Business Solutions, Panasonic Other Contributors: Barco, Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America, Azumo, Dave Haynes/SixteenNine In Brief No longer the realm of outdoor or indoor mass display, moving into corporate, banking and retail… Read More »

RFID Readers for EV Chargers: Six Questions to Ask

EV Charging Station Technology News By Sean Houchin, ELATEC Intro The electric vehicle (EV) charging market is growing at lightning speed, both in the U.S. and globally. As both consumers and government and commercial fleets transition to electric, membership-based charging stations are popping up in employee parking lots, tenant parking garages and public areas. Many of these EV… Read More »

Elatec RFID Reader Kiosks Catalog

RFID Readers Kiosks 2022 One of our members is ELATEC and RFID Reader for Kiosks, Self-Service, Employees and Warehousing is their business, and has been for 34 years. We’ve used and quoted their readers hundreds of times (figure $150 or less).  Chris Corsbie is our member representative and we want to introduce their product line (albeit somewhat condensed… Read More »

Curved Displays — Big Video Walls Are Popular

Curved Displays for Video Walls Good example of curved displays. One of Dizzie candidates is the Peerless-AV project in Oklahoma they did with Ford AV. This one below is running 22Miles software. 22Miles provides comprehensive technology solutions for digital connectivity, visual communications, media management, and adaptive multi-point interactive experiences. Powered by an immersive, easy-to-use content management software, the… Read More »

Mobile Kiosk by Kiosk Embedded Systems

Mobile Kiosk Mercury’s latest compact version is portable, cost-efficient for shipping, easy to set up at any location, and can be transported in a flight case, six-on-one Europalette. Mobile Touring Kiosk includes peripherals for an Epson 3500 Printer and a QR Code Scanner. The main purpose of the kiosk is to print tickets and badges, integrate a face… Read More »

Kiosk Mode Android Software New Release

KioWare for Android Version 4.3 is Now Available! A new version update of KioWare for Android has been released. Version 4.3 for Android is now available with many improvements that work toward the company’s goal of constantly improving user experience. The updates to version 4.3 include streamlined app management, improved permission requests, a customizable notification shade, an improved… Read More »

Menu Boards – Enhancing Their Impact – White paper

Menu Board Whitepaper There is a significant shift in restaurant technology that can engage customers in a way that enhances service, reduces wait times, and increases sales. Digital signage is the technology that powers dynamic menu boards and enables cost-effective influential decision-making at preliminary and point-of-purchase touchpoints. Excerpt Executive Summary There is a significant shift in restaurant technology… Read More »

Digital Menu Boards — Panasonic ClearConnect™ Restaurant Solutions

Digital Menu Boards for Drive-Thru Restaurants Editors note: Drive-thru is becoming the new norm given the effect of the pandemic. McDonald’s already gets 75% of their sales from Drive Thru.  Historically restaurants have drawn from a diverse set of providers for all the various components that comprise a drive-thru solution. Get the screens from A, the software from… Read More »

Healthcare Kiosk with Assistive Accessibility ADA

Healthcare Kiosk Demo Published on Healthcareittoday.com – Author John Lynn In Brief Nicky Shaw US Operations Manager at Storm Interface  does the demo demonstration of accessibility device as part of check-in kiosk Inability to use the touchscreen is the benefit Kiosk has an Storm Audiopad installed on kiosk by Kiosk Innovations with screenreader software by Vispero (JAWS Kiosk)… Read More »

Inclusive Kiosks – McDonalds Kiosks Incorporating Vispero

Updated – McDonald’s Kiosks Adds Accessibility More information on McDonalds incorporating screen reader software from Vispero. JAWS Kiosk will allow blind and low vision users the ability to interact with a self order kiosk by inserting headphones into the headphone jack, located on the navigation pad, which will then navigate the kiosk screen, reading the content as they… Read More »

ADA Kiosks – Senate Testimony on Accessible Federal Technology & Title III

How To Improve Accessibility – Testimony by Eve Hill July 2022 Testimony of Eve Hill during Senate Hearing. She calls out the Social Security Administration intake kiosks, calls for enforcement tools among other things and ending the immunity of the federal government for its wide-ranging violations. Interesting point raised “if Access Board is given enforcement authority”. Many thanks… Read More »

PSA – ADA Regulations for EV Vehicles, – Assistive Tech

ADA Regulations Update June 2023 June 15, 2023 — New updated dates for US Access Board NPRMs for EV and POS. Also, ANSI has just released their new EV standards, which include ADA considerations.  Thanks to Steve Taylor with TaylorPOS for reminding us of the NPRM dates. Useful reference links: SELF-SERVICE Dec 2023  https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202304&RIN=3014-AA44 EV NPRM 9/00/23  https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202304&RIN=3014-AA48… Read More »

CREATE Restaurant Show in Denver Next Week – Press Release

CREATE Restaurant Show Denver DENVER, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ /APnews/– Big return of CREATE Restaurant Technology event in downtown Denver. The Kiosk Association is a returning sponsor (three years now) – Sponsors this year are Johnsonville, Coca-Cola, and Tyson. Participants include iHop, Nations Restaurant News (NRN), Noodles, Denny’s, Wendy’s and many more top tier speakers. Registration info is here. Supporting sponsors include Revel, Stratcache, the Kiosk Association (KMA), Keurig/Dr. Pepper and… Read More »

Self-Service Kiosk Market Research Report To Be Formally Released in Feb 2021 – Sign Up

Introduction Self-Service Kiosk Research Report 2021 The Kiosk Association has been working with a major research firm on putting together a comprehensive and vetted self-service kiosk market research report  and the release of the report is due in February. We are in final review with the data firm providing our input. Over 50 companies participated. There have been… Read More »

Digital Signage Case Study – Westin dvLED Canada

As published on digital-signage.blog Digital Signage Case Study Canada Westin case study Peerless-AV This is to share details about Peerless-AV’s Westin Bear Resort Installation Case Study. With aspirations of becoming the first 5-Star Diamond Westin Hotel, Westin Bear Resort had the idea to create a unique video wall display that would “reimagine the guest experience.” Peerless-AV assisted Westin Bear Resort… Read More »