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Will EV Charging Station Infrastructure Be Ready for EV Charging?

From EV-Charging-Stations.org EV Charging Station Infrastructure – Will It Be Ready? July 2022 By Mike Harris, ELATEC Inc. The California Air Resources Board recently announced a new goal of tripling electric vehicle (EV) sales over the next four years, reaching 35 percent of all new vehicle sales in the state by 2026. An executive order is already in… Read More »

EV Charging Digital Signage with Broadsign Announced by LG

EV Charging Station Digital Signage by LG and Broadsign Multi-Partner Collaboration Streamlines EV Charger Deployment, Management, and Advertising, Helping Property Owners to Maximize Revenue ORLANDO, Fla., June 15, 2023 — LG Business Solutions USA has unveiled an attractive new digital signage display for public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, an integrated solution that is expected to help maximize… Read More »

EV Charging Market

EV Charging Vehicle Market – June Snapshot We track the RFPs issued in this space and have seen a remarkable increase in bids and budgets. The truly remarkable item here is that opportunities for EV charging and vehicles isn’t only in the SLED and FED space, it is in the consumer space. If you are putting in that… Read More »

First 4-in-1 self service kiosk

Pyramid 4-in-1 Kiosk polytouch® 32 PE4000 maximizes sales and customer convenience Freiburg, Germany, September 9 2019 – Pyramid Computer, a leading manufacturer of self-service kiosks, today announced the new polytouch® 32 PE4000, the world’s first system to combine four self-service kiosks on a single pedestal. Ideal for quick service restaurants (QSRs), cinemas and airports, the innovative 4-in-1 solution… Read More »

Contactless Payment Facial Recognition Self-Order Kiosks Case Study

Introduction Daddy’s Chicken Shack, founded by Pace Webb and Chris Georgalas in 2017, is a fried chicken QSR restaurant located in Old Pasadena, California that features American southern flavor with a hint of Asian cuisine. Daddy’s prides themselves on hormone-free, antibiotic-free and free range chicken. Daddy’s also has a booth every sunday at the Smorgasburg open-air food market.… Read More »

NRF Best Payment Kiosk Innovation Finalist – PopID Pay By Face – Facial Payment

Facial Payment Kiosk Technology NRF 2022  NRF and the Vendor In Partnership (VIP) Awards have forged a partnership for VIP Awards for NRF 2022.  Solutions will be recognized and celebrated by hundreds of retail professionals at NRF 2022 taking place on January 15th, 2022 Datacap in conjunction with the Kiosk Association has entered PopID in the Best Payment Innovation. It is… Read More »

Temperature Kiosk Commentary

Opinion – the state of temperature kiosks and the wide range of specs and solutions and claims that exist in the marketplace. As government and corporate America develop post-COVID-19 action plans for responsibly reopening the country, some businesses are scrambling to keep up with the demand for thermal cameras, which many believe can help identify novel coronavirus cases… Read More »

Biometric Kiosks Car Rental Check-In and Check-Out Using Facial

Editors Note: News post published by Hertz 12/11/18 Hertz and CLEAR Partner to Reimagine the Car Rental Experience Travelers Can Now Get on the Road Faster Than Ever Before by Using their Face or Fingers at the Exit Gate NEW YORK and ESTERO, Fla., Dec. 11, 2018 – Hertz and CLEAR today announced the launch of Hertz Fast Lane powered… Read More »

Bitcoin ATM Kiosk Patent News – Bitcoin Capital Group Claim

Bitcoin Capital Group Claims Bitcoin Kiosk Patent Editor Notes: Kiosk Industry monitors patent suits and will be monitoring this one regarding Bitcoin Kiosk patent. Noted on Yahoo news 8/1/2019 TEL AVIV, ISRAEL / ACCESSWIRE / August 1, 2019 / FIRST BITCOIN CAPITAL CORP (OTC PINK:BITCF) (“the Company”) a prolific generator of more than 100 unique cryptocurrencies and the… Read More »

NRF Big Show Preview – National Retail Federation 2020

NRF 2020 Kiosk Self-Service Update NRF is the largest retail exposition in the world and we will be there. KMA will be in booth 1703. We’ll represent over 50 companies from across the world. Standards & Regulations Opportunity ADA and Accessibility You can participate for free in our ADA and Accessibility Working Group. See the KMA About page… Read More »

British Columbia Lottery Corporation Offers Kiosks for Purchase

Gaming Player Loyalty Kiosks For Auction Introduction AIR has issued offer to accept bids beginning Oct 12th thru October 23rd.  Any offers are welcome. Asset Investment Recovery Contact Paul Kelly Phone: (604) 218-3562 E-mail: [email protected] Asset Investment Recovery (AIR), a business unit within the Government of British Columbia’s Ministry of Technology, Innovation, and Citizen’s Services, has been engaged… Read More »

Temperature Screening Kiosk KMA Technical Advisory

From KMA Global Jun2020 Temperature Kiosks Advisory and Caution – Public Service Announcement By KMA Manager | June 29, 2020 As government and corporate America develop post-COVID-19 action plans for responsibly reopening the country, some businesses are scrambling to keep up with the demand for thermal cameras, which many believe can help identify novel coronavirus cases via elevated temperature detection. We… Read More »

Kiosk Manufacturer Association Temperature Kiosk Public Service Announcement

From PRNewswire Jul2020 — The Kiosk Manufacturer Association (KMA) is issuing a cautionary advisory regarding temperature check kiosks and fever detection kiosks. DENVER, July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As government and corporations across the world develop post-COVID-19 action plans for responsibly reopening, some businesses are scrambling to keep up with the demand for thermal cameras, which many believe can help… Read More »

Temperature Kiosks – VA Fever Screening Purchases Endanger Veterans’ Lives

PSA – VA Endangering Veteran Lives Followup — Wilkie Responds. Provides what we call the “Swiss Cheese Defense” for those who play chess. Sure it has holes, but given enough layers there are no holes. Secretary Wilkie responded to the Military Times alluding to knowing people’s temperatures even before they enter their building: Remember, we have redundancy in the… 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 »

NRF Kiosks – Ingenico and Pyramid announcement

Press Release: Ingenico and Pyramid announcement Paris, Thursday 10 January 2019 Ingenico and Pyramid blend their expertise to distribute the ultimate connected kiosk Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), the global leader in seamless payment, and Pyramid, leading integrator and kiosk solution provider, today announced their partnership for the distribution of Think&Go connected kiosks. These combine Ingenico’s expertise… Read More »

From UK and McDonalds — Dirty Touchscreens UK McDonalds – Verdict — Not So Dirty

Editors Note: We originally reported this on November 28 and continued to monitor this story from the UK to see how it developed. It originated on the tabloid website — https://metro.co.uk/ which generally publishes things that only some people on Facebook are looking to believe. The article below came out on a tabloid and it certainly bears a closer… 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 »

QSR Self-Order Kiosks — McDonalds Flaw

McDonalds Kiosks —  Ordering Kiosks  major flaw Editors Note: We never understood why McDonalds totally avoided cash for its customers.  The demographics would seem to require cash in order to serve customers. This is almost considering some users “disabled” and cannot be serviced at the kiosks and must go to the counter.  Cash2Card systems tied in with biometric… Read More »

HIMSS 2023 Self Service and Accessibility on Display in Booth 7431

HIMSS 2023, Booth 7431 – Making Technology Accessible Storm Interface are pleased to announce their participation at this year’s HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, the most influential health information technology event of the year. All self-service applications must be compliant with The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and those designed for use in medical related situations are… Read More »

Check-In Kiosk – CLEAR At Cincinnati Airport

From Check-In-Kiosk New CLEAR Check-in Kiosk Deployment Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) has become the latest airport to receive CLEAR, the biometric identity service that helps speed flyers through airport security lines. The news that CLEAR is coming to CVG comes less than a week after the service debuted at Boston Logan’s (BOS) Terminal A, home to… Read More »

Kiosk Videos – Digital Signage Videos

Kiosk Videos We keep track of new kiosk videos as well as digital signage videos here. Often they are included in news posts but here is quick list EuroShop Pyramid Tour hotel check-in olea.mp4 ACE Cannabis Robotic Vending Machine olea wristbands Samsung Kiosk Nanonation Pyramid NRF Preview Automated Self-Return Kiosks Digital Menu Boards Samsung NASA Ticketing Kiosks Taco… Read More »

Cash Kiosk – Glory CASHINFINITY Retail Payment Kiosk Cash Acceptance Video

Retail Cash Management Benefits Reduce the time and cost of managing cash in your store with CASHINFINITY™ Automate cash payment at the point of sale to Improve the Customer Experience Reduce Staff Stress Enhance Security and Eliminate Shrinkage Accelerate Start and End of Day Reconciliation Reduce the Cost To Your Business More Information Compact Cash Recycling System CI-10… Read More »

Temperature Sensing Digital Signage Platform by Mimo Monitors

Stay Ahead of the Curve with Mimo Monitors’ Touch-Free Temperature-Taking Platform The Temperature Sensing Digital Signage Platform by Mimo Monitors Priced from $899. For configuration and pricing please contact us, call +1-855-937-6466, or email [email protected] It’s more important than ever to stay ahead of the curve and ensure that your family, loved ones, and your business are safe. That’s why we’re… Read More »

TEAMSable Releases New Digital Signage Solutions

San Jose, CA – July 16, 2020 – TEAMSable, the leading hardware manufacturer of complete Point-Of-Sale (POS) systems, recently announced the release of their All-In-One Digital Signage solutions. TEAMSable is focused on helping businesses attract customers and to improve their experience. TEAMSable All-In-One Digital Signage solutions are powered by Android and come with high-definition touchscreen monitors, ranging in size… Read More »

Digital Signage Software – Public Transport Case Study

Acquire Digital deliver iconic Elizabeth line rebranding and live status screens London, UK, 16 th June 2022, –  Acquire Digital , the provider of smart interactive digital signage has announced that they recently delivered the iconic rebranding of the live status screens for the new Elizabeth line of The London Underground. Travelled on the new Elizabeth line yet?… Read More »

Secure Kiosks and Digital Signage Software – Cloud Based

Digital Signage and Cloud-Based Kiosks Editor Notes: One of the most experienced digital signage and kiosk software companies is Sitekiosk. Introduction The ultimate all-in-one kiosk and digital signage software for your kiosks, digital displays, public computers, tablets, and laptops! Say goodbye to complicated setups and difficult management – with SiteKiosk Online, everything is taken care of for you. Our… Read More »