Visit Microcom at IAAPA booth #6135 Microcom is introducing our new thermal kiosk printer for RFID wristbands. Our model 485TM is ideal for printing and encoding water-resistant wristbands on-demand from self-service kiosks. If you want to contact Microcom in advance to set up a meeting time email [email protected] Microcom manufactures durable thermal printers, color laser printers, kiosk mechanisms,… Read More »
Child Support Bill Payment Kiosks – Nebraska Rapid Pay The new kiosks allow paying parents to make their payments in cash, check, money order, credit card or debit card. The kiosks accept VISA, MasterCard, and Discover credit and debit cards. Solution partner for Nebraska is Nanonation. Noted on 1011Now In Brief Summary Eight new kiosks deployed Child support… Read More »
Payment Solutions Provider News We are big fans of datacap systems and their payment machine integrations. It is easy to look at kiosk payment machines and the companion devices (UCP is the primary vendor there) but the middleware and merchant partners and the mechanisms used to process that payment can be overlooked. Here is assorted recent payment machine… Read More »
The Easy Way to a Smart Office By Sean Houchin “Smart office“ sounds like the future: hip technology companies and expensive new buildings. In fact, the first steps on the road to a smart office are easier than they seem. A good starting point is a modern access control system. It ensures security and, in combination with smartphone-based… Read More »
Kiosk UPS J60C UPS The newly announced J60C UPS unit is available in two versions, and it delivers 600 watts of power. The new Xtreme Power J60C Lithium-ion based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is an 8.5-inch deep, 1RU solution that integrators can use to address a range of installations in the residential and commercial markets. According to the… Read More »
Lots of people going to this show. Interesting they cover accessibilty. Here is our local InfoComm 2022 summary page InfoComm 2022: Must-Attend Events and Items to Know Before You Go FAIRFAX, VA – June 3, 2022 – InfoComm 2022 officially kicks off tomorrow June 4, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, starting with its comprehensive education program. Then on Wednesday,… Read More »
Employee Headset Voice Communication Voice technology is getting better and better, and it needs to. The biggest problem is ambient noise and with audio technology the key phrase is “noise cancellation” especially on microphones. Find out how Attune HD offers the latest wide-band, high-definition voice communication benefitting the entire team. Wide-Band: 4 levels of digital noise reduction (DNR)… Read More »
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 »
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 »
Kiosk Association October 2022 Press Release From PRnewswire October 2022 — APnews — DENVER, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Join KIOSK ASSOCIATION in Las Vegas for the Digital Signage Experience at the LVCC, Nov. 17, 2022. We are in booth 617. Our booth Clover Kiosk by Nanonation – Nano will be highlighting their cloud platform and wide-ranging support. Nano will show 3x screens (a Samsung,… Read More »
Choosing an Operating System Nice video by Keith Szot of Esper on Choosing an Operating System going thru the main OS offerings. Those are Apple, Android, Windows and Linux. A new option these days is the Google Chrome Flex which is aimed at the corporate desktop market. Choosing an Operating System for Your Device Fleet | Fleet Geek… Read More »
Kiosk Supply Chain Management A look by Olea Kiosks on managing the supply chain issues brought on by the pandemic and what Olea does to mitigate them. The COVID-19 pandemic created many bumps in global supply chains. Discover the strategies implemented by Olea to keep customers happy and help smooth out the unwanted bumps. Although it’s been a… Read More »
Live Streaming Receptionist Platform Noticed that WelcomeWare was showing at the MGMA conference. MGMA is right behind HIMSS when it comes to healthcare tradeshows. From Richard Wollboldt — Interacting with our WelcomeWare kiosk at MGMA Leaders Conference. I love speaking to healthcare leaders on innovative ideas that will improve healthcare for all. What an exciting industry! Comments Frank Olea with Olea Kiosks… Read More »
Digital Menu Boards QSR – Indoor and Outdoor October 2022 – Understanding the technical aspects of the digital menu board is an obvious step that everyone should make before deploying digital menu boards. Keyser has a nice guide to those aspects. Do you need a reliable digital signage system that meets your needs as a fast food business? Digital… Read More »
Restaurant Tradeshow News We attended the Chipotle session with Scott Boatwright, Chief Restaurant Officer for Chipotle and it was a great session. And today there is a terrific interview on Cheddar Chipotle Looks to the Future with Crypto, AI and Roblox Following Earnings Report Thanks to inflation, Chipotle’s customers are paying extra for more than just guacamole, but… Read More »
E-Commerce’s Brick-and-Mortar Revolution Katie Kochelek September 18, 2018 Original post on Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc. website Let’s chat about Amazon for a minute. (Apparently, I’m hardly a pioneer when it comes to conversation topics since Amazon is one of the most widely-talked about companies, but humor me for a second). No other business comes close to being recognized… Read More »
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 »
Human Services Registration Kiosk Nice example of eliminating queue time for citizens looking to apply for different state services. They get the paperwork at home and fill it out, then they visit the local office and upload their completed documents. There are literally 100s of these units deployed. Worth noting too these are iPad based kiosks KioskGroup has… Read More »
EV Charging Station News Volta released new numbers for the audience that sees its digital signage advertising and we take a closer look at them. As posted on AVIXA Big numbers were announced for the Volta Media Network with over a billion impressions. Volta deploys EV charging stations at various retail locations. Charging is free but it does come with… Read More »
Olea Kiosks Production Floor 2022 Nice video from Frank Olea showing the current production floor. Olea recently doubled its manufacturing space and has added another 40 employees. Who says the pandemic + California presents a downturn in business? Olea is a family business founded in 1975 by Fernando Olea (grandfather to Frank Olea). The feature image shows Fernando… Read More »
From KMA.global Call for Participants to Shape ANSI Roadmap of Standards and Codes for Electric Vehicles at Scale New York, September 8, 2022: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is seeking participants to support the development of a roadmap of codes and standards for electric vehicles (EVs) at scale. The roadmap will be developed by the ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP). The roadmap… Read More »
See press release here. Phone Charging Kiosk Market Growth The phone charging market has experienced a double digit growth in the last 2 years and is growing even faster. DENVER, CO – 02 Aug, 2016 – Whether it is in a retail store such as Neiman Marcus, the airports, bars or the streets of New York the emerging… Read More »
Introducing Microcom’s 8″ Thermal Kiosk Printer Key Features: Paper Width 8.5″ (Letter/A4) Print Resolution 300 dpi Industrial Strength Cutter (Standard) Max Print Speed up to 4” /second (100 mm) Communication Ethernet and USB Media: Continuous Roll (up to 8.5” wide) Fan-Folded Media (up to 8.5” wide) Industries: Kiosk Ticketing Agriculture Warehousing Logistics Airline Healthcare Specifications for the printer in PDF More Posts… Read More »
New use case aims to help ‘Stop the Bleed’ and provide emergency supplies for first responders. Did you know that uncontrolled bleeding was the leading cause of potentially preventable death among trauma patients? Or that it only takes five minutes for a person the die from traumatic blood loss? How about that 60,000 Americans die from blood loss… Read More »
Newest KioWare for Windows Released Highlights are: New KioWare Classic Importer Tool. KioWare has added an importer tool that allows users of KioWare Classic for Windows to import their configuration settings easily for use with the new KioWare for Windows (nice feature for existing user base). Super easy/simple attract screen set up. KioWare has added a new option… Read More »
Kiosks Mobile App News Lincoln, NE August 19, 2022: Nanonation, a leading public space interactive, and digital signage solutions provider, is pleased to announce that Nanonation and Omaha by Design partnered to create an app for an event geared toward exploring the spaces that shape the city of Omaha. The inaugural event, Open Omaha, was facilitated by Omaha by Design,… Read More »
Airport Kiosks Engineering Example – CLEAR Kiosks It’s good to see videos on LinkedIn by companies showing “what’s behind the curtain” so to speak. Most times people see the kiosk and discount the internal engineering and design that takes place. Serviceability, training and maintenance are huge factors in a long term self-service deployment. Part of the evolutionary process… Read More »
Samsung Restaurant Displays, Outdoor and Kiosks We welcome Samsung as our latest Gold Sponsor. For more information you can email [email protected] Recommended Links Big Special is 75″ Interactive for classrooms (buy now link) — there is a page for interactive classroom products The Restaurant and QSR section is quite extensive Shop the Wall microLED display QLED 8K Signage… Read More »
Picking Kiosk Peripheral Devices From the Olea Kiosks news blog Looking to add some peripherals to your self-service kiosk? This informational guide breaks down everything you need to know. For more information you can always email [email protected] Commonly requested kiosk peripherals include: Printers Microphones Speakers Fingerprint readers Web cameras Barcode code scanners Magnetic strip readers Payment processors RFID… Read More »
Kiosks are wonderful devices, which can make useful everyday tasks so much easier for customers. Introduction Consider what ATMs did for banking. But with that flood of consumers interacting with these kiosks routinely, there is a powerful temptation to leverage all of that data and to try and monetize it–or to just sell it to others who will… Read More »
Attended and Unattended Payment JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 21, 2022 – PAX Technology, Inc., a leading global payment solution provider, is pleased to announce its partnership with Datacap, leading hardware and processor-agnostic omnichannel payments gateway in North America. Together, PAX and Datacap can now provide Point of Sale technology partners with a ready-to-install integration into PAX’s PxRetailer software, an… Read More »
Digital Wayfinding for Smart City Interactive smart city. Digital Devices and Nanonation project for University of Utah. For more information contact [email protected] Interactive Smart City Wayfinder by Nanonation and Display Devices Nice video from InfoComm of Digital Devices doing a demo of their interactive smart city digital wayfinding that Nanonation did. From LinkedIn Check out Dave Schmitt from Display… Read More »
The Kiosk Manufacturer Association announces that it is an Associate Partner sponsor of the ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel with a link to the EVSP landing page EV Standards Panel. We are also signed up for a Working Group (twice a month call). If you are interested in becoming a participating sponsor and/or signing up for Working Group you email… Read More »
Digital Menu ADA & Accessibility There’s no question that restaurants and other businesses have made strides in making their establishments more accessible. But even with the increased accommodations that have been implemented, there is still work to be done. That’s why we’re asking the question: should restaurant accessibility standards include digital menus? Article reprinted from Keyser, a major… Read More »
Editors Note: This article originally appeared on Gizmodo. Read full article on Gizmodo Travel Back to 1990 With the Original World Wide Web Browser Screenshot: CERN / Gizmodo The World Wide Web turns 30 this year, and to celebrate three decades of utter chaos and brilliance, CERN developers and designers have created a version of the original WorldWideWeb… Read More »
