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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 »
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 »
KYC Kiosk News What is electronic KYC? eKYC is the expression used to describe the digitalization and electronic and online conception of KYC processes. eKYC (Electronic Know Your Customer) is the remote, paperless process that minimizes the costs and traditional bureaucracy necessary in KYC processes. Our newest gold-level sponsor IDmission is an expert at KYC solutions. See blog… Read More »
Google Kiosks & Digital Signage News Dave Haynes of Sixteen-Nine had Naveen Viswanatha of Google on a recent podcast to talk about Google Kiosks and Digital Signage. Here is the website and podcast link. (Screenfeed was sponsor). Editors Note: Kiosk partners closest is MeldCX and they use kiosks from American Kiosks. They are at Hitec next week in… Read More »
New 27″ Self-Order Kiosk News As seen on the the LG Korea site. LG showed this unit at ISE in Barcelona and as recently as InfoComm (see post on LG booth at InfoComm). An option for accessibilty tech and the AudioNav device is expected for U.S. market when it is released. No doubt there is a pedestal stand… Read More »
Kiosk History – Kiosk Printers There has been a lot of activity with companies trying to locate replacement printers for the “trusty workhorse” 203s 403s. Admittedly Zebra started off a huge backend equity built up by Swecoin. Tommy Wincent was in a class by himself. Swecoin first gained solid foothold when IBM came along and subcontracted Swecoin to… Read More »
ADA Kiosks Canada We updated the Canada ADA kiosks content on kma.global. For more information email [email protected] Canada has requirements regarding “accessibility plans. This was first published in December 2021. Here is the main link. We also recommend the upcoming webinar — ADA Kiosk – Kiosk Retrofit for Usability & Accessibility Webinar In Brief Only federal agencies affected (retailers… Read More »
Storm Interface Accessibility NavBar NavPad Here are some quick notes on configuring Storm Interface products. The functionality of the Nav-Bar is the same as that for all of Storm’s ATP products. It enumerates as a combined HID/audio device, so no special drivers or software is required. Connection to the host system is via a single USB cable. When… Read More »
Company selected as the Official TV Wall Mount & Outdoor TV Provider for the Luxury Hospitality Industry Outdoor TV Provider for Forbes Travel AURORA, Ill. – March 12, 2019 – Peerless-AV®, an award-winning designer and manufacturer of the highest quality audio and video solutions and accessories, is excited to announce that it has been named the Official TV Wall Mount & Outdoor… Read More »
Digital Screen, Outdoor TV & Smart City Kiosk The latest news from Peerless-AV. The Official Digital Display Partner of the MiLB will be exhibiting at the upcoming Baseball Trade Show during the MiLB Baseball Winter Meetings (Dec 8-12). The company will be showcasing technology ideal for stadiums and arenas, including its UltraView UHD Outdoor TVs and Smart City Kiosks. Below and attached… Read More »
Raspberry Pi Kiosk News Full test and reviews with charts and numbers on Thinclient Raspberry Pi was very nice and sent us one of their Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer Kits. Featuring a quad-core 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, wireless networking, dual-display output, and 4K video playback, as well as a 40-pin GPIO header, Raspberry Pi 400 is… Read More »
Self-Service Tech Trends in Retail, Banking, and Hospitality Kiosks Self-service kiosks are changing the way consumers interact with retailers, banks, and the hospitality industry. Consumers no longer have to wait in line to get a rich, engaging, and personalized experience. With new technological innovations, businesses now also have an opportunity to learn more about what their consumers want… Read More »
Kiosk Product Listings for Coronavirus Press release via Yahoo Finance July 2020 The Kiosk Manufacturer Association announces specific product listings for coronavirus-related self-service assistance. Tailored specifically for coronavirus product offerings are the following: Temperature kiosks for screening and fever detection. Over 20 solutions to choose from and they range from less than a $1000 to more than $25K depending… Read More »
Touchscreen Thermal Ticket Printer by Microcom Announced Microcom Corporation announces the official inclusion of a 3-inch, full-color touchscreen display for 485 series ticket printers. The touchscreen gives the user capabilities to change printer settings “on the fly” and provides real time status monitoring. PRESS RELEASE Microcom Corporation standardizes touchscreen display for line of thermal ticket printers. Lewis Center,… Read More »
Fast-casual places are ditching cash for safety and efficiency. Critics say this shuts out poor people, some immigrants and those who just prefer cash.
The global cashless movement has reached Washington, where a growing number of fast-casual establishments and other spots are saying no to greenbacks in favor of plastic and mobile payments. Sweetgreen, the national salad chain founded by Georgetown University graduates, went cashless in most of its locations last year. Other cashless spots include a Menchie’s frozen-yogurt shop downtown, the posh Barcelona Wine Bar on 14th Street NW and the Bruery beer store at Union Market.
Soon, they may be breaking the law.
The decision to go cashless also has broader implications in the global battle between the credit-card and ATM industries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Visa has been a major booster of the cashless movement. The credit card company in March awarded 50 businesses $10,000 each for rejecting cash payments and has released reports touting the benefits of a cashless society.
Comments: This will be a very interesting fight over the next decade. Governments obviously want no cash, as an all electronic economy means every transaction everywhere is known to it.
The push back due to the unbanked was quite predictable. However, when you see a country like India has gone cashless in many spots — well, if they can figure out how to do it, we should be able to figure out how to do it. I believe even poor countries in Africa have large cashless segments now.
This really is not a battle of if, but rather when.
Healthcare Kiosks Abstract Background: Health kiosks are publicly accessible computing devices that provide access to services, including health information provision, clinical measurement collection, patient self–check-in, telemonitoring, and teleconsultation. Although the increase in internet access and ownership of smart personal devices could make kiosks redundant, recent reports have predicted that the market will continue to grow. Objective: We seek… Read More »
“Working with Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. has really helped us to take our game play to the next level,” Creative Kingdoms Senior Vice President Melissa Blettner said in the release. “With the combination of virtual environments on the interactive kiosks and our physical effects, our games have become a more immersive and engaging experience. The streamlined design and production of the kiosks has allowed us to expedite our installation process with easy plug and play setup.”
EV Charging News There has been so much in the news regarding EV charging stations that it is becoming a significant channel for us at Kiosk Industry. Several of our members, like Peerless-AV, do the kiosk manufacture for multiple firms. Characteristics include: Large 55″ displays and touchscreens Outdoor rated UL certification We track the news on our new… Read More »
LG Creates Real-World Environments to Highlight New Technologies at InfoComm 2022 LG Creates Real-World Environments to Highlight New Technologies at InfoComm 2022 — for more information email [email protected] SEOUL, June 9, 2022 — LG Electronics (LG) will showcase its innovative commercial technologies including Transparent OLED Signage to a diverse lineup of LED signage products and autonomous robot assistants… Read More »
EV Charging Standards News From SpectrumNews — As escalating gas prices fuel unprecedented demand for electric vehicles, the White House proposed new standards for a national network of EV chargers Thursday. To help make EV charging more convenient, reliable and affordable, the standards would make EV chargers easier to find, use and pay for, regardless of where they… Read More »
Return Kiosks News Find our KIOSK Team Mike Raudenbush, Karina Kowara & Kim Sanders at Shoptalk exhibiting return-kiosk solutions for the very first time in Europe. In collaboration with Doddle, we want to simplify the self-service process of returning products for both customers and businesses. Drop by at booth D72 to find out how return kiosks work. For more information email [email protected] About Return Kiosks… Read More »
Sports Betting Kiosks Terminals Good morning from the Canadian Gaming Summit! Stop by booth 705 and build your retail sports betting business with our complete sports betting ecosystem, from cashier to pay-out! SUZOHAPP, Your Trusted Hardware Partner! About The Canadian Gaming Summit is Canada’s premier annual conference and exhibition for gaming professionals. The Summit delivers face-to-face interaction between attendees from… Read More »
The Capacity Control Package Nanonation’s Capacity Control Application allows your staff to instantly change digital signage at your entrance, letting customers know it’s safe to enter or to stop due to capacity. The “stop” and “go” prompts are controlled by a business associate selecting one of two buttons displayed in a simple app that talks to the local… Read More »
Read the full article at Nanonation – Nov2020 Nanonation Releases a Pandemic Suite of Products Excerpt Nanonation announced a new range of products. The Capacity Control App and Temperature Screening Kiosk were created to aid businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding this pandemic will not last forever, the solutions are comprised of components focused on future reuse. The… Read More »
Meridian Kiosks Growing – New Project Manager Amanda Jordan Aberdeen, N.C. – April 19, 2018 – Meridian, an industry leading kiosk manufacturer, has welcomed Senior Project Manager, Amanda Jordan to its growing team of self-service kiosk experts. “Amanda’s experience is invaluable to the Meridian team, with her years at some of the worlds finest companies and her drive… Read More »
