Category Archives: Kiosk picks

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Kiosk Industry is the news engine for the Kiosk Manufacturer Association or KMA which is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better self-service for customers and employees through kiosks and information technology (IT). Kiosk Industry Association leads efforts to optimize self-service engagements and engagement outcomes using information technology such as kiosks.

Restaurant Tech News – NRA Tradeshow Press Release

Restaurant Kiosk and Digital Menu Board News As noted on APnews and PRnewswire DENVER, Colo., May 17, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) โ€” May 2022 Self-Service News โ€“ Association of Kiosk Manufacturers. Since 1996, for 26 years serving the self-service technology market. Here is our collected information for the upcoming National Restaurant Show in Chicago. View image for this story:ย https://www.send2press.com/wire/images/22-0217-s2p-kma-kiosk-800×600.jpgโ€ฆ Read More »

Pitney Bowes Kiosk Services – Kiosk Service Solution Introduction

Pitney Bowes Kiosk Services Too often kiosk service or Point-Of-Sale service, installation, training and logistics are an afterthought or just another wrap-up detail.ย  For long running projects it is crucial. For pilots it is crucial. The kiosk association is happy to introduce Pitney Bowes asย  one of our Gold sponsors. They will have multiple people at the upcomingโ€ฆ Read More »

Automated Bar for Sports Fans w/ Facial Recognition & Age Verification

Automated Bar Service News IDmission brings verification, convenience, and securityย to TendedBar automated cocktail service Jacksonville, FL โ€“ Whether itโ€™s an NFL Game, an Elton John, Metallica, or Bruno Mars concert, or the final round of a PGA TOUR event, the last thing fans want to do is miss the action while waiting in line to get a drink.ย ย TendedBar,โ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk News – Tekview PowerTxt Reboot Uses Text Messaging

UK, December 6, 2016 — tekview, a United Kingdom based technology company andย developer of innovative mobile/cellular remote power solutionsย have developed a US version of their successful UK product,ย Powertxtยฎ. Powertxt is used for a wide variety of applications,ย including ATMs.   How Does it Work? When your equipment hangs/freezes have you ever been told by the IT department to turnโ€ฆ Read More »

Directory Kiosk – New Interactive Building Directory Solution

Meridian, the Customer Experience Leader in self-service solutions, announced the launch of MzeroDirectMe, an interactive building directory solution.

Source: www.prweb.com

DirectMe enhances visitor experience through self-service wayfinding and can be tailored to meet company specifications. The user-friendly building directory was created for high-density areas including corporate offices, hospitals and government buildings. “It’s extremely customizable but also very easy to use. The interactivity and expandability allow the directory solution to be as simple or complex as needed,” said Jeff MacDonald, Director of Software Integration at Meridian.

Facial Recognition Kiosks – KFC China Goes Facial on us

KFC Biometrics TechCrunch reports that KFC China is going to try facial recognition technology. ย Couple that with demographic and historical data and you can begin to approach smart ordering. Baidu and KFC’s new smart restaurant suggests what to order based on your face Baidu is demonstrating some of its most recent tech advancements in novel ways, including aโ€ฆ Read More »

AR Kiosks News – Time for developers to get real

Augmented reality technology blends virtual reality with real-world images to create immersive user experiences. Developers need to get ready — really.

Source: searchcloudapplications.techtarget.com

Gartner believes by 2020, 100 million consumers will leverage augmented reality technology for online retail, an experience characterized as “immersive shopping.” It’s coming quickly; Gartner predicts 20% of global retail brands will adopt some form of augmented reality during 2017.

Automated Retail Kiosk News – Will automation take away our jobs?

Here’s a paradox you don’t hear much about: despite a century of creating machines to do our work for us, the proportion of adults in the US with a job has consistently gone up for the past 125 years. Why hasn’t human labor become redundant and our skills obsolete? 

Source: www.ted.com

In this talk about the future of work, economist David Autor addresses the question of why there are still so many jobs and comes up with a surprising, hopeful answer.

Kiosk News — Opinion – The Coming Tech Backlash

Forget foreign scapegoats. Tech innovation is what’s killing jobs. And the revolt after Trump will resemble the realย Luddite movement. The tech industry played an influential role in the outcome of the US Presidential election. Not just in providing the medium for fake news and propaganda. The root cause is job destruction by automation , which drove a baseโ€ฆ Read More »

Posiflex POS Tablet, Terminal and Kiosk at NRF

Posiflex debuts three new retail POS products at the National Retail Federation Big Show 2017 – self service kiosks, patented and award winning tablet

Source: www.businesswire.com

A US patent has been issued on MT series accessories for engineering innovation for transforming a tablet into a pistol grip bar code reader, then an all-in-one POS. The MT series is ideal for line-busting, inventory management, mobile payment and customer engagement.

Cannabis Kiosk – Legalization, Vending and Self-service Payment

Eastlake, Colo., January 9, 2017 โ€“ Just two years into the stateโ€™s experiment in marijuana legalization for recreational use, Colorado businesses are on track see more than $1.3 billion in revenue from the sale of weed and related products. Thatโ€™s a whopping 30 percent higher than the $1 billion those businesses took in last year. One of theโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Research – Global Kiosk Market 2017 Report

Global Kiosk Market 2017 : Slabb Kiosks, Olea Kiosks, DustShield (Phoenix Kiosk), NCR Corporation, Diebold, Meridian Kiosks, Fujitsu Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 – Industry Marketing Management A market study based on the Kiosk market across the globe, recently added to the repository of Market Research, is titled โ€˜Global Kiosk Market 2017โ€™. The research report analyzes the historical asโ€ฆ Read More »

Fingerprint checks and iris scans are coming to LAX

Clear, a biometrics security company, plans to add lanes at Los Angeles International Airport.

Source: www.latimes.com

The kiosks, which resemble ATMs, will be expanded by the end of March to three more airports: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and LAX.  Editor note: Kiosks are designed and made by Olea Kiosks.

Kiosk Software – KioCall video conference software

Video conference kiosk software KioWare has added a new video conference kiosk product called KioCall that works with KioWare for Windows to add video conferencing to a kiosk. Video conferencing (via externally run applications) has been available in the past but never has it been so simple to implement and cost effective to run. KioWare hasย also released aโ€ฆ Read More »

Posiflex Latest Kiosk, POS Terminal and Mobile POS at EuroShop

Posiflex Technology, Inc., a global leading brand in the design and manufacture of POS solutions and peripherals, will unveil its newest products at E

Source: www.businesswire.com

Owen Chen, President and CEO at Posiflex Technology, Inc. comments, “Our agility has kept us ahead of the competition, and developed the new industry-changing technologies. From hybrid mobile POS solutions to the acquisition of KIOSK Information Systems, the leading expert in the market of interactive kiosks, Posiflex has built up the strongest product portfolio in the global POS market. We are pleased to be at EuroShop this year to demonstrate these newest solutions, which are built upon our 30+ years of experience in retail industry.”

Order Kiosk – Review of McDonalds Kiosk Ordering

They are gigantic touch screens that let you customize your burger with toppings like guacamole, grilled mushrooms, onions, and bacon.

Source: www.businessinsider.com

Good point on the oversize smartphone.  Writer says the units are expensive but never notes a cost.  Looking at them with the Verifone “wart” I personally think they are in the B- range when it comes to design, which usually equates to cheaper.  

 

They are gigantic touch screens that let you customize your burger with toppings like guacamole, grilled mushrooms, onions, and bacon and sauces like sriracha mayo. But the kiosks have drawbacks, like not working in the drive-thrus that provide 70% of McDonald’s revenue and being relatively expensive.

EV Kiosks – Meridian fuseEV self-service charging

Meridian Kiosks, the leading pioneer in self-service solutions, announces a new, innovative EV charging solution. โ€œItโ€™s something that Meridian has wanted to develop for quite a few years now, so weโ€™re excited to finally introduce this addition to our product line,โ€ said Chris Gilder, Meridian CEO. Meridian will showcase their new product at DSE in Las Vegas onโ€ฆ Read More »

Telehealth Kiosk – KioWare at ATA show

We will be showcasing KioCall Video Conferencing at Telehealth 2.0 in Orlando, Florida from April 23rd to the 25th at the Orange County Convention Center in Booth 1319.ย  If you are interested in visiting the showcase or meeting with our team, we have tickets available for your use. Please emailย [email protected] for tickets to the show or to requestโ€ฆ Read More »

POP Design – ilumiยฎ LED Smartbulbs, IoT market at retail.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New product, ilumiยฎ LED Smartbulbs, enlightens the IoT market at retail. Grafton, WI, April 7, 2017 – ilumiยฎ solutions, one of the fastest growing Internet of Things (IoT) companies, is introducing their LED Smartbulb technology with counter displays in electronics stores in both the U.S and Canada. Within the rapidly expanding smart home product categoryโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Failures — Avoid Kiosk Project Mistakes

Kiosk Failures – Avoid Kiosk Project Fails Reprinted by Kiosk Solutions magazine our feature article written by Richard Slawsky with comments from Janet Webster and Francie Mendelsohn. ย Also Jamie Richter of ELO. The kiosk industry is growing, but the road to self-service success is littered with the remnants of those projects that didnโ€™t quite make the grade. Byโ€ฆ Read More »

Checkout Kiosks – 235% increase Touchless Kiosks for Grab & Go

Checkout Kiosk Deployments for Grab-and-Go Markets Increase 235% Guests opt for a self-service option for 92% of retail transactions.ย  The touchless component for this is provided by KioTouch. For more information on this solution contact [email protected] DENVER,ย Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Impulsify, Inc. reports a 235% increase in deployments of their ShopPoP: Check-Out Kiosk in 2021. The hotelโ€ฆ Read More »

NRA Kiosk – Self-Order Kiosk for Restaurants – Insight & Acquire

Self-Order and Drive-Thru Menu Solutions at NRA Come to NRA booth 6576 in Chicago and see super-economical self-order station for restaurant Acquire Digital Restaurant Software Improve quick-service restaurant efficiencies with ordering software to place orders on the go. Easily synchronize content to menu displays for a complete digital experience. Website link Self-service and digital ordering is the wayโ€ฆ Read More »

Restaurant Tech Trends w/ Panera and Chipotle + NRA Preview

Restaurant Tech Trends w/ Panera Bread and Chipotle + NRA Preview As noted on PRNewswire and AP News Editor Notes — The restaurant technology deep dive is free registration and the event takes place May 4th. DENVER, Colo., April 27, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) โ€” April 2022 Self-Service: The Kiosk Association is pleased to announce we are sponsoring aย restaurantโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Whitepapers on Self Service

Frank Mayer is the leader in creative design & manufacturing of branded in-store merchandising displays, interactive kiosks & POP marketing services.

Source: kioskindustry.org

2017 promises to be an active one for kiosks and similar self-service devices. A new whitepaper, “Opportunities for Self-Service Technology in 2017”, looks towards the direction self-service kiosks are headed. Developed and published by KioskMarketplace.com, this whitepaper is sponsored by Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc. and can be downloaded here.

Research report – UPS and the Pulse of the Online Shopper

Market Research Report Kiosk Nice research report from UPS covering shoppers and what it is seeing for data. Excerpt: While e-commerce offers new, unparalleled opportunities for accelerated growth, most retailers also are facing unprecedented challenges, and their very survival is in question. They must keep pace with ever-evolving technology and customer expectations. And omnichannel retailers are being pushedโ€ฆ Read More »

In the wild – Olea Kiosks at Scientific Games

Scientific Games Gaming Kiosk   Monte Carlo kiosk by Olea Kiosks at recent Scientific Games tradeshow in Las Vegas From Olea Website Versatile Kiosk for Ultimate Performance A modern approach to the player experience Our latest winning kiosk for casinos features card-printing and vibrant LED lighting that can be controlled remotely or programmed, and its sleek design fitsโ€ฆ Read More »

cash recycling kiosk Application – Leftover foreign currency

Application Showcase – Leftover Cash and Coin recycling Anyone whoโ€™s ever traveled outside the United States has been in a similar situation. They still have a few Euros, British pounds, Canadian dollars or Japanese yen in their pocket, but nowhere to spend them. In many cases, the value of the currency would barely cover the exchange fees, soโ€ฆ Read More »