Category Archives: Kiosk picks

Picks are the most newsworthy of articles posts on the site.

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.

Hotel Kiosks – American Kiosks and meldCX Partner

American Kiosks Partners with meldCX Interesting partnership for American Kiosks which adds AI based check-in, identity verification, object recognition, secure payments, and other operational efficiencies to improve the customer experience. For more information visit their site or you can email [email protected] From the press release off PRNewswire meldCX and American Kiosks announce close partnership, combining state-of-the-art hardware with… Read More »

Conversational Voice Ordering System with AI

Conversational Voice Order AI While conversational AI circa May 2023 is a hot topic and a big tool in the “buzz bag” aka “we plan on doing that”, conversational voice AI has finally reached actual deployments. Estimates and projections are fine but real data is what counts.  Meanwhile Google and Microsoft battle for available oxygen in the AI… Read More »

Hotel Check-In Kiosks HITEC

Hotel Check-In Kiosks HITEC We’re thrilled to debut our Smart Check-In kiosk in partnership with NEC Corporation at #HITEC. Smart Check-In streamlines the check-in and check-out process for hotel guests, so they can spend less time waiting in line and more time enjoying their destination. If you’re going to HITEC, visit KIOSK Sales Director Joe Sawicki and VP of Product Jeremy DuPont at Booth… Read More »

Panasonic Digital Signage Solution Available

Covered first by Digital Signage blog Digital Signage Solution Panasonic Noted on Sixteen:Nine Panasonic digital signage solutions From Sixteen:Nine Panasonic has not been an overly visible player in the North American digital signage ecosystem for many years, but the Japanese visual systems and electronics manufacturer is taking a focused run at the business with what it is calling a Complete… Read More »

Drive-Thru Whitepaper – Continuing Evolution

Drive-Thru Evolution Whitepaper Learn the latest drive-thru trends taking place across the restaurant industry that are meeting customers’ needs while increasing operators’ revenues.  For more information, you can email [email protected] Executive Summary Once considered an adjunct to an established restaurant, the drive-thru has evolved into an essential business component helping eateries achieve profitability and exceed customer expectations. Drive-thrus… Read More »

Drive Thru Kiosk – NEXTEP All New Touchscreen Drive Thru

The DT5 offers a lower cost of ownership, a more flexible footprint, and improved ergonomics to drive thru customers

Source: www.nextepsystems.com

Very nice drive-thru order kiosk from Nextep Systems.  

 

Excerpt: The DT5 integrates seamlessly with the rest of NEXTEP’s product suite, including POS and mobile ordering. With bold graphics and a clean interface, our POS lets restaurant employees see orders in real-time and process those orders intuitively, thereby speeding up operations. Additionally, guests can order from their mobile devices and use the DT5 to tell the restaurant that they have arrived to pick up their orders.

Scooter’s Drive Thru Coffee Kiosk – Another Definition of Kiosk

Hyper-focused on Collaboration and Core Values, Scooter’s Coffee® Unveils New Omaha Headquarters Editors Note: Yet another definition of kiosk, this time the coffee kiosks of Scooter’s. Coffee kiosks have been around forever as coffee is the one item that everybody knows and uses. Scooters is a franchise model and approaching 600 stores in 28 states. Drive Thru Restaurants… Read More »

ADA Kiosk Accessibility and Self-Service

Touchscreen-based self-service technology is changing the way we do business, but one of the key challenges to widespread adoption is finding a way to make that technology useable by everyone. ADA Kiosk – Self-Service For All By Richard Slawsky contributor Interactive touchscreens are quickly becoming a key player in the kiosk world. Businesses ranging from fast-casual restaurants to health… Read More »

POS Terminal – POSBANK

POSBANK POS Terminals & Kiosks Welcome to our latest Silver Sponsor. POSBANK is a Point of Sale and Kiosk manufacturer that provides the best quality products and services based on more than 25 years of experience and technology. Global manufacturer POSBANK is a global leading manufacturer of POS/Kiosk hardware. With advanced engineering and years of experience, we manufacture… Read More »

SUZOHAPP sports betting kiosks & ecosystem at NIGA

Sports Betting Kiosk News From Yogonet in prep for NIGA in Anaheim April 19-22 SUZOHAPP announced Thursday it will be exhibiting at the Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention (most commonly referred to as NIGA), which will take place April 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The company will showcase at booth 1862. Entering its 35th year, the Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention is the premier… Read More »

Sports Betting Kiosks Growing All Over U.S. — But Not In Vegas

Sports Bettings Kiosks But Not in Vegas Originally published and written for US Bets. Republished with permission. Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh opened its temporary sportsbook in December 2018 with six self-serve betting kiosks, a feature that had been rarely seen in the large, glitzy Las Vegas casinos patrons might have visited. For customers, there was a sharp learning… Read More »

NRF Kiosks – Pyramid NRF 2019

Press release NTS Retail and Pyramid Computer at NRF 2019: Presenting new self-service solutions for telco retail Leonding, New York: At this year’s NRF Retail’s Big Show in New York City – a key event in retail every year – NTS Retail and Pyramid Computer will be showcasing two innovative self-service prototypes, specifically developed for consultation-driven retail. Both… Read More »

New Sponsor – OTI EMV Kiosk Credit Card Readers

EMV Credit Card Readers Welcome to OTI aka On Track Innovations as new Sponsor Check out the standard credit card readers below. Here is OTI link Easy To Integrate EMV Cashless / Contactless Payment Solutions For Unattended Machines OTI’s cashless credit card readers include key certifications and allow unattended-market operators to accept credit cards and mobile payments including… Read More »

Apriva & OTI Partner for Payment Solution in North America

ROSH PINNA, Israel, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Apriva & OTI Partner for Exclusive Client-Friendly Payment Solution in the North American Market

Source: www.prnewswire.com

“This partnership delivers an affordable, semi-integrated EMV solution for self-service markets,” said Scott Dowty, chief revenue officer at Apriva. “Kiosk retailers, micro-markets, vendors and other self-service merchants can increase their revenues by accepting more forms of cashless payments, easily integrated via Windows or Linux SDK, and reducing their PCI scope through end-to-end encryption.”

 

The interactive self-service OTI kiosk payment solution is available in the U.S. through OTI’s Las Vegas-based distributor, Unattended Card Payments Inc. 

Payment Kiosks – KIOSK Bill Pay Software Product Released

KIOSK Information Systems to Demo New Bill Payment Software at the 2017 NRF Big Show, Booth #3805

Source: www.businesswire.com

Tom Weaver, states, “Without question, bill payment is KIOSK’s most consistent and dominant market application. Many of our clients are in their second or third generation of self-service having already proven the enormous impact of automating literally millions of transactions each year. The ROI on in-store bill payment has moved it from a ‘nice to have’ in-store feature to a ‘must-have’ element to maximize store profits.”

EMV Kiosk Payment Solutions by TEAMSable POS

TEAMSable Partners With Worldnet Payments To Provide EMV Payment Solutions to Merchants San Jose, California – March 30, 2020 – TEAMSable, premiere hardware manufacturer of complete Point-Of-Sale (POS) systems, and Worldnet Payments, a trusted leader in electronic payments and security technology, announced today that they have joined forces to provide a one-stop shop for businesses looking for EMV… Read More »

Digital Signage – 5 Ways Digital Signage is Changing the Advertising Game

This post originally published on https://www.meridiankiosks.com/5-ways-digital-signage-is-changing-the-advertising-game/ Ask any consumer today what grabs their attention or where they get their information and their answers will most likely differ from what they may have been 10 or 15 years ago. As technology and the variety of different media outlets have grown exponentially, many consumers have shifted their attention from more traditional… Read More »

Digital Signage for Wayfinding in Hospitals

Wayfinding Kiosks and Digital Signage From AcquireDigital Let’s face it, hospitals are nothing short of mazes—especially for first-time visitors to a particular one. Without clearly presented directions on how to arrive at the ward or room a visitor is looking for, wandering is inevitable. This means crowded hallways filled with lost and frustrated visitors. In some situations, patients… Read More »

Ticket Printer Adds Pinch Holder For Labels and other Thick tickets

Editor Note: Microcom issued press release for a new feature found on their 2″ and 3″ kiosk printers. They are calling it a pinch holder. This is basically a presenter meant for labels and thick materials: entertainment tickets, cinema tickets, visitor management badges, tags, wristbands. Thickness up to 7.5 mil thick.  There is an illuminated bezel option as well,… Read More »

Digital Signage Software — Ways Kiosks Are Used, Real-Estate Kiosks,

Meridian Kiosks – How Kiosks Get Used, Selling Assistance Kiosks, Digital Signage Software Three new blog entries for Meridian Kiosks to post! 3 Ways Retailers Are Putting Kiosks to Work. Self-Checkout, Endless Aisle, Digital Signage. In 2017, consumer retail spending in the United States totaled more than five trillion dollars—marking another year of retail sales growth. While numerous… Read More »

Digital Signage Software News – 22Miles and CISCO Kiosk

From the 22Miles Blog Jan 2021 22MILES AND CISCO PARTNER TO PROVIDE COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBAL MARKET January 2021 – Milpitas, CA, As an integral part of the company’s customer-focused technology pairings, Digital Signage and Interactive Wayfinding company 22MILES is announcing a partnership with industry technology leader Cisco. The synergy of the two company’s offerings will provide seamless… Read More »

Olea Kiosks – Rusty Gaynes Director of Strategic Alliances and Partnerships

LOS ANGELES, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Olea Kiosks, Inc., a leading provider of innovative self-service kiosk solutions, announces the hiring of channel sales and partnerships industry expert, Rusty Gaynes, as Director of Strategic Alliances and Partnerships. Olea Kiosks has more than 40 years of experience helping companies realize their ambitions deploying self-service solutions, and Gaynes was hired to further develop and… Read More »

Biometric Kiosk Authentication – A Talk With Frank Olea

Kiosk Authentication Is Getting Trickier As kiosks are handling more sensitive and compliance-controlled data–as well as literally giving users money and other high-value items–robust authentication is critical. But robust in the kiosk realm cannot mean time-consuming or in any other way deliver friction. Done properly, biometrics can address both, but there are significant tradeoffs between the various biometric… Read More »

Gaming Kiosk and Player Loyalty Kiosk – How kiosks are revolutionizing gaming

Originally published on GGB March 22, 2019.  By Dave Bontempo Excerpt: Touch screen, touch points. Kiosks sport increased influence in the gaming world. From hotel check-ins to food ordering, cash dispensing and now sports betting, these unofficial goodwill ambassadors flaunt new stature. Perhaps no other device mingles with so many revenue areas. Kiosks also have an envied parallel use… Read More »

Kiosk Software Accessibility – New KioWare Zoom Text, EZAccess, and Cash + EMV

Editors Note: New kiosk software release KioWare for Windows (Version 8.7)! New accessibility features are now available (such as ZoomText and JAWS for the visually impaired).  Support for EZ® Access Keypad.  (See upcoming Accessibility Seminar). Also added are a number of new devices, including an EMV compliant option using the Elavon processor via the OTI Trio (see UCP).… Read More »

ADA Kiosk – High Level Overview of Rule Making U.S. Access Board

Sept 13, 2017 — The U.S. Access Board recently updated the 508 requirements for accessible ICT (information and communication technology) in the Federal space.  This is their “press release”. About the Update of the Section 508 Standards and Section 255 Guidelines for Information and Communication Technology On January 18, 2017, the U.S. Access Board published afinal rule updating accessibility requirements… Read More »

ADA Kiosk – Closed Functionality (402) Final Rule

The final rule as published in the Federal Register, to the section for “closed functionality” (402) which is the core requirements for a kiosk.   The section for Operable Parts (407) would also be quite important. Table of Contents Chapter 3: Functional Performance Criteria 301 General 302 Functional Performance Criteria Chapter 4: Hardware 401 General 402 Closed Functionality 403 Biometrics 404… Read More »

Cashless Retailing – Cash To Card – Decathlon News

Cash To Card Kiosk – Decathlon Introduces Cashless Retailing for All Self-Service Networks helps with their innovative gift card dispensing kiosk. EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Decathlon, the self-proclaimed world leader in sporting goods retailing, recently opened their US flagship high-tech retail location in Emeryville, California.  With more than 1,500 stores in 49 countries, Decathlon is making… Read More »