- Ride-Hailing Kiosk by Uber and Ayden
Partnership with Uber and Ayden
Right now we are looking at one Uber kiosk in LaGuardia. Buthe expanded partnership between Adyen and Uber, announced in February 2026, represents a significant evolution in their 14-year relationship. This deal ensures Uber can scale rapidly in emerging markets by instantly adopting local payment habits while simultaneously solving a major ...
- ISE Interactive Screens and Displays Trade Show Review
Review by Dave Haynes
Table of Contents
Field Report from Barcelona 2026
Just read ISE review by Sixteen-Nine. It’s a terrific piece by Dave Haynes—classic “ISE field report” style: conversational, first-hand, and full of grounded industry insight rather than flashy hype. He does a great job balancing humor, personal anecdotes, and technical analysis.
Reference Links
https://xchange.avixa.org/posts/ise-barcelona-2026-digital-signage-industry-report?room_id=2790
https://digital-signage.blog/ise-2026-digital-signage-trends/
Here are a few key takeaways ...
- What It Takes to Deploy Self-Service Kiosks at Scale
What Does a Large Self Service Kiosk Deployment Require?
Deploying self-service kiosks across multiple locations poses different challenges than deploying a small number of units. As the number of kiosks increases, the importance of consistency in quality, configuration, installation, and long-term support grows.
Larger-scale deployments are not just about producing more units. It requires operational planning and ...
- Kiosk Design Means Different Things to Different Buyers
A Primer on Kiosk Design
Editor’s Note: This article highlights design perspectives commonly seen across kiosk projects, with examples drawn from Kiosk Innovations’ work.
Design Starts With the Environment Surrounding a Kiosk
For many organizations, a kiosk is the first interaction a customer has with their brand. In these cases, design is often about how the kiosk looks ...
- Accessibility and Self-Service Kiosks Video by Storm and imageHOLDERS
Learn about making kiosks accessible
Explanation of accessibility with kiosks by Nicky with Storm and Pete with imageHOLDERS. Shot at NRF 2026
First Alerts — info good to know today —
Compliance: ADA, Section 504 (HHS), and HIPAA. (e.g., “How the Lobby Kiosks meet the May 2026 deadline”). Under HHS Section 504, kiosk compliance is service-based, not web-based. If a ...
- Networld Acquired by Connect Media
Connect Media has acquired Networld Media Group.
The deal became effective January 30, 2026, with terms undisclosed.
Insight — This isn’t about better journalism. It’s about building a larger transactional surface between vendors and buyers—and using ‘media’ as the excuse. That doesn’t make Connect evil. It makes them honest capitalists in a B2B media market that no longer ...
- Executive Briefs & C-Suite Guides
Independent Analysis for Leaders Deploying Self-Service at Scale
Purpose of This Page
Kiosk Industry publishes a high volume of research, analysis, and best-practice guidance.Only a small subset is written specifically for C-suite, board, and senior operational leadership.
This page collects those materials.
These Executive Briefs are:
Vendor-neutral
Risk-focused
Designed for fast executive consumption
Built to support investment, governance, and rollout decisions
They are not ...
- Kiosk Design for Long Lifecycle – v2
Why Enterprise Self-Service Must Be Built to Survive 5–7 Years of Reality
They are long-lived operational infrastructure—closer to POS systems or industrial equipment than to tablets on a stand.
Yet many kiosk programs still begin as cheap pilots, optimized for speed and aesthetics rather than lifecycle stability. Those pilots often succeed just long enough to justify expansion—then ...
- Kiosk Design For Long LifeCycle – Checklist 52 Point
Self-service kiosks are not disposable devices
Nice writeup on planning longterm by Olea Kiosks — Successful large-scale kiosk deployments must be designed from the start for long lifecycles, operational stability, and real-world constraints—prioritizing enterprise-grade edge computing, serviceability, and risk reduction over short-term cost or speed.
Summary
Self-service kiosks are not disposable devices but long-term operational infrastructure, especially in ...
- The New Modality Stack: How Interactive Systems Are Moving Beyond the Touchscreen
Why Multimodal Interaction Is Replacing Single-Interface Design
For more than three decades, interactive systems—from kiosks to digital signage to self-checkout—were defined by a simple formula: screen plus touch. That model powered the first wave of self-service and automated interaction across retail, healthcare, transportation, and government. But it is no longer sufficient.
Today’s interactive environments demand more flexibility, ...
- Restaurant Self-Service Technology Update – January 25th Edition
Recent developments in self‑service technology for major restaurant chains
Here’s our SST summary (January 25, 2026) focused on meaningful recent developments in self‑service technology for major restaurant chains (kiosks, conversational/voice AI, drive‑thru AI, robotics/automation, computer‑vision, and app/mobile ordering):
Key Recent Developments
AI & Drive‑Thru Ordering
McDonald’s continues expanding AI applications in 2026, integrating AI across operations—improving drive‑thru accuracy and exploring voice ...
- Key Copy Kiosks in Walmart and 7-Eleven
Walmart, 7-Eleven Expand Self-Service Key Duplication
Walmart is significantly expanding its rollout of self-service key duplication kiosks from KeyMe Locksmiths, reinforcing the shift toward automated, zero-labor retail services. In 2025 alone, Walmart added 1,667 new kiosks, more than doubling its in-store footprint. By the end of 2026, KeyMe kiosks will be available in over 3,330 Walmart ...
- ISE Barcelona – Integrated Systems Europe Top 20 Exhibitor List
ISE Barcelona Tradeshow
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Barcelona has firmly established itself as the world’s most important trade show for professional AV, digital signage, and systems integration—and its relevance to self-service and kiosk technology continues to grow every year.
What began as an AV-centric event is now a global showcase for connected experiences, AI-driven interaction, and ...
- Giada Showcases Next-Generation Gaming & Edge AI at ICE Barcelona 2026
What Giada Is Highlighting
Giada is exhibiting at ICE Barcelona 2026, where visitors can find the team at Booth 3D70. At the show, Giada presents its latest innovations in embedded computing, designed to meet the demanding requirements of modern casino and gaming environments. ICE Barcelona is widely recognized as the premier international exhibition for gaming, entertainment, ...
- Has NCR Given Up on Hardware?
Insight: NCR Isn’t Leaving Hardware — It’s Leaving the Factory
When NCR Voyix announced it was transitioning its self-checkout and POS hardware operations to Ennoconn (aka Hon Hai), some industry observers rushed to frame the move as “NCR exiting hardware.”
That’s the wrong conclusion.
What NCR is really doing is exiting manufacturing ownership — a very different thing ...
