Kiosk News

Kiosk News, Self-Service, Digital Signage, EV and more

Here is the latest news from Kiosk Industry. More verticals in right column.  “News” these days can be difficult to define.  Usually it is marketing blurbs fed to media highlighting upcoming capability.

We also cover reputable and vetted news sites in Flipboard for our mobile users.  There are 10 or so “magazines” for different technology that we report — see Flipboard

Kiosk Industry Posts Redbox Shut Down – An Obituary Picking a Kiosk Manufacturer – Tips Security Stadium Biometrics – Fan Experience, Safer, Data Insights Hospitality Breach News – P2P Encryption for Payment Processing Airport & Airline Accessibility ADA Kiosks C-Store Retailers Employee Training and Self Service Restaurant Kitchen Employee Hygiene Wristband Printing Wristband Tickets Kiosk Industry Press Release October 20 Stats Smorgasboard – What We See EV Chargers by LG Now Available Patient Kiosk in Healthcare – Top 5 Reasons to Use WCAG for Non-Web Guidelines Kiosk Update and Management – Coffee Restaurant Case Study 2024 Interactive Display Software for kiosks and digital signage Europe Kiosk News – Advantech Acquires AURES Restaurant Self-Order Europe – Ordu and Lazenby Wendy’s Kiosks Deployed ACRELEC SUZOHAPP New President Geoff McDowell McDonald’s Cash Kiosks and Coin – Video Walkthru Kiosks Adoption Rate – Restaurant Self Order – Thaeler McDonalds Touchscreen Kiosks – Not Taking Jobs CNN Story Kiosk Solutions – Future Proofing Kiosks with Frank Olea Restaurant POS Systems TOAST, Clover, Aloha, GRUBBRR Kiosk Mode Malware — Hackers Steal Credentials Secure Browser For Windows Linux – Redesigned Website Kiosk Association Press Release September 2024 Check In Kiosks — SSA Kiosks Test Tool Included for ADA Mobile Computer POS Credit Card Readers for Unattended – Experts Weigh In Steak N’ Shake Kiosks Violate BIPA Self-Checkout – The Good, Bad and Ugly Building Accessible Apps – LinkedIn Self Order Restaurants Buyers Guide Check-In Kiosk For Patients Wireless Routers & Wireless Modems for Kiosks, Micro Markets & Digital Signage Payment Processing TOASTTAB Surcharging Costs Ouch Hotel Kiosk Check-In – Judging Appearance & Decor Chinese Touchscreen Display Pricing and Quotes 2024 Patient Check In Kiosk Epic – Height Adjust Is Cash Dead? The Future of Cash Press Release – Kiosk Industry News August 2024 Prepaid Debit Card – Cash to Card Kiosk Wayfinder Payments Awards at RSPA 2024 EAA Regulation Timelines Real Life – Some People Still Stand in Line rather than Order From A Kiosk McDonald’s Drive Thru Menu Boards Kodak Alaris Announces Acquisition Modular Self-Service Kiosk – EK

Retail Automation Self-Checkout Systems – Advantages and Disadvantages Payment Processors – Shift4 is really Shaft4? McDonald’s WW Market Research 2024 Touchscreen or Person – Which is Better? Restaurant Research – Concerns for Toast’s TAM Food Delivery and CEO Wonder Marc Lore Revel Acquisition by Shift4` OLO Part 3 – Failed Acquisition Self Checkout Trends for Walmart and Target Credit Card Interchange – VISA MC Settlement Olo Restaurant – Reforming Retail Robotic Restaurant News – AI Robotics ecoATM Kiosk Funding Aldi Produce Scanner Speeds Up Self-Checkout NCR Aloha Update – Legacy of Mike Hayford Automated Retail Industry News Future Retail and Smart Mirrors Quest Diagnostic Found Guilty – Loses Suit Panera Bread Review 2023 – Is Panera 2.0 Dead Restaurant POS – Toast Hangs Back While PAR and Olo Battle AVIXA No More Menu Boards For McDonalds? Robotic Restaurants On The Roll Let’s Do The Numbers — Three Restaurants Drive Thru Communication Self-Service or Human Touch: What’s Your NRF 2024 NYC Wrap and Notes New Digital Signage Platform at ISE Drive Thru Menu Board – Peerless AV Case Study Digital Signage AI – How It Works Best Kodak Moments First Business Inductee to Kiosk HOF NRF Show in NYC January Endcaps in Retail – Converting to Digital Digital Signage AI – To Do or Not to Do Smart Mirrors in Retail October Newsletter for Self-Service Association AI Powered Drive Thru – Samsung and White Castle Transit Station Digital Signage – Spokane Project Maximizing Airport Digital Signage Biometrics in the Public Space Hotels – Most Popular PMS Being Used AI: Coming soon to a wayfinding kiosk near you Biometric Kiosks – A Talk With Frank Olea Access and ADA Update – June 2023 AI and Digital Avatars – NVIDIA pitch Cool Stuff at InfoComm 2023 Funnies — Results of coming in a bit under budget… Seven Steps to Installing LED Video Walls Smart City Kiosks – New Options Cruise Ship Digital Signage – Updated Video Fast Food Restaurants Update ISE 2023 – A video review of LG Business Solutions Interactive Fitness Mirror for Retail ChatGPT – The How and Why for Digital Signage AI ISE Review – LG Business dvLED Video Wall Museum Case Study Digital Signage + Ticketing Kiosk — NASA MSP Airport Digital Signage Project – DVLEDs & Medallions PDF – 2022 Drive Thru Study Report PDF Report – 2022 State of Restaurant Industry PDF – 7-Eleven Digital Signs Mexico Amusement Park Digital Signage Case Study Wayfinding in Walmart Order Kiosks for Customers & Digital Messaging Curved Displays — Big Video Walls Are Popular Small Format PCs, iPads and Tablets Come in Handy Cosmopolitan Hotel Lobby Case Study – Digital Signage Digital Menu Board Technical – Indoor & Outdoor Self-Order ROI – BurgerFi Case Study EV Charging News EV Charging Product Review – Tethered Charge Cables EV Charging RFPs EV Standards Federal Charging RFI – March 2024 EV Charging Kiosks Station News

About Kiosk Industry

Kiosk Industry is the news website 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 Manufacturer Association leads efforts to optimize self-service engagements and engagement outcomes using information technology such as kiosks.

The Kiosk Industry Group is the professional news and marketing website for the industry. We are funded by those companies for the benefit of companies interested in self-service, kiosks, and POS systems. News about the industry and by the industry that is relevant to companies looking to utilize self-service, and companies that assist in doing just that (hardware, software and application) is provided.

More Resources

The Industry Group comprises a wide variety of sites and news feeds from kiosks to digital signage to POS and Smart City. Retail Automation, EV Charging are others.

Here is a list of news covered by the Industry Group:

Kiosks

• Kiosk Industry Group — all things to do with kiosks, particularly members of KMA
• Kiosks.io — all things to do with kiosks
• retailing.io — all things to do with retail
• selfservice.io — all things for selfservice
• KMA – the association site for the Kiosk Manufacturer Association
• Catareno Kiosk Consulting — included is AIOs and Touchscreens
• Check In Kiosk – website for check-in and check-out
• PatientKiosk — patient registration kiosks in healthcare along with EHRs like Epic with Welcome Kiosk are covered
• Patient Kiosk Check-In magazine (emphasis on EPIC)
• McDonalds Kiosks magazine and all the related to
• Bitcoin ATM Kiosk magazine news
• KMA Technology Corner
• Retail Automation (drive-thru, lockers, robotics, etc)
• Pinterest
• Vimeo
• YouTube
• gokiosk.net — kiosk archives — 1998 to 2006
• gokis.net – kiosk archives — 1998 to 2006
• LinkedIn Group

Digital Signage

• Digital Signage Blog — more accurately interactive digital displays but we are stuck with “digital signage” for now.
• Menu Board — here we focus on digital menus, indoor and outdoor. Panasonic and LG are two of our members and contribute.
• Best Digital Signage Solution Provider News
• Menu Board Technology and Digital Menus

Cloud Computing

• Thin Client Computing — Touchscreen Chromebooks, Zero Clients and your usual Wyse (oops I mean Dell) and HP thin client news
• Cloud Client Services
• Thin Client and Cloud Computing – flip feed
• Smart City RFPs and Design (focus on US local and state)
• Smart City Design — we see growing interest in smart city especially in renovating downtowns for better pedestrian access longterm

Automated Retail Technology

• Retail Automation — lockers and smart vending along with innovative drive-thru and retail robotics
• POS PCI and EMV
• EV Charging Technology magazine
• Point Of Sale RFPs — website for tracking and listing RFPs issued for POS primarily in SLED market
• Check In Kiosk – website for check-in and check-out
• Retailing.io
• LinkedIn Group 

Healthcare Technology

• i-Telehealth — remote health monitoring and treatment by consumers themselves, sometimes with assistance
• Telemedicine News Telehealth magazine
• PatientKiosk — patient registration kiosks in healthcare along with EHRs like Epic with Welcome Kiosk are covered
• Patient Kiosk Check-In magazine (emphasis on EPIC)

Technology and Components

• Touch Screen Monitor News
• AIOs and Media Players (like Brightsign)
• Touch Screens — touchscreens come in sizes from 5″ to 100″. You have LED fine pitch which are only displays
• Digital Business — looking for software like browser lockdown or commercial-grade tablets and All-In-One computers?
• ADA and Accessibility in the news – magazine
• The Industry Group – top level website for the group

Self-Service

• selfservice.io
• selfserviceindustry.com

LinkedIn Channels

• Craig
• Kiosk Industry Group & KMA Company Page
• Kiosk Industry group discussion group
• Regulatory Standards Industry Group discussion
• Thin Client Industry Group discussion
• Smart City Industry Group discussion
• Retail Automation Industry Group discussion

Flip Magazine Channels (where anything is posted)

1. EMV, PCI and POS
2. Menu Boards
3. AIO and Media Players
4. Patient Kiosk Check-In News
5. EV Charging News
6. Touch Monitor Technology Solutions
7. All Things Kiosks solution news
8. Interested in Telehealth and Telemedicine?
9. Thin Client solutions including Zero Clients and Cloud
10. CraigK Reading List – could be anything
11. Digital Signage solutions  (the best ones we think)
12. Anything on ADA, Accessibility and Regulatory
13. Automated retail solution news – robots, lockers and more
14. Smart City rfps and solutions
15. McDonalds Kiosks aka QSR Kiosks or Fast Casual Kiosks
16. Bitcoin Kiosk and Crypto Kiosk in general
17. SEO – stuff I see and note
18. The Industry Group

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• The Industry Group Website Announced(Opens in a new browser tab)
• EV Charging Stations(Opens in a new browser tab)
• Drive Thru Voice Order AI – Good Times Order Taking(Opens in a new browser tab)

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