Nominations open for 2026 Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Awards
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
The organizers of the Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation (ARKI) Show are accepting nominations for the 2026 ARKI Awards, recognizing the companies, products, deployments and technologies driving innovation across the automated retail, kiosk, vending and self-service industries.
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The touchscreen isn't going away. It's getting company
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
As AI, voice interfaces, biometrics, QR codes and mobile technologies reshape self-service, some have questioned whether the touchscreen is becoming obsolete. Rather than replacing touch, AI is enabling customers to move seamlessly between voice, touch, mobile devices and biometric authentication based on the task at hand.
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5 small kiosk trends worth watching
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
Artificial intelligence may dominate the conversation around self-service, but many of the technologies quietly reshaping kiosk deployments have nothing to do with chatbots or generative AI.
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USPS expands self-service at San Luis post office amid delivery concerns
The U.S. Postal Service is expanding services at the San Luis, Arizona, post office as officials continue working to address long-standing mail delivery…
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