Retail kiosks 101

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Retail is a battlefield. You have endless options facing off against each other in combat, with the reward of customer money and loyalty on the line. Kiosks…

7-Eleven Hong Kong rolls out Avengers: Age of Ultron QR code kiosk

Ultron spawned many clones of himself during the Age of Ultron movie, and the movie in turn is spawning vast numbers of promotions and tie-ins.

Coffee for Marines: AVT lands USMC deal

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

AVT lands deal with the Marines, helping it return to financial stability in the wake of Chapter 11.

Style vs practicality: Key components of kiosk design

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

With a good meal, half of the experience is determined by the presentation of the food. The same principle can be applied to kiosk design. Mainly, how does one…

3 keys to improving outdoor kiosk reliability (before you install)

Ruggedized workstation and kiosk experts look at three main areas that can often create problems for those deploying outdoor kiosks or workstations.

Now kiosks are delivering freshly baked pizzas

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Pizza is the go-to meal for almost every occasion. Normally there are only a few options to purchase pizza such as frozen, carryout or delivery. However, kiosk…

Late-night revelers score free rides with Uber Safe kiosk

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Uber, the app-based car service, recently rolled out an innovative kiosk solution to fight drunk driving — and possibly to serve as an antidote to recent…

Health care Kiosks 101

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

From anxiety over test results to anxiousness while sitting in a hospital bed, patients need every tool possible to help relieve stress. One of these tools…

Kiosks and connectivity: Changing bricks and mortar to clicks and mortar

Interactive kiosks and tablets provide a point of connection for the consumer and have become a catalyst to purchasing; these connected kiosks and tablets are…

Kiosk makers take a bite out of Apple Pay

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Apple Pay already has jumped to the forefront of mobile payments in its short lifespan, and it appears ready to make the jump into kiosks as well.

The high cost of system downtime

System downtime may be costing you more than you think, kiosk software developer says.

Social entrepreneurs fighting third-world poverty with energy kiosks

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

With few options, many living in rural Africa and Asia have to rely on unclean water supplies and dirty energy sources, but social entrepreneurs are taking aim…

Smile-activated kiosk dispenses a little warmth on Blue Monday

by Christopher Hall — w, t

European HVAC giant Vaillant's U.K. arm earlier this year brightened up Blue Monday with a smile-activated coffee kiosk in London's Victoria Station.

Recovering your keys at kiosks

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Many of us can relate to that horrible feeling when you into your pocket to pull out your keys only to find nothing but lint. You empty all of your pockets…

Science center kiosks teach users about ocean conservation

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

The ocean has made life possible on this planet, yet humanity has shown its gratitude by choking it with vast amounts of pollutants. Faced with this reality…

Are water kiosks the solution to limited clean water access?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

“In Africa alone, people spend 40 billion hours every year walking for water. Women and children usually bear the burden of water collection, walking miles to…

Commercial building owners should take tech cues from airlines

In many respects, office buildings are at the same technological crossroads airports were at years ago, when the only way to get to their gate involved waiting…

Legal marijuana and virtual currency: natural allies in search of growth?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Automatic Merchandiser

One virtual currency ATM operator, Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Bitcoin Brands Inc., has found medical marijuana dispensaries among the most receptive retail…

Building toys with 3D printing kiosks

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

From prosthetic limbs to organ replacement, the possibilities for 3-D printers seem endless, yet one area 3-D printing is about to explode is in the…

Skoda test drives kiosks, augmented reality in London

Tablet-based kiosks allowed passersby to configure their own Skoda Fabia, and then see themselves in it up on the big screen at Waterloo Station.