Are we there yet? Why is it taking so long for digital signage to catch on?

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

When my brother and I first started our digital signage business, there were many instances in my environment that made me think, "Digital screens are a no…

RIP Kodak kiosks. Or maybe not?

The announcement that bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co. would look for a buyer for its Personalized Imaging Group, which includes film, paper and more than 100,00…

More dimensions in photo kiosks

Fujifilm has long been a technology leader in photo printing and processing. Recently, the company demoed a 3-D printer designed to bring dimensional printing…

What is a mobile kiosk?

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

A comment to my last blog challenged whether iPads were a viable substitute for traditional interactive kiosks and further questioned the definition of a…

Choosing the right paper for your kiosk: Environmental resistance

by Stephen Enfield — vp, POS Supply Solutions

This is part three of our three-part series that delves into the aspects of thermal paper that affect its grade.

Grocery kiosks boost sales, operational efficiency

by Dean Sanders — Director, industry Sales, Zebra Technologies

Busy shoppers are confronted with a growing array of choices in the modern grocery shopping setting. They must determine where products are located, what items…

Best practices for kiosk deployments

by Dean Sanders — Director, industry Sales, Zebra Technologies

As kiosks continue to grow in popularity, they are also growing increasingly complex with their offerings ranging in applications, displays and multimedia…

The iPad kiosk debate continues

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

After reviewing the responses to my last blog, I thought it might be better to compile my responses into a new blog rather than address each comment separately…

Weathering the storm: 10 'must-haves' of outdoor kiosks

by Chris Gilder — Founder/CEO, Meridian

Weathering the storm with 10 key components for self-service technology solutions

Why Penn's wine kiosk failed: Part 3

by Natsumi Nakamura — Marketing, PFU Systems

In this series, we have been discussing why the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's Wine Kiosk project failed. In this post, we will continue to focus on the…

Choosing the right paper for your kiosk: Thermal paper thickness

by Stephen Enfield — vp, POS Supply Solutions

This is part two of a three-part series that delves into the aspects of thermal paper that affect its grade.

If you build It, will they really come? Rx for successful Health care kiosks.

by Sandra Nix — CEO, D2 Sales

Ray Kinsella, the Kevin Costner character in "Field of Dreams", believes if you build it, they will come. And every health care facility has a patient kiosk…

Predicting the future of photo kiosks

Photo kiosks were once a hot retail topic. They were a way for retailers to fuel foot traffic and to provide an array of profitable services in a limited…

Why Penn's wine kiosk failed: Part 2

by Natsumi Nakamura — Marketing, PFU Systems

In this series, we have been discussing why the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's Wine Kiosk project failed. In this post, we will focus on the more than…

iPad kiosks: The cheap, unreliable kiosk solution

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

My company has been experimenting with iPad kiosks for about a year now, because we wanted to test the feasibility of using them for streamlined kiosk projects…

5 stakeholders essential to kiosk success

I used to do a presentation entitled "Ways to Fail Miserably, Quickly and Expensively with Kiosks." One of the quickest paths to failure was to not have the…

Thank you, Steve Jobs

by Chris Gilder — Founder/CEO, Meridian

There are many reasons to thank Steve Jobs. His innovation. His ability to make technology usable. His ability to redefine the way things work (iTunes, iPod…

Medication-dispensing kiosks are the next step in user-friendly health care

by Kurt Myrick — Technical Engineer, Phoenix Kiosk

Over the last few years health care and technology have combined to provide more convenience for consumers. Rather than wait in long lines at the doctor's…

Why Penn's wine kiosk failed: Part 1

by Natsumi Nakamura — Marketing, PFU Systems

After reading fellow blogger Michael Ionescu's post "Bad execution: Why good kiosk ideas fail", I did some research to learn more about what was behind the…

Designing trendy kiosks

Most days I curse the fact that I'm not in the south of France. However, this week is especially bad. If you are a designer or trend watcher this is the week…